L.S. Jamir, J.

The present writ petitioner is the Chief Minister of Nagaland and he has filed this writ petition challenging the letter dated 13-07-2017 by which the Governor of Nagaland has requested the petitioner to positively prove his majority by obtaining vote of confidence on the floor of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly on or before 15-07-2017. A further prayer has been made to allow time to the petitioner to obtain the vote of confidence on the floor of the House after the bye-election to the 10th Northern Angami-1 Assembly Constituency which is to be held on 29-07-2017.

2. Initially, the writ petition was filed with the Speaker of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly as the sole representative. The writ petition was moved unlisted on 14-07-2017 and on which date, after considering the case of the petitioner, this Court passed an interim order staying the letter dated 13-07-2017 till 17-07-2017. When the matter was called up on 17-07-2017, objections were made for non-impleadment of Shri T.R. Zeliang along with his supporters by the respondent No.1. After consi