Page No.# 1/3 GAHC020006912026 2026:GAU-NL:482 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : WP(C)/144/2026 SMTI. HONGLIN W/O LATE P. PHIU @ PHIU KHIAM, NOKYAN VILLAGE, NOKLAK, NAGALAND VERSUS THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 9 ORS THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF NAGALAND, KOHIMA 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY (P AND AR) TO THE GOVT. OF NAGALAND PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:THE FINANCIAL COMMISSIONER NAGALAND KOHIMA 4:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY (W AND H) TO THE GOVT. OF NAGALAND WORKS AND HOUSING DEPARTMENT NAGALAND KOHIMA 5:THE ENGINEER IN CHIEF NAGALAND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NAGALAND KOHIMA Page No.# 2/3 6:THE CHIEF ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT ( HOUSING) NAGALAND KOHIMA 7:THE EXECUTUVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (HOUSING) NOKLAK NAGALAND 8:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (HOUSING) TUENSANG NAGALAND 9:THE TREASURY OFFICER TUENSANG NAGALAND 10:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL NAGALAND KOHIM Advocate for the Petitioner : I. IMTI LONGCHAR, THSACHOPA TS,MOANUKSUNG KICHU,OBANGNENLA LONGCHAR,W YAKAP KONYAK,VIKHONO KISO Advocate for the Respondent : GOVT ADV NL, BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER Date : 18-09-2026 1. Mr. W. Yakap Konyak, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner submits that there are certain formal defects in the writ petition and therefore, the Petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the same, with liberty to re-file. 2. Mr. L. T. Sangtam, learned Additional AG appears on Page No.# 3/3 behalf of the Respondent State. 3. Taking into account the above, the writ petition stands closed on withdrawal. Liberty is granted to the Petitioner to re-file by removing the formal defects. 4. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. JUDGE Comparing Assistant