Page No.# 1/4 GAHC020001112025 2025:GAU-NL:114-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/25/2025 SMTI. MARYANGLA SWEEPER (RETIRED), GOVERNMENT PRESS BRANCH, MOKOKCHUNG, NAGALAND VERSUS THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 5 ORS THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND, NAGALAND, KOHIMA 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND PERSONAL AND ADMINSTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:THE HOME COMMISSIONER TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND PRINTING AND STATIONARY BRANCH NAGALAND KOHIMA 4:THE FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER NAGALAND KOHIMA 5:THE DIRECTOR Page No.# 2/4 DIRECTORATE OF PRINTING AND STATIONERY NAGALAND KOHIMA 6:THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PRINTING AND STATIONERY MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAN Advocate for the Petitioner : OBANGNENLA LONGCHAR, Advocate for the Respondent : GOVT ADV NL, Linked Case : WA/1/2025 SMTI. MARYANGLA SWEEPER (RETIRED) GOVERNMENT PRESS BRANCH MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND VERSUS THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 5 ORS THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND NAGALAND KOHIMA 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT NAGALAND Page No.# 3/4 KOHIMA 3:THE HOME COMMISSIONER TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND PRINTING AND STATIONERY BRANCH NAGALAND KOHIMA 4:THE FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER NAGALAND KOHIMA 5:THE DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF PRINTING AND STATIONERY NAGALAND KOHIMA 6:THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR PRINTING AND STATIONERY MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND ------------ Advocate for : I. IMTI LONGCHAR Advocate for : appearing for THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 5 ORS BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE BUDI HABUNG O R D E R 02.04.2025 (D. Baruah, J.) Heard Ms. Obangnenla Longchar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicant and Mr. Moa Imchen, learned Senior Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the respondents. This application has been filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 for condoning a delay of 165 (One Hundred Sixty Five) days in filing Page No.# 4/4 the accompanying writ appeal against the Judgment and Order dated 28.08.2024, passed in WP(C)/206/2022. The counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents, Mr. Moa Imchen submits that taking into account the grounds which have been mentioned, the respondents would not object to the instant application. This Court, further also have taken note of the grounds which have been assigned in the application, more particularly, at paragraph nos. 6, 7 and 8 and is of the opinion that the said grounds constitute a sufficient cause within the meaning of Section 5 of the Limitation Act of 1963. Considering the above, this Court condones the delay of 165 days in filing the accompanying writ appeal against the Judgment and Order dated 28.08.2024 passed in WP(C)/206/2022. The I.A. stands allowed. In view of the above Order passed, the delay being condoned, list the writ appeal for admission next week. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant