Page No.# 1/3 GAHC020005432026 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/155/2026 SMTI. IMYANGLULA D/O LATE MANGKOSANGBA, R/O LAKHUNI VILLAGE, MOKOKCHUNG, NAGALAND VERSUS SHRI MOHAMMED ALI SHIHAB, IAS AND 4 ORS COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF NAGALAND, DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS, NAGALAND, KOHIMA 2:ER. SWARAI MERU ENGINEER IN CHIEF NAGALAND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NAGALAND KOHIMA 3:SHRI KESONYU YHOME COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY OT THE GOVT OF NAGALAND DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND HOUSING NAGALAND KOHIMA 4:SMTI. CHUBASANGLA ANAR IAS COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF NAGALAND DEPARTMENT OF P AND AR NAGALAND KOHIMA 5:ER. TIAMEREN ENGINEER IN CHIEF NAGALAND PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT NAGALAND KOHIM Page No.# 2/3 Advocate for the Petitioner : PFOSEKHO PFOTTE, Advocate for the Respondent : , BEFORE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE YARENJUNGLA LONGKUMER ORDER Date : 17-07-2026 The present application has been filed by the petitioner praying for impleadment of Shri. Mohammed Ali Shihab, IAS, Commissioner & Secretary, Department of P &AR Nagaland as respondent/contemnor No.4 and Er. Swarai Meru, Engineer-in-Chief, NPWD as respondent No.5 in COP(C) 14/2023 which is pending disposal before this Court. Heard the learned counsel for the petitioner Mr. Limawapang. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that during pendency of COP(C) 14/2023, the erstwhile respondent Nos. 2 and 3 has already been transferred out from the concerned Department and new incumbents as mentioned herein above have taken charge as Commissioner & Secretary, Department of P &AR Nagaland and Engineer-in-Chief, NPWD thereafter. The learned counsel therefore submits that in the facts and circumstances, the new incumbents needs to be impleded for proper adjudication of the case. In view of the pleadings made herein above, this application is allowed and the petitioner/applicant is allowed to implead the above mentioned new incumbents as respondent Page No.# 3/3 Nos. 4 and 5 in COP(C) 14/2023 which is pending before this Court. The applicant/petitioner shall make necessary corrections in the cause title and file amended cause title within a period of one week from today and thereafter take steps for service on the newly impleaded respondents by speed post. I.A. stands disposed of. Sd/- JUDGE Comparing Assistant