Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010221112026 2026:GAU-AS:15330 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3568/2026 SRI GOBIN PEGU SON OF SRI NAREN PEGU RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AGAM DOLUNG SUB DIVISION JONAI P/O. AND P/S. JONAI DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN 787060 VERSUS JYANT NARLIKAR, IAS AND ORS. COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERMENT OF ASSAM, FINANCE DEPARTMENT, GROUND FLOOR, F-BLOCK, JANATA BHAWAN, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006 2:SHRI SAMIR SINGHA IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 3:SHRI SHANTANU P. GOTMARE IAS INSPECTOR GENERAL REGISTRATION RUPNAGAR GUWAHATI- 781032 DISTRICT KAMRUP METRO ASSAM 4:SHRI SANJIB KUMAR PHUKAN DISTRICT REGISTRAR Page No.# 2/4 DHEMAJI ASSAM 5:SHRI BIBEK BHARMA SUB REGISTRAR JONAI DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M TALUKDAR, MS. M TALUKDAR Advocate for the Respondent : MR. S DUTTA, Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/151/2025 GOBIN PEGU S/O- NAREN PEGU R/O- VILLAGE AGAM DOLUNG SUB DIVISION- JONAI P.O AND P.S- JONAI DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN-787060 VERSUS GYANENDRA DEV TRIPATHI IAS AND 4 ORS. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006 2:SAMIR SINGHA IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 3:SHANTANU P. GOTMARE IAS Page No.# 3/4 INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION RUPNAGAR GUWAHATI-781032 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 4:SANJIB KUMAR PHUKAN DISTRICT REGISTRAR DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 5:BIBEK BHARMA SUB-REGISTRAR JONAI DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MR. M TALUKDAR Advocate for : MR. D SAIKIA (R-1) appearing for GYANENDRA DEV TRIPATHI IAS AND 4 ORS. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 12.10.2026 Heard Mr. M. Talukdar, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Mr. S. Dutta, learned counsel for alleged contemnor No.1, Ms. R. Gogoi, learned counsel for alleged contemnor No.4 and Mr. T. Das, learned counsel for alleged contemnor No.5. 2. This is an application praying for impleadment of one Sri Jyant Narlikar, IAS, Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Finance Department as contemnor/respondent in the accompanying contempt case being Cont.Cas(C)/151/2025. 3. The applicant has filed the contempt petition in Cont.Cas(C)/151/2025 Page No.# 4/4 alleging wilful and deliberate non-compliance of the Judgment and Order dated 25.07.2024 passed in WP(C)/7880/2022. 4. Having considered the above, this Court is of the view that Sri Jyant Narlikar, IAS, Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Finance Department would be a necessary party in the contempt proceeding. 5. Accordingly, Sri Jyant Narlikar, IAS, Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Finance Department, is allowed to implead as alleged contemnor No.6 in the aforesaid Cont.Cas(C)/151/2025. 6. This Interlocutory Application stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant