Motbo Yordung and 15 Ors v. Naresh Kumar and 15 Ors

ORDER Date : 24.01.2023

Heard Mr. O. Duggong, learned counsel appearing for the applicants. Also heard Mr. D. Kamduk, learned Standing Counsel, Land Management Department representing respondent Nos. 1, 2 & 3; and Mr. O. Pada, learned counsel representing Deputy Commissioner (respondent No. 4).

This is an application praying for impleadment of Shri Pankaj Kumar Jha, the Secretary, Land Management Department Government of Arunachal Pradesh; Shri A. K. Singh, the Director Land Management Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh; and Shri Hage Lailang, the Deputy Commissioner, Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, as respondent Nos. 14, 15 and 16, respectively, in the Contempt Case No. 28/2020.

It is submitted by the learned counsel for the applicants that the earlier incumbents to the post of Secretary, Land Management Department, and the Director, Land Management Department, have been transferred to some other posts, and the Deputy Commissioner, Upper Siang District, has already retired from service and replacements to their respective posts have already been made with the incumbents, as such, impleadment of the present incumbents as party respondents in the said Contempt Case No. 28/2020 has become necessary for meaningful adjudication and effective disposal of the contempt Case No. 28/2020. Therefore, this application.

The prayer of the applicants is allowed. Page No.# 8/8

Let the new incumbents of the said posts, namely, Shri Pankaj Kumar Jha, the Secretary, Land Management, Department Government of Arunachal Pradesh; Shri A. K. Singh, the Director Land Management Department, Government of Arunachal Pradesh; and Shri Hage Lailang, the Deputy Commissioner, Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh, be impleaded as respondent Nos. 14, 15 & 16, respectively, in the Contempt Case No. 28/2020.

The applicants shall take necessary steps for impleadment of the same.

In terms of above, this interlocutory application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant

Page No.# 1/8 GAHC040000652023 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) (ITANAGAR BENCH) Case No. : IA(C) 13/2023 1:Motbo Yordung and 15 Ors. S/o Shri Gaging Yordung, Permanent Resident of Ningging Village, PO/PS Tuting, District Upper Siang, 2: Onkit Pangge S/o Late Gondek Pangge District Upper Siang 3: Mareng Jongkey S/o Late Yobo Jongkey District Upper Siang 4: Kochang Yao S/o A. Yao 5: Bokir Jongkey S/o Late Oreng Jongkey Page No.# 2/8 6: Koying Duggong S/o Late Gager Duggong 7: Ati Yalik S/o Shri Dipang Yalik 8: Ledung Medo S/o Late Kisung Medo 9: Akeng Jongkey S/o Late Jajang Jongkey 10: Lide Nijo D/o Shri Ambo Nijo Page No.# 3/8 11: Okyak Panyi S/o Shri Kolon Panyi 12: Alik Nijo S/o Late Yorbo Nijo 13: Lisong Nijo S/o Late Pangge Nijo 14: Digong Duggong S/o Gager Duggong 15: Kensing Patuk S/o Late Jayong Patuk 16: Mekyor Nijo Page No.# 4/8 S/o Late Payi Nijo Arunachal Pradesh VERSUS 1:Naresh Kumar and 15 Ors. Chief Secretary, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar, PO/PS Itanagar, Papum Pare District, Arunachal Pradesh. 2:Prashant Sitaram Lokhande Secretary Land Management Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar PO/PS Itanagar Papum Pare District 3:Ennyo Nangkar Director Land Management Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar PO/PS Itanagar Papum Pare District 4:Taper Pada Deputy Commissioner Yingkiong Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh PO/PS Yingkiong 5:Rajiv Gauba the Cabinet Secretary to the Govt. of India Cabinet Secretariat Rashtarapati Bhawan New Delhi 110004 Page No.# 5/8 6:Ajay Kumar Defence Secretary Ministry of Defence Govt. of India 101 A South Block New Delhi 110011 7:Anil Chauhan General Officer Commanding in Chief Headquarter Army Eastern Command Fort William Kolkata 700021 West Bengal 8:Ajay Kumar Vig General Officer Commanding 56 Infantry Division Likabali Military Station Vill and PO Madhuri Pathar District Dhemaji Assam 787059 9:Manish Joshi Commanding Officer 23rd Grenadiers Regiment Tuting Camp 10:Deepa Bajwa Director General Defence Estates Raksha Sampada Bhawan Ulaanbaatar Road Ministry of Defence Delhi Cantt. 110010 11:S. N. Gupta Principal Director Defence Estates Eastern Command Ministry of Defence Page No.# 6/8 13 Camac Street 7th Floor Kolkata 700013 12:ThiyumSurjit Singh S/o TH. Premkanta Singh Defence Estates Officer Itanagar Circle Camp at Model Village Naharlagun Arunachal Pradesh 791110 13:Shashvat Saurabh the Deputy Commissioner Yingkiong 14:Pankaj Kumar Jha the Secretary Land Management Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar. 15:A.K. Singh the Director Land Management Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar. 16:Hage Lailang the Deputy Commissioner Yingkiong Arunachal Pradesh Advocate for the Petitioner : Nikita Danggen Advocate for the Respondent : Page No.# 7/8 BEFORE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE SONGKHUPCHUNG SERTO