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2021 Latest Caselaw 599 Gua

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GAHC010038262017




                          THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
  (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

                            Case No. : WP(C)/5454/2017

         MAYNAL HOQUE and 10 ORS.
         S/O MD. RAJAB ALI, VILL and PO-SALAKATI, DIST. KOKRAJHAR, ASSAM,
         PIN-783369

         2: HUSSAIN ALI

          S/O JOSIMUDDIN SHEIKH
          VILL-SIMLABARI PART-I
          PO-CHAPAR
          DISTRICT-DHUBRI
          ASSAM
          PIN-783371

         3: MD. ISMAIL MONDAL

          S/O MD. SAHA ALI MONDAL
          VILLAGE-AREARJHAR PART-2 DHIRGHATPO and PS-CHAPOR
          DIST. DHUBRI
          ASSAM
          PIN-783371

         4: NIL KAMAL BORGOYARY
          S/O-LT. BASANTA BORGOYARY
         VILL-DOGOR PARA
          PO and PS-SALAKATI
          DIST. KOKRAJHAR
         ASSAM
          PIN-783369

         5: SUNSWARNG NARZARY
          S/O LT. BIJENDRA NARZARY
         VILL- MALGAON
          PO-SILGARA
          DIST. KOKRAJHAR
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ASSAM
PIN-783348

6: MANILAL KOCHARY
 S/O KRISHNA KOCHARY
VILL-UMANGAR
 PO-DHUMARIGURI
 DIST. KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN-783347

7: JWNGMA BORGOYARY
 S/O LT. BASANTA BORGORYARY
VILL-DOGOR PARA
 PO-SALAKATI
 DISTRICT-KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN-783369

8: SANTU MANI ROY

VILLAGE and PO- KASHIPARA
BHOTGAON
DIST. KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN-783370

9: MANINDAR ROY
 S/O PARAMANANDA ROY
VILL-BHALPUR NATH PARA
 PO-BHALPUR
 PS-CHAPOR
 DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN-783371

10: SANJAY BASUMATARY
 S/O TRISANGKAR BASUMATARY
VILL-JALPAIGURI
 PO- SALAKATI
 DIST. KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN-783369

11: BILIFANG BASUMATARY
 S/O JAGENDRA BASUMATARY
VILL-JALPAIGURI
 PO-SALAKATI
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DIST. KOKRAJAHR
ASSAM
PIN-78336

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM and 18 ORS.
REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM,
DEPTT. OF POWER ELECTRICITY DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6

2:THE ASSAM STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD
 REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN
 BIJULI BHAWAN
 PALTAN BAZAR
 GUWAHATI-01
 DIST. KAMRUP M
ASSAM

3:THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER HR
ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD.
 BIJULI BHAWAN
 PALTAN BAZAR
 GUWAHATI-01
 DIST-KAMRUP M
ASSAM

4:THE GENERAL MANAGER

GUWAHATI ZONE-APDCL LAZ
SIX MILE
GUWAHATI-22
DIST. KAMRUP M
ASSAM

5:THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER
 KOKRAJHAR ELECTRICAL CIRCLE
APDCL
 KOKRAJHAR
 PO and DIST. KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN-783370

6:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
 KOKRAJHAR ELECTRICAL CIRCLE
APDCL
 KOKRAJHAR
 PO
 PS and DIST. KOKRAJHAR
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ASSAM
PIN-783370

7:THE DIRECTOR
TRAINING
ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD.
 NARENGI
 GUWAHATI-781026
 DIST. KAMRUP M
ASSAM

8:SANJIT DEBNATH

S/O NARESWAR DEBNATH
VILL and PO-KHLIL PUR
DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
PIN-783324

9:MANORANJAN BASUMATARY
 S/O MOSTO BASUMATARY
VILLAGE- TOKTARA
 PO-RANCHAIDHAM
 DIST. CHIRNAG
 BTAD
ASSAM
 PIN-783372

10:MAHESH CH. ROY
 S/O KANAK CHANDRA ROY
VILL-MAYANAGURI
 PO-FAKIRAGRAM
 DIST. KOKRAJHAR
 BTAD
ASSAM
 PIN-783345

11:DIPAK CH. NATH
 S/O-PRATUL NATH VILLAGE- KAMARPARA
 PO-GOBARDHANPARA DISTRICT-DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN-783348

