Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010009752025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/329/2025 JAYANTA KUMAR BARMAN AND 12 ORS. S/O. LT. MAHENDRA NATH BARMAN, R/O. PORAKUCHI, P.S. NALBARI, DIST. NALBARI, PIN-781337. 2: BIKASH SARMA S/O. BALABHADRA SHARMA R/O. KANIMARA P.S. TIHU DIST. BARPETA PIN-781371. 3: ALOKESH CH. ROY S/O. MR. NALANI KANTA ROY R/O. GAURIPUR P.S. GAURIPUR DIST. DHUBRI 4: NABAKRISHNA DEBNATH S/O. MR. K.C NATH R/O. KRISHNA NAGAR SABAIBANDHU P.S. JORHAT DIST. JORHAT. 5: ALAKESH KR DAS S/O. LT. SAHADEV CH. DAS R/O. KALYANI SAGAR PATH KAHILIPARA P.S. DISPUR GUWAHATI-19 DIST. KAMRUP (M). 6: PRADIP KR GOSWAMI S/O. LT. NIRANJAN GOSWAMI R/O. RAJPUR Page No.# 2/4 P.S. PATACHRKUCHI DIST. BARPETA ASSAM. 7: SUJIT KUMAR BASAK S/O. LT. SUBHASH CH BASAK R/O. GOROMARI P.S. TAMULPUR DIST. KAMRUP (R) ASSAM. 8: DIGANTA BURAGOHAIN S/O. MR. SATYA KUMAR BURAGOHAIN R/O. KANAKLATA PATH H/NO.21 RUKMINIGAON P.O. KHANAPARA P.S. DISPUR DIST. KAMRUP (M) ASSAM. 9: DIPAK KUMAR KALITA S/O. MR. GOBINDA RAM KALITA R/O. BAKARAPARA P.O. BASISTHA P.S. BASISTHA DIST. KAMRUP (M) ASSAM. 10: TIRTHA DYUTI CHOUDHURY S/O. LT. SAUMENDRA KRISHNA CHOUDHURY R/O. B.K. KAKATI ROAD H/NO.111A ULUBARI P.S. PALTAN BAZAAR DIST. KAMRUP (M) PIN-781007. 11: (MRS) SUTAPA RAY W/O. DR. T.D CHOUDHURY R/O. B.K. KAKATI ROAD H/NO.111A ULUBARI P.S. PALTAN BAZAAR DIST. KAMRUP (M) PIN-781007. 12: (MRS) JYOTI GUPTA Page No.# 3/4 D/O. DR. DINANATH PRASAD GUPTA R/O. BIJLIBARI ROAD NEAR BX-HOUSING COLONY DILIAJAN P.S. DULISJAN DIST. DIBRUGARH. 13: (MRS) MALA DUTTA DR. GUNAJYOTI DUTTA R/O. RANGIRKHARI SONAI ROAD P.S. SILCHAR DIST. SILCHAR VERSUS JAYANT NARLIKAR IAS THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, DISPUR SACHIVALAYA, GUWAHATI-6. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A BHATTACHARYA, MR. A BHATTACHARJEE Advocate for the Respondent : SC, FINANCE DEPTT., BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ROBIN PHUKAN ORDER 17.02.2025 Heard Mr. A. Bhattacharya, learned counsel for the applicants. This interlocutory application is preferred by the applicants for impleadment of Shri Jayanta Narlikar, IAS, the present Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Finance Department, Assam Sachivalaya, Dispur, Guwahati, as a contemnor in Cont.Cas(C) No.622/2019 pending before this Court. Mr. Bhattacharya, learned counsel for the applicants submits that during pendency of the contempt petition, the earlier incumbent was transferred and the present Page No.# 4/4 incumbent, Shri Jayanta Narlikar has assumed charge of the office and he is required to be impleaded here in this case as a contemnor and therefore, Mr. Bhattacharya has contended to allow this application. Having heard the submission of Mr. Bhattacharya, learned counsel for the applicants, I have carefully gone through the Cont.Cas(C) No.622/2019 and also the present application and the document enclosed therewith. Taking note of the submission of Mr. Bhattacharya, learned counsel for the applicants and also considering the facts and circumstances on the record, this Court is inclined to allow this interlocutor application. Shri Jayanta Narlikar, IAS, present Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Finance Department, Assam Sachivalaya, Dispur, Guwahati, be impleaded as contemnor in the Cont.Cas(C) No.622/2019. In terms of above, this I.A. stands disposed of. Accordingly, Mr. Bhattacharya, learned counsel for the applicants shall file amended cause title in the Cont.Cas(C) No.622/2019 within a period of one week from today. Comparing Assistant Sd/- Robin Phukan JUDGE