Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010012922025 2025:GAU-AS:2944 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/335/2025 MAHENDRA CHOUHAN S/O. LT. GANESH BAHADUR CHOUHAN, VILL. BHAWRAGURI, P.O. NAGRIJULI, P.S. TAMULPUR, DIST. BAKSA, ASSAM, PIN-781368. VERSUS THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, ASSAM SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6 2:THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT ASSAM LAKHI MNDIR BELTOLA GUWAHATI-28 3:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TAMULPUR DISTRICT TAMULPUR(BTC) ASSAM PIN 78136 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M SARANIA, Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., Linked Case : WP(C)/6498/2021 Page No.# 2/4 MAHENDRA CHOUHAN S/O. LT. GANESH BAHADUR CHOUHAN VILL. BHAWRAGURI P.O. NAGRIJULI P.S. TAMULPUR DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN-781368. VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS. REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA PETROLEUM MINISTRY SASHTRI BHAWAN NEW DELHI-110001. 2:THE CHIEF MANAGING DIRECTOR INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. G9 ALI YAVAR JUNG MARG BANDRA EAST MUMBAI PIN-400051 3:THE CHIEF AREA MANAGER INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. INTEGRATED AREA OFFICE 2 DR B K KAKOTI ROAD KACHARI BASTI ULUBARI GUWAHATI PIN-781007. 4:THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE COMM. AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM WPT AND BC DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 5:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BAKSA MUSHALPUR DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN-781372. Page No.# 3/4 6:DHRUBA KODEL S/O. TIKARAM KODEL VILL. BHAORAGURI P.O. NAGRIJULI P.S. TAMULPUR DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN-781368. ------------ Advocate for : MR. M SARANIA Advocate for : ASSTT.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS. BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY O R D E R 19.03.2025 The present application is filed for impleadment of the following entities as respondent Nos. 7,8 and 9. 1. The Principal Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of Social Justice & Empowerment. Assam Secretariat, Dispur, Guwahati-781006. 2. The Director of Social Justice & Empowerment, Assam. Lakhi Mandir, Beltola, Guwahati-28 3. The District Commissioner, Tamulpur. Tamulpur (BTC) Assam. PIN- 781367. It is further prayer of the petitioner that he may be allowed to correct the name of respondent No. 5 from Deputy Commissioner to District Commissioner. Considered the pleadings made in the writ petition as well in the present petition. In the considered opinion of this court, the aforesaid authorities are necessary parties for proper adjudication of the case. Accordingly, same stands allowed. The Deputy Commissioner is now re-designated as District Commissioner. Therefore, the name of the respondent No. 5 is allowed to be corrected. Page No.# 4/4 Accordingly, the learned counsel for the petitioner shall furnish an amended cause title before the Registry within a period of 5 days from today with an advance copy to the learned counsel for the respondents. Registry shall do the needful. JUDGE Comparing Assistant