12:HARENDRA NARZARY
 S/O LT. AKENDRA NARZARY
VILLAGE-UNKNOWN
 PO-MAGURMARI
 DIST. KOKRAJHAR
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ASSAM
PIN-783370

13:SANJIT NATH
 S/O LT. LALIT MOHAN NATH
 PO and PS-KOKRAJHAR
 DIST. KOKRAJHAR
 BTAD
ASSAM
 PIN-783370

14:LAKSMAN BASUMATARY
 S/O MONGAL SINGH BASUMATARY
VILLAGE and PO-BASHBARI
 PS-KAZIGAON
 DIST. KOKRAJHAR
 BTAD
ASSAM
 PIN-784370

15:RAJU DEY
 S/O NIKHIL CH. DEY @ NIKIL CH. DEY
VILLAGE-CHAPOR WARD NO. 3
 PO and PS- CHAPOR
 DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN-783371

16:NUR HUSSAIN
 S/O LATE HANIF ALI
VILLAGE- ANANDA NAGAR
WARD NO. 3
 PO-BILASIPARA
 DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN-783348

17:SUNARAM TERON
 S/O LONKI TERON
VILLAGE-AMBARI
 PO-DEBITOLA AMBARI
 PS-KAZIGAON
 DIST. KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN-783339

18:DHIREN ROY
 S/O LATE SASHI MOHAN ROY
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             VILLAGE-KISMAT HASDAHA PART-II
             PO-KISMAT HASDAHA
             DIST. DHUBRI
             ASSAM
             PIN-783334

            19:SARAT CH. ROY
             S/O SRI SASHI MOHAN ROY
            VILLAGE-KEDAR PART-III
             PO-DIMAKURI
             DIST. DHUBRI
            ASSAM
             PIN-78333

Advocate for the Petitioner   : MR. M A SHEIKH

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, APDCL




             Linked Case : WP(C)/2938/2017

            SOFIOR RAHMAN
            S/O. MD. SORMAN ALI
            VILL. RIVER BLOCK NO. 11
            P.O. MAJERCHAR
            P.S. DHUBRI
            DIST. DHUBRI
            ASSAM
            PIN.-783325.


             VERSUS

            THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 11 ORS
            REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM
            DEPTT. OF POWER ELECTRICITY
            DISPUR
            GUWAHATI-06.

            2:THE ASSAM STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD

            REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN
            BIJULEE BHAWAN
            PALTANBAZAR
                                              Page No.# 7/17

GUWAHATI-01
DIST. KAMRUPM
ASSAM.
3:THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER HR

ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD.
BIJULEE BHAWAN
PALTANBAZAR
GUWAHATI-01
DIST. KAMRUPM
ASSAM.
4:THE GENERAL MANAGER

GUWAHATI ZONE
APDCL
SIX MILE
GUWAHATI-22
DIST. KAMRUPM
ASSAM.
5:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

KOKRAJHAR ELECTRICAL CIRCLE
APDCL
KOKRAJHAR
P.O. KOKRAJHAR
DIST. KOKRAJHAR
BTAD
ASSAM.
6:THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER

KOKRAJHAR ELECTRICAL CIRCLE
APDCL
KOKRAJHAR
P.O. and P.S. KOKRAJHAR
DIST. KOKRAJHAR
BTC
ASSAM
PIN-783370.
7:THE DIRECTOR

TRAINING ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD.
NARENGI
GUWAHATI-26
DIST. KAMRUPM
ASSAM.
8:BISHNUPADA ROY

S/O. LALIT ROY
                                                           Page No.# 8/17

VILL. BISANDOI PT-II
P.O. BARUNDANGA
P.S. GOLAKGANJ
DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM. PIN-783334.
9:UKIL ROY

S/O. BHOGARI ROY
VILL. KHERAJGAONBHANGI
P.O. RUPSHI
P.S. GAURIPUR
DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
PIN-783331.
10:JOYNAL HOQUE

S/O. BONDAY ALI SHEIKH
VILL. ADABARI PART-II
P.O. CHAGALCHARA
P.S. DHUBRI
DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
PIN-783324.
11:LAKSMAN BASUMATARY

S/O. MONGAL SINGH BASUMATARY
VILL. BASHBARI
P.O. BASHBARI
P.S. KAZIGAON
DIST. KOKRAJHAR
BTAD
ASSAM
PIN-783370.
12:SOMIR KUMAR DAS

S/O. HARINATH DAS
VILL. BOROGRAM DIMATALA WARD NO. 3
 P.O. BILASIPARA
 DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN-783348.
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Advocate for : MR.N I KHAN Advocate for : MR.S CHAKRABARTY appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 11 ORS Page No.# 9/17

Linked Case : WP(C)/3327/2017

SUKUR ALI S/O-LT. LALCHAND MOLLAH VILL- ALOMGANJ PART-IX PO-ALOMGANJ PS-GAURIPUR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783339

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM and 12 ORS. REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM DEPTT. OF POWER ELECTRICITY DISPUR GUWAHATI-06

2:THE ASSAM STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN BIJULEE BHAWAN PALTANBAZAR GUWHATI-06 3:THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER HR ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO LTD BIJULEE BHAWAN PALTAN BAZAR GUWAHATI-01 DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM 4:THE GENERAL MANAGER GUWAHATI ZONE APDCL SIXMILE GUWAHATI-22 DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM 5:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KOKRAJHAR ELECTRICAL CIRCLE APDCL KOKRAJHAR PO-KOKRAJHAR DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM 6:THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER Page No.# 10/17

KOKRAJHAR ELECTRICAL CIRCLE APDCL KOKRAJHAR PO and PS-KOKRAJHAR BTC ASSAM PIN-783370 7:THE DIRECTOR

TRAINING ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD. NARENGI GUWAHATI-26 DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM 8:PURNABASHI PAUL S/O GONESH CH. PAUL VILL-BAHAKATI PO-PAGLAHAT PS-TAMARHAT DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783334 9:ANISUR ISLAM S/O AJIMUDDIN AHMED VILL-GAURIPUR WARD NO.4 PO-GAURIPUR PS-GAURIPUR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783331 10:RINASH BASUMATARY S/O GAJEN BASUMATARY VILL-KACHUGAON PO-GOSSAIGAON DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM PIN-783360 11:SANJOY KUMAR ROY S/O PRANESWAR ROY VILL-BOWMARI PO and PS-CHAPAR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783371 12:SAMBHU CHANDRA NATH S/O RAMKAMAL CH NATH R/O VILL-BIDYAPARA PT.-II NATHPARA Page No.# 11/17

PO- KHALILPUR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783324 13:SAHABUDDIN SHEIKH S/O KABUL SHEIKH VILL-KHUDIMARI PT-II PO-KHUDIMARI PS-GAURIPUR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783331

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Advocate for : MR.M R KHANDAKAR Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM and 12 ORS.

Linked Case : WP(C)/7070/2015

MD. FULCHAN ALI SK. S/O-O ASHER UDDIN SK. VILL. and P.O.- ASHARIKANDI P.S.- GAURIPUR DIST.- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN- 783331.

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 26 ORS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPTT. OF POWER ELECTRICITY DISPUR GHY- 6.

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Advocate for : MSN NASRIN Advocate for : MR.B D DAS appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 26 ORS

Linked Case : WP(C)/3071/2017

SAMIDUR RAHMAN Page No.# 12/17

S/O- ANSER ALI SARKAR VILL- ASHARIKANDI P.O ASHARIKANDI P.S- GAURIPUR DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN- 783331

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM and 11 ORS. REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM DEPTT. OF POWER ELECTRICITY DISPUR GUWAHATI- 06

2:THE ASSAM STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN BIJULEE BHAWAN PALTAN BAZAR GUWAHATI- 01 DIST- KAMRUPM ASSAM 3:THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGERHR ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD. BIJULEE BHAWAN PALTAN BAZAR GUWAHATI- 01 DIST- KAMRUPM ASSAM 4:THE GENERAL MANAGER GUWAHATI ZONE APDCL SIX MILE GUWAHATI- 22 DIST- KAMRUPM ASSAM 5:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KOKRAJHAR ELECTRICAL CIRCLE APDCL KOKRAJHAR P.O and P.S- KOKRAJHAR DIST- KOKRAJHAR BTC ASSAM PIN- 783370 6:THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER Page No.# 13/17

