The Union of India and 9 Ors v. The State of Ap and 17 Ors

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) (ITANAGAR BENCH) Case No. : IA(C) 7/2023 1:THE UNION OF INDIA and 9 Ors. Through the Cabinet, Secretary to the Govt. of India, Cabinet Secretariat, Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi 110001 2: The Secretary Ministry of Defence Gov.t of India Central Secretariat 101 A South Block Kamraj Road Vijay Chowk Area New Delhi 110011 3: The General Officer Commanding In Chief Headquarter Army Eastern Command Fort William Kolkata 700021. West Bengal 4: The General Officer Commanding In Chief

Headquarter Army Eastern Command Fort William Kolkata 700021 West Bengal Page No.# 2/11 5: The General Officer Commanding 56 Infantry Division Likabali Military Station Vill and PO Madhuri Pathar District Dhemaji Assam 787059 6: The Commanding Officer 8 Maratha Light Infantry Regiment Tuting Camp Upper Siang District AP 7: The Directorate General Defence Estates Raksha Sampada Bhawan Ulan Batar Road Ministry of Defence Delhi Cantt. 110010 8: The Principal Director of Defence Estates Ministry of Defence Eastern Command Kolkata 1st and 2nd Floor AC 4. 4/1 Belvedere Road Alipore Kolkata 700027 9: The Director Defence Estates Ministry of Defence Eastern Command Kolkata 1st and 2nd Floor AC 4 Kolkata 700027 10: The Defence Estates Officer Itanagar Circle Camp At Model Village Naharlagun Page No.# 3/11 AP 79111 VERSUS 1:THE STATE OF AP and 17 Ors. Represented by the Chief Secretary, Govt. of AP. Itanagar, PO/PS Itanagar, Papum Pare Dist. AP 2:The Secretary Land Management Govt. of AP Itanagar PO/PS Itanagar Papum Pare Dist. AP 3:The Director Land Management Govt. of AP Itanagar PO/PS Itanagar Papum Pare Dist. AP 4:The Deputy Commissioner Yingkiong Upper Siang District Govt. of A.P PO/PS Yingkiong AP 5:The Addl. Deputy Commissioner Tuting PO/PS Tuting Upper Siang District AP 6:The District Land Record and Settlement Officer Yingkiong Upper Siang District AP 7:Linggong Ninggo S/o Lt. Baling Ninggo

R/o Vill Mingging PO/PS Tuting Page No.# 4/11 District Upper Siang AP 8:Mukkut Lonchung S/o Shri Kakek Lonchung

R/o Vill Mingging PO/PS Tuting District Upper Siang AP 9:Kiro Tangu S/o Lt. Hinggong Lonchung

R/o Vill Mingging PO/PS Tuting District Upper Siang AP 10:Dino Tali S/o Shri Lupang Tali

R/o Vill. Mingging PO/PS Tuting District Upper Siang AP 11:Yapang Ninggo S/o Lt. Yajong Ninggo

R/o Vill. Mingging PO/PS Tuting District Upper Siang AP 12:Megot Lonchung S/o Lt. Taser Lonchung

R/o Vill Mingging PO/PS Tuting District Upper Siang AP Page No.# 5/11 13:Gibo Medo S/o Lt. Kikit Medo

R/o Vill. Mingging PO/PS Tuting District Upper Siang AP 14:Pangkit Duggong S/o Shri Amut Duggong

R/o Vill Mingging PO/PS Tuting District Upper Siang AP 15:Lanjong Medo S/o Late Kikit Medo

R/o Vill. Minging PO/PS Tuting District Upper Siang AP 16:Banggo Duggong S/o Shri Amut Duggong

R/o Vill. Mingging PO/PS Tuting District Upper Siang AP 17:Akut Duggong S/o Shri Chokeng Duggong

R/o Vill. Mingging PO/PS Tutin District Upper Siang AP 18:Pedir Lonchung S/o Shri M. Lonchung Page No.# 6/11

R/o Vll. Mingging PO and PS Tuting District Upper Siang A Advocate for the Petitioner : Marto Kato Advocate for the Respondent : GA (AP) Linked Case : WP(C) 96/2021 1:Linggong Ninggo and 11 Ors. S/O LT. BALING NINGGO AGED ABOUT 60 YRS. PERMANENT RESIDENT OF OF MIGGING VILLAGE PO/PS TUTING DISTRICT UPPER SIANG AP. 2: SHRI MUKKUT LONCHUNG S/O SHRI KAKEK LONCHUNG PERMANENT RESIDENT OF OF MINGGING PO/PS TUTING DISTRICT UPPER SIANG AP. 3: SHRI KIRO TANGU S/O LT. HINGGONG LONCHUNG PERMANENT RESIDENT OF OF MINGGING PO/PS TUTING DISTRICT UPPER SIANG AP. 4: SHRI DINO TALI S/O SHRI LUPANG TALI PERMANENT RESIDENT OF OF MINGGING PO/PS TUTING DISTRICT UPPER SIANG AP. 5: SHRI YAPANG NINGGO S/O LT. YAJONG NINGGO PERMANENT RESIDENT OF OF MINGGING PageoNo.#o7/11 oPO/PSoTUTING oDISTRICToUPPERoSIANG oAP. o6:oSHRIoMEGOToLONCHUNG oS/OoLT.oTASERoLONCHUNG oPERMANENToRESIDENToOFoOFoMINGGING oPO/PSoTUTING oDISTRICToUPPERoSIANG oAP. o7:oSHRIoGIBOoMEDO oS/OoLT.oKIKIToMEDO oPERMANENToRESIDENToOFoOFoMINGGING oPO/PSoTUTING oDISTRICToUPPERoSIANG oAP. o8:oSHRIoPANGKIToDUGGONG oS/OoSHRIoAMUToDUGGONG oPERMANENToRESIDENToOFoOFoMINGGING oPO/PSoTUTING oDISTRICToUPPERoSIANG oAP. o9:oSHRIoLANJONGoMEDO oS/OLT.oKIKIToMEDO oPERMANENToRESIDENToOFoOFoMINGGING oPO/PSoTUTING oDISTRICToUPPERoSIANG oAP. o10:oSHRIoBANGGOoDUGGONG oS/OoSHRIoAMUToDUGGONG oPERMANENToRESIDENToOFoOFoMINGGINGoVILLAGE oPO/PSoTUTING oDISTRICToUPPERoSIANG oAP. o11:oSHRIoAKUToDUGGONG oS/OoSHRIoCHOKENGoDUGGONG oPERMANENToRESIDENToOFoOFoMINGGINGoVILLAGE oPO/PSoTUTING oDISTRICToUPPERoSIANG oAP. o12:oSHRIoPEDIRoLONCHUNG oS/OoSHRIoM.LONCHUNG PageoNo.#o8/11 oPERMANENToRESIDENToOFoOFoMINGGINGoVILLAGE oPO/PSoTUTING oDISTRICToUPPERoSIANG oAP. o13:oSHRIoPEDIRoLONCHUNG oS/OoSHRIoM.LONCHUNG oPERMANENToRESIDENToOFoOFoMINGGINGoVILLAGE oPO/PSoTUTING oDISTRICToUPPERoSIANG oAP. oVERSUS o1:THEoUNIONoOFoINDIA oTHROUGHoTHEoCABINEToSECRETARYoTOoTHEoGOVT.oOFoINDIA oCABINEToSECRETARIAT oRASHTRAPATIoBHAWAN oNEWoDELHI. o2:THEoSECRETARY oMINISTRYoOFoDEFENCE oGOVT.oOFoINDIA oCENTRALoSECRETARIAT o101-Ao oSOUTHoBLOCK oKAMRAJoROAD oVIJAYoCHOWKoAREA oNEWoDELHI. o3:THEoGENERALoOFFICERoCOMMANDING-IN-CHIEF oHEADQUARTERoARMYoEASTERNoCOMMAND oFORToWILLIAM oKOLKATA oWESToBENGAL o4:THEoGERALoOFFICERoCOMMANDING o3oCORPS oRANGAPHARoMILITARYoSTATION oDISTRICToDIMAPURoNAGALANG oNAGALAND. o5:THEoGENERALoOFFICERoCOMMANDING o56oINFANTRYoDIVISION oLIKABALIoMILITARYoSTATION oVILLoANDoPOoMADHURIoPATHAR oDISTRICToDHEMAJI oASSAM. PageoNo.#o9/11 o6:THEoCOMMANDINGoOFFICER o8oMARATHAoLIGHToINFANTRYoREGIMENT oTUTINGoCAMP oUPPERoSIANGoDISTRICT oAP. o7:THEoDIRECTORoGENERALoDEFENCEoESTATES oRAKSHAoSAMPADAoBHAWAN oULAANBAATARoROAD oMINISTRYoOFoDEFENCE oDELHIoCANTT. o8:THEoPRINCIPAL oDEFENCEoESTATESoMINISTRYoDEFENCEoEASTERNoCOMMAND o13oCAMACoSTREET o7oTHoFLOOR oKOLKATA. o9:THEoDIRECTOR oDIRECTORATEoDEFENCEoESTATES oMINISTRYoOFoDEFENCE oEASTERNoCOMMANDo13 oCAMACoSTREET o7THoFLOOR oKOLKATA. o10:THEoDEFENCEoESTATESoOFFICER oITANAGAoCIRCLE oCAMPoAToMODELoVILLAGE oNAHARLAGUN oAP. o11:THEoSTATEoOFoAP oREPRESENTEDoBYoTHEoCHIEFoSECRETARYo oGOVT.oOFoAP oITANAGAR oPO/PSoITANAGAR oPAPUMoPAREoDIST.oAP. o12:THEoSECRETARYoLANDoMANAGEMENT oGOVT.oOFoAP oITANAGAR oPO/PSoITANAGAR PAPUMoPAREoDIST.oAP. o13:THEoDIRECTORoLANDoMANAGEMENT oGOVT.oOFoAP oITANAGAR Page No.# 10/11 PO/PS ITANAGAR PAPUM PARE DIST. AP. 14:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER YINGKIONG UPPER SIANG DISTRICT GOVT. OF AP PO/PS YINGKIONG AP. 15:THE ADDL. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER TUTING PO/PS TUTING UPPER SIANG DISTRICT AP. 16:THE DISTRICT LAND RECORD AND SETTLEMENT OFFICER YINGKIONG UPPER SIANG DISTRICT AP. Advocate for the Petitioner : Nikita Danggen Advocate for the Respondent : GA (AP)

BEFORE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE NANI TAGIA ORDER Date : 20.01.2023 Heard Mr. M. Kato, learned DSGI representing the applicants/Union of India and also heard Mr. O. Duggong, learned counsel for the opposite parties/writ petitioner as well as Ms. P. Pangu, learned Government Advocate for the State of Arunachal Pradesh. This is an application for striking off the name of the Cabinet Secretary to the Govt. of India, who has been arrayed as respondent No.1 in WP(C)96/2021, contending that the Cabinet Secretary to the Govt. of India is not a necessary party in WP(C)96/2021. Page No.# 11/11 The prayer made by the applicants in this instant application has not been opposed to by Mr. Duggong, learned counsel for the opposite parties/writ petitioner as well as Ms. P. Pangu, learned Government Advocate for the State of Arunachal Pradesh. In view of the above, this interlocutory application is allowed. Accordingly, the Cabinet Secretary to the Govt. of India, who has been arrayed as respondent No.1 in WP(C)96/2021 shall stand struck off from the array of respondents in WP(C)96/2021. Registry shall make necessary correction in the Cause-title of WP(C)96/2021 in terms of this order. Interlocutory application stands allowed and disposed of with the above direction. JUDGE Comparing Assistant