Authority: Gauhati High Court, Itanagar Bench

Order Date: 26-06-2026

Case Overview

  • Parties: Applicant – Ms. Techi Talita (wife of Shri Takam Sorang); Respondent No. 1 – M/s T M Enterprise (represented by Shri Toko Tei); Respondents No. 2‑5 – The State of Arunachal Pradesh, represented by the Secretary (Food and Civil Supplies), the Director of Civil Supplies, the Deputy Commissioner, East Siang District, and the District Food and Civil Supply Officer.
  • Connected Proceeding: WP(C) No. 228/2025, a writ petition filed by M/s T M Enterprise seeking a direction to release a pending outstanding bill of Rs 13,93,13,250 for the execution of a carriage contract for transporting food items under the Public Distribution System (PDS) to 11 villages in Boleng Sub‑Division, Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh.
  • Background: The carriage contract was executed for the PDS. The petitioner (M/s T M Enterprise) entrusted Ms. Talita with the responsibility of pursuing the release of the outstanding payment, agreeing to pay her 9 % of the total bill amount. The petitioner later issued a notice to cancel the Power of Attorney and the agreement, which Ms. Talita disputes, claiming she never received such notice.
  • Contentions:
  • Applicant: Argues that she performed the work on behalf of the petitioner and, under the oral and written agreements, is entitled to a share of the payment; therefore, she is a necessary party to the writ petition.
  • Petitioner (M/s T M Enterprise): Maintains that the applicant’s role was limited to securing payment, not executing the work, and that after 21 years of failure to obtain any payment, the agreement was lawfully revoked; consequently, the applicant is neither a necessary nor a proper party.

Final Outcome

  • The Court, after considering the submissions and the existence of an agreement that gave the applicant an enforceable interest in the pending payment, held that the applicant is a necessary party to the connected writ petition.
  • The interlocutory application is allowed, and Ms. Techi Talita is impleaded as Respondent No. 6 in WP(C) No. 228/2025.
  • The interlocutory application is disposed of accordingly.

Topics: Legal Procedure, Public Distribution System