Page No.# 1/25 GAHC020000462026 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/14/2026 SHRI T. AKANGTEMJEN AND 120 ORS EX CADRE DB, DC OFFICE CHUMUKEDIMA, DIMAPUR DISTRICT, NAGALAND VERSUS SHRI ABHIJIT SINHA, IAS AND 3 ORS HOME COMMISSIONER, GOVT. OF NAGALAND, KOHIMA, NAGALAND CIVIL SECRETARIAT, 797001 Advocate for the Petitioner : L. IRALU, Advocate for the Respondent : , Linked Case : COP(C)/12/2023 SHRI. T. AKANGTEMJEN AND 120 ORS EX-CADRE DB DC OFFICE CHUMUKEDIMA DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 2: SHRI. LIRHONTHUNG LOTHA EX-CADRE DB DC OFFICE DIMAPUR Page No.# 2/25 DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 3: SHRI. K.C. PULO EX-CADRE DB EAC OFFICE CHUMUKEDIMA DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 4: SHRI. RINGJEN NABEN EX-CADRE DB SDO(C) OFFICE DHANSIRIPAR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 5: SHRI. A. APONG PHOM. EX-CADRE DB DC OFFICE DIMAPUR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 6: SHRI. HREMLEI KONYAK EX-CADRE DB DC OFFICE DIMAPUR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 7: SHRI. VIGUKHA SEMA EX-CADRE DB DC OFFICE DIMAPUR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 8: SHRI. AKANGMANEN JAMIR Page No.# 3/25 EX-CADRE DB DC OFFICE DIMAPUR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 9: SHRI. I. TONGTIREPBA AO EX-CADRE DB DC OFFICE DIMAPUR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 10: SHRI. I. PANGJUNG EX-CADRE DB DC OFFICE DIMAPUR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 11: SHRI. ZUBENTHUNG NGULLIE EX-CADRE DB DC OFFICE DIMAPUR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 12: SHRI. NITOVI ZHIMO EX-CADRE DB SDO(C) OFFICE DHANSIRIPAR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 13: SHRI. RUPFUVIKHO KEHIE EX-CADRE DB Page No.# 4/25 EAC OFFICE CHUMUKEDIMA DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 14: SHRI. IMTITONGDANG EX-CADRE DB EAC OFFICE CHUMUKEDIMA DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 15: SHRI. VIKUGHA ZHIMOMI EX-CADRE DB SDO(C) OFFICE DHANSIRIPAR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 16: SHRI. KHRIESAKEDUOLIE RAME EX-CADRE DB EAC OFFICE CHUMUKEDIMA DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 17: SHRI. YEHOTO SEMA EX-CADRE DB SDO(C) OFFICE DHANSIRIPAR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 18: SHRI. NEIKERULHOU YASHU EX-CADRE DB EAC OFFICE CHUMUKEDIMA DIMAPUR DISTRICT Page No.# 5/25 NAGALAND 19: SHRI. KIHETO EX-CADRE DB SDO(C) OFFICE DHANSIRIPAR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 20: SHRI. ALEBU NAGI EX-CADRE DB DC OFFICE DIMAPUR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 21: SHRI. TOKHEHO(Y.T. ACHUMI) EX-CADRE DB EAC OFFICE CHUMUKEDIMA DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 22: SHRI. NIKUTO ZHIMOMI EX-CADRE DB SDO(C) OFFICE DHANSIRIPAR DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 23: SHRI. DAVID SUMI EX-CADRE DB EAC NIHOKHU DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 24: SHRI. NIKIYE ACHUMI Page No.# 6/25 EX-CADRE DB EAC NIHOKHU DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 25: SHRI. KAHOVI AWOMI EX-CADRE DB ADC NIULAND DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 26: SHRI. S. EYINGO LOTHA EX-CADRE DB ADC NIULAND DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 27: SHRI. VITOI YEPTHOMI EX-CADRE DB EAC AGHUNAQA DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 28: SHRI. VIHETO AYE EX-CADRE DB EAC AGHUNAQA DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 29: SHRI. BOHOVI EX-CADRE DB Page No.# 7/25 ADC NIULAND DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 30: SHRI. KASHETO KHULU EX-CADRE DB EAC AGHUNAQA DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 31: SHRI. ANIEHE V. YEPTHO EX-CADRE DB ADC NIULAND DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 32: SHRI. SUKHALU SUMI EX-CADRE DB ADC NIULAND DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 33: SHRI. KITOKHU L. SWU EX-CADRE DB ADC NIULAND DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 34: SHRI. KIYEHO SUMI EX-CADRE DB EAC NIHOKHU DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 35: SHRI. KHEYOHI AWOMI Page No.# 8/25 EX-CADRE DB EAC AGHUNAQA DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 36: YESUNO SUMI EX-CADRE DB EAC AGHUNAQA DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 37: SHRI. KUHOSHI EX-CADRE DB EAC OFFICE KUGHOPOTO DIMAPUR DISTRICT NAGALAND 38: SHRI. LIMA EX-CADRE DB KIPHIRE DISTRICT NAGALAND 39: SHRI. R. PITHRONGLI EX-CADRE DB KIPHIRE DISTRICT NAGALAND 40: SHRI. LIPIBA EX-CADRE DB KIPHIRE DISTRICT NAGALAND Page No.# 9/25 41: SHRI. SHEMONTHUNG EX-CADRE DB KIPHIRE DISTRICT NAGALAND 42: SHRI. CHIMKIMONG EX-CADRE DB KIPHIRE DISTRICT NAGALAND 43: SHRI. Y. AKUM EX-CADRE DB KIPHIRE DISTRICT NAGALAND 44: SHRI. R. TETSAMONG EX-CADRE DB KIPHIRE DISTRICT NAGALAND 45: SHRI. AZITHSING EX-CADRE DB KIPHIRE DISTRICT NAGALAND 46: SHRI. ARUN EX-CADRE DB KIPHIRE DISTRICT NAGALAND Page No.# 10/25 47: SHRI. THEOPI EX-CADRE DB KIPHIRE DISTRICT NAGALAND 48: SHRI. TSASEPI EX-CADRE DB KIPHIRE DISTRICT NAGALAND 49: VISHITO EX-CADRE DB KIPHIRE DISTRICT NAGALAND 50: SHRI. T. PUKHO KHIAMNUINGAM EX-CADRE DB EAC PANSO TUENSANG NAGALAND 51: SHRI. SUKHANG EX-CADRE DB SDO THONOKNYU TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 52: SHRI. CHUBASANGLA KONYAK EX-CADRE DB SDO ITC DAN (PANSHA) Page No.# 11/25 TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 53: SHRI. YINSOBA YIMCHUNGER EX-CADRE DB SDO(C) CHESSORE TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 54: SHRI. N. SHINGNYU KHIAM EX-CADRE DB ADC NOKLAK TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 55: SHRI. V. INAKHE EX-CADRE DB EAC TSURONGTO TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 56: SHRI. MONGTSAO EX-CADRE DB ADC NOKLAK TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 57: SHRI. P PHENYANG KHIAM EX-CADRE DB DC OFFICE TUENSANG TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND Page No.# 12/25 58: SHRI. CHONGMA EX-CADRE DB ADC NOKLAK TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 59: SHRI. HENO EX-CADRE DB EAC NOKHU TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 60: SHRI. LONGKHOI EX-CADRE DB EAC NOKHU. TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 61: SHRI. A. WONGTON YIMCHUNGER EX-CADRE DB EAC TSURONGTO TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 62: SHRI. MUKHEBA YIMCHUNGER EX-CADRE DB SDO (C) CHESSORE TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 63: SHRI. POKOI CHANG EX-CADRE DB Page No.# 13/25 ADC NOKLAK TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 64: SHRI. H. TOPUNG YIMCHUNGER EX-CADRE DB ADC SHAMATOR TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 65: SHRI. NGAKUSOMBA CHANG EX-CADRE DB SDO NOKSEN TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 66: SHRI. THANGSOI EX-CADRE DB EAC NOKHU. TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 67: SHRI. PUSHING EX-CADRE DB ADC NOKLAK TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 68: SHRI. T ONGBOU CHANG EX-CADRE DB DC TUENSANG TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND Page No.# 14/25 69: SHRI. KHISAMBISE SANGTAM EX-CADRE DB EAC LONGKHIM TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 70: SHRI. C. HANCHICHANG EX-CADRE DB ADC NOKLAK TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 71: SHRI. S. PHENIANG KHIAM EX-CADRE DB DC TUENSANG TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 72: SHRI. THUNGPANG EX-CADRE DB SDO NOKSEN TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 73: SHRI. ELEMMONGKO CHANG EX-CADRE DB DC TUENSANG TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 74: SHRI. THSUNRHUBA YIMCHUNGER Page No.# 15/25 EX-CADRE DB ADC SHAMATOR TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 75: SHRI. A. KHOLE KONYAK EX-CADRE DB ITC DAN (PANGSHA) TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 76: SHRI. TSONGTSAMEYO KHIAMNUIGAN EX-CADRE DB EAC PANSO TUENSANG DISTRICT NAGALAND 77: SHRI. IKUTO YEPTHO EX-CADRE DB ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 78: SHRI. KIHOKHE EX-CADRE DB SATOI ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 79: SHEVUTO SUMI EX-CADRE DB AGHUNATO ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT Page No.# 16/25 NAGALAND 80: SHRI. HUTOSHE SUMI EX-CADRE DB SURUHOTO ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 81: SHRI. INAKHU SUMI EX-CADRE DB AKULUTO ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 82: SHRI. VIKHEHO EX-CADRE DB V. K ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 83: SHRI. VIKIHO EX-CADRE DB ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 84: SHRI. NIHOTO SUMI EX-CADRE DB SURUHOTO ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT Page No.# 17/25 NAGALAND 85: SHRI. KAKIHO SUMI EX-CADRE DB AGHUNATO ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 86: SHRI. AHOI SUMI EX-CADRE DB ASTAKHA ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 87: SHRI. INAKHE YEPTHO EX-CADRE DB SATAKHA ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 88: SHRI. VIKAYI K EX-CADRE DB SATOI ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 89: SHRI. K. TOIHO ZHIMO EX-CADRE DB ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT Page No.# 18/25 NAGALAND 90: SHRI. A. ATO ASSUMI EX-CADRE DB V . K ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 91: SHRI. INAHO EX-CADRE DB ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 92: SHRI. TOKUGHA CHISHI EX-CADRE DB AKULUTO ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 93: SHRI. VIYIHO V EX-CADRE DB SATAKHA ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 94: SHRI. AKATO P SWU EX-CADRE DB SATAKHA ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT Page No.# 19/25 NAGALAND 95: SHRI. HEKATO EX-CADRE DB ATOIZU ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 96: SHRI. ABITO ZHIMOMI EX-CADRE DB AGHUNATO ZUNHEBOTO DISTRICT NAGALAND 97: SHRI. CHINLUNG EX-CADRE DB DB ADC TAMLU LONGLENG DISTRICT NAGALAND 98: SHRI. WANGSHAK EX-CADRE DB ADC TAMLU LONGLENG DISTRICT NAGALAND 99: SHRI. NYAMNYU EX-CADRE DB ADC TAMLU Page No.# 20/25 LONGLENG DISTRICT NAGALAND 100: SHRI. ONGTHAI EX-CADRE DB ADC TAMLU LONGLENG DISTRICT NAGALAND 101: SHRI. SHIBA EX-CADRE DB LONGLENG DISTRICT NAGALAND 102: SHRI. TANGSANG EX-CADRE DB EAC SAKSHI LONGLENG DISTRICT NAGALAND 103: SHRI. YANTING EX-CADRE DB EAC YONGNYAH LONGLENG DISTRICT NAGALAND 104: SHRI. N. BONSHAI EX-CADRE DB LONGLENG DISTRICT NAGALAND Page No.# 21/25 105: SHRI. PANGJEI EX-CADRE DB LONGLENG DISTRICT NAGALAND 106: SHRI. SHILU EX-CADRE DB LONGLENG DISTRICT NAGALAND 107: SHRI. MOLU EX-CADRE DB LONGLENG DISTRICT NAGALAND 108: SHRI. PHUHLUK EX-CADRE DB EAC YONGNYAH LONGLENG DISTRICT NAGALAND 109: SHRI. LONGANG EX-CADRE DB LONGLENG DISTRICT NAGALAND 110: SHRI. NOKYUNG EX-CADRE DB LONGLENG DISTRICT Page No.# 22/25 NAGALAND 111: SHRI. D. SANGRIE EX-CADRE DB JALUKIE PEREN DISTRICT NAGALAND 112: SUIRIE EX-CADRE DB JALUKIE PEREN DISTRICT NAGALAND 113: SHRI. BENJAMIN EX-CADRE DB ATHIBUNG PEREN DISTRICT NAGALAND 114: SAMRAN ZELIANG EX-CADRE DB JALUKIE PEREN DISTRICT NAGALAND 115: SAMPEI TITUS EX-CADRE DB NSONG Page No.# 23/25 PEREN DISTRICT NAGALAND 116: AKWABE EX-CADRE DB ATHIBUNG PEREN DISTRICT NAGALAND 117: POUGOUTEU EX-CADRE DB NSONG PEREN DISTRICT NAGALAND 118: THONGKHOTINCHON EX-CADRE DB ATHIBUNG PEREN DISTRICT NAGALAND 119: POAMINTHANG EX-CADRE DB ATHIBUNG PEREN DISTRICT NAGALAND 120: ILIA EX-CADRE DB Page No.# 24/25 JALUKIE PEREN DISTRICT NAGALAND 121: ABAM EX-CADRE DB PEREN DISTRICT NAGALAND VERSUS SHRI. ABHIJIT SINHA IAS AND 3 ORS HOME COMMISSIONER GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND KOHIMA NAGALAND CIVIL SECRETARIAT - 797001 2:SHRI. T. MHABEMO YANTHAN (IAS) COMMISSIONER GOVERNMENT OF NAGALAND KOHIMA - 797001 3:SHRI VYASAN R. IAS HOME COMMISSIONER GOVT. OF NAGALAND NAGALAND CIVIL SECRETARIAT-797001 4:SHRI K.S. ANDEN KONYAK COMMISSIONER GOVT. OF NAGALAND NAGALAND KOHIMA-797001 ------------ Advocate for : R. IRALU SR. ADV Advocate for : V. SUOKHRIE appearing for SHRI. ABHIJIT SINHA IAS AND 3 ORS BEFORE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE YARENJUNGLA LONGKUMER ORDER Date : 05-02-2026 Heard the learned counsel for the applicant Ms. Menosieno. Page No.# 25/25 The present application has been filed praying for im- pleadment of Shri Gregory Thejawelie, IAS as respondent No.5 in the connected COP(C) 12/2023. The learned counsel for the applicants submits that during the pendency of the Contempt Petition No.12/2023, the respondent No.4 has been transferred and is no longer holding the post of Commissioner Nagaland. It is stated that Shri Gre- gory Thejawelie, IAS has now been appointed as the Commis- sioner, Government of Nagaland and therefore has prayed that he may be impleaded as respondent No.5 in the Contempt Peti- tion No.12/2023. In view of the facts and circumstances stated above, the petition is allowed. The petitioner shall file amended cause title implead- ing Shri Gregory Thejawelie, IAS as respondent No.5 in COP(C) 12/2023 and thereafter take steps for service of notice on the newly impleaded respondent within 3 working days by inland speed post as well as usual process. I.A. is disposed of. List the Contempt Petition after 2(two) weeks. Sd/- JUDGE Comparing Assistant