COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY Vs. NEIZELHOUNUO THUR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Both these appeals have been preferred challenging the judgment dtd. 16/5/2025, passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No. 182/2016.

(2.) We have heard Mr. Taka Masa, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. Arenlong and Mr. K. Angami, learned Advocates for the appellants and Mr. A. Zho, learned Advocate for the respondents.

(3.) Pursuant to an advertisement dtd. 21/11/2015, issued by the Governor's Secretariat, Nagaland, Kohima, seeking applications along with CV from serving candidates belonging to 6(six) tribes of Nagaland, namely, Chang, Khiamnuingan, Konyak, Phom, Sangtam and Yimchunger for filling up a post of Secretariat Assistant in the Scale of Pay of Rs.9,300.0034,000/- with Grade Pay of Rs.4,200.00 per month (Pay Band-2) under the establishment of Governor Secretariat, Nagaland, Kohima, both the appellant in WA 9/2025 and the respondent No. 1 had applied.