Myingthunglo Lotha Vs State of Nagaland and 3 Ors. — Gauhati HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Myingthunglo Lotha Vs State of Nagaland and 3 Ors. — Gauhati HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

Admission-stage interlocutory directions only: notice issued, returnable on 15.07.2026, with State respondents to file response, if any, on or before that date; expeditious consideration of the writ appeal undertaken to be endeavoured. No final adjudication on the claim for regularization and pensionary benefits.

Issue for consideration

Whether the writ appellant, who rendered service under the State respondents as a contingency basis Sweeper from an Order dated 22.07.1984 until superannuation on 31.07.2019, is entitled to regularization of her service along with pensionary benefits.

Court's answer

The Court observed that the matter raised in the writ appeal would require consideration.

Ratio / Principle

Notice issued in the writ appeal and made returnable on 15.07.2026, with all State respondents (represented by the Government Advocate) directed to ensure that their response, if any, is filed on or before 15.07.2026.

Key takeaways

An endeavour will be made for expeditious consideration of the writ appeal, the petitioner having projected herself as a senior citizen of about 70 years of age.ratio¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Interlocutory (admission-stage) order — Writ Appeal WA/26/2026, Gauhati High Court, Kohima Bench (Manish Choudhury and Pranjal Das, JJ.; order attributed to M. Choudhury, J): Appeal by a retired Sweeper of the District Sports Office, Wokha, who served on contingency basis at fixed pay pursuant to an Order dated 22.07.1984 until superannuation on 31.07.2019, against the learned Single Judge's Judgment & Order dated 30.01.2026 in WP(C)/184/2023 dismissing her writ petition seeking regularization of service along with pensionary benefits. The Division Bench heard learned counsel for the writ appellant and the Government Advocate for all State respondents, observed that 'the matter would require consideration', issued notice returnable on 15.07.2026 with liberty/direction to the State respondents to file their response, if any, on or before that date, and directed an endeavour for expeditious consideration in view of the appellant being projected as a senior citizen of about 70 years of age. No statute or precedent was discussed; no merits adjudication.

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GAHC020004332026

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH

Case No. : WA/26/2026

MYINGTHUNGLO LOTHA

RETIRED SWEEPER, DISTRICT SPORTS OFFICE, WOKHA, NAGALAND. R/O HOUSE NO., ORCHID HILL COLONY, WOKHA, NAGALAND

VERSUS

STATE OF NAGALAND AND 3 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF NAGALAND, NAGALAND SECRETARIAT, KOHIMA, NAGALAND

2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF NAGALAND DEPTT OF YOUTH RESOURCES AND SPORTS NAGALAND SECRETARIAT KOHIMA NAGALAND

3:THE COMMISIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF NAGALAND DEPTT. OF PERSONNEL AND ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS NAGALAND SECRETARIAT KOHIMA NAGALAND

4:THE DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF YOUTH RESOURCES AND SPORTS GOVT. OF NAGALAND KOHIM

Advocate for the Petitioner : N Z LOTHA, SHUBHI SRIVASTAVA,PRINCE KUMAR

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Advocate for the Respondent : ,

BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRANJAL DAS

ORDER

Date : 10.06.2026 (M. Choudhury, J)

Heard Mr. S.K. Srivastava, learned counsel for the writ appellant and Ms. Inaholi, learned Government Advocate representing all the State respondents.

This Writ Appeal is directed against the Judgment & Order dated 30.01.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C)/184/2023. By the Judgment & Order dated 30.01.2026, the writ petition preferred by the present appellant as the writ petitioner has been dismissed.

In the writ petition, the petitioner had projected that her service began under the State respondents initially as a contingency basis Sweeper at fixed pay, pursuant to an Order dated 22.07.1984, and the petitioner continued to render her services till she attained the age of superannuation on 31.07.2019. In the writ petition, because of such long years of service, the petitioner had sought for regularization of her service along with pensionary benefits.

The matter would require consideration.

Issue notice. As all the State respondents are represented by Ms.

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Inaholi, learned Government Advocate, the notice is made returnable on 15.07.2026. The State respondents are to ensure that their response, if any, is filed on or before 15.07.2026.

As the petitioner has projected herself as a senior citizen of about 70 years of age, this Court is of the considered view that the matter requires an expeditious consideration and, therefore, an endeavour will be made for an expeditious consideration of the writ appeal

JUDGE

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant