Page No.# 1/21 GAHC020007752025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/215/2025 SMTI. MOARENLA AND 99 ORS BILL ASSISTANT, SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL), TULI, MOKOKCHUNG, NAGALAND. VERSUS SHRI TEMJEN TOY, IAS AND 9 ORS THE FINANCE COMMISSIONER TO THE GOVT. OF NAGALAND, NAGALAND, KOHIMA Advocate for the Petitioner : SUPONGWATI WALLING, Advocate for the Respondent : , Linked Case : COP(C)/6/2020 MOARENLA AND 99 ORS BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) TULI MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 2: PURTULA BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) Page No.# 2/21 CHANGTONGYA NAGALAND 3: MARLILA BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) CHANGTONGYA NAGALAND 4: N. ATULA AO BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) TULI NAGALAND 5: RONGSENLEMLA BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) YISEMONG NAGALAND 6: M. ALEMLA BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) TULI NAGALAND 7: ZANTHUNGO PATTON BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) SANIS NAGALAND 8: BENATHUNG LOTHA BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) Page No.# 3/21 WOKHA NAGALAND 9: LOTHUNGI ODYUO BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) WOKHA NAGALAND 10: IMNA AO BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) WOKHA NAGALAND 11: KAINI ROSE MARY BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) WOKHA NAGALAND 12: ASANGLA BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 13: AOKUMLA BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT.DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 14: KISILU RENGMA BILL ASSISTANT Page No.# 4/21 SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 15: RONGSENMENLA BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 16: Y. AKALA BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 17: VESOPOLU CHAKHESANG BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 18: MOASUNEP BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 19: VIKIYE SEMA Page No.# 5/21 BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) CHANGTONGYA NAGALAND 20: AKOKHE SEMA BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 21: ARIANG PANEI BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.2 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 22: PANGERLEMLA AO BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.2 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 23: AVILI ACHUMI BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.2 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 24: TIAPENLA Page No.# 6/21 BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.2 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 25: KATILA AO BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 26: A. MOALEMLA BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 27: SUSUKALA BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 28: TEMJENLIBA AO BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 29: VIHOLI AWOMI BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.3 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 30: TEMJENYAPANG Page No.# 7/21 BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 31: IMSUTOSHI BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 32: TIAJUNGLA BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 33: BANGJUNGLEMLA BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 34: LAMPHA KONYAK BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MON NAGALAND 35: M. NOKYOI KONYAK BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MON NAGALAND 36: Y. LILANG MONYU KONYAK BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MON NAGALAND Page No.# 8/21 37: Y. JAIYING BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MON NAGALAND 38: IRENE BELHO BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 39: PUCHOSULE SALE BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 40: NRUBENI LOTHA BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 41: KETUESENUO SEKHOSE BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 42: NEINGUNUO BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND Page No.# 9/21 43: TEISOVINUO ANGAMI BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 44: YENLIN KONYAK BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MON NAGALAND 45: KHUTOLI CHISHI BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) CHUMUKEDIMA NAGALAND 46: YASANARO BILL ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) DIMAPUR NAGALAND 47: KHALONYI THERIE BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) PFUTSERO NAGALAND 48: ZHIELHITO-U MERO BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) PFUTSERO NAGALAND 49: ECHUNGBENI BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION Page No.# 10/21 KOHIMA NAGALAND 50: SHIEZO BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) PHEK NAGALAND 51: VEVOLU BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) PHEK NAGALAND 52: KENEISANO BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) PHEK NAGALAND 53: SETALU BILL ASSISTANT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) PHEK NAGALAND 54: L. WENNYIM KONYAK METERREADER EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MON NAGALAND 55: B. LONGAU PHOM METER READER EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MON NAGALAND 56: PHUTON KONYAK Page No.# 11/21 METER READER EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MON NAGALAND 57: TSATHRILI SANGTAM METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 58: RUOKUOVITUO MEPFU-O METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 59: JOSEPH METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) PHEK NAGALAND 60: LIRUSIE METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) PHEK NAGALAND 61: SHEKHOTA METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) PHEK NAGALAND Page No.# 12/21 62: K.KHESOH METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) PHEK NAGALAND 63: VETAZO METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) PHEK NAGALAND 64: DINO BASUMATARI METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 65: TSOPOTHUNG METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 66: Y. NOKHAM K METER READER EXCECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MON NAGALAND 67: C. WONPE PHOM METER READER EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) Page No.# 13/21 MON NAGALAND 68: YEKAHO V. METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 69: SALUVI SEMA METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 70: TOKISHE METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 71: NEITSUPE WETSAH METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) PFUTSERO NAGALAND 72: N. TAZUNG METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) CHANGTONGYA NAGALAND 73: ABEN LOTHA METER READER Page No.# 14/21 SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.2 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 74: CHENYAWA MAGH RENGMA METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) WOKHA NAGALAND 75: TIMOTHY LOTHA METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 76: MOTSUO LOTHA METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) WOKHA NAGALAND 77: KINSAMO LOTHA METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) SANIS NAGALAND 78: SEYEIKIETUO METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 79: WONIMO Page No.# 15/21 METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) SANIS NAGALAND 80: DAVID YEPTHO METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) WOKHA NAGALAND 81: HOSHIKA METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) SANIS NAGALAND 82: INAVI I. CHISHI METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) SANIS NAGALAND 83: G. HEVIS WOTSA METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) WOKHA NAGALAND 84: H. EYENGBEMO KIKON METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) WOKHA NAGALAND 85: TOMUKAM Page No.# 16/21 METER READER EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) TUENSANG NAGALAND 86: KHRIEZOTUO DZUVICHU METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE KOHIMA ELECT DIVISION KOHIMA NAGALAND 87: H. NOKRUMBA YIMCHUNGER METER READER EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) TUENSANG NAGALAND 88: PUCHIO KHIAMNUNGAN METER READER EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) TUENSANG NAGALAND 89: TALITSUDEN METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 90: K.L. MEREN METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR Page No.# 17/21 NAGALAND 91: K. PANGERLEMLA METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 92: RISANG AO METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 93: MOATEMJEN JAMIR METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 94: KISHETO METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 95: LAMMANG METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL)NO.1 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 96: NYIMTHUNGO LOTHA Page No.# 18/21 METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.2 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 97: IMTITOSHI METER READER SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER(ELECTRICAL) NO.2 OFFICE DIMAPUR ELECT DIVISION DIMAPUR NAGALAND 98: NUNGSHIYANGER METER READER EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 99: SAKUMEREN METER READER EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 100: RONGSENMEREN METER READER EXECUTIVE ENGINEER(ELECTRICAL) MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND VERSUS TEMJEN TOY IAS AND 9 ORS THE FINANCE COMMISSIONER TO THE GOVT. OF NAGALAND Page No.# 19/21 NAGALAND KOHIMA 2:DINESH KUMAR IAS COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY DEPT. OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:K.D.VIZO THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY DEPT. OF POWER NAGALAND KOHIMA 4:ER. SHIKATO SEMA THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF DEPT. OF POWER NAGALAND KOHIMA 5:SHRI SENTIYANGER IAS FINANCE COMMISSIONER GOVT. OF NAGALAND 6:SHRI R. RAMAKHRISHNANAN IAS COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY P AND AR DEPT NAFALAND KOHIMA 7:ER. NRIBEMO MOZHUI ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF DEPT. OF POWER NAGALAND KOHIMA 8:SHRI ANOOP KHINCHI IAS COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY P AND AR DEPT. NAGALAND KOHIMA 9:SMTI. ASANGLA IMTI IAS Page No.# 20/21 THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY DEPT. OF POWER NAGALAND KOHIMA 10:ER. WABANGMEREN THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF DEPT. OF POWER NAGALAND KOHIMA ------------ Advocate for : JUSTIN MAGH Advocate for : appearing for TEMJEN TOY IAS AND 9 ORS BEFORE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE YARENJUNGLA LONGKUMER ORDER Date : 18-11-2025 18.11.2025 Heard learned counsel for the applicant, Mr. Supongwati Walling. The present application has been filed praying for impleadment of Shri Kesonyu Yhome, IAS, Finance Commissioner to the Government of Nagaland as respondent no. 11 and Shri Mohammed Ali Shihab, IAS, Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, Department of P&AR as respondent no. 12 in the connected COP(C)/6/2020. The learned counsel for the applicant submits that during the pendency of the present COP(C)/6/2020 the respondent no. 5 has been promoted and the new incumbent Shri Kesonyu Yhome, IAS is holding the post of Finance Commissioner. The respondent no. 6, Mr. R. Ramakrishnan, IAS has also retired and Shri Mohammed Ali Shihab, IAS is holding the post of Commissioner & Secretary, P&AR Page No.# 21/21 Department. Accordingly, it has become necessary to implead the new incumbents as respondents in the COP(C)/6/2020. The Court has considered the submissions of the applicant and the prayer in the application and having found that the respondent nos. 5 and 6 have been replaced by new incumbents, the prayer is allowed. The applicant shall take steps to file the amended cause title within a period of 2 (two) weeks from today. Learned counsel, Mr. Imti Imsong appears for respondent nos. 9 and 10. I.A is allowed and disposed. List COP(C)6/2020 after 2(two) weeks. Sd/- JUDGE Comparing Assistant