Page No.# 1/9 GAHC010029652018 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/959/2018 DHUNSERI TEA AND INDUSTRIES LTD AND ANR (FORMERLY KNOWN AS TEZPORE TEA COMPANY LTD. HAVING ONE OF ITS TEA ESTATE AT DARRANG, ASSAM AND REGISTERED OFFICE AT 4 A, WOODBURN ROAD, KOLKATA- 700020. 2: RAMCHANDRAN MAHADEVAN IYER COMPANY SECRETARY OF THE PETITIONER NO. 1 S/OLT. S. RAMCHANDRAN PERMANENT RESIDENT OF FLAT NO. 5 TANDEM APARTMENT 52-E BALLYGUNGE CIRCULAR ROAD KOLKATA- 700019 AND WORKING FOR GAIN AT 4A WOODBURN ROAD KOLKATA- 700020 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE COLLECTOR AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DARRANG P.O. MANGALDAI DIST. DARRANG. 3:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER UDALGURI DIST. UDALGURI. Page No.# 2/9 4:THE CIRCLE OFFICER MAZBAT REVENUE CIRCLE P.O. MAZBT DIST. DARRANG Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A DAS, MR. S DUTTA,MR. S G BHATTACHARJEE Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, MR. P DAS,MS. N UPADHYAY,MR. D DAS SR. ADV Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/456/2025 DHUNSERI TEA AND INDUSTRIES LTD AND ANR FORMERLY KNOWN AS TEZPORE TEA COMPANY LTD HAVING ONE OF ITS TEA ESTATE AT DARRANGASSAM AND REGISTERED OFICE AT 4A WOODBURN ROAD KOLKATA- 700020 2: RAMCHANDRAN MAHADEVAN IYER COMPANY SECRETARY OF THE PETITIONER NO. 1 S/OLT. S. RAMCHANDRAN PERMANENT RESIDENT OF FLAT NO. 5 TANDEM APARTMENT 52-E BALLYGUNGE CIRCULAR ROAD KOLKATA- 700019 AND WORKING FOR GAIN AT 4A WOODBURN ROAD KOLKATA- 700020. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REP BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY REVENUE DEPTT GOVT OF ASSAM DISPUR GHY- 06 2:THE COLLECTOR AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DARRANG P.O. MANGALDAI DIST. DARRANG. Page No.# 3/9 3:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER UDALGURI DIST. UDALGURI. 4:THE CIRCLE OFFICER MAZBAT REVENUE CIRCLE P.O. MAZBT DIST. DARRANG. 5:THE DISTRICT SOMMISISONER UDALGURI UDALGURI BTR 6:PHILIP MUNDA S/O LATE BIR MUNDA 7:ADAM MUNDA S/O LATE BIRTU MUNDA 8:THOMAS TIRKEY SON OF SUKURA 9:RARMA MUNDA SON OF SUKURA 10:RAFEL KUJUR S/O SANICHARA KUJUR 11:DHIREN SAORA S/O BAIJNATH 12:SUNIL SAORA S/O BAIJNATH Page No.# 4/9 13:JONES MUNDA S/O ABINAHS MUNDA 14:ABHIRAM MUNDA S/O KHEL MUNDA 15:JOHAN BARIA S/O PATRAS 16:DHANSAL ORANG S/O BEOLU ORANG 17:DEBERA MUNDA SON OF RURAM MUNDA 18:SOMRA MUNDA SON OF RANGLU 19:ATOWA MUND A S/O PHILIP 20:SUKURA MUNDA S/O BADHURAM MUNDA 21:SANCHARUA SOREN S/O SONARAM 22:LAND MUNDA S/O JOHAN MUNDA 23:BENEDICT ORANG S/O LALSAI 24:PATRUS MUNDA Page No.# 5/9 S/O SUKRA 25:PAULUS BECK S/O SIMON 26:SUKURAMAJHI S/O SUNKU 27:MEGHLAL MAJHI S/O PENIRAM 28:LELZARUS EKKA S/O HOLARUS 29:THOMAS BECK S/O DURGA 30:SANAL ORANG S/O PATRAS 31:RAFEL ORANG S/O 32:AUGUSTAS TIRKI S/O GARLEL 33:PAULUS ORANG S/O 34:TEMBA KISPORA S/O MANGRA 35:SANIKA MUNDA S/O PHILIP 36:CHAMPAK MAYAK S/O NILMOHAN Page No.# 6/9 37:HARIMOHAN NAYAK S/O BHILLON 38:DHANIRAM BASUMATARY S/O NIZARA 39:KENDRA BASUMATARY S/O CHANTHALA 40:DRIVER BASUMATARY S/O BACHU BASUMATARY 41:CHAMLA NARZERY S/O SRAVEN 42:HARSINGH BASUMATARY S/O SINGH BASUMATARY 43:JHAGEN GAYARI S/O BHEMA 44:JADAV BASUMATARY S/O LAILA 45:SUNIL BASUMATARY S/O DAMALA 46:KHAGEN MOCHAHARI S/O KACHURAM 47:KENDRA DAIMARY S/O 48:BABUL DAIMARY S/O BIKI Page No.# 7/9 49:BILA BASUMATARY S/O TUNCHUNG 50:AMAR BASUMATARY S/O SUREN 51:TARINI BASUMATARY S/O SUREN 52:LANTHA BRAHMA S/O BAIRA 53:NAGENDRA BORO S/O KACHU 54:KHAULA DAIMARY S/O BEHDA 55:RABIRAM GAYERI S/O NILA 56:BARDOLOI NARZARY S/O BIJU 57:BIMAL NAZAR S/O BIJU 58:JITEN BASUMATARY S/O TACHIN ------------ Advocate for : MR PRATYUSH DAS Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM Page No.# 8/9 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI ORDER Date : --17.02.2025 Heard Mr. D. Das, learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Mr. M. Upadhaya, learned Counsel for the applicants. Also heard Mr. S. Baruah, learned Government Counsel for the State respondent. 2. By way of this interlocutory application, the applicant is seeking impleadment of the District Commissioner, Udalguri and the encroachers in the connected writ petition i.e. WP(C) No. 959/2018. It appears that when the writ petition was listed before the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court on 22.09.2023, this Court observed that the concerned Deputy Commissioner, Udalguri is not a party to the writ proceeding. It was further observed that while challenging the order dated 31.05.2018, a writ by way of a direction to evict the encroachers was also sought for. It was further observed that the said encroachers are not made parties to the instant proceeding. Upon such determination, the learned Senior Counsel appearing for the petitioner sought time to take instruction in the matter. 3. Accordingly, the instant application has been filed before this Court seeking the impleadment of the jurisdictional Deputy Commissioner along with the encroachers who are from respondent Nos. 6 to 58. 4. I have heard the arguments made by the learned Counsels for the contending parties, and also perused the material available on record. Page No.# 9/9 5. It appears that the presences of the jurisdictional District Commissioner along with the encroachers are essential and necessary for an effective determination of the writ petition. 6. It is provided that the District Commissioner, Udalguri and the respondent Nos. 6 to 58 be impleaded as party respondent No. 5 to 58 in WP(C) No. 959/2018. 7. Accordingly, the interlocutory application stands allowed. 8. Let an amended Cause Title be accordingly submitted before the Registry to do the needful in the accompanying writ petition. JUDGE Comparing Assistant