Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010094262026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2137/2026 KHUDEJA KHATUN WIFE OF LATE JALAL UDDIN PERMANENT RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KERIMERI PUB KHANDA P.O. ALITANGANI P.S. JURIA DISTRICT NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782124. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM POWER DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 2:THE ASSAM ELECTRICITY BOARD (NOW APDCL) TO BE REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN HEAD OFFICE- PALTANBAZAR BIJULEE BHAWAN A.T. ROAD GUWAHATI- 781001 3:THE CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR-CUM- ADVISER GOVERNMENT OFASSAM 1ST FLOOR WEST END BLOCK HOUSEFED COMPLEX DISPUR GUWAHATI - 781006. 4:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL ENGINEER Page No.# 2/3 ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED (APDCL) 9M3H PLUS 3VF HAIBORGAON KHARAMPATTY P.O. AND P.S. -NAGAON DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM. 5:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER APDCL NAGAON ELECTRICAL DIVISION PANIGAON CHARIYALI PIOLI PHUKANROAD PANIGAON CHOTO HAIBOR DISTRICT - NAGAON ASSAM.PIN -782001 Advocate for : MR G U AHMED Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY ORDER Date : 27.07.2026 Heard Mr. G.U. Ahmed, learned counsel for the applicant; Mr. N. Goswami, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the opposite party no. 1; and Ms. S. Baruah, learned counsel on behalf of Mr. B. Das, learned Standing Counsel, APDCL for the opposite party nos. 2 – 4. 2. The interlocutory application is filed seeking impleadment of the following authorities :- ‘The Chief Electrical Inspector-cum-Advisor, Government of Assam, 1st Floor, West End Block, Housefed Complex, Dispur, Guwahati – 781006. The Executive Engineer, Assam State Electricity Board [ASEB], Nagaon Electrical Division, Panigaon Chariyali, Pioli Phukan Road, Panigaon, Choto Haibor, District Page No.# 3/3 – Nagaon, Assam, Pin – 782003.’ as the party-respondent no. 3 and the party-respondent no. 5 in the accompanying writ petition. 3. The applicant as the writ petitioner has preferred the accompanying writ petition, W.P. [C] no. 2585/2026 seeking compensation in respect of the death of her son, namely, Ziabur Rahman, who had allegedly died on 10.08.2022 due to electrocution. 4. It is averred that for adjudication of the issues involved in the accompanying writ petition, the presence of the afore-mentioned two authorities as party-respondents is necessary. 5. The learned counsel appearing for the opposite parties have submitted that they have no objection if the afore-mentioned two authorities are impleaded as party-respondents in the accompanying writ petition. 6. I have gone through the statements and averments made in the application and considering the issue raised and involved in the accompanying writ petition, I am of the considered view that the presence of the afore-mentioned two authorities are necessary. Accordingly, the instant interlocutory application is allowed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant