Gauhati High Court
I.A.(Civil)/1889/2026 of SABIR AHMED CHOUDHURY Vs THE UNION OF INDIA and ORS on 12 July 2026
GAHC010206132025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) I.A.(Civil)/1889/2026 SABIR AHMED CHOUDHURY SO LT ABDUR RAZZAQUE CHOUDHURY RO VILL BANGRAM PO BHAGA BAZAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788120 2: GULAM MUHAMMED KIBRIA CHOUDHURY SO LATE JALAL
GAHC010206132025
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
I.A.(Civil)/1889/2026
SABIR AHMED CHOUDHURY
SO LT ABDUR RAZZAQUE CHOUDHURY
RO VILL BANGRAM
PO BHAGA BAZAR
DIST CACHAR
ASSAM
PIN 788120
2: GULAM MUHAMMED KIBRIA CHOUDHURY
SO LATE JALAL AHMED CHOUDHURY
RO VILL BANGRAM
PO BHAGA BAZAR
DIST CACHAR
ASSAM
PIN 788120
3: G M JAKARIYA CHOUDHURY
SO LATE JALAL AHMED CHOUDHURY
RO VILL BANGRAM
PO BHAGA BAZAR
DIST CACHAR
ASSAM
PIN 788120
4: GULAM MUHAMMAD YEAHYEA CHOUDHURY
SO LATE JALAL AHMED CHOUDHURY
RO VILL BANGRAM
PO BHAGA BAZAR
DIST CACHAR
ASSAM
PIN 788120
5: KALIM SIDDIQUE CHOUDHURY
SO LATE JALAL AHMED CHOUDHURY
RO VILL BANGRAM
PO BHAGA BAZAR
DIST CACHAR
ASSAM
PIN 788120
6: HUSNA BEGAM MAZUMDER
WO SAMSUL HOQUE MAZUMDER
RO ALITIKAR
MEHERPUR
CACHAR
ASSAM
PIN 788015
7: NAZMA LASKAR
WO SHAHARUR RAHMAN LASKAR
RO VILL CHANDRAPUR PART II
BANSKANDI
CACHAR
ASSAM 788101
8: KHALEDA CHOUDHURY
WO TALHA AHMED LASKAR
RO VILL TUPKHANA PART I
ARUNACHAL
CACHAR
ASSAM
PIN 788025
9: SAMSUN NEHAR CHOUDURY
WO LATE JALAL AHMED CHOUDHURY
RO VILL BANGRAM
PO BHAGA BAZAR
DIST CACHAR
ASSAM
PIN 788120
VERSUS
THE UNION OF INDIA and ORS
TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF ROAD
TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
GOVT OF INDIA
TRANSPORT BHAWAN
PARLIAMENT STREET
NEW DELHI 110001
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2:THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
MINISTRY OF ROAD
TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
GOVT OF INDIA
TRANSPORT BHAWAN
PARLIAMENT STREET
NEW DELHI 110001
3:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CUM COMPETENT AUTHORITY
DIST CACHAR
SILCHAR
ASSAM
4:THE ADDL DISTRICT COMMISSIONER LAND AND REVENUE
DIST CACHAR
SILCHAR
ASSAM
5:THE ASSISTANT SETTLEMENT OFFICER
SONAI REVENUE CIRCLE
DIST CACHAR
ASSAM
6:GENERAL MANAGER P
NHIDCL
PMU SILCHAR
SILCHAR PESKAR LANE
SONAI ROAD
KANAKPUR PART I
SILCHAR
CACHAR
ASSAM
PIN 788006
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Advocate for : MR. M H LASKAR
Advocate for : GA
ASSAM appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA and ORS
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY
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ORDER
13.07.2026
Heard Mr. M.H. Laskar, learned counsel for the applicants; Mr. R.K. Talukdar, learned Standing counsel, NHIDCL for the opposite party nos. 1 & 2; and Mr. H. Sarma, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, Assam for the opposite party nos. 3, 4 & 5.
2. The applicants as the writ petitioners have preferred the accompanying writ petition, W.P.[C] no. 5497/2025. In the writ petition, the applicant-petitioners have claimed that they are land-owners of different parcels of land which have been brought under the purview of a land acquisition process under the provisions of the National Highways Act, 1956 for a project : ‘Building [Widening/Four-Laning, etc.], maintenance, management and operation of NH-306 in the stretch of land from KM 20+000 to KM 49+360 in the District of Cachar’ [‘the Project’, for short] initiated by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways [MoRT&H], Government of India [GoI].
3. The instant application is filed seeking impleadment of the following authority :- ‘The General Manager [P], NHIDCL, PMU-Silchar, Silchar-Peskar Lane, Sonai Road, Kanakpur Part-I, Silchar, Cachar, Assam, Pin – 788006’
as party-respondent no. 6 in the accompanying writ petition on the premise that the proposed party-respondent no. 6 is the implementing authority for the Project and as such, for adjudication of the issues involved in the accompanying writ petition the presence of the proposed party-respondent is necessary.
4. The learned counsel appearing for the opposite parties has submitted that they have no objection if the instant application seeking impleadment of the proposed party-respondent no. 6 is allowed.
5. As the proposed party-respondent is the implementing authority for the Project, this Court is of the considered view that presence of the proposed party-respondent is necessary for adjudication of the issues involved in the accompanying writ petition. The instant application is accordingly allowed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant