Authority: Gauhati High Court (Kohima Bench)
Order Date: 02 September 2026
Case Overview
- Applicants: State of Nagaland (represented by Chief Secretary, Commissioner & Secretary Department of Works and Housing, Engineer in Chief NPWD, Chief Engineer PWD (NH), Deputy Commissioner PHEK) and Union of India, NHIDCL, Executive Director NHIDCL (P), Village Council Phek Village.
- Respondents: Shri Nekuduyi Huire and 22 other residents of Phek Village, Nagaland.
- The interlocutory application sought exemption from filing clear copies of damage‑compensation documents with the connected writ appeals and requested the Registry to register those writ appeals.
- The matter was heard before Hon’ble Justice Robin Phukan and Hon’ble Justice Yarenjungla Longkumer, with Ms. V. Suokhrie, Additional Advocate General, appearing for the applicants.
Final Outcome
- The Court allowed the interlocutory application, permitting the writ appeals to be registered without the clear copies at this stage.
- The Registry was directed to register the connected writ appeals and list them before the Court as soon as practicable.
- The applicants must produce the clear copies of the damage‑compensation documents before the final hearing.
Topics: Court Proceedings, Procedural Order