JUDGMENT :

NANI TAGIA, J.:

1. The court proceedings have been conducted by means of creating a Virtual Court with the help of technology so as to maintain distance between the advocates, the staffs and the Presiding Judge.

2. Heard Mr. C.T. Jamir, learned senior counsel for the appellant and Ms. Livika, learned Government advocate for the State … Respondents.

3. The instant writ appeal is directed against the judgment and order dated 6.4.2018, passed by the learned Single Judge in writ petition, being WP(C) No. 51(K)/2015 (Shri Tovi. H. Yeptho v. The State of Nagaland).

4. The case of the appellant/writ petitioner, briefly stated, is that he was appointed as Lower Division Assistant (‘LDA’) by an order dated 7.9.2011, issued by the Deputy Director of Industries and Commerce (A), Government of Nagaland, vide No. IND/PF/1417/08/659 on ad hoc basis for a period of 1 year, which was stated to be made against the vacancy caused by the voluntary retirement of Smt. L. Tovili Sema. The appointment of the appellant/writ petitioner as LDA for a period of 1 (one) year came to be extended by the respondent-authorities from time-to-time until the service of the appellant/petitioner was terminated by