Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010110432025 2025:GAU-AS:9394 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1660/2025 M/S SRI ARIHANT ELECTRONICS AND 2 ORS A PROP FIRM OF SRI SURENDRA KUMAR FALODIA, HAVING HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS AT SHOP NO. 26, MOHIB TOWER, SAHIDA MARKET LANE, S S ROAD, LAKHTOKIA, GUWAHATI- 01 2: SURENDRA KUMAR FALODIA PROP OF M/S SRI ARIHANT ELECTRONICS HAVING HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS AT SHOP NO. 26 MOHIB TOWER SAHIDA MARKET LANE S S ROAD LAKHTOKIA GUWAHATI- 781001 3: JITENDRA FALODIA S/O- SRI MANIK CHAND FALODIA AUTHORISED SIGNATORY OF M/S SRI ARIHANT ELECTRONICS HAVING HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS AT SHOP NO. 26 MOHIB TOWER SAHIDA MARKET LANE S S ROAD LAKHTOKIA GUWAHATI- 78100 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION 2:AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA A BODY CORPORATE CONSTITUTED BY THE CENTRAL GOVT UNDER THE AIRPORTS AUTHORITY ACT AND HAVING ITS CORPORATE OFFICE AT RAJIV GANDHI BHAWAN Page No.# 2/3 SAFDARJUNG AIRPORT NEW DELHI- 03 AND OFFICE AT ALL THE AIRPORTS IN INDIA REP. BY AIRPORT DIRECTOR LGBI AIRPORT GUWAHATI 3:AAI CARGO LOGISTICS AND ALLIED SERVICES COMPANY LIMITED A SUBSIDIARY COMPANY OF AIRPORT AUTHORITY OF INDIA REP. BY AIRPORT DIRECTOR CARGO SECTION LGBI AIRPORT GUWAHATI 4:THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS(PREVENTIVE) NORTH EASTERN REGION 110 MG ROAD SHILLONG- 793001 5:AIR INDIA AIRLINES BHAWAN GANESHGURI CHARALI DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 ASSAM 6:AIR INDIA LIMITED MANAGER CARGO LGBI AIRPORT BORJHAR GUWAHATI 15 7:AIR INIDA 113 AIRLINES HOUSE GURUDWARA RAKABGANJ ROAD PARLIAMENT STREET DELHI 110001 BEHIND ALL INDIA RADI Advocate for the Petitioner : MR G KHANDELIA, Advocate for the Respondent : MR S BORTHAKUR, Page No.# 3/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Date : 23.07.2025 Heard Mr. R. Paul, learned counsel for the applicant. None has appeared for the respondents. Mr. R. Paul, learned counsel for the applicant, has submitted that by way of instituting the present Interlocutory Application, he has prayed for impleading the opposite parties nos. 5, 6 & 7 as respondent nos.5, 6 & 7 in the connected Writ Petition. He has submitted that the respondents, herein, being the airline which had transported the material involved are necessary party for due and proper adjudication of the issues arising in the Writ Petition. On perusal of the averments made in the Interlocutory Application and upon hearing the learned counsel for the applicant, this Court is of the considered view that the present Interlocutory Application needs to be allowed and the opposite parties nos.5, 6 & 7, be permitted to be impleaded as respondent nos.5, 6 & 7, in the connected Writ Petition for a due and proper adjudication of the issues arising in the connected Writ Petition. Accordingly, the present Interlocutory Application stands allowed. The opposite parties nos.5, 6 & 7 are directed to be impleaded as respondent nos.5, 6 & 7 in the connected Writ Petition. Interlocutory Application accordingly, stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant