Gauhati High Court
I.A.(Civil)/2137/2026 of KHUDEJA KHATUN Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM on 26 July 2026
GAHC010094262026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2137/2026 KHUDEJA KHATUN WIFE OF LATE JALAL UDDIN PERMANENT RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KERIMERI PUB KHANDA P.O. ALITANGANI P.S. JURIA DISTRICT NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782124.
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2137/2026
KHUDEJA KHATUN
WIFE OF LATE JALAL UDDIN
PERMANENT RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KERIMERI PUB KHANDA
P.O. ALITANGANI
P.S. JURIA
DISTRICT NAGAON
ASSAM
PIN-782124.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
POWER DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-781006.
2:THE ASSAM ELECTRICITY BOARD (NOW APDCL)
TO BE REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN
HEAD OFFICE- PALTANBAZAR
BIJULEE BHAWAN
A.T. ROAD
GUWAHATI- 781001
3:THE CHIEF ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR-CUM- ADVISER
GOVERNMENT OFASSAM
1ST FLOOR
WEST END BLOCK
HOUSEFED COMPLEX
DISPUR
GUWAHATI - 781006.
4:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL ENGINEER
ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED (APDCL)
9M3H PLUS 3VF
HAIBORGAON
KHARAMPATTY
P.O. AND P.S. -NAGAON
DISTRICT- NAGAON
ASSAM.
5:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER
APDCL
NAGAON ELECTRICAL DIVISION
PANIGAON CHARIYALI
PIOLI PHUKANROAD
PANIGAON
CHOTO HAIBOR
DISTRICT - NAGAON
ASSAM.PIN -782001
Advocate for : MR G U AHMED
Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY
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ORDER
Date : 27.07.2026
Heard Mr. G.U. Ahmed, learned counsel for the applicant; Mr. N. Goswami, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the opposite party no. 1; and Ms. S. Baruah, learned counsel on behalf of Mr. B. Das, learned Standing Counsel, APDCL for the opposite party nos. 2 – 4.
2. The interlocutory application is filed seeking impleadment of the following authorities :- ‘The Chief Electrical Inspector-cum-Advisor, Government of Assam, 1st Floor, West End Block, Housefed Complex, Dispur, Guwahati – 781006.
The Executive Engineer, Assam State Electricity Board [ASEB], Nagaon Electrical Division, Panigaon Chariyali, Pioli Phukan Road, Panigaon, Choto Haibor, District
– Nagaon, Assam, Pin – 782003.’
as the party-respondent no. 3 and the party-respondent no. 5 in the accompanying writ petition.
3. The applicant as the writ petitioner has preferred the accompanying writ petition, W.P. [C] no. 2585/2026 seeking compensation in respect of the death of her son, namely, Ziabur Rahman, who had allegedly died on 10.08.2022 due to electrocution.
4. It is averred that for adjudication of the issues involved in the accompanying writ petition, the presence of the afore-mentioned two authorities as party-respondents is necessary.
5. The learned counsel appearing for the opposite parties have submitted that they have no objection if the afore-mentioned two authorities are impleaded as party-respondents in the accompanying writ petition.
6. I have gone through the statements and averments made in the application and considering the issue raised and involved in the accompanying writ petition, I am of the considered view that the presence of the afore-mentioned two authorities are necessary. Accordingly, the instant interlocutory application is allowed.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant