Page No.# 1/3 GAHC020002092025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/57/2025 SHRI C. SETHRIBA W/C LABOUR (FIXED), PWD (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 Advocate for the Petitioner : SUPONGWATI WALLING, Advocate for the Respondent : V. SUOKHRIE, Linked Case : 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 Page No.# 2/3 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 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 KOHIMA ------------ Advocate for : SUPONGWATI WALLING Advocate for : V. SUOKHRIE appearing for SMTI. CHUBASANGLA ANAR IAS AND 7 ORS Page No.# 3/3 BEFORE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER 28.04.2025 Heard learned counsel Mr. S. Walling for the applicant who has filed this application stating that the respondent NO. 5, Anoop Khinchi, IAS, The Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department, Nagaland, Kohima is no longer holding the post at present. The new incumbent is Mr. Mohammad Ali Shihab A, who is holding the said post. Applicant has prayed to implead Mr. Mohammad Ali Shihab A as respondent NO. 8. Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted for time to file amended petition. Prayer to implead Mohammad Ali Shihab A as respondent NO. 8 is allowed. Prayer to file amended petition is allowed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant