Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010125752025 2025:GAU-AS:7959- DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1895/2025 SRI PRACHURJYA BORBORUAH S/O SRI BIJON BORBORUAH, R/O- HOUSE NO. 308, BELTOLA BASISTHA ROAD, BELTOLA, GUWAHATI- 781028, PO BELTOLA, PS HATIGAON, DISTRICT KAMRUP M, ASSAM VERSUS THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT, GOVT OF ASSAM, ARANYA BHAWAN, PANJABARI, GUWAHATI, KAMRUP M, PIN 781037 2:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER ASSAM STATE ZOO DIVISION ASSAM STATE ZOO CUM BOTANICAL GARDEN ZOO ROAD JAPORIGOG GUWAHATI ASSAM- 781005 3:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE GOVT OF NAGALAND KOHIMA NAGALAND- 797001 4:THE DIRECTOR NAGALAND ZOOLOGICAL PARK RANGAPAHAR DIMAPUR NAGALAND- 797112 Page No.# 2/3 5:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE GOVT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH ITANAGAR ARUNACHAL PRADESH- 791111 6:THE DIRECTOR ITANAGAR BIIOLOGICAL PARK ITANAGAR ARUNACHAL PRADESH- 791113 7:THE SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT GOVT OF ASSAM DISPUR ASSAM SECRETARIAT GUWAHATI ASSAM- 781006 8:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE GOVT OF NAGALAND NEW SECRETARIAT COMPLEX KOHIMA NAGALAND- 797004 9:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE GOVT OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH CIVIL SECRETARIAT ITANAGAR ARUNACHAL PRADESH- 79111 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR P BORBORUAH PETITIONER IN PERSON, Advocate for the Respondent : SC, FOREST, GA, AP,GA, NAGALAND Page No.# 3/3 BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (ACTING) MR. LANUSUNGKUM JAMIR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR O R D E R 17.06.2025 (L.S. Jamir, C.J(Acting)) Heard the petitioner in person. 2. By this application, petitioner in person, who is the petitioner in PIL/17/2025 is praying for impleadment of “(a) The Special Chief Secretary, Environment & Forest Department, Government of Assam, Dispur, Assam Secretariat, Guwahati, Assam – 781006; (b) The Principal Secretary, Department of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of Nagaland, New Secretariat Complex, Kohima, Nagaland – 797004 and (c) The Principal Secretary, Department of Environment, Forests & Climate Change, Government of Arunachal Pradesh, Civil Secretariat, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh – 791111” as party respondent Nos. 7, 8 & 9 in PIL/17/2025. 3. It is the case of the petitioner in person that the aforesaid respondents are required to be impleaded as respondent Nos. 7, 8 & 9 inasmuch as they are necessary parties for adjudication of the concerned PIL. 4. We have considered the cause shown in the present application and we are satisfied. Accordingly, the prayer for impleadment is allowed. 5. I.A. stands disposed of. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE (ACTING) Comparing Assistant