Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010262162024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/4015/2024 THE AHAN TARANITHOI, HAUNASANG, APOKPA MARUP A REGD SOCIETY HAVING THEIR PERMANENT OFFICE AT VILL- LAISHRAMKHUM, P.O- RAJYESWARPUR, P.S- LALA, DIST- HAILAKANDI, ASSAM, PIN- 788163, REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY, SAMARJEET SINGHA, AGE 60 YRS. S/O- LATE DHANYA SINGHA, R/O- VILL- AMLIPUKHURI RESERVE. P.O- JUGIJAN BAZAR, P.S- HOJAI, DIST-NAGAON, ASSAM, PIN-782429 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 7 ORS REP. BY THE SECRETARY , MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SHASTRI BHAWAN, C WING, NEW DELHI, PIN-11000 1 2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SHASTRI BHAWAN C WING NEW DELHI PIN-11000 1 3:THE SECRETARY SANGEET NATAK ACADEMY RABINDRA BHAWAN NEW DELHI-01 4:THE INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL CENTRE FOR THE ARTS Page No.# 2/4 REP. BY ITS DEAN 11 MAN SINGH ROAD RAJPATH AREA CENTRAL SECRETARIAT NEW DELHI-01 5:THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DEPRTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION DISPUR GUWAHATI-06 6:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM CULTURAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06 7:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19 8:THE MANIPURI LANGUAGE PROTECTION COORDINATION COMMITTEE ASSAM THROUGH THE CHAIRMAN CAPT. N.M GUPTA ROAD SILCHAR ASSAM PIN-78800 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B BORAH, MR. I H SAIKIA,MR. B BORAH,MR. K KALITA,MR. M R CHOUDHURY,MR K KASHYAB,MS L HMAR Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., GA, ASSAM,SC, ELEM. EDU,MR S BORTHAKUR,MR H P NEPAL,MR. B CHAKRAVARTY (R-1,2) Page No.# 3/4 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY ORDER Date : 02-04-2025 Heard Mr. B. Borah, learned counsel for the applicant; Mr. B. Chakraborty, learned CGC for the opposite party nos. 1 & 2; Ms. B. Deka, learned Standing Counsel, Elementary Education Department for the opposite party nos. 5 & 7; and Ms. S. Baruah, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the opposite party no. 6. 2. The instant interlocutory application is preferred by the applicant seeking deletion of the name of the opposite party no. 4, who has been impleaded as respondent no. 4 in the connected writ petition, W.P.[C] no. 4552/2023. 3. It is stated that the applicant as the writ petitioner has preferred the connected writ petition seeking inter alia a direction to the respondent authorities to introduce Meetei/Manipuri Mayek [Script] in Assam. It is stated in the instant application, for grant of relief sought by the applicant-writ petitioner in the connected writ petition, the opposite party-respondent no. 4 is not a necessary party. 4. The learned counsel appearing for the opposite parties, mentioned above, have submitted that they have no objection if the prayer made in this interlocutory application is allowed. 5. As it is averred that the opposite party-respondent no. 4 is not a necessary party for consideration of the lis involved in the connected writ petition, W.P.[C] no. 4552/2023, the instant application is allowed. Page No.# 4/4 6. The learned counsel for the applicant-writ petitioner shall file an amended cause-title in terms of the Notification no. 79 dated 19.06.2023 before the Registry within 3 [three] working days from today and on submission of the amended Cause-Title, the Registry shall do the necessary corrections in the Cause-Title of the connected writ petition as well as in the CIS. JUDGE Comparing Assistant