Page No.# 1/3 GAHC020001232023 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : COP(C)/5/2023 SHRI. SETHRIBA W/C LABOUR (FIXED), PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT(R AND B), SEYOCHUNG SUB-DIVISION, KIPHIRE, NAGALAND VERSUS SMTI. CHUBASANGLA ANAR, IAS AND 7 ORS THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF NAGALAND, P AND AR, NAGALAND KOHIMA 2:SHRI. KESONYU YHOME THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF NAGALAND WORKS AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:ER. KROSU RHETSO THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NAGALAND KOHIMA 4:ER. KEVIDE NAKHRO THE CHIEF ENGINEER (R AND B) PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NAGALAND KOHIMA 5:SHRI ANOOP KHINCHI IAS THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY P AND AR DEPT. NAGALAND KOHIMA 6:ER. P. I. IMNA AO THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF Page No.# 2/3 PWD NAGALAND KOHIMA 7:ER. SWARAI MERU THE CHIEF ENGINEER (R AND B) PWD NAGALAND KOHIMA 8:SHRI MOHAMMAD ALI SHIHAB COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND P AND AR DEPARTMENT NAGALAND KOHIM Advocate for the Petitioner : SUPONGWATI WALLING, R ATSULA KIPS Advocate for the Respondent : V. SUOKHRIE, BEFORE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MITALI THAKURIA ORDER Date : 27-05-2025 Heard Ms. Atsula Kips, learned counsel for the peti- tioner. Also heard Ms. V. Suokhrie, learned Addl. A.G appearing for all the State respondents. The present contempt petition was filed for compli- ance of the order dated 11.04.2022 passed in W.P.(C) 96/2021 whereby it was disposed of by directing the respondents to grant the petitioner scale of pay within a period of four months. Ms. V. Suokhjrie, learned Addl. A.G submitted that as per the Notification dated 05.03.2025, the State Government is Page No.# 3/3 considering grant of scale of pay to all employees and it is under process. In this context, Ms. Atsula Kips, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that she has no objection in closing the present contempt petition provided that the case of the peti- tioner is considered as per the Notification dated 05.03.2025. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for both side and considering the policy as per the re- cent Government policy and as per the Notification stated above, dated 05.03.2025, the present contempt petition is hereby closed with a direction to the State respondents to consider the case of the petitioner preferably within a period of 4(four) months. With the above observations, the present contempt petition is hereby closed. Sd/- JUDGE Comparing Assistant