Page No.# 1/4 GAHC030008702025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/232/2025 Sh H.L.Rinmawia and 3 Ors. R/b Biakthansanga, R/o Pawlrang, Saitual District VERSUS Sh Khilli Ram Meena and 6 Ors. Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram, Aizawl Advocate for the Petitioner : Mr Samuel Vanlalhriata Chhangte Advocate for the Respondent : Ms Valentina Laldinpuii Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/12/2024 Sh. H.L. Rinmawia R/b Biakthansanga and 3 Ors. R/b Biakthansanga R/o Pawlrang Saitual District 2: Smt. Vanlalchhungi R/b Biakthansanga R/o Pawlrang Saitual District 3: Sh. K. Lallawmsanga S/o Suakthuama R/o Pawlrang Saitual District 4: Sh. K. Lalhmangaiha Page No.# 2/4 R/o Pawlrang Saitual District VERSUS Sh. Khilli Ram Meena Chief Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram and 6 Ors. Aizawl 2:Sh Vanlalmawia Secretary to the Govt. of Mizoram Land Revenue and Settlement Deptt. MINECo Khatla Aizawl 3:Sh. Lallawmawma Competent Authority for Land Aquisition (CALA)/ Addl Dy Commissioner Saitual District 4:Sh. Anurag Jain Secretary to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways Govt of India Transport Bhawan Parliament Street New Delhi 5:Sh. Krishan Kumar Managing Director National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) 3rd Floor PTI Building 4 parliamnet Street New Delhi 6:Sh. Paleti Brahmanandam General Manager (LA and Admin) NHIDCL 3rd Floor T 86 Tuikhuahtlang Aizawl Advocate for the Petitioner : Ms Valentina Laldinpuii Advocate for the Respondent : Ms. Lalngaihsaki Fanai for R3 Page No.# 3/4 BEFORE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MARLI VANKUNG ORDER 14.01.2026 Heard Mr. Samuel Vanlalhriata Chhangte, learned counsel for the applicant who has filed this application under Order 1 Rule 10 (2) of the Code of Civil Procedure for striking out the applicant who have been arrayed as respondent No. 7 in the connected Contempt Case No. 12/2024, by submitting that the applicant has already paid the total amount awarded by the CALA in compliance with the Judgment and Order passed in WP(C) No. 1 of 2024 and therefore, they are not required to be made a party in the Contempt Case No. 12/2024. Ms. Valentina Laldinpuii, learned counsel for the petitioner in Contempt Case No. 12/2024 and opposite party in the instant I.A is present and submits that she has no objection to the striking out of the name of the applicant who was arrayed as respondent No. 7 in the connected Contempt Case No. 12/2024. In view of the above submissions, this Court finds it appropriate to allow the instant application and accordingly, striking out the names of Page No.# 4/4 respondent No. 7 (V. Umashankar, Secretary to MoRTH) and he is discharged of his liability in the connected Contempt Case No. 12/2024. Accordingly, the said I.A(C) No. 232/2025 stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant