HC sets hearing on October 8
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, September 18 2025:
While hearing petitions filed against cancellation of 2019 recruitment of MSPDCL and MSPCL, a single bench of the High Court of Manipur has ordered both parties to maintain status quo till next hearing on October 8 .
This order was passed by the single bench of Justice Ahanthem Bimol on September 16.Notably, several individual petitions were filed against the State, represented by the Chief Secretary, Commissioner/Secretary Power, MD MSPDCL and MD MSPCL after the 2019 examination held for recruitment of as many as 907 vacant posts was cancelled in August, 2025 .
The 2019 recruitment was cancelled by the Governor-in-Council on August 14, 2025 with a decision to conduct fresh recruitment through the Staff Selection Commission, allowing candidates who had applied for and appeared in the earlier recruitment process to appear in the fresh examination free of cost and granting one-time age relaxation beyond the normal upper age limit.




