STATE OF NAGALAND vs TOULVI KIBAMI — C.A. No. 2533/1998

The Supreme Court allowed the State of Nagaland's appeals, setting aside the High Court's review order that had dismissed the state's earlier letters patent appeal. The Court held that the review petition was not maintainable because the Division Bench's judgment had already been acted upon and exhausted when the government amended the service rules in 1997 to permit diploma-holders with meritorious service to be promoted to Additional Chief Engineer. However, the Court permitted respondent No. 1 to challenge the promotion afresh through a separate Article 226 petition if desired. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.