Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010006762025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/103/2025 M/S. JRC TEA COMPANY A PARTNERSHIP FIRM DULY REGD. UNDER THE INDIAN PARTNERSHIP ACT, 32 HAVING ITS PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS AND BOUGHT LEAF TEA FACTORY AT GERUWABARI- 784176, DIST- BISWANATH CHARIALI, ASSAM, DULY REP. BY ONE OF ITS PARTNERS NAMELY, SRI JAYANTA BORAH, S/O- SRI KHAGEN BORAH, R/O- VILL- KHARASIMALU, PO GERUWABARI, DIST- BISWANATH CHARIALI, ASSAM VERSUS ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LTD. AND ORS. A GOVT. OF ASSAM UNDERTAKING DULY INCORPORATED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956 HAVING ITS OFFICE AT BIJULEE BHAWAN, PALTAN BAZAR, GHY-1, DULY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN-CUM-MANAGING DIRECTOR 2:THE AREA MANAGER/ ASSTT. GENERAL MANAGER/ ASSESSING OFFICER TEZPUR INDUSTRIAL REVENUE COLLECTION AREA APDCL DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 3:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL ENGINEER T AND C SUB DIVISION APDCL CAR BISWANATH CHARIALI DIST- BISWANATH ASSAM 4:ASSAM ELECTRICITY REGULATAROY COMMISSION Page No.# 2/2 HAVING ITS OFFICE AT ASEB CAMPUSE DWARANDHAR G.S. ROAD SIX MILE GUWAHATI-781022 DULY REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S K KEJRIWAL, MS. S KEJRIWAL Advocate for the Respondent : SC, APDCL, MR. P N GOSWAMI BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 29-01-2025 Heard Mr. S. Kejriwal, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. B. Das, learned standing counsel, APDCL. This is an application praying for seeking impleadment of prospective respondent Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission as respondent No.4 in the connected writ petition being WP(C) 5179/2018. Having considered the issue raised in the connected writ petition being WP(C) 5179/2018 and the prayer not being opposed by the learned counsel for the respondent APDCL, I am of the view that the Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission appears to be a necessary party for proper adjudication of WP(C) 5179/2018. Accordingly, I deem it appropriate to allow this application by providing that Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission be impleaded as respondent No.4 in the connected WP(C) 5179/2018. I.A. stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant