Gauhati High Court
I.A.(Civil)/137/2026 of Sh S Kheipaw and 15 Ors Vs Sh Rajesh Kumar Singh and 3 Ors on 30 August 2026
GAHC030004742026 THE GAUHATI
GAHC030004742026
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/137/2026
Sh S Kheipaw and 15 Ors
S/o S. Laihla
R/o Laki, Siaha District Mizoram
VERSUS
Sh Rajesh Kumar Singh and 3 Ors
The Secretary, Ministry of Defence, BRDB, New Delhi Advocate for the Petitioner : Mrs. Dinari T. Azyu, Sr. Adv.
Advocate for the Respondent :
Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/4/2025
Sh. S. Kheipaw and 15 Ors.
S/o S. Laihla
R/o Laki
Siaha District
Mizoram
2: Smt. Esthery Hlychho
D/o HC Thlapo
R/o Laki
3: Sh. B.Laitu
S/o B.Zomai
R/o Laki
Siaha District
Mizoram
4: Sh. HC Ngothy
S/o P Vahnei
R/o Laki
Siaha District
5: Sh. P.Hnabeisei
S/o Vahnei
R/o Laki
Siaha District
6: Sh ST Khaihlu
S/o ST Khochha
R/o Laki
Siaha District
VERSUS
Sh. Rajesh Kumar Singh and 3 Ors.
Secretary to the Govt of India
Ministry of Defence
Sena Bhavan 101A
South Block
New Delhi
110011
Advocate for the Petitioner : Ms Dinari T Azyu Advocate for the Respondent : Mrs. Mary Lalruatkimi Khiangte for R3 & R4
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HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI
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31.08.2026 Heard Mr. Victor L Ralte, learned counsel for the applicants. Also heard Ms. Zairemsangpuii, learned CGC for the respondent No. 1 as well as Ms. Mary L. Khiangte, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 3 & 4. By way of this interlocutory application, the applicants are seeking impleadment of Dr. Krashnendra Singh, the Chief Engineer, Border Road Task Force (BRTF), Project Pushpak
GREF, C/o 99 APO as respondent No. 5 in the connected Cont.Cas.(C) No. 4/2025. It appears that during pendency of the connected contempt petition, the respondent No. 2 has been transferred out from the post of Chief Engineer, Border Road Task Force (BRTF), Project Pushpak GREF, C/o 99 APO and in his place, Dr. Krashnendra Singh has been transferred and posted. In view of the aforesaid development, the presence of the new incumbent to the subject post is necessary and essential for effective adjudication of the connected contempt petition. Accordingly, the prayer for impleadment stands allowed. Dr. Krashnendra Singh, the Chief Engineer, Border Road Task Force (BRTF), Project Pushpak GREF, C/o 99 APO be impleaded as respondent No. 5 in the connected contempt petition. Let an amended cause title be furnished to the Registry for doing the needful. With the above observation and direction, the instant interlocutory application stands allowed and disposed of.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant