M/S Jyoti Forge and Fabrication Pvt. Ltd. v. the State of Assam and 7 Ors.

Gauhati HC1 Feb 2026I.A.(Civil)/81/2026

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What is this about?

Gauhati High Court impleadment order; additional respondents impleaded; Commissioner and Secretary Finance Department Assam; Chief Engineer PWD Assam; WP[C] 861/2024; writ for outstanding payment; M/s Jyoti Forge and Fabrication Pvt Ltd; State of Assam; Manish Choudhury; I.A.(Civil)/81/2026; amended cause-title; admission listed 09.02.2026.

What did the court decide?

Impleadment of the Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Assam and the Chief Engineer, PWD, Government of Assam as respondent Nos. 7 and 8 in connected WP[C] 861/2024; amended cause-title to be filed within three days and the writ petition to be listed for admission on 09.02.2026. ¶¶21

M/S Jyoti Forge and Fabrication Pvt. Ltd. Vs the State… — Company and Corporate | Gauhati HC (2026)

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Issue for consideration

Whether the Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Assam and the Chief Engineer, PWD, Government of Assam should be impleaded as party respondent Nos. 7 and 8 in the connected writ petition.

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Court's answer

The impleadment application is allowed because the respondents sought to be impleaded would be relevant for effective adjudication of the writ petition and the learned counsel for the respondents have not opposed the impleadment.

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Ratio / Principle

The Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Assam and the Chief Engineer, PWD, Government of Assam are impleaded as respondent Nos. 7 and 8 respectively in the connected WP[C] 861/2024.

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Key takeaways

The applicant-petitioners shall file an amended cause-title in terms of Notification no. 79 dated 19.06.2023 within three days before the Registry; on such filing the Registry shall cause the necessary correction and list the writ petition for admission on 09.02.2026.ratio¶¶24

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Gauhati High Court (Manish Choudhury, J.) in I.A.(Civil)/81/2026, an application in the connected WP[C] 861/2024 filed by M/s Jyoti Forge and Fabrication Pvt Ltd against the State of Assam and 7 others seeking payment of outstanding dues: impleadment application allowed; the Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Assam and the Chief Engineer, PWD, Government of Assam impleaded as respondent Nos. 7 and 8, the departments being relevant for effective adjudication and the respondents not opposing; applicant to file amended cause-title in terms of Notification no. 79 dated 19.06.2023 within three days; Registry to make the necessary correction and list the writ petition for admission on 09.02.2026.

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GAHC010003222026

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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)/81/2026

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M/S JYOTI FORGE AND FABRICATION PVT LTD A COMPANY REGISTERED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT 2013 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT HOUSE NO. 51 COL. J. ALI ROAD LAKHTOKIA GUWAHATI P.O. AND P.S.- PANBAZAR GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM- 781001 AND REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR AND AUTHORISED SIGNATORY SHRI NAMAN JAIN AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS SON OF LATE PADAM CHAND JAIN RESIDENT OF POOJA APARTMENT S.C. GOSWAMI ROAD PANBAZAR P.O. AND P.S. PANBAZAR GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM- 781001 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 7 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HOME AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781005

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2:THE CHAIRMAN

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ASSAM POLICE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED REHABARI GUWAHATI- 781008 3:THE MANAGING DIRECTOR ASSAM POLICE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED REHABARI GUWAHATI- 781008 4:THE CHIEF ENGINEER ASSAM POLICE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED REHABARI GUWAHATI- 781008 5:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM POLICE HOUSING CORPORATION LIMITED BONGAIGAON SUB-UNIT BONGAIGAON ASSAM- 783380 6:THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF PRISONS ASSAM KHANAPARA GUWAHATI- 781022 7:COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE GOVT. OF ASSAM ASSAM SECRETARIAT BLOCK-A 2ND FLOOR DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 8:THE CHIEF ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM CHANDMARI GUWAHATI ASSAM-781003 -----------Advocate for : MR B PATHAK Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 7 ORS.

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BEFORE

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HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY

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ORDER

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Date : 02.02.2026

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Heard Mr. B. Pathak, learned counsel for the applicants and Mr. K. Gogoi, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate for the opposite party-respondent nos. 1-6.

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By filing this application, the applicant has sought for impleadment of the Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Assam and the Chief Engineer, PWD, Government of Assam as party respondent No. 7 and 8 respectively in the connected writ petition.

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The applicant/writ petitioner has filed the connected writ petition praying for a direction to pay the outstanding amount.

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On the prayer of the learned counsel for the petitioner, this Court has granted time to file application for impleadment of the Finance Department as well as PWD of the Government of Assam as the said department would be relevant for proper adjudication of the writ petition.

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Having considered that this Court had granted time to file application for impleadment, on the prayer of the learned counsel for the petitioner, as the respondents sought to be impleaded, would be relevant for effective adjudication of the writ petition and considering that the learned counsel for the respondents have not opposed the impleadment, I deem it appropriate to allow this application.

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Accordingly, the Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Finance, Government of Assam and the Chief Engineer, PWD, Government of Assam be allowed to be impleaded as respondents No. 7 and 8 respectively in the connected WP[C] 861/2024.

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I.A. stands allowed and disposed of.

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Learned counsel for the applicant-petitioners shall file an amended cause-title in terms

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of Notification no. 79 dated 19.06.2023, within 3 [three] days from today before the Registry and on filing of such amended cause-title, the Registry to cause the necessary correction and thereafter, list the writ petition for admission on 09.02.2026.

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JUDGE

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