Allowed

National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. and Anr. v. Mun Das and 54 Ors.

Gauhati HC1 Oct 2021I.A.(Civil)/554/2021

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What is this about?

An interlocutory application was filed by NHIDCL and Anr. seeking impleadment as respondents in a connected writ petition (WP(C) 6299/2017) concerning a logistics park project. The court observed that NHIDCL is the executing agency and deemed them necessary parties. The application was allowed.

What did the court decide?

Application allowed; NHIDCL and Anr. added as party respondent Nos. 16 & 17 in WP(C) 6299/2017.

National Highways and Infrastructure Development… — Company and Corporate | Gauhati HC (2021)

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GAHC010143792021

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

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Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/554/2021 in WP(C) 6299/2017

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NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. AND ANR. REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR AT 3RD FLOOR PTI BUILDING 4 PARLIAMENT STREET NEW DELHI- 110001

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2: DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (INFRA) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. SITE OFFICE JOGIGHOPA H/NO. 279 ISLAMPUR P.S. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGOAN ASSAM PIN- 783382 VERSUS

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MUN DAS AND 54 ORS. S/O. LATE GIRISH CHANDRA DAS VILL. ISLAMPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM

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2:UTTAM RAY S/O. SARBESWAR DAS VILL. KOREYA PAHAR P.O. JOGIGHOPA

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DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 3:MUNJUWALA RAY D/O. DHANANJOY RAY R/O. VILL. DEOHAT W/NO.3 P.O. ABHAYAPURI DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 4:MONIR UDDIN S/O. LATE FORAJUDDIN VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 5:MOHIBUL HUSSAIN S/O. LATE GIASUDDIN VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 6:ABDUL HOQUE S/O. ABDUL MOZID SHEIKH VILL. KABAITARI PART-IV P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 7:RASIDUL ISLAM S/O. LATE SOLEMAN SHEIKH P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 8:SUKURUN BEWA D/O. GULJAN NESSA BIBI R/O. VILL. KOREYA PAHAR P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 9:NUR JAHAN S/O. FUL MAMUD SHEIKH VILL. KABAITARI P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 10:DILIP KUMAR CHAKRABORTY S/O. SATISH CHANDRA CHAKRABORTY VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA

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DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 11:JOYTIMOY CHAKRABORTY S/O. LATE NARESHWAR CHAKRABORTY VILL. BOITAMARI P.O. MOLIGAON DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 12:SHARJANI ROY W/O. NAGENDRA CHANDRA ROY R/O. VILL. ISLAMPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 13:SHAHAZAMAL SHEIKH R/O. VILL. KABAITARI P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 14:NUR SAHEB S/O. LATE NUR UDDIN AHMED VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 15:JOSIM UDDIN S/O. LATE KERAMOD ALI VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 16:NASIR UDDIN AHMED S/O. LATE SIRAJ UDDIN AHMED R/O. VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 17:SAJEDA BEGUM D/O. SORIFUL HUSSAIN R/O. VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 18:ARMAN ALI S/O. LATE KAMAL UDDIN R/O. VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON

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ASSAM 19:DIPAK DAS S/O. RUPLAL DAS VILL. AND P.O.CHALANTAPARA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 20:RAMESHA CHANDRA CHAKRABORTY S/O. LATE SATISH CHANDRA CHAKRABOARTY R/O. VILL. AND P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 21:ABDUL RASHID S/O. ALI HUSSAIN R/O. VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 22:SATYA DAS S/O. RAM DAS DAS R/O. VILL. ABHAYAPURI W/NO.3 P.O. ABHAYAPURI DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 23:HADI HUSSAIN S/O. AKBAR ALI AHMED R/O. VILL. TENGNAMARI P.O. ABHAYAPURI DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 24:ROHIMA BEWA W/O. JAMIR UDDIN R/O. VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 25:SAMSUL ZAMAN S/O. MAIZUDDIN SHEIKH R/O. VILL. ISLAMPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 26:IDRISH ALI S/O. SAHABUDDIN R/O. VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 27:ABUL MOTIN

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S/O. MOHAMMAD ALI R/O. VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 28:ABDUL ALAM S/O. LATE HESAB UDDIN R/O. VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 29:AYUB ALI S/O. LATE ABDUL HALIM R/O. P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 30:MUKTAR HUSSAIN S/O. JOLAI MAMUD R/O. VILL. KOREYA PAHAR P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 31:HALIM ABEGUM S/O. LATE ABDUL HAMID R/O. VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 32:ABDUL KALAM ALI S/O. LATE WAZUDDIN AHMED R/O. KABAITARI P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 33:MONSUR ALI S/O. LATE SOFIR UDDIN SHEIKH R/O. VILL. ISLAMPUR P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 34:MOZIR UDDIN C/O. ABDUL MOTIN VILL. KABAITARI P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 35:KHAIRUZ ZAMAN R/O. VILL. BHATIPARA

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P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 36:PABITRA SINGHA S/O. LATE ATUL CHANDRA SINGHA R/O. VILL. AND P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 37:SOKBARI SHEIKH S/O. LATE GIASUDDIN VILL. JOGIGHOPA P.O. BHATIPARA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 38:NAGENDA CHANDRA RAY C/O. BANESWAR ROY R/O. VILL. AND P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 39:SOBUR ALI S/O. LATE GOPAL SHEIKH R/O. P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 40:ABDUR RAHIM S/O. LATE NASIIRUDDIN SHEIKH R/O. VILL. BHATIPARA P.O. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 41:THE UNION OF INDIA REP. BY THE MINISTRY OF REVENUE DEPTT. NEW DELHI- 1 42:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA RAILWAY DEPARTMENT NEW DELHI-1. 43:THE GENERAL MANAGER N F RAILWAY MALIGAON GUWAHATI ASSAM. 44:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA FINANCE DEPARTMENT NEW DELHI-1. 45:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA C.W.T. DEPARTMENT NEW DELHI-1. 46:THE STATE OF ASSAM

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REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 47:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 48:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM I.W.T. DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 49:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM P.W.D. DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 50:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER GOALPARA ASSAM. 51:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 52:THE S.D.O. (C) N/S ABHAYAPURI DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 53:THE CIRCLE OFFICER BOITHAMARI REVENUE CIRCLE BOITHAMARI. 54:THE SECRETARY INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA A-13 SECTOR-1 NOIDA UP-201301 55:THE DIRECTOR INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA PANDU PORT COMPLEX PANDU GUWAHATI-781012. -----------Advocate for : MR. C BARUAH Advocate for : MR. M U MONDAL appearing for MUN DAS AND 54 ORS.

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BEFORE

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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK

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01-10-2021

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Heard Mr. C. Baruah, learned counsel for the applicants and Mr. S. C. Keyal, learned Standing counsel, IWAI for the respondent Nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 14 & 15. Also heard Mr. K. Gogoi, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent Nos. 6, 9 to 13 and Mr. R. Barpujari, learned Standing counsel, Revenue Department for the respondent No. 7.

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The applicant No. 1, National Highways & Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) placed before the Court that it is a Central Public Sector Enterprise constituted under the Companies Act, 1956 as amended in 2013 and the Government of India entrusted the said applicant with the development, maintenance and management of Multi Modal Logistics Park (MMLP in short) over the land at Jogighopa involved in the connected WP(C) No. 6299/2017.

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It is also submitted by the applicants that the project at Jogighopa has been selected by the Government of India as one of the location for development of said MMLP under the Bharatmala Pariyojana and it envisaged to act as World class logistic aggregation/disaggregation point for various forms of cargo across all models, within a single facility to be established over the said land.

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It is further stated that the applicants though entrusted with the work for the development of said MMLP over the land involved in the case, but because of pendency of the connected writ petition, execution of the work is getting delayed to go ahead with the work of the concerned project as that were obstructed by the petitioners.

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Hence, this application by the applicants for their impleadment in the connected WP(C) No. 6299/2017.

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This application was filed by the applicants on 22.02.2021 serving copies of the same on the learned counsel for the respondents/writ petitioners on 19.02.2021 as reflected from the notice annexed to this application. However, the respondents/writ petitioners have not filed any objection to the impleadment of the applicants in said WP(C) No. 6299/2017 till date.

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Considering the entire aspects of the matter, the Court is of the view that the applicants in NHIDCL are the necessary parties in the connected WP(C) No. 6299/2017 for its proper adjudication.

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The applicants NHIDCL represented by its Managing Director as well as the Deputy General Manager (Infra) be added as party respondent Nos. 16 & 17 in the connected WP(C) No. 6299/2017.

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Accordingly, this interlocutory application stands allowed.

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JUDGE

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