Page No.# 1/3 GAHC020003932023 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : WP(C)/157/2023 SHRI LITSAMONG SANGTAM, S/O ROKYUSE SANGTAM, R/O KIPHIRE VILLAGE, KIPHIRE, NAGALAND 798621 VERSUS THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 3 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE KOHIMA NAGALAND 4:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL AGRICULTURE OFFICER KIPHIRE NAGALAN Advocate for the Petitioner : ANUNGLA LKR, TOSHITEMJEN PONGENER Advocate for the Respondent : GOVT ADV NL, BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE LANUSUNGKUM JAMIR O R D E R 07.04.2025 Heard Mr. T. Pongener, learned counsel for the petitoner and Ms. Pichano, learned Government Advocate, Nagaland Page No.# 2/3 appearing on behalf of all the respondents. 2. The petitioner was initially appointed as a Sweeper by an order dated 25.05.1999 issued by the Sub-Divisional Officer, Kiphire, Nagaland on the basis of land owner. Thereafter, the petitioner has been making representations before the concerned authorities to grant him scale of pay inasmuch as, he was discharging his duties as other regularly appointed Grade-IV employees. The last representation of the petitioner was dated 27.07.2022 and addressed to the Director, Department of Agriculture, Kohima, Nagaland and the Sub Divisional Agriculture Officer, Kiphire, Nagaland. However, as the grievance of the petitioner for being granted regular scale of pay is not considered by the concerned authorities, the petitioner is before this Court by way of the present writ petition. 3. Today, when the matter is called up, Ms. Pichano, learned Government Advocate has furnished an Office Memorandum dated 05.03.2025, issued by the Personnel and Administrative Reforms Department (Administrative Reforms Branch), Nagaland, Kohima, wherein the said Office Memorandum provides for Conversion of Wages of Work Charged and Casual Employees to scale pay as per Revision of Pay (ROP) 2015. The Office Memorandum dated 05.03.2015 is re-produced herein below:- “GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT (ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS BRANCH) NAGALAND: KOHIMA No.AR-3/GEN/-67/2001 Dated Kohima, the 5th March, 2025. Page No.# 3/3 Sub: Conversion of Wages of Work Charged and Casual Employees to scale pay as per Revision of Pay (ROP) 2015. On the recommendation of the Nagaland Work-Charged and Casual Employees Commission and in pursuance of the Cabinet’s decision conveyed vide letter No.CAB-1/14/2023 dated 25th February 2025, al Work-Charged and Casual employees in all the Departments, whose names have been duly verified by the District level Verification Committee and registered in PIMS, receiving fixed pay shall be granted scale of pay as per the Revision of Pay, 2015 with effect from 01.04.2025. Therefore, all Departments having Work-Charged and Casual employees are directed to expedite the conversion accordingly. Sd/- Dr. J. Alam, IAS Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Nagaland” 4. In view of the Office Memorandum dated 05.03.2025, this writ petition is accordingly disposed of directing the respondent authorities, particularly the respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3 to consider the case of the petitioner in terms of the said Office Memorandum dated 05.03.2025 and pass appropriate orders in accordance with law within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order of this Court. 5. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition is disposed of. 6. The Office Memorandum dated 05.03.2025 is placed on record. Sd/- JUDGE Comparing Assistant