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NIDHIR RANJAN ROY v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS

I.A.(Civil)/3137/2026 · 2026-09-08

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Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010185502026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3137/2026 NIDHIR RANJAN ROY S/O LATE RAMESH CHANDRA ROY R/O 2ND LINK ROAD LANE NO. 4 HOUSE NO. 42 SILCHAR P.O. LINK ROAD DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788006. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM POWER ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 2:THE CHAIRMAN ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED BIJULI BHAWAN PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-01. 3:THE MANAGING DIRECTOR ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED BIJULI BHAWAN PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-01. 4:THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER HRA Page No.# 2/4 ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED BIJULI BHAWAN PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-01. 5:THE GENERAL MANAGER SILCHAR REVENUE ZONES CAR APDCL RADHAMADHAV ROAD BILPAR SILCHAR DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788005. 6:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CACHAR ELECTRICAL CIRCLE MEHERPUR SILCHAR-788015. 7:THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER SILCHAR-1SILCHAR-II ELECTRICAL DIVISION CAR APDCL MEHERPUR SILCHAR DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788015. 8:SRI DHARENDRAJIT BARMAN DE SONAI ELECTRICAL SUB-DIVISION CAR APDCL P.O. KABUGANJ NARSHINGPUR PART-II SONAI DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788115. ------------ Advocate for : MR. P D NAIR Advocate for : SC APDCL appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS Page No.# 3/4 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 09.09.2026 Heard Mr. P. D. Nair, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. H. I. Choudhury, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Mr. B. Choudhury, learned Standing Counsel, APDCL, for respondents. This is an application praying for impleadment of one Shri Dharendrajit Barman, SDE, Sonai Electrical Sub-Division, CAR, APDCL, as respondent No. 8 in the connected writ petition, being WP(C) No. 4729/2026. The applicant/petitioner challenges the transfer and posting order dated 12.08.2026, wherein the petitioner, along with other employees, has been transferred and posted in different Electrical Sub-Division, APDCL. By the impugned order dated 18.08.2026, the applicant/ petitioner has been transferred from Udharbond Electrical Sub-Division to Central Stores Division, Silchar, and Shri Dharendrajit Barman, SDE, has been transferred to the applciant’s/petitioner’s earlier place of posting. Having considered above, I am of the considered view that the respondent sought to be impleaded appears to be a necessary party in the connected writ proceedings. Thus, I deem it appropriate to allow this interlocutory application. Accordingly, Shri Dharendrajit Barman, SDE, Sonai Electrical Sub-Division, Page No.# 4/4 CAR, APDCL, is allowed to be impleaded as respondent Nos. 8 in the connected writ petition, being WP(C) No. 4729/2026. The interlocutory application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant