Page No.# 1/4 GAHC020006832026 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/189/2026 SHRI P. SHOKUM YIMCHUNGER S/O R. PUNGKIU, R/O HOUSE NO. 127C, WARD - 16, NEW MINISTERS HILL, KOHIMA, NAGALAND VERSUS THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF NAGALAND, KOHIMA 2:THE COMMISSIONER NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE KOHIMA NAGALAND 4:THE REVENUE CUM SETTLEMENT OFFICER KOHIMA NAGALAND 5:THE LAND RECORDS AND SURVEY OFFICER KOHIMA NAGALAND 6:THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR GAUHATI HIGH COURT KOHIMA BENCH KOHIMA Page No.# 2/4 NAGALAND Advocate for the Petitioner : IMLIRENLA, Advocate for the Respondent : , Linked Case : WA/40/2026 SHRI P. SHOKUM YIMCHUNGER S/O R. PUNGKIU R/O HOUSE NO. 127C WARD - 16 NEW MINISTERS HILL KOHIMA NAGALAND VERSUS THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT. OF NAGALAND KOHIMA 2:THE COMMISSIONER NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND DISTRICT MAGISTRATE KOHIMA NAGALAND 4:THE REVENUE CUM SETTLEMENT OFFICER KOHIMA NAGALAND 5:THE LAND RECORDS AND SURVEY OFFICER KOHIMA NAGALAND 6:THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR GAUHATI HIGH COURT Page No.# 3/4 KOHIMA BENCH KOHIMA NAGALAND. ------------ Advocate for : S. DUTTA SR. ADV Advocate for : appearing for THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 5 ORS BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE YARENJUNGLA LONGKUMER ORDER Date : 09.09.2026 (Manish Choudhury, J.) 1. Heard Ms. Imlirenla, learned counsel for the Applicant; Ms. V. Suokhrie, learned Additional Advocate General, Nagaland for the Opposite Party Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; Ms. Esther, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. A. Zhimomi, learned Standing Counsel for Gauhati High Court Kohima Bench. 2. The instant application under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 is preferred seeking condonation of delay of 178 (One hundred Seventy- eight) days, which period of delay has occurred in filing the accompanying writ appeal, WA/40/2026 against the Judgment and Order dated 12.12.2025 passed in WP(C)/59/2024. The reasons for the delay of 178 days have been sought to be explained in paragraph 3. 3. We have gone through the statements and averments made in the interlocutory application, including paragraph 3. The learned counsel appearing for the opposite parties have submitted that if the period of delay of 178 days is condoned for hearing the accompanying appeal on merits, they have no objection. Page No.# 4/4 4. Having gone through the statements and averments made in the instant application, and the reasons for the delay explained in paragraph 3 thereof, and taking into consideration the submission of the learned counsel for the opposite parties, we are of the considered view that the applicant has made out a case for condonation of the period of delay which has occurred in filing the accompanying writ appeal. 5. The instant interlocutory application is accordingly allowed. 6. Registry to list the writ appeal in the appropriate column accordingly. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant