Page No.# 1/3 GAHC020005412024 2025:GAU-NL:28 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : WP(C)/200/2024 DR. VINEETHA PILLAI AND ANR ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (RETD.) KOHIMA SCIENCE COLLEGE, JOTSOMA P/A- VADAKKECHENKILATH MUTHUKULAM SOUTH P.P ALAPPUZHA DIST- KERALA 2: DR. VIJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (RETD.) KOHIMA SCIENCE COLLEGE JOTSOMA P/A- KORHA VILLAGE (NEAR CHURA MILL KATIHAR ROAD) POST OFFICE- KORHA BIHA VERSUS THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 3 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF NAGALAND NAGALAND KOHIMA 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY HIGHER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:THE FINANCE COMMISSIONER NAGALAND KOHIMA 4:THE DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF HIGHER EDUCATION NAGALAND KOHIM Advocate for the Petitioner : JOSHUA SHEQI, NAGALI SHOHE,CHINGMEI Page No.# 2/3 KONYAK,MIKA H AYE,ATOKA,KEDI KOSO,K LILY SWU,P MHONBENI EZUNG,KETHO SEKHOSE,KEVI KIRE,YEKA SUMI,KIVITOLI SWU,R WONCHIBENI TSANGLO,TUNATO YEPTHO,RUBICA KIHO,VITO K SHOHE Advocate for the Respondent , MOA IM CHEN, Sr. GOVT ADV. BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KAKHETO SEMA JUDGMENT & ORDER (ORAL) 11/02/2025 Heard Mr. Joshua Sheqi, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Moa Imchen, the learned Senior Government Advocate for the state respondent. Mr. Joshua Sheqi, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in the light of the letter dated 05.12.2024, issued by Government of Nagaland, Finance Department (Budget Monitoring Cell) placing the additional fund of Rupees 2537.95 lakh for payment of placement arrears in respect of the employees under University Grants Commission which also includes the petitioner, the writ petition may be disposed with a direction to the State respondent to pay placement arrears to the petitioner along with the similarly situated employees, who have retired from service. In doing so the learned counsel submits that the leave encashment of the petitioner No. 1 (Dr. Vineetha Pillai) be also released. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the present writ petition is disposed with direction to the State respondent to pay placement arrears to the petitioner as paid to the similarly situated employees who have retired from service. The State Page No.# 3/3 respondent shall also pay the leave encashment of the petitioner No. 1 (Dr. Vineetha Pillai) as entitled to him. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed. The copy of the letter dated 05.12.2024 shall be place on record JUDGE Comparing Assistant