Page No.# 1/3 GAHC020006982025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/189/2025 SMTI. VIBEIZONO KHRO AND ANR D/O LHOPUSITO KHRO, R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA WARD NO. 2, CHUMOUKEDIMA, NAGALAND 2: SHRI VIOKA B. ZHIMO S/O BOKAHO R/O CHANDMARI KOHIMA NAGALAN VERSUS SHRI SENTIYANGER IMCHEN, IAS AND 2 ORS THE CHIEF SECRETARY OF NAGALAND KOHIMA NAGALAND2:ANOOP KHINCHI IAS THE HOME COMMISSIONER NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:SHRI RUPIN SHARMA IPS THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE NAGALAND KOHIM Advocate for the Petitioner : Z. ZHIMOMI, Advocate for the Respondent : , Linked Case : COP(C)/17/2025 SMTI. VIBEIZONO KHRO AND ANR D/O LHOPUSITO KHRO Page No.# 2/3 R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA WARD NO. 2 CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND 2: SHRI VIOKA B. ZHIMO S/O BOKAHO R/O CHANDMARI KOHIMA NAGALAND VERSUS SHRI SENTIYANGER IMCHEN IAS AND 2 ORS THE CHIEF SECRETARY OF NAGALAND KOHIMA NAGALAND 2:ANOOP KHINCHI IAS THE HOME COMMISSIONER NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:SHRI RUPIN SHARMA IPS THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE NAGALAND KOHIMA ------------ Advocate for : Z. ZHIMOMI Advocate for : appearing for SHRI SENTIYANGER IMCHEN IAS AND 2 ORS BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 23.10.2025 Heard Mr. Z. Zhimomi, learned counsel for the applicant. 2. This is an application filed for impleadment of new incumbent Shri Abhijit Sinha, IAS, Home Commissioner, Nagaland, Kohima as the respondent no. 4 in the aforesaid COP No. 17(k)/2025 in WP(C) No. 318/2023, which is pending before this Court. 3. The learned counsel submits that the respondent no. 2 Shri Anoop Khinchi, IAS, Home Commissioner, Nagaland has been transferred and he has Page No.# 3/3 been replaced by the aforesaid Shri Abhijit Sinha, IAS. In view of the aforesaid, he prays that this application for impleadment should be allowed. 4. The application for impleadment is allowed. 5. The petitioner is directed to file the amended Cause-Title within a period of 2(two) weeks. 6. In view of above, the instant Interlocutory application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant