Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010003382020 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No: I.A.(Civil)/1538/2025 XXX GUWAHATI ASSAM VERSUS IN RE THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF NAGALAND AND MEMBER SECRETARY OF MINISTERIAL GROUP NAGALAND PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS BOARD GOVT OF NAGALAND KOHIMA 2:THE HONORABLE CHIEF MINISTER AND CHAIRMAN MINISTERIAL GROUP NAGALAND PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS BOARD GOVT OF NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:THE CHAIRMAN NAGALAND PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS BOARD KOHIMA 4:THE MEMBER SECRETARY NAGALAND PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS BOARD KOHIMA 5:THE SECRETARY GOVT OF NAGALAND DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINING GOVT OF NAGALAND KOHIMA 6:THE DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF GEOLOGY AND MINING GOVT OF NAGALAND DIMAPUR 7:THE METROPOLITAN OIL AND GAS PVT LTD IA MAIL ROAD SHANTI KUNJ NEW DELHI 8:UNION OF INDIA Page No.# 2/2 REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM ADN NATURAL GAS ------------ Advocate for : MR SISHIR DUTTA Advocate for : GA NAGALAND appearing for IN RE THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY ORDER Date : 10.03.2026 (K.R. Surana, J) All sides are duly represented. In view of the order passed today in the connected PIL(Suo Moto) 1/2020, this interlocutory application stands closed. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant