Ainul Hoque and 20 Ors. Vs the State of Assam and Ors. — Gauhati HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Ainul Hoque and 20 Ors. Vs the State of Assam and Ors. — Gauhati HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Impleadment of 'the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, Represented by the Secretary' as party respondent no. 9 in the accompanying writ petition W.P.(C) No. 2577/2023; applicants directed to file amended cause-title in terms of Notification no. 79 dated 19.06.2023 within three working days, with consequential corrections by the Registry.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India (represented by the Secretary) should be impleaded as party respondent no. 9 in the accompanying writ petition W.P.(C) No. 2577/2023.

Ratio / Principle

The proposed party respondent is a necessary party for adjudication of the issues involved in the accompanying writ petition; accordingly, the interlocutory application for impleadment stands allowed.

Key takeaways

The applicants-writ petitioners shall file an amended cause-title in terms of the Notification no. 79 dated 19.06.2023 before the Registry within 3 [three] working days from today.ratio¶¶107
On submission of the amended Cause-Title, the Registry shall do the necessary corrections in the Cause-Title of the writ petition as well as in the CIS.ratio¶¶107

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Gauhati High Court (Manish Choudhury, J.; order dated 07-03-2025) in I.A.(Civil)/391/2025 accompanying W.P.(C) No. 2577/2023: the unopposed interlocutory application of Ainul Hoque and 20 others — applicants-writ petitioners of Moirabari, District Morigaon, each listed with an AWAS PLUS ID — seeking impleadment of the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, represented by the Secretary, as respondent no. 9, is allowed. The Court accepted the projection that the proposed party is a necessary party because the funds-release issue raised in the writ petition is presently pending before that authority. The applicants were directed to file an amended cause-title in terms of Notification no. 79 dated 19.06.2023 within three working days, upon which the Registry was to correct the Cause-Title and CIS.

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GAHC010015152025

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

Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/391/2025

AINUL HOQUE AND 20 ORS

S/O- ALTAF UDDIN, VILLAGE- SAGUNBAHI, P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI, DISTRICT- MORIGAON, ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 149344459

2: AJIJUR RAHMAN S/O- ABDUL KUDDUS

VILL- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 131039793.

3: AMBIA KHATUN W/O- MOFIDUL ISLAM

VILL.- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO.128473912.

4: ASHADUL ISLAM S/O- NUR MAHAMMED

VILL.- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON

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ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO.128473912

5: ASKAR UDDIN S/O- LT. IDRIS ALI VILL.- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO.131039728

6: ASMA KHATUN W/O- AZAD ALI

VILL.- SAGUNBARI

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO.151047257

7: BADRUL ISLAM S/O- AHMED ALI

VILL.- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 128256008.

8: DILDAR HUSSAIN S/O- JUBED ALI

VILL.- SAGUNBARI

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 148998231

9: FAKAR UDDIN S/O- ABDUL MALEK

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VILL.- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 128434920

10: IBRAHIM ALI S/O- ABDUL SALAM

VILL.- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 128254689 11: JAYEDA KHATUN W/O- AMSER ALI

VILL.- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 130775548

12: MAINUL HOQUE S/O- ABDUL JABBAR

VILL.- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 128453974

13: MONJUL ISLAM S/O- RAMJAN ALI

VILL.- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

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DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 146805763

14: NAZIM UDDIN S/O- JUBED ALI VILL.- SAGUNBARI

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 148998291 15: ROHIMA KHATUN S/O- A. KASEM

VILL.- SAGUNBARI

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 151034932

16: RAIHAN UDDIN S/O- SARAFAT ALI

VILL.- SAGUNBARI

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 149267754

17: RASHIDA KHATUN S/O- INNAS ALI

VILL.- SAGUNBARI

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 151047665

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18: ROSHIDUL ISLAM S/O- A. KALAM

VILL.- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 151449782

19: RUHUL AMIN S/O- ABDUR RAHMAN VILL.- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 1310239994

20: SAMSUL ISLAM S/O- ABDUL JABBAR VILL.- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 128436152

21: WAHIDUZZAMAN S/O- ROFIQUL ZAMAN

VILL.- HATIMURIA

P.O. AND P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. AWAS PLUS ID NO. 145679619

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE

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GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006.

2:THE COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT AND R.D. DEPARTMENT JURIPAR PANJABARI GUWAHATI-37.

3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER MORIGAON DISTRICT - MORIGAON ASSAM PIN4:THE PROJECT DIRECTOR DRDA MORIGAON DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM PIN5:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MORIGAON ZILLA PARISHAD MORIGAON DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. 6:THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MOIRABARI DEVELOPMENT BLOCK MOIRABARI DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM PIN7:THE PRESIDENT HATIMURIA GAON PANCHAYAT HATIMURIA P.O.- MOIRABARI P.S.- MOIRABARI DISTRICT- MORIGAON

ASSAM PIN-

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8:THE SECRETARY HATIMURIA GAON PANCHAYAT HATIMURIA P.O.- MOIRABARI

P.S.- MOIRABARI

DISTRICT- MORIGAON

ASSAM PIN

Advocate for the Petitioner : Joshim Uddin Ahmed, MS A HUSSAIN,R BEGUM,H G DAISY,MR N ZAMAN

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, P AND R.D., GA, ASSAM

BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY

ORDER

Date : 07-03-2025

Heard Mr. J. Ahmed, learned counsel for the applicants; Mr. A.K. Ghosh, learned counsel representing Mr. S. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel, Panchayat & Rural Development Department for the opposite party nos. 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 & 8; and Mr. S. Barua, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the opposite party no. 3.

The applicants as the writ petitioners have instituted the accompanying writ petition, W.P.[C] no. 2577/2023. The instant interlocutory application is preferred by the applicants-writ petitioners seeking impleadment of -

‘the Ministry of Rural Development,

Government of India,

Represented by the Secretary’

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as party respondent no. 9 in the accompanying writ petition on the premise that the issue involved in the accompanying writ petition is presently pending before the said authority for passing appropriate direction for release of the funds to the applicants-petitioners.

The prayer for impleadment is not opposed by the learned counsel for the opposite parties.

As it is projected that the proposed party respondent is a necessary party for adjudication of the issues involved in the accompanying writ petition, the instant interlocutory application stands allowed.

The applicants-writ petitioners shall file an amended cause-title in terms of the Notification no. 79 dated 19.06.2023 before the Registry within 3 [three] working days from today and on submission of the amended Cause-Title, the Registry shall do the necessary corrections in the Cause-Title of the writ petition as well as in the CIS.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant