Page No.# 1/12 GAHC020003662026 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/102/2026 SHRI TEMJENCHIBA LONGKUMER AND 37 ORS S/O LATE REPASOSANG LKR, R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA, CHUMOUKEDIMA, NAGALAND 2: SHRI CHONHPONGNUNGSANG LONGKUMER S/O LATE REPASOSANG LKR R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. PHONE NO 8798388003. 3: SHRI CHUBAYANGER LONGKUMER S/O LATE REPASOSANG LKR R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. PHONE NO 8974138725. 4: SHRI IMTIMEREN IMSONG S/O LATE MARCHIBA IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND PHONE NO. 7005668107 5: SMTI SENTINARO IMSONG D/O LATE MARCHIBA IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT Page No.# 2/12 CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 6: SHRI LANUZULU LONGKUMER S/O LATE ABENSABA LONGKUMER R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 7: SHRI NOKLENNUNGSANG LONGKUMER S/O LATE ABENSABA LONGKUMER R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 8: SHRI MALEMTETBA LONGKUMER S/O LATE ABENSABA LONGKUMER R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 9: SHRI TIAYANGER LONGKUMER S/O MALEMTETBA LONGKUMER R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 10: SHRI BENDANGWAPANG LONGKUMER S/O MALEMTETBA LONGKUMER R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. Page No.# 3/12 11: SMTI ALIKANGLA JAMITSUR D/O IMKONGMAR JAMIR R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 12: SHRI CHUBAONEN JAMIR S/O IMKONGMAR JAMIR R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 13: SHRI TIAKUMZUK JAMIR S/O IMKONGMAR JAMIR R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 14: SHRI LIKOKWATI IMSONG S/O SHILUMONGBA IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 15: SHRI IMSUTOSHI IMSONG S/O SHILUMONGBA IMSONG Page No.# 4/12 R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 16: SHRI TIATEMJEN IMSONG S/O LATE IMKONGLEPZUK IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 17: SHRI TALIMEREN IMSONG S/O TIATEMJEN IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 18: SHRI IMTIYANGER LONGKUMER S/O MAYANGMEREN R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 19: SHRI MARSOSANG LONGKUMER S/O IMTIYANGER LONGKUMER R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA Page No.# 5/12 NAGALAND. 20: SHRI YIMEMAKOK IMSONG S/O LATE MARLIBA IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 21: SMTI NOKENLA D/O MARLIBA IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 22: SHRI IMTISUNGIT IMSONG S/O MARLIBA IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 23: SHRI PURTOSHI IMSONG S/O YIMEMAKOK IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 24: SHRI TIATEMSU IMSONG Page No.# 6/12 S/O YIMEMAKOK IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 25: SHRI TIANUNGBA JAMIR S/O BENDANGONEN JAMIR R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 26: SHRI JONGPONGCHITEN LONGKUMER S/O PONGUYANGBA LONGKUMER R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 27: SHRI TAKONUNGSANG JAMIR S/O NOKCHIBA JAMIR R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 28: SHRI LIPOKMEREN IMSONG S/O YIMNENSHIBA IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA Page No.# 7/12 DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 29: SHRI IMTISUNGKUM LONGKUMER S/O IMNAKUMZUK LONGKUMER R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 30: SHRI TEMENSOBA IMSONG S/O LATE YAONGLEPDEN IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 31: SHRI KUMSANGMONGBA IMSONG S/O LATE IMNANUNGSANG IMSONG. R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 32: SHRI IMEMATONG IMSONG S/O LATE IMSHIAYANGBA IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. Page No.# 8/12 33: SHRI NUNGSANGMANEN JAMIR S/O IMPANGMEREN JAMIR R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 34: SHRI SOSANGCHIBA IMSONG S/O LATE ALITUBA IMSONG R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 35: SMTI TEMSUTULA IMSONG D/O LATE MASANENBA R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 36: SMTI TEMSUSANGLA LEMTUR D/O YONGMAI LEMTUR R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 37: SHRI SENTIYANGER S/O LATE TALILEMBA Page No.# 9/12 R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND. 38: SMTI TEMJENMENLA LONGKUMER W/O LATE IMSUNUNGBA LEMTUR R/O CHUMOUKEDIMA DISTRICT CHUMOUKEDIMA NAGALAND VERSUS THE YAONGYIMSEN RIONGSANGER PUTU MENDEN/ VILLAGE COUNCIL AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, YAONGYIMSEN VILLAGE, P.O. CHANGTONGYA - 798613, MOKOKCHUNG, NAGALAND 2:THE YAONGYIMSEN SENSO MUNDANG REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT YAONGYIMSEN VILLAGE P.O. CHANGTONGYA-798613 MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 3:THE STATE OF NAGALAND REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY NAGALAND KOHIMA 4:THE HOME COMMMISSIONER GOVT. OF NAGALAND HOME DEPARTMENT KOHIMA NAGALAND 5:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND 6:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER (CIVIL) GOVT. OF NAGALAND CHANGTONGYA Page No.# 10/12 MOKOKCHUNG NAGALAND Advocate for the Petitioner : CATHERINE ANICHAR, Advocate for the Respondent : , BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE NELSON SAILO ORDER Date : 15.06.2026 Heard Mr. Imti Longjem, learned counsel for the applicants, who submits that by filing this application, the applicants seeks for segregation of the original respondent No. 1 that is “the Yaongyimsen Riongsanger Putu Menden/Village Council, represented by its Chairman, Yaongyimsen Village, P.O.- Changongya-798613, District – Mokokchung, Nagaland” as two (2) separate entities i.e., “The Yaongyimsen Riongsanger Putu Menden represented by its Aula, Yaongyimsen Village, P.O.- Changtongya-798613, District – Mokokchung, Nagaland” as the respondent No. 1 and “The Yaongyimsen Village Council, represented by its Chairman, Yaongyimsen Village, P.O.-Changtongya-798613, District- Mokokchung, Nagaland” as the respondent No. 7. [2.] The learned counsel submits that separation of the original respondent No. 1, as prayed for, is necessary in view of the fact that the impugned orders in the main writ petition by which the applicants have been ex-communicated was passed by the respondent authorities acting some times as the Village Council and at times as Putu Menden. He submits that the Village Council Page No.# 11/12 concerned has also come up with an interlocutory application i.e. I.A.(Civil) No. 146 of 2025 for deletion of the village council from the arrayed respondent. Therefore, in order to resolve the controversy for considering the orders impugned in the main writ petition, the applicants may be allowed to segregate in two (2) entities in the manner as prayed for by the applicant. [3.] To the above submission of the learned counsel for the applicants, Mr. T. B. Jamir, learned counsel appearing for the “Riongsanger Putu Menden” and Mr. I. Apok Pongener, learned counsel appearing for the Village Council submits that they have no objection to the prayer. Additionally, Mr. Pongener, learned counsel, submits that if the prayer is allowed, the interlocutory application No. 146 of 2025 filed by the Village Council along with rejoinder- affidavit in the said application may be treated as the stand of the village council in the main writ petition. [4.] Mr. Imti Imsong, learned Additional Advocate General, Nagaland, appearing for the State respondent also submits that if the prayer for segregation of the parties is allowed by this Court, the State may be given liberty to file additional counter-affidavit in the main writ petition. [5.] Considering the submissions made by the learned counsels for the rival parties, the prayer for segregation of the original respondent No. 1 in the manner, as prayed for by the applicants is hereby allowed. Further, the Interlocutory Application (Civil) No. 146 of 2025 along with rejoinder-affidavit filed by the Village Council shall also be considered as the counter-affidavit of the Village Council. Liberty is also granted to the State to file additional-affidavit Page No.# 12/12 in the main writ petition, if so advised. [6.] I.A. stands disposed of as allowed. Sd/- JUDGE Comparing Assistant