Miss/Km. S. Ninglianching v. State of Manipur and 2 Others

Item No. 12 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MANIPUR AT IMPHAL

WP(C) No. 999 of 2022

Miss/KM. S. Ninglianching

Petitioner/s

Vs.

State of Manipur & 2 Ors

Respondent/s

BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AHANTHEM BIMOL SINGH

29.08.2025

None appears for the Petitioner.

Mr. Th. Vashum, learned GA and Mr. S. Suresh, learned counsel appeared for the respondents.

In this petition, the petitioner is seeking for issuing a direction to the respondents to pay/grant their family pension of one late Shri. S. Gulapi Singh to the petitioner with effect from date of the last pensioner, who is the mother of the writ petitioner, who died on 03.04.2020. On perusal of counter affidavit filed on behalf of the respondents, it is reveled that the respondent nos. 1 & 2 did not raise any objection to the claim made by the petitioner and in the counter affidavit filed LUCY GURU MAYU M Date: 2025.08.29 14:23:26 +05'30'

on behalf of respondent no. 3, i.e. the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Manipur it has been stated that due to non furnishing of necessary document by the authorities of the State Government which has been sought for by the office of Accountant General as reflected in the letter dated 25.11.2022 addressed to the Additional Director, Industries

(DIC)/DDO/HHO, Directorate of Trade, Commerce & Industries, Manipur (at Annexure-X/2), the office of the Accountant General cannot proceed and complete the process for payment of family pension as sought for by the petitioner herein.

Taking into consideration the admitted facts as stated in the counter affidavit file by the respondents as well as the statement made by the petitioner in the writ petition, this Court is of the consider view that it will be in the interest of justice to issue the following direction:-

(i) The Director, Trade, Commerce & Industries, Manipur/the Additional Director, Industries (DIC)/DDO/HHO, Directorate of Trade, Commerce & Industries, Manipur are

hereby directed to furnish all the requisite and necessary documents as demanded by the office of the Principal Accountant General (A&E), Manipur under its letter dated

25.11.2022 as expeditiously as possible but not later than two months from today.

(ii) The office of the Principal Accountant General, (A&E), Manipur is hereby directed to expedite and complete the process for payment of family pension to the petitioner within a period of two months from the date of receipt of the documents sought for by the office of the Accountant General.

(iii) The petitioner is also hereby directed to fully corporate with the authorities as and when the authorities sought any corporation from the petitioner in respect of submission of any documents from her side.

(iv) In any case, it is made clear that the whole process should be completed within a period of five months from today.

With the aforesaid directions, the present writ petition is disposed of.

A copy of this order be furnished to all the counsel appearing for the parties through their whatsapp/email for doing the needful.

JUDGE

Lucy