Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010270572025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/824/2026 ASSAM STATE JAMIAT ULAMA HAVING ITS OFFICE AT 3 FRIENDS PATH, PO AND PS HATIGAON, GUWAHATI, DIST KAMRUP (M) ASSAM, REP. BY ITS ADDL. GENERAL SECRETARY, FAZLUL KARIM, S/O LATE FARID ALI AND RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GHILAKURI, PS SIPAJHAR, DIST DARRANG, ASSAM, 784144 VERSUS PALASH RANJAN BARUAH S/O SRI KHAGENDRA NATH GOGOI, RESIDENT OF VIJAYA ENCLAVE, A2A, LAKHIMI PATH, PO BELTOLA, PS BASISTHA, DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781028 Advocate for the Petitioner : SHAHANAWAZ CHOWDHURY, MR. D K AGARWALA,MR. M A ZAMAN,MR Z HUSSAIN Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, MR. K N CHOUDHURY,DY.S.G.I. Linked Case : PIL/40/2025 PALASH RANJAN BARUAH SON OF SRI KHAGENDRA NATH GOGOI RESIDENT OF VIJAYA ENCLAVE A2A LAKHIMI PATH P.O- BELTOLA P.S- BASISTHA DISTRICT- KAMRUP (METRO) ASSAM Page No.# 2/3 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI-110001 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 3:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ASSAM POLICE HEADQUARTERS ULUBARI GUWAHATI-781007 4:THE SUPRINTENDENT OF POLICE (BORDER) ASSAM POLICE HEADQUARTERS ULUBARI GUWAHATI-781007 ------------ Advocate for : MR. K N CHOUDHURY Advocate for : DY.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS For the appellant/petitioner(s) : Mr. D.K. Agarwala, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Ms. M. Bhattacharjee, Sr. GA, Assam Mr. N. Gautam, Advocate –B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 23.07.2026 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) This Interlocutory Application has been filed by the applicant seeking impleadment in PIL No. 40/2025, as respondent No. 4. Page No.# 3/3 Having gone through the averments made in the application and also having heard the learned counsel for the parties, we allow this application. Let the applicant be impleaded as respondent No. 4 in PIL No. 40/2025. The petitioner will be required to file Fresh Memo. of parties before the Registry within a period of five days from today. Interlocutory Application stands allowed. Let the PIL petition come up for consideration on 20.08.2026. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant