Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010270482025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1010/2026 AINUL HOQUE S/O- MD. TOFOZZUL ALI, R/O- WAHAB ALI, LAND, MADHURBOND, P.S- SILCHAR, DIST- CACHAR, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM 2:THE ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPTT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06 3:THE DIRECTOR DIRECTORATE OF ASSAM INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPTT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CUM CHAIRMAN DEGS SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM Page No.# 2/3 5:THE ADDL. DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM 6:SRI DEBRAJ PAUL CHOUDHURY DISTRICT PROJECT MANAGER (DPM)O/O DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CACHAR SILCHAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 78800 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR A SHAH, MR A SHAH,MR S E M AHMADIA,MRS. A GAYAN,MR. A MANNAF Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 31.03.2026 Heard Mr. A. Mannaf, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Mr. R. Dhar, learned State counsel for the opposite party. This is an application seeking impleadmnet of one Sri Debraj Paul Choudhury in the connected writ petition being WP(C) 535/2024 as respondent No.6. The petitioner who was appointed as District Project Manager (DPO) in the Office of the District Commissioner, Cachar, Silchar on contractual basis on 11.10.2014 and whose services has been dispensed with, has challenged the advertisement dated 22.12.2023 inviting application for filing up post of District Project Officer in the Officer of the District Commissioner, Cachar, Silchar. It is submitted that during the pendency of the connected writ petition one Sri Debraj Paul Choudhury has been appointed as District Project Officer in the Office of the District Commissioner, Cachar pursuant to the aforesaid advertisement. The learned counsel for the applicant submits that the appointee Sri Debraj Paul Choudhury Page No.# 3/3 would be a necessary party in the connected writ petition and therefore, he may be allowed to implead him as respondent No.6 in the connected writ petition. Having considered that since the aforesaid advertisement is under challenge pursuant to which Sri Debraj Paul Choudhury has been selected and appointed as District Project Officer, the said person would be a necessary party to the connected writ petition. Thus, I am of the considered view that the instant application is deserved to be allowed. Accordingly, the Interlocutory Application is allowed by permitting the applicant to implead Sri Debraj Paul Choudhury as respondent No.6 in the connected writ petition. I.A stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant