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Ct Fitter Mufiz Uddin Vs Shri Gp Singh, IPSCt Fitter Mufiz Uddin v. Shri Gp Singh, IPS

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Ct Fitter Mufiz Uddin v. Shri Gp Singh, IPS

Gauhati HC3 Feb 2026I.A.(Civil)/172/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Gauhati High Court order dated 04.02.2026 in I.A.(Civil)/172/2026 in Cont.Cas(C)/321/2025; single Judge: Kardak Ete; document IDs GAHC010012612026 and 2026:GAU-AS:1406. Subject: impleadment/substitution of successor officer — Shri Sanjay Kumar, DIG, Range HQR, CRPF, Chandauli, impleaded as respondent no. 7 in a pending contempt proceeding following transfer of respondent no. 4, Shri Surender Chaudhary, on the ground that the new incumbent is a necessary party. Petitioner: CT Fitter Mufiz Uddin (Force No. 135096897, Lakhipur, Cachar, Assam). Other respondents: GP Singh (DG CRPF), Rajeev Kumar Thakur (DIG CR Vig), Anshuman Yadav (IG NE Sector), Manas Ranjan (DIG Group Centre Guwahati), Sunil Kumar Savita (Commandant 67 Bn Shillong). Counsel: Ms T Wapangla (petitioner); Mr D. Gogoi (applicant). Keywords: contempt case, impleadment, substitution of respondent, necessary party, transfer of officer, CRPF, service/contempt matter.

What did the court decide?

Impleadment of Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Range HQR, CRPF, Chandauli, as respondent no. 7 in Cont.Cas(C)/321/2025; the I.A. allowed and disposed of. ¶31

Why is it important?

The Court considered the new incumbent, Mr. Sanjay Kumar, DIG, Range HQR, CRPF, Chandauli, a necessary party by virtue of his posting to the said capacity, and deemed it appropriate to allow the impleadment application. ¶29

What the court decided

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Outcome

Impleadment of Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Range HQR, CRPF, Chandauli, as respondent no. 7 in Cont.Cas(C)/321/2025; the I.A. allowed and disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Range HQR, CRPF, Chandauli — the new incumbent posted in place of the transferred respondent no. 4 — should be impleaded as party respondent no. 7 in the connected Cont.Cas(C)/321/2025.

Court's answer

The Court considered the new incumbent, Mr. Sanjay Kumar, DIG, Range HQR, CRPF, Chandauli, a necessary party by virtue of his posting to the said capacity, and deemed it appropriate to allow the impleadment application.

Ratio / Principle

Mr. Sanjay Kumar is allowed to be impleaded as respondent no. 7 in the contempt case Cont.Cas(C)/321/2025.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Gauhati High Court (Kardak Ete, J.) — Order dated 04.02.2026 in I.A.(Civil)/172/2026 in Cont.Cas(C)/321/2025 (contempt case). The applicant sought impleadment of Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Range HQR, CRPF, Chandauli, the new incumbent posted in place of the transferred respondent no. 4 (Shri Surender Chaudhary). Holding him a necessary party by reason of his posting, the Court allowed the impleadment as respondent no. 7 and disposed of the I.A. Petitioner in the main case: CT Fitter Mufiz Uddin (CRPF, Cachar, Assam); other respondents are senior CRPF officers including the Director General, CRPF.

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GAHC010012612026

2026:GAU-AS:1406

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

Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/172/2026

in

Cont.Cas(C)/321/2025

CT FITTER MUFIZ UDDIN

FORCE NO. 135096897 R/O-MUNSIRGRAM,P/O DALOOGRAM, P.S. LAKHIPUR, DISTRICT-CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-788101.

VERSUS

SHRI GP SINGH, IPS DIRECTOR GENERAL, CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICE COMPLEX, NEW DELHI-110001

2:SHRI RAJEEV KUMAR THAKUR DIG CR VIG DIRECTORATE GENERAL CRPF BLOCK -1 CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI-110003

3:SHRI ANSHUMAN YADAV vINSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE NORTHEASTERN SECTOR CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE E

4:SHRI SURENDER CHAUDHARY DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE RANGE HQR CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE CHANDAULI

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VARANASI PIN-221011

5:SHRI MANAS RANJAN DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE GROUP CENTER CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781023.

6:SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SAVITA COMMANDANT 67 BN. CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE POLO GROUND SHILLONG MEGHALAYA PIN-793001

7:SHRI SANJAY KUMAR DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE RANGE HQR CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE CHANDAULI VARANASI PIN-22101

Advocate for the Petitioner : MS T WAPANGLA,

Advocate for the Respondent : ,

BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE

ORDER

04.02.2026

Heard Mr. D. Gogoi, learned counsel for the applicant.

This is an application praying for impleadment of Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Range HQR, Central Reserve Police force, Chandauli as party respondent in the connected Cont.Cas(C)/321/2025.

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Mr. Gogoi, learned counsel for the applicant submits that the earlier incumbent, who had been arrayed as the respondent no. 4, has been transferred and in his place, new incumbent, namely, Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Range HQR, Central Reserve Police force, Chandauli has been posted. Therefore, he submits that new incumbent being the necessary party, the applicant may be allowed to implead the new incumbent as party respondent no. 7 in the contempt case.

Having considered that the present sought to be impleaded, namely, Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Range HQR, Central Reserve Police force, Chandauli is a necessary party of being posted in the said capacity, this Court deemed it appropriate to allow this application.

Accordingly, the new incumbent, namely, Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Range HQR, Central Reserve Police force, Chandauli is allowed to implead as the respondent no. 7 in the said contempt case.

The I.A. accordingly stands allowed and disposed of.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether Mr. Sanjay Kumar, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Range HQR, CRPF, Chandauli — the new incumbent posted in place of the transferred respondent no. 4 — should be impleaded as party respondent no. 7 in the connected Cont.Cas(C)/321/2025.¶26
The court held
The Court considered the new incumbent, Mr. Sanjay Kumar, DIG, Range HQR, CRPF, Chandauli, a necessary party by virtue of his posting to the said capacity, and deemed it appropriate to allow the impleadment application.ratio¶29

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Prior proceeding
Main matter: contempt case Cont.Cas(C)/321/2025 pending before the Gauhati High Court, in which the present interlocutory application is filed.¶7
Prior proceeding
Respondent no. 4 (Shri Surender Chaudhary, DIG, Range HQR, CRPF, Chandauli) was transferred and a new incumbent, Shri Sanjay Kumar, was posted to the same capacity; the applicant prayed for impleadment of the new incumbent as respondent no. 7.¶28

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
CT FITTER MUFIZ UDDIN¶8
MS T WAPANGLA, D. Gogoi
respondent
SHRI GP SINGH, IPS¶11
respondent
SHRI RAJEEV KUMAR THAKUR¶12
respondent
SHRI ANSHUMAN YADAV¶13
respondent
SHRI SURENDER CHAUDHARY¶14
respondent
SHRI MANAS RANJAN¶17
respondent
SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SAVITA¶18
respondent
SHRI SANJAY KUMAR¶19

Coram

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KARDAK ETEauthor¶22

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Gauhati HC
Decided on: 3 Feb 2026 · February
Registered: 29 Jan 2026
Case no.: I.A.(Civil)/172/2026
CNR: GAHC010012612026
Bench: Kardak Ete
Disposal: Allowed
Case type: I.A.(Civil)

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Cite this judgement

Ct Fitter Mufiz Uddin v. Shri Gp Singh, IPS, I.A.(Civil)/172/2026 (GAU), decided on 3 February 2026.

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Procedural history2

Main matter: contempt case Cont.Cas(C)/321/2025 pending before the Gauhati High Court, in which the present interlocutory application is filed.
Respondent no. 4 (Shri Surender Chaudhary, DIG, Range HQR, CRPF, Chandauli) was transferred and a new incumbent, Shri Sanjay Kumar, was posted to the same capacity; the applicant prayed for impleadment of the new incumbent as respondent no. 7.

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Bench / Coram

KARDAK ETE

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