Page No.# 1/6 GAHC010163982026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2649/2026 SRI ABHISHEK SINGH S/O SRI. MONUWA SINGH, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT 1072, HARIGAON, NIKAMUL, TEZPUR, SONITPUR, ASSAM -784164. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006. 2:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SONITPUR TEZPUR DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN-784001. 3:DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT GOVT OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DISPUR GUWAHATI -781006. 4:DIRECTORATE OF WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES BACKWARD CLASSES REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT CENTER SWAHID DILIP HUZURI PATH SARUMOTORIA DISPUR GUWAHATI-781026 Page No.# 2/6 5:UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NORTH BLOCK NEW DLEHI-110001. 6:THE STATE LEVEL POLICE RECRUITMENT BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN ASSAM POLICE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED REHABARI GUWAHATI ASSAM 781008 7:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ASSAM ASSAM POLICE HEADQUARTERS ULUBARI GUWAHATI-781007. 8:SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SONITPUR TEZPUR SONITPUR DISTRICT ASSAM PIN- 784001 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R SARMAH, MS M KAKOTY Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., SC, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT,SC, WPT AND BC Linked Case : WP(C)/3842/2026 SRI ABHISHEK SINGH S/O SRI. MONUWA SINGH PRESENTLY RESIDING AT 1072 Page No.# 3/6 HARIGAON NIKAMUL TEZPUR SONITPUR ASSAM -784164. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 7 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 2:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SONITPUR TEZPUR DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN-784001. 3:DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT GOVT OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY DISPUR GUWAHATI -781006. 4:DIRECTORATE OF WELFARE OF SCHEDULED CASTES BACKWARD CLASSES REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT CENTER SWAHID DILIP HUZURI PATH SARUMOTORIA DISPUR GUWAHATI-781026 5:UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS (DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING) GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NORTH BLOCK NEW DLEHI-110001. 6:THE STATE LEVEL POLICE RECRUITMENT BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN Page No.# 4/6 ASSAM POLICE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED REHABARI GUWAHATI ASSAM 781008 7:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ASSAM ASSAM POLICE HEADQUARTERS ULUBARI GUWAHATI-781007. 8:SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SONITPUR TEZPUR SONITPUR DISTRICT ASSAM PIN- 784001. ------------ Advocate for : R SARMAH Advocate for : DY.S.G.I. appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 7 ORS. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY ORDER Date : 05.08.2026 Heard Mr. R. Sharma, learned counsel for the applicant; Mr. R.M. Das, learned Standing Counsel, Social Justice & Empowerment Department, Government of Assam for the opposite party nos. 1 & 4; Mr. N. Das, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the opposite party nos. 2, 6, 7 & 8; and Ms. P. Baruah, learned Central Government Counsel for the opposite party no. 5. 2. This application is filed by the applicant seeking impleadment of Chah Janajati Jatiya Sanmilani, Asom, Central Committee, Rup Nagar, Guwahati-32, Assam as party-respondent no. 9 in the accompanying writ petition, that is, W.P.[C.]/3842/2026. 3. The applicant as the writ petitioner has preferred the accompanying writ petition, W.P. Page No.# 5/6 [C.] no. 3842/2026 seeking inter-alia a direction to the District Commissioner, Sonitpur to issue a Caste Certificate in continuation of the petitioner’s previous Caste Certificate dated 15.06.2020 wherein the petitioner has been recognized as a person belonging to Koiri Ex-Tea Garden Labour Tribe [Ex-TGL], which is recognized as More Other Backward Class [MOBC], in the State of Assam. 4. It is stated that during the course of deliberation of the writ petition, a Notification dated 29.03.2022 issued by the Welfare of Plain Tribes & Backward Classes Department, Government of Assam has been placed. By the Notification dated 29.03.2022, the Governor of Assam has authorized the President and General Secretary of the Central Committee and its District Committee of Chah Janajati Jatiya Sanmilani, Asom to give its endorsement in the name of the original tribe/sub-tribe/caste/sub-caste of the applicant applying for MOBC certificate as Ex-Tea Garden Labour Tribe [Ex-TGL], prior to issuance of the Certificate by the District Commissioner. It is averred that in view of the Notification dated 29.03.2022 impleadment of the organization, Chah Janajati Jatiya Sanmilani, Asom has become necessary for adjudication of the issues involved in the accompanying writ petition. 5. The learned counsel appearing for the opposite parties have submitted that they have no objection to the prayer for such impleadment made on behalf of the applicant-writ petitioner. 6. In addition to the prayer for impleadment, the applicant-writ petitioner has also sought amendments in the writ petition, by way of insertion of a paragraph as Paragraph no. 10A and of an additional prayer as Prayer [‘f’]. The amendments sought as Paragraph no. 10A and Prayer [‘f’] in the writ petition are quoted in Paragraph – 5 of the application. 7. The learned counsel appearing for the opposite parties have submitted that since the amendments sought for by way of insertion of Paragraph no. 10A and Prayer [‘f’] to the writ petition is connected with the prayer for impleadment of party-respondent no. 9, they have no objection to the prayer for amendment. 8. In the above view of the matters, the prayers are allowed. Page No.# 6/6 9. As the prayers are allowed, the applicant-writ petitioner shall file an amended writ petition with Chah Janajati Jatiya Sanmilani, Asom as party respondent no. 9 and by inserting Paragraph no. 10A and Prayer [‘f’] in the amended writ petition within 3 [three] working days from today. JUDGE Comparing Assistant