Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010167742025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2438/2025 in WP(C)/5421/2019 THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY MANAGER, LPG-S, INDANE AREA OFFICE, INDIAN OIL- AOD STATE OFFICE 3RD FLOOR, EAST POINT TOWER, BAMUNIMAIDAN, GUWAHATI- 781021, ASSAM. 2: THE CHIEF AREA MANAGER GUWAHATI AREA OFFICE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LT VERSUS MUSTT SHABNAM SULTANA CHOUDHURY R/O- DAKHIN SAMORALI, P.O- CHOUDHURY BAZAR, P.S- MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI, ASSAM, PIN 782439. 2:THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS A-WING SHASTRI RAJENDRA PRASAD ROAD NEW DELHI- 110001 3:SMTI KANGKANA NATH D/O- PRAFULLA CHANDRA NATH W/O- RAHUL MEDHI VILLAGE- KAHUATOLI P.O- AIB DIST.- NAGAO Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M SARMA, MR. M K CHOUDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : MR. N N B CHOUDHURY, Page No.# 2/2 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI ORDER 11.08.2025 Heard Shri M Sarma, learned counsel for the applicant, who, by means of this application, has prayed for striking off the name of the respondent no. 1 (Union of India) from the array of parties in the connected WP(C)/5421/2019. He has submitted that such application has been filed in view of the Circular dated 16.12.2013. Apart from the aspect as to whether such an application would be maintainable at the instance of the present applicant, Shri K Kashyap, learned counsel appearing for the opposite party/writ petitioner has submitted that he has objection to the aforesaid prayer and would like to file an affidavit. At this stage, Shri Sarma, learned counsel for the applicant has informed this Court that today itself, similar applications, being IA(C)/2435/2025 and IA(C)/2437/2025 have been dismissed by this Court which were filed in connection with WP(C)/7156/2018 and WP(C)/7062/2021, respectively. Considering the above, this Court is also of the view that the present application would not be maintainable and is accordingly dismissed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant