Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010179302025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2818/2025 MS VIVEK TRANSPORT AGENCY A PROPRIETORSHIP FIRM WITH ITS REGISTERED ADDRESS AT SOHSARAI THANA SOHSARAI DISTRICT- NALANDA WHICH IS REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR KUMAR VIVEK S/O- ANIL KUMAR PRESENTLY RESIDING AT VILLAGE JHAGRARPAR PT-III KHALILPUR OF DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM VERSUS RAJIB HAQUE S/O- SAHIDUL HAQUE R/O- SOUTH HAIBARGAON GHUTLAIPATT HUSSAIN ALI HAZARIKA ROAD NAGAON SADAR DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM. 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FOOD CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAATI 3:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM FOOD CIVIL SUPPLIES AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAATI-6. 4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BISWANATH Page No.# 2/3 DISRICT- BISWANATH PIN -78417 ------------ Advocate for : MR. R P SARMAH Advocate for : MS P BORAH appearing for RAJIB HAQUE BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 27.08.2025 Heard Ms. R. Devi, learned counsel for the applicant and Ms. P. Borah, learned counsel for the opposite party/writ petitioner. By filing this application, the applicant has prayed for impleadment as respondent No. 4 in the connected writ petition, being WP(C) No. 4627/2025. The opposite party/writ petitioner has challenged the rejection of his technical bid pursuant to the NIT dated 27.06.2025 for appointment as Handling and Transport Contractor for transportation of food grains in respect of Biswanath District for Tier-I and Tier-II. The bid of the applicant has been found responsive in the financial bid evaluation and vide order dated 12.08.2025, the applicant has been awarded the above contract pursuant to the said NIT dated 27.06.2025. Having considered that the applicant has been awarded the contract pursuant to the NIT dated 27.06.2025 and the challenge made in the connected writ petition is to the rejection of technical bid of the opposite party/writ petition, I am of the view that the applicant is a necessary party in the Page No.# 3/3 connected proceedings. Accordingly, the applicant is impleaded as party respondent No. 4 in the connected writ petition, being WP(C) No. 4627/2025. The interlocutory application stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant