Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010209422026 2026:GAU-AS:14536 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3440/2026 SRI GUNINDRA KR NATH SO LATE KRISHNA CHARAN NATH, RO VILL AND PO DAULASAL, DIST. NALBARI, ASSAM, PIN 781312 VERSUS DR P ASHOK BABU, IAS AND 2 ORS. THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GHY 781006 2:SMT MALAVIKA CHOUDHURY IAS THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM FINANCE ESTT A SIU AND PRU DEPARTMENT DISPUR GHY 781006 3:DR UMESH PHANGSHU THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES ASSAM HENGRABARI GHY 78103 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K I MAZUMDER, Advocate for the Respondent : MR A CHALIHA, MR D DEKA Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 30.09.2026 Heard Mr. J. Abedin, learned counsel for the applicant. This is an application praying for impleadment of In-Charge Director of Health Services, Government of Assam, as alleged contemnor No. 4 in Cont. Cas(C) No. 395/2026. The applicant has filed the contempt petition alleging violation of order of this Court dated 25.11.2025, passed in WP(C) No. 6382/2023, by the then incumbent Director of Health Services, Government of Assam, who has been arrayed as the alleged contemnor in the said contempt petition. It is submitted that the said incumbent Director of Health Services has retired from service in the meantime. Therefore, the learned counsel for the applicant seeks impleadment of the present incumbent, who is acting as In- Charge Director of Health Services, Government of Assam. Having considered that the incumbent Director of Health Services, who alleged to have violated the order of this Court, having been retired from service and a new incumbent has been appointed as In-Charge Director of Health Services, Government of Assam, I deem it appropriate to allow this interlocutory application. Page No.# 3/3 Accordingly, Shri Pradip Kumar Das, In-Charge Director of Health Services, Assam, is allowed to be impleaded as alleged contemnor No. 4 in Cont. Cas(C) No. 395/2026. Interlocutory application stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant