Liahey Ngwazah and 12 Ors v. Phuyosa Yobin and 8 Ors
IA(C)/100/2026 · 2026-07-27
Kardak Ete, Pranjal Das
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) (ITANAGAR BENCH) Case No. : IA(C)/100/2026 Liahey Ngwazah and 12 Ors Son of Shri Ngwayeti Yobin, resident of Village Gandhigram, PO and PS Vijoynagar, Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh. 792055 2: Avia Ngyazah Age: Occupation : Son of Shri Khifuja Yobin resident of Miao PO and PS Miao Changlang District Arunachal Pradesh. 792055 3: Jamisa Yobin Age: Occupation : Son of Late Phuboyeh Yobin resident of Gandhigram Village PO and PS Vijaynagar Changlang District Arunachal Pradesh.792055 4: Wayedwe Yobin Age: Occupation : Son of Aphutsa Yobin resident of Gandhigram Village PO and PS Vijaynagar Changlang District Arunachal Pradesh.792055 5: Sathi Yobin Age: Occupation : Son of Shri Adunu Yobin
Page No.# 2/7 resident of Gandhigram Village PO and PS Vijoynagar Changlang District Arunachal Pradesh.792055 6: Dayasa Yobin Age: Occupation : Son of Shri Ngwaphuyeh Yobin resident of Gandhigram Village PO and PS Vijoynagar Changlang District Arunachal Pradesh.792055 7: Ngwayoja Yobin Age: Occupation : Son of Shri Khiaso Yobin resident of Miao PO and PS Miao Changlang District Arunachal Pradesh 792055 8: Ngwapay Yobin Age: Occupation : Son of Late Boado Yobin resident of Gandhigram Village PO and PS Vijoynagar Changlang District Arunachal Pradesh.792055 9: Duphile Yobin Age: Occupation : Son of Late Khuliya Yobin resident of Gandhigram Village PO and PS Vijoynagar Changlang District Arunachal Pradesh.792055 10: Wayibo Yobin Age: Occupation : Son of Late Phuaxa Yobin resident of Gandhigram Village PO and PS Vijoynagar Changlang District
Page No.# 3/7 Arunachal Pradesh.792055 11: Ngwasayeh Yobin Age: Occupation : Son of Yogu Yobin resident of Gandhigram Village PO and PS Vijoynagar Changlang District Arunachal Pradesh.792055 12: Duyoyeh Yobin Age: Occupation : Son of Late Duphile Yobin resident of Gandhigram Village PO and PS Vijoynagar Changlang District Arunachal Pradesh.792055 13: Khiyoba Yobin Age: Occupation : Son of Duyudwe Yobin resident of Gandhigram Village PO and PS Vijoynagar Changlang District Arunachal Pradesh.79205 VERSUS Phuyosa Yobin and 8 Ors Son of Y Yobin, resident of Dawodi Village, PO and PS Vijaynagar, Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh.
2:The State of AP Age: 0 Occupation : through the Chief Secretary Govt of Arunachal Pradesh Civil Secretariat Itanagar 791111 3:The Deputy Commissioner Age: 0 Occupation : Changlang District Govt of Arunachal Pradesh 792120 4:The Secretary
Page No.# 4/7 Age: 0 Occupation : Department of Social Justice Empowerment and Tribal Affairs Govt of Arunachal Pradesh. 791111 5:The Union of India Age: 0 Occupation : through the Secretary Ministry of Tribal Affairs Shastri Bhawan New Delhi 110011 6:The Ministry of Tribal Affairs Age: 0 Occupation : represented by its Secretary Govt of India New Delhi 110011 7:The National Commission for Schedule Tribes (NCST) Age: 0 Occupation : represented by its Chairperson Govt of India Lok Nayak Bhavan 6th Floor B Wing New Delhi 110003 8:Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology Age: 0 Occupation : through the Secretary Govt of India Electronics Niketan 6 CGO Complex Lodhi Road New Delhi 110003 9:The Arunachal Pradesh Service Commission Age: 0 Occupation : through the Secretary APPSC Govt of Arunachal Pradesh
Page No.# 5/7 PSC Building Vidhan Vihar Itanagar Arunachal Pradesh 79111 Advocate for the Petitioner : Tate Tatak, T Tatin,Sum Padung,K Gao,Ngakar Karlo,Karmu Chotton Advocate for the Respondent : Mitem Ratan, GA (AP),DSGI,Marto Kato
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRANJAL DAS ORDER Date : 28.07.2026 (Kardak Ete, J.) Heard Mr. T. Tatak, learned counsel for the applicants. Also heard Mr. P. Yobin, petitioner in person/opposite party No.1; Mr. N. Ratan, learned Addl. Advocate General for the State respondents; Ms. Y. Gao, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. M. Kato, learned Dy.S.G.I. and Ms. N. Anju, learned counsel for the APPSC. 2. This is an application seeking impleadment in the connected PIL No. 10 of 2025 as interveners. 3. The connected PIL has been filed by the opposite party No. 1 seeking protection and enforcement of their rights, including seeking a direction for the issuance of Schedule Tribe certificates to the Yobin Tribe in the State of Arunachal Pradesh. 4. The applicants, 13 (thirteen) in number, claim to have knowledge of and involvement in the issues affecting the Yobin community and would assist the
Page No.# 6/7 Court in the determination of the matter. Therefore, they pray for impleadment as interveners. 5.
Having considered that the applicants appears to be the necessary parties to intervene in the matter, as the grievance raised in the connected PIL pertains to the Schedule Tribe status of the Yobin community, and considering that the parties have no objection for allowing the applicants as interveners, we deem it appropriate to allow this application. 6. Accordingly, the applicants, namely, 1. Shri. Liahey Ngwazah, S/O Shri. Ngwayeti Yobin, R/O: Village Gandhigram, PO/PS: Vijoynagar, Changlang District; 2. Shri. Avia Ngyazah, S/O; Shri. Khifuja Yobin, R/O: Miao, PO/PS: Miao, Changlang District; 3. Shri. Jamisa Yobin, S/O: Lt. Phuboyeh Yobin, Gandhigram village, PO/PS: Vijoynagar, Changlang District; 4. Shri. Wayedwe Yobin, S/O: Shri. Aphutsa Yobin, Gandhigram village, PO/PS: Vijoynagar, Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh; 5. Shri. Sathi Yobin, S/O: Shri. Adunu Yobin, Gandhigram village, PO/PS: Vijoynagar, Changlang District; 6. Shri. Dayasa Yobin, S/O: Shri. Ngwaphuyeh Yobin, R/O: Gandhigram village, PO/PS: Vijoynagar, Changlang District; 7. Shri. Ngwayoja Yobin, S/O: Shri. Khiaso Yobin, R/O Miao, PO/PS: Miao, Changlang District; 8. Shri. Ngwapay Yobin, S/O: Lt. Boado Yobin, R/O: Gandhigram, PO/PS: Vijoynagar, Changlang District; 9. Shri. Duphile Yobin, S/O: Lt. Khuliya Yobin, R/O: Gandhigram, PO/PS: Vijoynagar, Changlang District; 10. Shri. Wayibo Yobin, S/O: Lt. Phuaxa Yobin, R/O: Gandhigram, PO/PS: Vijoynagar, Changlang District; 11. Shri. Ngwasayeh Yobin, S/O: Yogu Yobin, R/O: Gandhigram, PO/PS: Vijoynagar, Changlang District; 12. Shri. Duyoyeh Yobin, S/O: Lt. Duphile Yobin, R/O: Gandhigram, PO/PS: Vijoynagar, Changlang District; and 13. Shri. Khiyoba Yobin, S/O: Duyudwe Yobin, R/O: Gandhigram
Page No.# 7/7 Village, PO/PS: Vijoynagar, Changlang Arunachal Pradesh, are allowed to participate as interveners in the connected PIL No. 10 of 2025. 7. The I.A. stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant