Page No.# 1/14 GAHC010195342025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2875/2025 ON THE DEATH OF SRI KHAGEN CHANDRA LAHKAR @ KHAGEN LAHKAR, HIS LEGAL HEIR SMTI. BIRAJA LAHKAR W/O LATE KHAGEN CHANDRA LAHKAR, RESIDENT OF SAUKUCHI, JYOTIKUCHI, BHAGABAD DHAM, PO SAUKUCHI, PS LOKHORA, DIST KAMRUPM ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, HAVING HIS OFFICE AT ASSAM SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, DISTRICT KAMRUP (METRO), PIN CODE-781006, ASSAM 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM INDUSTRIES COMMERCE AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE DEPARTMENT HAVING HIS OFFICE AT ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI DISTRICT KAMRUP (METRO) ASSAM. PIN CODE-781006. 3:THE SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM INDUSTRIES COMMERCE AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE DEPARTMENT HAVING HIS OFFICE AT ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI DISTRICT KAMRUP (METRO) ASSAM. PIN CODE-781006. 4:THE JOINT SECRETARY Page No.# 2/14 GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM INDUSTRIES COMMERCE AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE DEPARTMENT HAVING HIS OFFICE AT ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI DISTRICT KAMRUP (METRO) ASSAM. PIN CODE-781006. 5:THE ASSAM GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR 6:THE MANAGING DIRECTOR THE ASSAM GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT ASSAM KHANAPARA GUWAHATI - 781 022 IN THE DISTRICT OF KAMRUP (METRO) ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. H. BURAGOHAIN, M BURAGOHAIN,MS A DEVI,MS. H BORAH,MR. C AGARWAL,MS. S NATH Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, Linked Case : WP(C)/6204/2024 BHUPEN CHANDRA GOSWAMI AND 42 ORS AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SON OF LATE SARAT CHANDRA GOSWAMI RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 25 BIJAY NAGAR P.O AND P.S - NOONMATI GUWAHATI- 781020 KAMRUP(M) ASSAM. PH. NO. - 7635885590 2: SRI ASHUTOSH DEVA SARMA AGED ABOUT 69YEARS SON OF LATE CHAKRAPARTI DEV SARMA Page No.# 3/14 RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 45 GOPALPUR KRISHNAGAR JAPORIGOG P.O-JAPORIGOG GUWAHATI- 781005 KAMRUP(M) ASSAM. 3: SRI SATYEN BARUAH AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS SON OF LATE NIRANJAN BARUAH RESIDENT OF BORAHAI FLAT NO. UNIT 03 HOUSE NO. 77 HARENDRA DAIMARI PATH GHORAMARA BELTOLA GUWAHATI-781028 KAMRUP(M) ASSAM. 4: JADAV PATHAK AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS SON OF LATE BARUN CH. PATHAK RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - JLUTIMA BETALIAN GATE HOUSE NO. 23 P.O. BINOVA NAGAR P.S. ADAGODAM GUWAHATI KAMRUP (M) 5: SRI BIREN CH. DEKA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS SON OF LATE TARANI CH. DEKA RESIDENT OF BARBARI VIP ROAD ALOKPUR PATH HOUSE NO. 6 P.O. HENGRABARI P.S. DISPUR GUWAHATI-781036 KAMRUP(M) ASSAM. PH. NO. 8011162098. 6: SRI NARAYAN MAHANTA AGED ABOUT68 YEARS SON OF LATE KHARGESWAR DEV MAHANTA RESIDENT OF NIZAN VILLY BYE LANE 2 HOUSE NO. 105 Page No.# 4/14 P.O. NIKAMUL CHATRA P.S. TEZPUR DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM. PH. NO. 7: SRI HAREN SARMA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SON OF LATE DEBENDRA NATH SARMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SIMALUA P.O. BALISATRA P.S. POYA DISTRICT - KAMRUP(R) ASSAM. 8: SRI AKHHIL DEKA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SON OF LATE TARANI DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -BALA P.O. BALA P.S. KAMARKUCHI DISTRICT- NALBARI ASSAM. PH. NO. 8453071414 9: MRS. NIRUPAMA CHOUDHURI AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS WIFE OF SRI KAILASH CHOUDHURY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -JAPORIGOG KRISHNANAGAR SANKAR TILLA HOUSE NO. 13 P.O. DISPUR GUWAHATI-781005 KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 10: SUMSUDDIN AHMED AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS SON OF LATE MUBARAK ALI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -LOWER MIRZAPUR P.O. A P.S. AZARA PIN-7810017 KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 11: SRI MAHESWAR ROY CHOUDHURY AGED ABOUT 65 YEARS SON OF LATE JOGENDRA ROY CHOUDHURY Page No.# 5/14 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -JAYSAGAR P.O. JAYSAGAR P.S. MUKALMUA PIN - 781026 DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. PH. NO. 9678770748. 12: SRI DHARANI SARMA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS SON OF LATE LATE GIRIDHAR SARMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - KENDUKONA P.O. PUTHIMARI P.S. KAMALPUR PIN -781126 DISTRICT - KAMRUP(R) ASSAM. PH. NO. 9613975539. 13: SRI DAKSHYA DEKA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SON OF ANANTARAM DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - PUNJABARI POILASHNAGAR HOUSE NO. 11 P.O. PUNJABARI GUWAHATI-781037 KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 14: SRI BHABANI KONWAR AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS SON OF LATE INDRA KANTA KNOWAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - PAPRAGAON P.O. PAPRAGAON PART - II P.S. BONGAIGAON DISTRICT -BONGAIGAON ASSAM. PH. NO. 9854577011. 15: SMTI. JONAKI BARMAN AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS WIFE OF LATE KHARGESWAR BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PAPRAGAON P.O. PAPRAGAON PART -II P.S. BONGAIGAON DISTRICT -BONGAIGAON ASSAM. PH. NO. 7099626756. 16: SRI NAGEN DEKA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS Page No.# 6/14 SON OF LATE PATI RAM DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. DHALIGAON P.S. BONGAIGAON DISTRICT BONGAIGAON ASSAM. PH. NO. 8876014266. 17: SRI PADMA LOSAN BARMAN AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS SON OF LATE TARANI KANTA BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -AMGURI NO. 3 WARD P.O. AND P.S. BONGAIGAON DISTRICT BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN - 783385. PH. NO. 8724961861. 18: SRI INDRA MOHAN NATH AGED ABOUT 79 YEARS SON OF LATE KETHARU NATH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BHALAGAON P.O. NORTH BAITAMARI P.S. AND DISTRICT - BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN -783380 PH. NO. 9387761725. 19: SRI HEMCHANDRA LAHKAR AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS SON OF LATE ANANDIRAM LAHKAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. LAHKARPARA P.S. GHAGRAPAR DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM PIN -781350 PH. NO. 6900851106. 20: SRI SARBESWAR KALITA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS SON OF LATE JOGEN KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. KARIA P.S. NALBARI DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM PIN - 781350 PH. NO. 6900383812. Page No.# 7/14 21: SRI HARKUMAR DEKA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS SON OF LATE MANIK DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SADAIKUCHI P.O. BARANGHATI P.S. KOYA DISTRICT - KAMRUP (R) ASSAM PIN- 781350 PH. NO. 8011446203. 22: SRI BIRENDRA KUMAR LAHKAR AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS SON OF LATE RAJANI KANTA LAHKAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -PURNADOISAPARA P.O. LAHKRPARA P.S. GHAGRAPAR DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM PIN - 781350 PH. NO. 9957439190. 23: SRI SUKLESWAR KALITA AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS SON OF LATE MUKUNDA KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - DOISAPARA P.O. LAKHRPARA P.S. GHAGRAPAR DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM PIN -781350 PH. NO. 9127264928. 24: SMTI. BIJULI KALITA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS WIFE OF SUBASH CH. KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - 2 NO. JIYAKUR NAVITHA P.O. KUKURMARA P.S. CHAYYAGAON DISTRICT- KAMRUP (R) ASSAM. PH. NO. 6901885630. 25: SRI PRAMOD TALUKDAR AGED ABOUT 77 YEARS SON OF LATE HARI DAS TALUKDAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. BANGAON P.S. PATACHARKUCHI Page No.# 8/14 DISTRICT- BAJALI ASSAM PIN - 781375 PH. NO. 9678532729. 26: SMTI. KALPANA CHOUDHURY AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS WIFE OF LATE RAMANI MOHAN CHOUDHURY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -CHAMATA P.O. PACHIM CHAMATA P.S. BELSOR DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM PIN 781306 PH. NO. 9706532729. 27: SRI KHAGEN LAHKAR AGED ABOUT 72 YEARS SON OF LATE PRAKASH LAHKAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - JYOTISHREE NAGAR P.O. SAWKUCHI P.S. DISPUR DISTRICT -KAMRUP (M) ASSAM. PH. NO. 9707918352. 28: SRI MALINDRA KALITA AGED ABOUT 66 YEARS SON OF LATE TANURAM KALITA RESIDENT OF VILL- DAKSHINGAON SHIVPUR SHIVAMANDIR P.O. KAHILIPARA P.S. DISPUR KAMRUP (METRO) ASSAM PIN - 781 019 PH. NO. 9864045632. 29: SRI ACHUT BHUYAN AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS SON OF LATE HEMCHANDRA BHUYAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - CHAMATA P.O. PACHIM CHAMATA P.S. BELSOR DISTRICT- NALBARI ASSAM PIN -781306 PH. NO. 6002198393. Page No.# 9/14 30: SRI BHABENDRA NATH KALITA AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS SON OF LATE KANTHI RAM KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - GANESHPARA CHAMPAK NAGAR BYE LANE NO. 3 HOUSE NO. 21 P.O. AND P.S. FATASIL AMBARI GUWAHATI -781 013 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PH. NO. 8011103839 31: SRI ANIL KRISHNA TALUKDAR AGED ABOUT 64 YEARS SON OF LATE A.C. TALUKDAR RESIDENT OF VJYOTIKUCHI SATAPDI PATH BLOCK -C AKHIL MANILA ENCLAVE (B) P.O. JYOTIKUCHI P.S. FATASIL AMBARI GUWAHATI - 781 013 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PH NO. 9435700194. 32: SRI HIRACHARAN DEKA SON OF LATE NANI DEKA RESIDENT OF BAGHARBARI SATGAON PATH BYE LANE NO. 2 HOUSE NO. 52 P.O. PANJABARI P.S. DISPUR GUWAHATI - 781 037 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PH. NO. 9954086712. 33: SMTI. LAKHI DEKA WIFE OF SURAT DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BAGHARBARI GANESH MANDIR HOUSE NO. 41 P.O. PANJABARI P.S. SATGAON GUWAHATI -781 037 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PH NO. 9864148652. Page No.# 10/14 34: SMTI KAMINI DEKA WIFE OF LATE SANATAN DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BAHARBARI GANESH MANDIR HOUSE NO. 40 P.O. PANJABARI P.S. SATGAON GUWAHATI -781 037 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PH NO. 9085273672. 35: SRI HARMOHAN KALITA SON OF LATE MUKTARAM KALITA RESIDENT OF RAJAMDINI RESIDENCY BLOCK B 2ND FLOOR PRAGJYOTISH NAGAR MALIGAON GUWAHTI - 781 011 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PH. NO. 6002649886. 36: SRI RAJANI NATH SON OF LATE MEGHARAM NATH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - UTTAR BARSIRAL P.O. AND P.S. GHAGRAPAR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781349 ASSAM PH. NO. 9864089818. 37: SMTI. GEETA TALUKDAR WIFE OF BHASKAR KALITA RESIDENT OF KALIMANDIR ROAD PARIJAT PATH HOUSE NO. 09 SAWKUCHI GUWAHATI - 781040 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PH. NO. 8638971473. Page No.# 11/14 38: SMTI RIVA DAS WIFE OF LATE HARESWAR DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BARAKHAT P.O. AND P.S. CHAYGAON DISTRICT - KAMRUP (R) ASSAM PIN - 781124 PH. NO. 7002794199. 39: SRI RAMESH KAKATI SON OF LATE GANGA RAM KAKATI RESIDENT OF BANGAON MADHUBAN PATH HOUSE NO. 10 NEAR MAJIPARA L.P. SCHOOL P.O. BELTOLA P.S. BASISTHA GUWAHATI - 781028 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 40: SRI BALEN DAS SON OF LATE NABIN DAS RESIDENT OF RUPNAGAR JONAKPUR HOUSE NO. 13 P.S. PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI - 781 029 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PH NO. 9854965582. 41: SMTI. ANIMA KALITA LAHKAR WIFE OF LATE PRAMOD LAHKAR RESIDENT OF SRINAGAR BYE LANE NO. 2 HOUSE NO. 12 P.O. AND P.S. DISPUR GUWAHATI - 781 005 DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PH NO. 9864320084. 42: SMTI. BIMALA DEKA WIFE OF LATE BIREN DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BARDHANARA P.O. DAKSHINGAON P.S. GHAGRAPAR Page No.# 12/14 DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM PIN -781350 PH. NO. 9954314914. 43: PRAMOD BHUYAN SON OF LATE RAMESWAR DUTTA BUUYAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - CHAMATA P.O. PACHIM CHAMATA P.S. BELSOR DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM PIN -781306 PH NO. 9864383101. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HAVING HIS OFFICE AT ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI DISTRICT KAMRUP (METRO) PIN CODE-781006 ASSAM 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM INDUSTRIES COMMERCE AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE DEPARTMENT HAVING HIS OFFICE AT ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI DISTRICT KAMRUP (METRO) ASSAM. PIN CODE-781006. 3:THE SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM INDUSTRIES COMMERCE AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE DEPARTMENT HAVING HIS OFFICE AT ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI DISTRICT KAMRUP (METRO) ASSAM. PIN CODE-781006. 4:THE JOINT SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM INDUSTRIES COMMERCE AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISE DEPARTMENT HAVING HIS OFFICE AT ASSAM SECRETARIAT Page No.# 13/14 DISPUR GUWAHATI DISTRICT KAMRUP (METRO) ASSAM. PIN CODE-781006. 5:THE ASSAM GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR 6:THE MANAGING DIRECTOR THE ASSAM GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT ASSAM KHANAPARA GUWAHATI - 781 022 IN THE DISTRICT OF KAMRUP (METRO) ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MR. H. BURAGOHAIN Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ROBIN PHUKAN ORDER 05.09.2025 Heard Mr. H. Buragohain, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Goswami, learned Senior Government Advocate for the respondent. This application under Order XXII Rule 3, read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, is preferred by the applicant for impleading the legal heirs/successors of the deceased writ petitioner, namely, Sri Khagen Chandra Lahkar (i.e., petitioner No. 27 in the connected writ petition, being WP(C) No. 6204/2024). Mr. Buragohain, learned counsel for the applicant submits that the petitioner No. 27, namely, Sri Khagen Chandra Lahkar suffered demise on 21.05.2025; and as Page No.# 14/14 such, the present applicant, who is the wife of the deceased petitioner No. 27, is required to be impleaded in the connected writ petition, being WP(C) No. 6204/2024. Mr. Goswami, learned Senior Government Advocate for the respondent submits that he has no objection. Accordingly, taking note of the submissions made by the learned counsel for both the parties, this application stands allowed. The applicant, namely, Biraja Lahkar be impleaded as petitioner at Serial No. 27, in place of Late Khagen Chandra Lahkar. In terms of the above, this interlocutory application stands disposed of. In view of the order passed today in this connected interlocutory application, the learned counsel for the petitioner shall file an amended Cause title in WP(C) No. 6204/2024, within a period of 1 (one) week from today. Registry shall list the connected WP(C) No. 6204/2024 after 1 (one) week. JUDGE Comparing Assistant