Page No.# 1/3 GAHC020008622025 2026:GAU-NL:84 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : COP(C)/42/2025 MR. NEIPETE THERIE AND 7 ORS VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS (VCM) OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE AND PERMANENT RESIDENT OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE, CHUMOUKEDIMA, NAGALAND 2: MR LONU MANA VCM VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS (VCM) OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE AND PERMANENT RESIDENT OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND 3: MR. NEIKHROVE NGATSU VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS (VCM) OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE AND PERMANENT RESIDENT OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND 4: MR NUCHIKHO VENUH VCM VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS (VCM) OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE AND PERMANENT RESIDENT OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND 5: MR. LEICHUTSO TSUZUH VCM VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS (VCM) OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE AND PERMANENT RESIDENT OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND 6: MR VECHELO TSUZUH VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS (VCM) OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE AND PERMANENT RESIDENT OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE Page No.# 2/3 CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND 7: MT. LHOUKUTE VENUH VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS (VCM) OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE AND PERMANENT RESIDENT OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND 8: MR. PUCHINEYI VENUH VILLAGE COUNCIL MEMBERS (VCM) OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE AND PERMANENT RESIDENT OF TOULAZOUMA VILLAGE CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAN VERSUS MR. SENTIYANGER IMCHEN, IAS AND 4 ORS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF NAGALAND, NAGALAND KOHIMA 2:MR. ABHIJEET SINHA IAS HOME COMMISSIONER GOVT. OF NAGALAND NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:MR. GREGORY THEJAWELIE IAS COMMISSIONER GOVT. OF NAGALAND NAGALAND KOHIMA 4:MR. POLAN JOHN NCS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND 5:ER. SEYIEKHRIETUO SOLO NCS EXTRA ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAN Advocate for the Petitioner : N. MOZHUI, N. RUPREO Advocate for the Respondent : , Page No.# 3/3 BEFORE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE YARENJUNGLA LONGKUMER O R D E R 02.03.2026 Learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. N. Mozhui is present. Mr. N. Angami, learned counsel is present for respondent no. 1 and Mr. Moa Imchen, learned counsel is present for respondent nos. 2 and 3. Learned counsel, Mr. Veto V. Zhimomi appearing for the respondent nos. 4 and 5 has produced a copy of the Inquiry Report dated 08.09.2025. A copy of the same is kept on record and marked as ‘X’. As the direction of this Court in WP(C)/36/2025 has been complied with, this petition is closed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant