Page No.# 1/2 GAHC020006742026 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/183/2026 THE STATE OF NAGALAND AND 2 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF NAGALAND, KOHIMA, NAGALAND. 2: THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF NAGALAND DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS NAGALAND KOHIMA. 3: THE FINANCE COMMISSIONER GOVT. OF NAGALAND DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE NAGALAND KOHIM VERSUS SHRI WORHONTHUNG EZUNG AND 2 ORS R/O H.NO. 50, SECTOR-F, TSAKU, MERIEMA, DISTRICT- KOHIMA, NAGALAND. PRESENTLY SERVING AS DEPUTY SECRETARY, NAGALAND INFORMATION COMMISSION, KOHIMA, NAGALAND. 2:SMTI. SUNGTILA JAMIR NCS SECRETARY NAGALAND INFORMATION COMMISSION KOHIMA NAGALAND. 3:THE NAGALAND INFORMATION COMMISSION KOHIMA NAGALAND REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY Advocate for the Petitioner : GOVT ADV NL, Advocate for the Respondent : , Page No.# 2/2 BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Date : 29-09-2026 Heard Mr. N. Angami, learned Sr. Government Advocate for the applicant and Mr. Pfoeskho, learned counsel appearing for the opposite party No.1/respondents. The present Interlocutory Application has been instituted praying for condonation of delay of 229 days in instituting the connected review petition. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties. On considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the applicant, as well as considering the projections made in the Interlocutory Application, this Court finds that the explanations set out are to be deemed to be sufficient for the purpose of explaining the delay occasioning in instituting the connected review petition. The learned counsel for the opposite party No. 1 has also not objected to the prayer of the applicant for condonation of delay. In view of the above, the delay of 229 days in filing the connected review petition stands condoned. With the above observations and directions, the present Interlocutory Application stands disposed of. Sd/- JUDGE Comparing Assistant