GUWAHATI, India, Sept. 25 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Aug. 26:

1. Heard Mr. S. Das, learned counsel for the petitioners in both the writ petitions; Mr. U. Goswami, learned Central Government Counsel [CGC] for the respondents in W.P.[C] no. 4861/2024; and Mr. R.K. Deb Choudhury, learned Deputy Solicitor General of India [DSGI] for the respondents in W.P.[C] no. 19/2025.

2. Mr. Das, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that another writ petition, W.P.[C] no. 482/2024 has been instituted by two other petitioners assailing the same Memorandum of Charges dated 02.08.2024 before the Itanagar Permanent Bench, Gauhati High Court, as assailed in these two writ petitions, and the said writ petition is pending as on date. Mr. Das has placed a copy of an Order dated 04.04.2025 passed in W.P.[C] no. 482/2024.

3. Paragraph 16 of the Order dated 04.04.2025 reads as under :-

16. The Registry shall send a scanned copy of the writ petition (page 1 to 22) along with scanned copy of Annexure-G to the writ petition (page 52 to 56 of the writ petition) along with a copy of this order as well as the scanned copy of (i) the order dated 20.11.2024 passed in WP(C) 4861/2024, (ii) order dated 04.03.2025 passed in WP(C) 19/2025 with linked case WP(C) 4861/2024 and (iii) order dated 25.03.2025 passed in WP(C) 19/2025 with linked case WP(C) 4861/2024 to the Registry of the Principal Seat of this Court for being placed before the Hon'ble The Chief Justice to consider if the proceedings of WP(C) 482(AP)/2024 can be taken up in the Principal Seat along with WP(C) 4861/2024 and WP(C) 19/2025 so that chances of conflicting opinion can be avoided.

4. The co-ordinate Bench of this Court, Itanagar Bench has passed the above Order in order to avoid conflicting views.

5. Registry to place a report on the aspect regarding taking up the other writ petition, W.P.[C] no. 482/2024 with the present two writ petitions.

6. List the cases on 08.09.2025 for a report.

7. Interim order[s], if any, shall continue till the next date of listing.

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