Page No.# 1/21 GAHC010271842024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3982/2024 GHANASHYAM DAS AND ORS S/O - LATE NABIN CH. DAS, R/O -H/NO. 33, NABAJYOTI NAGAR, P.O. PANJABARI, DISTRICT KAMRUP (M), ASSAM -781037. 2: APURBA HUZURI S/O - UTTAM HUZURI R/O - SANTIPUR HILLSIDE P.O. BHARALUMUKH DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM - 781009. 3: BHUPENDRA BARMAN S/O - KHAGENDRA NATH BARMAN R/O - VILL-BYASKUCHI P.O. - BYASKUCHI DISTRICT - BARPETA ASSAM - 781307. 4: JUGAL SARMAH S/O LATE KUMUD CH. SARMAH. Page No.# 2/21 R/O - K.B ROAD W/NO. 11 P.O. RUPNAGAR DISTRICT - NORTH LAKHIMPUR ASSAM -787001 5: PULIN MAHANTA S/O-SRI BHUBANESWAR MAHANTA R/O - 1E SUBHA ENCLAVE PATARKUCHI ROAD BASISTHA NEAR SBI ATM P.O. BELTOLA. DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM - 781029. 6: ABDUL MAZID S/O - ABDUL HAMID R/O - BAIHATA CHARALI P.O. BAIHATA DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM - 781381. 7: DULAL DUTTA S/O - LT. KANTHI RAM DUTTA R/O - VILL. BHITOR KOKILA P.O. FAKALAPATHAR. DISTRICT - JORHAT ASSAM - 785111. 8: . KHALILOR RAHMAN S/O - LATE ENUSH ALI Page No.# 3/21 R/O - BIHAMPUR BELSOR P.O. MULARKUCHI DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM -781303. 9: RATUL MAHANTA S/O- SRI GOPAL MAHANTA R/O - BISWANATH CHARALI MADHUPUR WARD NO. 7 P.O. SONITPUR. DISTRICT - BISWANATH CHARALI ASSAM - 784176. 10: KHANINDRA HANDIQUE S/O - ABSADHAR HANDIQUE R/O- WARD NO. 09 COLLEGE ROAD P.O. LAKHIMPUR DISTRICT - NORTH LAKHIMPUR ASSAM -787001. 11: DEBAJIT DUTTA S/O - MAHESWAR DUTTA R/O- BHITOR KOKILA RUMANGAON P.O. NIMATIGHAT DISTRICT -JORHAT ASSAM - 785111. 12: DHARITRA KNOWAR S/O - SONESWAR KNOWAR Page No.# 4/21 R/O - VILL-LACHIT NAGAR P.O. - KHUBALIA DISTRICT - DHEMAJI ASSAM -787057. 13: RAHUL BORA S/O - LATE SARAT BORA R/O - VILL- 03 NO. KAKI 02 NO GAON P.O - SANKARPUR DISTRICT - HOJAI ASSAM -782446 . 14: JAHIRUL BHUYAN S/O - LATE ABDUR RAHIM BHUYAN R/O - VILL- KACHARIBORI P.O. - DEWAGURI DISTRICT - MORIGAON ASSAM -782127. 15: SAHABUDDIN TALUKDAR S/O - SHAHJAHAN TALUKDAR R/O - VILL-HATIGAON OPP. LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL GUWAHATI P.O. HATIGAON DISTRICT KAMRUP (M) ASSAM -781038 16: SANJIB BARMAN S/O - LATE PREMESWAR BARMAN Page No.# 5/21 R/O - VILL-SINGIMARI P.O - ROWMARI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM-781104. 17: INNAL HAQUE S/O SRI ISMAIL ALI R/O - VILL- RANGMAHAL P.O - RANGMAHAL DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM -781030. 18: CHAYA RANI DAS D/O - SRI MADHAB CH. DAS R/O - VILL- KALLAPARA P.O- MONIARY TINIALI DISTRICT -KAMRUP ASSAM -781125. 19: NRIPEN KALITA S/O - SRI DHARESWAR KALITA R/O - VILL- PACHARIA P.O. BORAGAON. DISTRICT KAMRUP ASSAM 781104. 20: JONALI KALITA W/O - SRI PHANIDHAR KALITA Page No.# 6/21 R/O - VILL- CHANDMARI MILONPUR P.O- BAMUNIMAIDAN DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM - 781021. 21: NAYANMONI DEKA D/O - SRI BROJEN KR. DEKA R/O - VILL- NONOI MUDAIANI P.O - NONOI DISTRICT - NAGAON ASSAM - 782101. 22: BHASKAR JYOTI NATH S/O - CHIKON CH. NATH R/O - VILL-DIBONG P.O. DIBONG DISTRICT - TINSUKIA ASSAM-786181. 23: SANJAY KR NATH S/O - RAMESH CH. NATH R/O - L.P. SCHOOL ROAD KHANAMUKH P.O. GAUHATI UNIVERSITY DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM - 781014. 24: PINTHI TERANG S/O - LATE. MADHAB TERANG Page No.# 7/21 R/O-THANA ROAD RONGMONGVE THANA ROAD P.O. DIPHU DISTRICT -KARBI ANGLONG 25: JEMSON KRO S/O - KANGBURA KRO R/O - KAMAR TISSO P.O. PHULONI DISTRICT - KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM -782441. 26: SHIKARI ENGHEE S/O BULESWAR ENGHEE C/O MISS MENNA TIMUNGPI DFO EAST DIVISION. P.O. DIPHU DISTRICT - KRABI ANGLONG ASSAM -782460 27: ABDUL RASHID S/O - LATE RAUSHAN ALI R/O H/NO. 22 SATGAON NAWAPARA MILIJULI PATH P.O.- PANJABARI DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) Page No.# 8/21 ASSAM - 781037 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 11 ORS - REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006 2:SRI SATYAJIT RAY SON OF SUSHIL CH. RAY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DHALIGAON (BGR MAINGATE) P.O. AND P.S. DHALIGAON DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN- 783385 3:MANIK TISSO SON OF LT. PANIRAM JISSO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SARTHA RONGHANG TARABASA P.O. TARABASA P.S. HOWRAGHAT DISTRICT- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782482 4:AMARJIT HANSU SON OF LT. ALANTA HANSU RESIDENT OF RONGKHELAN DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG P.O.- RONG KHELAN P.S. DIPHU ASSAM PIN- 782462 5:SRI DON BORA SON OF LT. DINA NATH BORA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- HOWRAGHAT P.O. AND P.S. HOWRAGHAT DISTRICT- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481 6:SRI TIKSHNA JYOTI BOKALIAL Page No.# 9/21 SON OF LT. SEBAK BOKALIAL RESIDENT OF KOMARCHUK P.O. RAJGARH P.S. TINGKHONG DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 786611 7:SRI ALAKESH DAS SON OF MAHADEV DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BRINDABANHATI (S.K.ROAD) P.O. AND P.S. BARPETA DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781301 8:BANJIT DAS SON OF HAREKRISHNA DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BAMUNBARADI DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781314 9:SMTI. GAYATRI GOGOI DAUGHTER OF RAMANANDA GOGOI RESIDENT OF MILANPUR ROAD CHANDMARI P.O. BAMUNIMAIDAN P.S. CHANDMARI DISTRICT- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN- 781021 10:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI- 781037 11:THE ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (ADMIN AND VIG.) ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI- 781037 12:DAYANAND RONGPI SON OF LT. MONSING RONGPI RESIDENT OF RONGAGORA Page No.# 10/21 WEST KARBI ANGLONG P.O. AND P.S. BAITHALANGSO DISTRICT- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 78245 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR P J PATAR, M DEVI,W AKHTAR,MR. K SINGHA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, FOREST, Linked Case : WP(C)/5444/2024 GHANASHYAM DAS AND 26 ORS S/O - LATE NABIN CH. DAS R/O H/NO. 33 NABAJYOTI NAGAR P.O. PANJABARI DISTRICT KAMRUP (M) ASSAM -781037 2: APURBA HUZURI S/O - UTTAM HUZURI R/O - SANTIPUR HILLSIDE P.O. BHARALUMUKH DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM - 781009. 3: BHUPENDRA BARMAN S/O - KHAGENDRA NATH BARMAN R/O - VILL-BYASKUCHI P.O. - BYASKUCHI Page No.# 11/21 DISTRICT - BARPETA ASSAM - 781307. 4: JUGAL SARMAH S/O LATE KUMUD CH. SARMAH. R/O - K.B ROAD W/NO. 11 P.O. RUPNAGAR DISTRICT - NORTH LAKHIMPUR ASSAM -787001. 5: PULIN MAHANTA S/O-SRI BHUBANESWAR MAHANTA R/O - 1E SUBHA ENCLAVE PATARKUCHI ROAD BASISTHA NEAR SBI ATM P.O. BELTOLA. DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM - 781029. 6: ABDUL MAZID S/O - ABDUL HAMID R/O - BAIHATA CHARALI P.O. BAIHATA DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM - 781381. 7: DULAL DUTTA S/O - LT. KANTHI RAM DUTTA R/O - VILL. BHITOR KOKILA P.O. FAKALAPATHAR. DISTRICT - JORHAT ASSAM - 785111 Page No.# 12/21 8: KHALILOR RAHMAN S/O - LATE ENUSH ALI R/O - BIHAMPUR BELSOR P.O. MULARKUCHI DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM -781303 9: RATUL MAHANTA S/O- SRI GOPAL MAHANTA R/O - BISWANATH CHARALI MADHUPUR WARD NO. 7 P.O. SONITPUR. DISTRICT - BISWANATH CHARALI ASSAM - 784176. 10: KHANINDRA HANDIQUE S/O - ABSADHAR HANDIQUE R/O- WARD NO. 09 COLLEGE ROAD P.O. LAKHIMPUR DISTRICT - NORTH LAKHIMPUR ASSAM -787001. 11: DEBAJIT DUTTA S/O - MAHESWAR DUTTA R/O- BHITOR KOKILA RUMANGAON P.O. NIMATIGHAT DISTRICT -JORHAT ASSAM - 785111. 12: DHARITRA KNOWAR Page No.# 13/21 S/O - SONESWAR KNOWAR R/O - VILL-LACHIT NAGAR P.O. - KHUBALIA DISTRICT - DHEMAJI ASSAM -787057 13: RAHUL BORA S/O - LATE SARAT BORA R/O - VILL- 03 NO. KAKI 02 NO GAON P.O - SANKARPUR DISTRICT - HOJAI ASSAM -782446 . 14: JAHIRUL BHUYAN S/O - LATE ABDUR RAHIM BHUYAN R/O - VILL- KACHARIBORI P.O. - DEWAGURI DISTRICT - MORIGAON ASSAM -782127. 15: SAHABUDDIN TALUKDAR S/O - SHAHJAHAN TALUKDAR R/O - VILL-HATIGAON OPP. LITTLE FLOWER SCHOOL GUWAHATI P.O. HATIGAON DISTRICT KAMRUP (M) ASSAM -781038 16: SANJIB BARMAN S/O - LATE PREMESWAR BARMAN Page No.# 14/21 R/O - VILL-SINGIMARI P.O - ROWMARI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM-781104. 17: INNAL HAQUE S/O SRI ISMAIL ALI R/O - VILL- RANGMAHAL P.O - RANGMAHAL DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM -781030. 18: CHAYA RANI DAS D/O - SRI MADHAB CH. DAS R/O - VILL- KALLAPARA P.O- MONIARY TINIALI DISTRICT -KAMRUP ASSAM -781125. 19: NRIPEN KALITA S/O - SRI DHARESWAR KALITA R/O - VILL- PACHARIA P.O. BORAGAON. DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM - 781104. 20: JONALI KALITA W/O - SRI PHANIDHAR KALITA R/O - VILL- CHANDMARI MILONPUR Page No.# 15/21 P.O- BAMUNIMAIDAN DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM - 781021 21: NAYANMONI DEKA D/O - SRI BROJEN KR. DEKA R/O - VILL- NONOI MUDAIANI P.O - NONOI DISTRICT - NAGAON ASSAM - 782101. 22: BHASKAR JYOTI NATH S/O - CHIKON CH. NATH R/O - VILL-DIBONG P.O. DIBONG DISTRICT - TINSUKIA ASSAM-786181 23: SANJAY KR NATH S/O - RAMESH CH. NATH R/O - L.P. SCHOOL ROAD KHANAMUKH P.O. GAUHATI UNIVERSITY DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM - 781014 24: PINTHI TERANG S/O - LATE. MADHAB TERANG R/O-THANA ROAD RONGMONGVE THANA ROAD Page No.# 16/21 P.O. DIPHU DISTRICT -KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM -782460. 25: JEMSON KRO S/O - KANGBURA KRO R/O - KAMAR TISSO P.O. PHULONI DISTRICT - KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM -782441. 26: SHIKARI ENGHEE S/O BULESWAR ENGHEE C/O MISS MENNA TIMUNGPI DFO EAST DIVISION. P.O. DIPHU DISTRICT - KRABI ANGLONG ASSAM -782460 27: ABDUL RASHID S/O - LATE RAUSHAN ALI R/O H/NO. 22 SATGAON NAWAPARA MILIJULI PATH P.O.- PANJABARI DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM - 781037. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. Page No.# 17/21 OF ASSAM ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 2:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE ARANYA BHAWAN PANJABARI GUWAHATI 781037 ------------ Advocate for : MR. K SINGHA Advocate for : SC FOREST appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR Linked Case : WP(C)/5586/2024 DAYANAND RONGPI AND 8 ORS SON OF LT. MONSING RONGPI RESIDENT OF RONGAGORA WEST KARBI ANGLONG P.O. AND P.S. BAITHALANGSO DISTRICT- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782450 2: SRI SATYAJIT RAY SON OF SUSHIL CH. RAY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DHALIGAON (BGR MAINGATE) P.O. AND P.S. DHALIGAON DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN- 783385 3: MANIK TISSO SON OF LT. PANIRAM JISSO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SARTHA RONGHANG TARABASA P.O. TARABASA P.S. HOWRAGHAT DISTRICT- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782482 4: AMARJIT HANSU Page No.# 18/21 SON OF LT. ALANTA HANSU RESIDENT OF RONGKHELAN DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG P.O.- RONG KHELAN P.S. DIPHU ASSAM PIN- 782462 5: SRI DON BORA SON OF LT. DINA NATH BORA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- HOWRAGHAT P.O. AND P.S. HOWRAGHAT DISTRICT- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481 6: SRI TIKSHNA JYOTI BOKALIAL SON OF LT. SEBAK BOKALIAL RESIDENT OF KOMARCHUK P.O. RAJGARH P.S. TINGKHONG DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 786611 7: SRI ALAKESH DAS SON OF MAHADEV DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BRINDABANHATI (S.K.ROAD) P.O. AND P.S. BARPETA DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781301 8: BANJIT DAS SON OF HAREKRISHNA DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BAMUNBARADI DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781314 9: SMTI. GAYATRI GOGOI DAUGHTER OF RAMANANDA GOGOI RESIDENT OF MILANPUR ROAD CHANDMARI P.O. BAMUNIMAIDAN P.S. CHANDMARI DISTRICT- KAMRUP (M) Page No.# 19/21 ASSAM PIN- 781021 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006 2:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI- 781037 3:THE ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (ADMIN AND VIG.) ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI- 781037 ------------ Advocate for : MR. P P DUTTA Advocate for : SC FOREST appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUMAN SHYAM ORDER Date : 07-04-2025 Heard Mr. K. Singha, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Mr. P.P. Dutta, learned counsel for the opposite party/ writ petitioner. Mr. I. Borthakur, learned standing counsel, Forest Department, Assam is present on behalf of the official respondents. By filing this I.A., 27 applicants are seeking impleadment as respondents in the connected writ petition being W.P.(C) No. 5586/2024, inter-alia contending that if the relief, as prayed for by the writ petitioners, is granted, then the same would adversely Page No.# 20/21 affect the seniority position of the applicants who are also presently serving as Forester Gr-I. Mr. Dutta, learned counsel for the writ petitioner/ opposite parties has, however, strongly opposed the submission made by the applicants’ counsel by contending that the applicants do not have any locus standi to participate in the writ proceeding since they have not challenged the original promotional order(s) of the writ petitioner(s). After hearing the submissions made at the Bar, this Court is of the opinion that considering the nature of grievance expressed by the learned counsel for both the sides, it would be both necessary and proper to decide the writ petition being W.P.(C) No. 5586/2024 in presence of applicants, more so, since another writ petition, being W.P.(C) No. 5444/2024, has already been instituted by the applicants herein as writ petitioners, questioning promotion of the opposite parties/ writ petitioners. In view of the above, this I.A. stands allowed. The applicant Nos. 1 to 27 are hereby impleaded as respondent Nos. 4 to 30 in the connected writ petition being W.P.(C) No. 5586/2024. The amended cause title be filed within 02 weeks from today. Registry to list this writ petition, thereafter, for necessary order(s). JUDGE GS Page No.# 21/21 Comparing Assistant