Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010269932025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3969/2025 ALEYA BEGUM LASKAR W/O SIRAJ UDDIN LASKAR, R/O VILL- CHANNIGHAT, WARD NO. 1, UNDER P.S. DHOLAI, DIST- CACHAR, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED Y THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM REVENUE LAND ACQUISITION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 3:THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAY GOVT OF INDIA ROOM NO. 509 TRANSORT BHGAWAN-1 PARLIAMENT STREET NEW DELHI-110001 4:THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CACHAR DISTRICT PIN-788001 ASSAM 5:THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND THE LAND ACQUISITION COLLECTOR OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LAND ACQUISITION BRANCH Page No.# 2/3 CACHAR DISTRICT P.O. SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM 6:THE LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER OFFICE OF THE COLLECTOR AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CACHAR DISTRICT P.O. SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 7:THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR PROJECT MONITORING UNIT (PMU) OF NHIDCL CACHAR IN THE DISTRICT OF CAHCAR AT PESKAR ROAD KANAKPUR ASSAM. PIN-78800 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR A U AHMED, MS. H SARMA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, REVENUE, SC, NHAI,GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 09-01-2026 Heard Mr. A.U. Ahmed, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Mr. C. Baruah, learned Standing Counsel, NHIDCL appearing for the Opposite Party. This is an application seeking impleadment of the General Manager for Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) of NHIDCL, Cachar in the district of Cachar at Peskar Borad, Kanakpur, Assam as respondent No.7 in the connected WP(C) 6628/2025 The writ petitioner has filed the aforesaid connected writ petition challenging the notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways under Section 3 of the National Highways Act, 1956, whereby, the land of the petitioner measuring 10 katha in 2nd RS Patta NO. 134 and Dag No. 649, 650 under Mouza- Hawaithanga, Pagona-Devidsonabad, has been acquired. Page No.# 3/3 The petitioner inadvertently failed to array the proposed respondent to be impleaded namely, the General Manager for Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) of NHIDCL, Cachar in the district of Cachar at Peskar Borad, Kanakpur, Assam at the time of filing of the aforesaid connected writ petition. Having considered the nature of the grievance raised in the connected writ petition and the prayer not being objected to by the learned counsel for the respondents, I am of the considered view that the General Manager for Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) of NHIDCL, Cachar in the district of Cachar at Peskar Borad, Kanakpur, Assam appears to be a necessary party. Accordingly, the General Manager for Project Monitoring Unit (PMU) of NHIDCL, Cachar in the district of Cachar at Peskar Borad, Kanakpur, Assam is allowed to be impleaded as respondent No.7 in the connected writ petition. I.A. stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant