Court dismisses writ petition
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, August 17 2016:
A Division Bench of High Court of Manipur
comprising Acting Chief Justice RR Prasad and Justice S Serto
has dismissed a writ petition filed against the appointment of a
Hindi Lecturer at Hindi Department of Manipur University.
The writ petition filed by Dr Th Surendra of Singjamei was
quashed by the Court on August 10 last.
The petition claimed that appointment of Dr Elangbam
Vijayalakhsmi of Uripok Ningthoukhongjam Leikai against
the vacancy of OBC category had violated the recruitment
guideline as she does not belong to OBC category as her
father is a Class-I officer of the State Government.
On the other hand, respondents' counsel told the Court that
Vijayalakhsmi's OBC certificate was valid as her father joined
the State Government service as an Assistant Teacher and not
as a Class-I officer.
After perusing the arguments of both the sides, the Court
dismissed the writ petition.
It may be mentioned that the petitioner made the same
appeal last year as well.
However, a Single Bench of Justice
Th Nobin gave a similar judgment on November 17 last year.