Gauhati High Court
I.A.(Civil)/3737/2026 of JAHANGIR ALI SHAIKH AND ORS. Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS. on 13 October 2026
2026:GAU-AS:15618
GAHC010231552026 2026:GAU-AS:15618 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3737/2026 JAHANGIR ALI SHAIKH AND ORS. SO LATE HAZARAT ALI SHAIKH, RO ALOMGANJ PART VII, PO ALOMGANJ, DIST DHUBRI 2: MOYNAL HAQUE SO LATE HAZARAT ALI
GAHC010231552026
2026:GAU-AS:15618
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3737/2026
JAHANGIR ALI SHAIKH AND ORS.
SO LATE HAZARAT ALI SHAIKH, RO ALOMGANJ PART VII, PO ALOMGANJ, DIST DHUBRI
2: MOYNAL HAQUE
SO LATE HAZARAT ALI SHAIKH
RO ALOMGANJ PART VII
PO ALOMGANJ
DIST DHUBRI
3: JIYAUL HAQUE
SO LATE HAZARAT ALI SHAIKH
RO ALOMGANJ PART VII
PO ALOMGANJ
DIST DHUBRI
4: MOZIBAR RAHMAN
SO LATE MANIK ULLAH SHAIKH
RO VILL CHAUTARA
PO AND PS GAURIPUR
DIST DHUBRI
PIN 783331
5: MUNJURUL HAQUE
SO LATE MANIK ULLAH SHAIKH
RO VILL CHAUTARA
PO AND PS GAURIPUR
DIST DHUBRI
PIN 783331
6: SAHAR ALI
SO LATE SORHAB ALI
RO VILL DALANERALGA PART 2
PO AND PS GAURIPUR
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DIST DHUBRI
PIN 783331
7: AHAR ALI
SO LATE SORHAB ALI
RO VILL DALANERALGA PART 2
PO AND PS GAURIPUR
DIST DHUBRI
PIN 783331
8: JAHANUDDIN
SO LATE KAMAL SHEIKH
RO VILL CHAUTARA
PO AND PS GAURIPUR
DIST DHUBRI
PIN 78333
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS.
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT
OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT , DISPUR, GHY 781006
2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY
GOVT OF ASSAM
DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DISPUR
GHY 781006
3:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL
REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE BODOLAND
TERRITORIAL COUNCIL
KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN 783370
4:THE JOINT SECRETARY
BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL
KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN 783370
5:THE COMMANDANT
20TH ASSAM POLICE IR
BATTALION
HEADQUARTERS
PANBARI
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DIST DHUBRI
PIN 783339
6:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
KOKRAJHAR
PIN 783370
7:THE CIRCLE OFFICER
BAGRIBARI REVENUE CIRCLE
PO BAGRIBARI
DIST KOKRAJHAR
PIN 78334
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. SURAJIT DAS, MR. P P DAS
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, REVENUE, GA, ASSAM
BEFORE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
ORDER
14.10.2026
1. Heard Mr. S. Das, learned counsel for the applicants/petitioners and Ms. M. Barman, learned State counsel for the opposite parties.
2. The present application has been filed by the applicants/petitioners, seeking substitution of the respondent No.2, the Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Assam, P.O.- Dispur, Guwahati-781006,” in the connected WP(C) No. 5009/2023 by “the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Home and Political Department, Dispur, Guwahati- 781006.”
3. Perused the materials available on record.
4. Having gone through the pleadings as well as the materials available on record and taking note of the peculiar facts and circumstances of the
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case, this Court is of the opinion that the aforenoted incumbent, i.e., the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Home and Political Department, Dispur, Guwahati-781006 be arrayed as the respondent No.2 in place of “the Commissioner and Secretary, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Government of Assam, P.O.- Dispur, Guwahati-781006” in the connected writ petition for its proper adjudication.
5. The applicants/petitioners shall furnish an amended cause title in terms of the Notification No. 19 dated 19.06.2023 before the Registry within a period of 10 (ten) days from today. Thereafter, Registry shall do the needful accordingly.
6. With the aforesaid, this Interlocutory Application stands disposed of.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant
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