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GAHC010035982022
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/1516/2022
KAMESWAR GOGOI AND 11 ORS
S/O TILENDRA GOGOI, R/O VILL-CHOWKHAM, P.O.-GOWAL CHAPORI, P.S.-
DHEMAJI, DIST-DHEMAJI, ASSAM
2: GHANA KANTA SONOWAL
S/O LATE BISTURAM SONOWAL
R/O VILL-BERACHAPORI
P.O.-JONAI
DIST-DHEMAJI
ASSAM
3: SAJAHAN ALI
S/O LATE SONA ALI
R/O VILL-LEKU
P.O.-JONAI
DIST-DHEMAJI
ASSAM
4: JIBAN PAO
S/O LATE BABULAL PAO
R/O VILL-SIGA BORBALI
P.O.-GALI BORBALI
DIST-DHEMAJI
ASSAM
5: DIGANTA MILI
S/O MULAN MILI
R/O VILL-LAXCHIT NAGAR
P.O.-JONAI
DIST-DHEMAJI
ASSAM
6: PADMA NATH DOLEY
S/O SRI DHANIRAM DOLEY
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R/O VILL-LAKHI NEPALI BASTI
P.O.-JONAI
DIST-DHEMAJI
ASSAM
7: JOYRAM MILI
S/O SRI BUDHESWAR MILI
R/O VILL-MALBUK GAON
P.O.-RATANPUR
DIST-DHEMAJI
ASSAM
8: JYOTISH DOLEY
S/O SRI JUGEN DOLEY
R/O VILL-BORALIMORA
P.O.-KUMBANG
DIST-LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
9: RAM CHANDRA PASWAN
S/O LATE BADRI PASWAN
R/O VILL NO. 1 MURKONGSELEK
P.O.-JONAI
DIST-DHEMAJI
ASSAM
10: BABUL DAS
S/O SRI BANAMALI DAS
R/O VILL-BACHAGAON
P.O.-PANIGAON
DIST-LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
11: BABUL BAILONG
S/O SRI CHANDRA BAILONG
R/O VILL-LACHIT NAGAR
P.O.-KHUBALIA
DIST-DHEMAJI
ASSAM
12: DINO SONOWAL
S/O LATE BAPURAM SONOWAL
R/O VILL-DULUNGKAN
P.O.-JIADHAL
DIST-DHEMAJI
ASSA
VERSUS
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THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
ASSAM, ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-
781006
2:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST
HEAD OF FOREST FORCE
ASSAM
ARANYA BHAWAN
PANJABARI
GUWAHATI-781037
3:ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST (A AND V)
ASSAM
ARANYA BHAWAN
PANJABARI
GUWAHATI-781037
4:THE CONSERVATOR OF FOREST
NORTHERN ASSAM CIRCLE
TEZPUR
ASSAM
PIN-784027
5:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER
DHEMAJI DIVISION
DIST- DHEMAJI
ASSAM
PIN-787057
6:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
ASSAM
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-6
PIN-78100
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. U DUTTA
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, FOREST
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA
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ORDER
04.03.2022 Heard Mr. U. Dutta, learned counsel for the petitioners who submits that the petitioners were engaged by the Forest Department as casual employees prior to 01.04.1993. He submits that the petitioners are accordingly entitled to payment of minimum scale of pay in terms of the Division Bench judgment in the case of State of Assam Vs. Upen Das, WA 45/2014 and in terms of notification dated 08.03.2019 issued by the respondent no.6 (page-72).
Issue notice returnable in 4(four) weeks.
Mr. S.M. Hassan, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of respondent nos. 1 to 5, while Mr. R. Borpujari, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the respondent no.6.
List the matter after 4(four) weeks.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant