Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010192472025 2025:GAU-AS:11699 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2838/2025 FULCHAND HOQUE S/O- LATE ABDUL HAMID, VILL- SAND BLOCK, P.O- BONDIHANA, P.S- FAKIRGANJ, DIST- DHUBRI, ASSAM, PIN-783349 VERSUS SRI BIKRAM KAIRI IAS IAS, COMMISSIONER , PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, ASSAM, JURIPAR, PANJABARI, GUWAHATI-37 2:DIBAKAR NATH IAS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DHUBRI P.O. AND P.S.-DHUBRI DIST-DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783301 3:SMTI BABITA KALITA BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER BIRSING-JARUA DEVELOPMENT BLOCK DHUBRI P.O.-DHUBRI DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783301 4:SRI JAY SHIVANI IAS COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSAM JURIPAR Page No.# 2/4 PANJABARI GUWAHATI-37 5:SMTI KEERTHI JALLI IAS COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSAM JURIPAR PANJABARI GUWAHATI 3 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M R KHANDAKAR, Advocate for the Respondent : , Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/269/2023 FULCHAND HOQUE S/O- LATE ABDUL HAMID VILL- SAND BLOCK P.O- BONDIHANA P.S- FAKIRGANJ DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783349 VERSUS BIKRAM KAIRI AND ORS. IAS COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ASSAM JURIPAR PANJABARI GUWAHATI-37 2:DIBAKAR NATH DEPUTY COMMISSIONER Page No.# 3/4 DHUBRI P.O P.S AND DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783301 3:BABITA KALITA BLOCK DEVELLOPMENT OFFICER BIRSUING- JARUA DEVELOPMENT BLOCK DHUBRI P.O AND DIST- DHUBRI PIN-783301 ASSAM 4:SRI JAY SHIVANI IAS COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSAM JURIPAR PANJABARI GUWAHATI-37 ------------ Advocate for : MR. M R KHANDAKAR Advocate for : MR. M NATH (R appearing for BIKRAM KAIRI AND ORS. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 01-09-2025 Heard Mr. M. R. Khandakar, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Mr. G. Bokalial, learned Government Advocate and Ms. N. Bora, learned Sanding Counsel, P&RD Department for the opposite party. 2. By filing this application, the applicant seeks for impleadment of one Smti Keerthi Jalli, IAS, Commissioner, Panchayat & Rural Development Department (P&RD) as the respondent No. 5 in the connected Contempt Case (C)No. 269/2023. Page No.# 4/4 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicant that the respondent No. 4, who was the Commissioner, P&RD, Assam has recently been transferred during the pendency of this proceeding and one Smti Keerthi Jalli, IAS has been posted in his place as the Commissioner, P&RD Department. Therefore, the new incumbent is required to be impleaded in the connected contempt petition. 4. Having considered the submission of the learned counsel for the applicant and considering that one Smti Keerthi Jalli, IAS has been newly posted as the Commissioner, P&RD Department in place of the respondent No. 4, as well as the prayer for impleadment not being objected to by the learned counsel for opposite parties, I deem it appropriate to allow this application by allowing impleadment of Smti Keerthi Jalli, IAS, Commissioner, Panchayat & Rural Development Department (P&RD) as the respondent No. 5 in the connected Contempt Case (C)No. 269/2023. 5. Accordingly, Smti Keerthi Jalli, IAS, Commissioner, Panchayat & Rural Development Department (P&RD) is allowed to be impleaded as the respondent No. 5 in the connected Contempt Case (C)No. 269/2023. 6. Interlocutory Application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant