Page No.# 1/6 GAHC010228322021 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/288/2022 RIMPI CHANDA W/O SRIMANNA CHANDA D/O SRI SAMAR CHANDA A RESIDENT OF A.S.E.B. CAMPUS, MEHERPUR UNDER VILL- UTTAR KRISHNAPUR PART-I, P.O. MEHERPUR, P.S. SILCHAR, PIN-788015, DIST. CACHAR, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 9 ORS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006, ASSAM 2:DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CACHAR AT SILCHAR P.O. SILCHAR PIN-788001 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 3:THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES/DPM CACHAR SILCHAR ASSAM P.O. TARAPUR PIN-788003 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 4:BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (BDO) Page No.# 2/6 SONAI DEVELOPMENT BLOCK P.O. SONAIUKH PIN-788119 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 5:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL MEDICAL OFFICER (SDMO) BLOCK PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE SONAI P.O. SONAIMUKH PIN-788119 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 6:THE PRESIDENT UTTAR KRISHNAPUR GAON PANCHAYAT GAON PANCHAYAT OFFICE VILL- UTTAR KRISHNAPUR PT.I PIN-788006 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 7:THE SECRETARY UTTAR KRISHNAPUR GAON PANCHAYAT GAON PANCHAYAT OFFICE VILL- UTTAR KRISHNAPUR PT.I PIN-788006 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 8:THE VILLAGE HEALTH COMMITTEE OFFICE OF THE UTTAR KRISHNAPUR GAON PANCHAYAT VILL- UTTAR KRISHNAPUR PART-I PIN-788006 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 9:SMT. KALPANA PAUL W/O SRI RANA KUMAR PAUL Page No.# 3/6 OF VILL- RAMKRISHNA SARANI UNDER AMBICAPUR PART-XI G.P. P.O. MEHERPUR (OPPOSITE SHIBALIK PARK) PIN-788015 P.S. SILCHAR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 10:MUSABBIR ALI LASKAR ALIAS MASOBBIR ALI LASKAR S/O LATE ABDUL JAHIR LASKAR OF LANE NO. 13 SHIVALIK PARK MEHERPUR VILL- AND P.O. UTTAR KRISHNAPUR PART-I PIN-788006 DIST. CACHAR ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S D PURKAYASTHA, MS. S PHUKAN Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, HEALTH Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/3951/2025 RIMPI CHANDA W/O SRIMANNA CHANDA D/O SRI SAMAR CHANDA A RESIDENT OF A.S.E.B. CAMPUS MEHERPUR UNDER VILL- UTTAR KRISHNAPUR PART-I P.O. MEHERPUR P.S. SILCHAR PIN-788015 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 10 ORS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM Page No.# 4/6 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 ASSAM 2:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CACHAR AT SILCHAR P.O. SILCHAR PIN-788001 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 3:THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES/DPM CACHAR SILCHAR ASSAM P.O. TARAPUR PIN-788003 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 4:BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (BDO) SONAI DEVELOPMENT BLOCK P.O. SONAIUKH PIN-788119 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 5:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL MEDICAL OFFICER (SDMO) BLOCK PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE SONAI P.O. SONAIMUKH PIN-788119 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 6:THE PRESIDENT UTTAR KRISHNAPUR GAON PANCHAYAT GAON PANCHAYAT OFFICE VILL- UTTAR KRISHNAPUR PT.I PIN-788006 Page No.# 5/6 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 7:THE SECRETARY UTTAR KRISHNAPUR GAON PANCHAYAT GAON PANCHAYAT OFFICE VILL- UTTAR KRISHNAPUR PT.I PIN-788006 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 8:THE VILLAGE HEALTH COMMITTEE OFFICE OF THE UTTAR KRISHNAPUR GAON PANCHAYAT VILL- UTTAR KRISHNAPUR PART-I PIN-788006 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 9:SMT. KALPANA PAUL W/O SRI RANA KUMAR PAUL OF VILL- RAMKRISHNA SARANI UNDER AMBICAPUR PART-XI G.P. P.O. MEHERPUR (OPPOSITE SHIBALIK PARK) PIN-788015 P.S. SILCHAR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 10:MUSABBIR ALI LASKAR ALIAS MASOBBIR ALI LASKAR S/O LATE ABDUL JAHIR LASKAR OF LANE NO. 13 SHIVALIK PARK MEHERPUR VILL- AND P.O. UTTAR KRISHNAPUR PART-I PIN-788006 DIST. CACHAR ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MR. S D PURKAYASTHA Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 10 ORS Page No.# 6/6 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 18.12.2025 Heard Mr. S.D Purkayastha, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Ms. S Baruah, learned counsel for the Health Department. The challenge made in the writ petition is to the appointment of private respondent as ASHA workers. It is the submission of the learned counsel for the applicant that the Asha workers are supervised by the NHM authorities. At the time of filing of the writ petition, the petitioner was not aware and therefore the NHM authorities were not arrayed as party respondent. Subsequently during the course of the hearing, this fact came to be made aware to the writ petitioner and therefore he has filed this application seeking impleadment of NHM as a party respondent. Prayer made is not objected to by Ms D. Borah, learned counsel appearing for the Health Department. Accordingly, the Mission Director, National Health Mission, Assam is hereby ordered to be impleaded as party respondent No. 11 in the accompanying writ petition being WP(C) No. 288 of 2022. Accordingly, the interlocutory application stands allowed and disposed of. The applicant will find amended cause title within two weeks from today. JUDGE Comparing Assistant