Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010219682026 2026:GAU-AS:15237 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3582/2026 MOSTAFIZUR RAHMAN AND ANR. S/O- LATE MAJIBAR RAHMAN, VILL. ULUBARI, P.O. JANGALPARA, DISTRICT-DARRANG, ASSAM, PIN-784116. 2: MOUSHUMI KALITA D/O - SRI THAGIRAM KALITA VILL.-BEZPARAR MENAPARA P.O. P.S. - MANGALDOI ASSAM PIN-784125 VERSUS SRI MS MANIVANNAM AND ORS. THE COMMISSIONER SECRETARY, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. 2:DR JAYANTA KUMAR GOSWAMI THE DIRECTOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM CHENIKUTHI GUWAHATI-3. 3:DR JAGANNATH KALITA THE JOINT DIRECTOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM CHENIKUTHI GUWAHATI-3 4:MR KAILASH CHAND SAMARIA THE COMMISSIONER SECRETARY Page No.# 2/4 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 5:DR TANUJ HAZARIKA THE JOINT DIRECTOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM CHENIKUTHI GUWAHATI- Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M DUTTA, Sr. Adv., L DEKA Advocate for the Respondent : MS. M M KATAKY, Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/55/2026 MOSTAFIZUR RAHMAN AND ANR S/O LATE MAJIBAR RAHMAN VILL- ULUBARI P.O.- JANGALPARA DISTRICT- DARRANG ASSAM PIN-784116. 2: MOUSHUMI KALITA D/O SRI THAGIRAM KALITA VILL.- BEZPARAR (MENAPARA) P.O. AND P.S.- MANGALDOI ASSAM PIN- 784125 VERSUS M.S. MANIVANNAM AND 3 ORS THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI- 6 2:DR. JAYANTA KUMAR GOSWAMI THE DIRECTOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM Page No.# 3/4 CHENIKUTHI GUWAHATI-3. 3:DR. JAGANNATH KALITA THE JOINT DIRECTOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM CHENIKUTHI GUWAHATI-3 4:DR. JITENDRA KUMAR NATH THE DISTRICT ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY OFFICER DARRANG MANGALDOI ASSAM PIN- 784125. ------------ Advocate for : MR. M DUTTA Advocate for : MS. M M KOTOKY appearing for M.S. MANIVANNAM AND 3 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 09-10-2026 Heard Mr. M. Dutta, learned Senior Counsel for the applicants. By filing this application, the applicants have prayed for impleadment of (i) Mr. Kailash Chand Samaria, Commissioner & Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, Government of Assam, & (ii) Dr. Tanuj Hazarika, Joint Director, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, Government of Assam, as respondent Nos. 5 & 6 in the connected contempt petition, being Cont. Cas(C) No. 55/2026. The applicants have filed the aforesaid contempt petition alleging violation of the order dated 10.12.2025, passed by this Court in WP(C) No. 4530/2025. Page No.# 4/4 It is submitted that during the pendency of the contempt petition, the earlier incumbents have been transferred and retired and in their places, the opposite parties sought to be impleaded have been posted as Commissioner & Secretary and Joint Director to the Government of Assam, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, respectively. Having considered that the opposite parties sought to be impleaded are presently holding the posts of Commissioner & Secretary and Joint Director to the Government of Assam, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, I deem it appropriate to allow the present interlocutory application as the parties sought to be impleaded appears to be the necessary parties in the connected contempt petition. Accordingly, (i) Mr. Kailash Chand Samaria, Commissioner & Secretary, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, Government of Assam, & (ii) Dr. Tanuj Hazarika, Joint Director, Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department, Government of Assam, are allowed to be impleaded as respondent Nos. 5 & 6, respectively, in the connected contempt petition, being Cont. Cas(C) No. 55/2026. The interlocutory application stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant