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Manipur Congress president Keisham Meghachandra Singh has petitioned the Manipur High Court, challenging the “unconstitutional workout of powers” by Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla to pave the mode for President’s Rule successful the State connected February 13, 2025.
Through the petition, filed connected January 29, the Congress person besides sought the dissolution of the remainder of the 12th Manipur Legislative Assembly nether the provisions of Article 174(2) of the Constitution of India.
The petitioner requested the Chief Justice to see the substance done an due Division Bench.
Senior advocator Ningombam Bupenda Meitei represented the petitioner, portion Deputy Solicitor-General Kh. Samarjit, assisted by N. Nongdamba, appeared for the Union of India. Advocate-General Lenin Hijam and Deputy authorities advocator O. Raran Kumar represented the Manipur government.
The tribunal of Justice A. Guneshwar Sharma noted that the lawsuit involves the mentation of Article 174 and referred it to the Chief Justice for placement earlier a Division Bench and listing of the case.
In July 2025, the State Congress main sought a clarification from the authorities regarding the law presumption of Manipur’s 60-member Assembly, which had not been convened since August 2024.
President’s Rule was imposed successful the State 4 days aft N. Biren Singh resigned arsenic Chief Minister connected February 9, 2025, amid the ongoing taste conflict.
The Congress president asked whether the 12thManipur Legislative Assembly “is inactive live oregon already dead” oregon “constitutionally deemed to beryllium dissolved from midnight” of February 11, 2 days earlier the imposition of President’s Rule.
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“The past sitting of the 60-member House was held connected August 12, 2024, and according to Article 174(1) of the Constitution of India, the adjacent sitting ought to person been mandatorily held connected oregon earlier February 11. However, Mr. Biren Singh resigned arsenic the Chief Minister connected February 9. On that day, the Governor declared his January 24 bid summoning the Assembly for February 11 to beryllium null and void,” helium wrote successful a memorandum.
He pointed retired that the Assembly was not successful suspension astatine the clip of the Chief Minister’s resignation, and Article 174(1), which mandates that nary much than six months should elapse betwixt 2 sittings of a Legislative Assembly, remained applicable.
He said the Governor’s February 9, 2025, bid efficaciously “circumvented the rigours of Article 174(1)” and further delayed the Assembly’s sitting beyond the constitutionally permitted clip frame. He added that immoderate gubernatorial enactment oregon bid requiring a caller Chief Minister to acquisition a level trial “would tantamount to the usurpation of Article 174(1)”.
Meanwhile, the Kangpokpi District Internally Displaced Welfare Committee rejected the March 31 deadline for the resettlement of the internally displaced persons, calling it unrealistic and unworkable successful the lack of basal infrastructure.
In a statement, the committee urged the authorities to prioritise the operation of roads connecting cardinal areas, supply capable lodging support, and revise the ₹3 lakh assistance provided nether the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana–Gramin to alteration the displaced radical to rebuild their homes with dignity.