KOKRAJHAR ELECTRICAL CIRCLE APDCL KOKRAJHAR P.O and P.S- KOKRAJHAR DIST- KOKRAJHAR BTC ASSAM PIN- 783370 7:THE DIRECTOR TRAINING ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD. NARENGI GUWAHATI-26 DIST- KAMRUPM ASSAM 8:TARAK CH. SARKAR S/O- LATE JOGAT CH. SARKAR VILL- JHAPUSABARI PT-III P.O- SOUTH JHAPUSABARI P.S- AGOMANI DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN- 783335 9:NABAJYOTI ROY S/O- SUDHAN CH. ROY R/O- GAURIPUR

P.O AND P.S- GAURIPUR DIST - DHUBRI ASSAM PIN- 783331 10:SATYAJIT THAKURIA S/O- DHARMESWAR THAKURIA VILL- CHAIBARI SIV MANDIR P.O- CHOIBARI P.S- CHAPAR DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN- 783376 11:HARENDRA NARZARY S/O- LT. AKENDRA NARZARY VILL- MAGURMARI P.O- MAGURMARI DIST- KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM PIN- 783360 12:BHANULAL DAS S/O- LATE MOHANLAL DAS Page No.# 14/17

R/O- KRISHNA NAGAR P.O AND P.S- BILASIPARA DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN- 783348

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Advocate for : MR.M R KHANDAKAR Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM and 11 ORS.

Linked Case : WP(C)/3014/2015

JAKIR HOSSAIN and 11 ORS S/O SAMSUL HOQUE VILL. KISMATHA SDAHA PART-III P.O. KISMATHASDAHA P.S. and DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783334

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 69 ORS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPTT. OF POWER ELECTRICITY DISPUR GHY-6

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Advocate for : MR.M HOSSAIN Advocate for : MS.R NEWARR-9

23-25 27-29

63-68 70 appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 69 ORS Page No.# 15/17

Linked Case : WP(C)/3086/2017

NOZRUL ISLAM AHMED S/O. NOMEZ UDDIN AHMED VILL. ALOMGANJ PART-I P.O. ALOMGANJ P.S. GAURIPUR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783339.

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM and 9 ORS. REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPTT. OF POWER ELECTRICITY DISPUR GUWAHATI-06.

2:THE ASSAM STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD

REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN BIJULEE BHAWAN PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-01 DIST. KAMRUPM ASSAM.

3:THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGERHR

ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD. BIJULEE BHAWAN PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-01 DIST. KAMRUPM ASSAM.

4:THE GENERAL MANAGER

GUWAHATI ZONE APDCL SIXMILE GUWAHATI-22 DIST. KAMRUPM ASSAM.

5:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Page No.# 16/17

KOKRAJHAR ELECTRICAL CIRCLE APDCL KOKRAJHAR P.O. KOKRAJHAR DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM.

6:THE DY. GENERAL MANAGER

KOKRAJHAR ELECTICAL CIRCLE APDCL KOKRAJHAR P.O. KOKRAJHAR DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM PIN-783370.

7:THE DIRECTOR

TRAINING ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD. NARENGI GUWAHATI-26 DIST. KAMRUPM ASSAM.

8:RAJU DEY

S/O. NIKHIL DEY @ NIKHIL CH. DEY R/O. CHAPAR P.O. CHAPAR P.S. CHAPAR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783571.

9:NUR HUSSAIN

S/O. HANIF ALI R/O. ANANDA NAGA

P.O. BILASIPARA P.S. BILASIPARA DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783348.

10:DEBANAN BASUMATARY

S/O. AJIT BASUMATARY VILL. HARIGAON Page No.# 17/17

P.O. KALIPUKHURI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM PIN-783369.

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Advocate for : MS.J A KHANAM Advocate for : SC APDCLR. 2 to 7 appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM and 9 ORS.

BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA

ORDER Date : 22.02.2021

Heard Mr. M.A. Sheikh, Mr. M. Hossain, Mr. M.R. Khandakar and Mr. J. Uddin, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. M. Goswami, learned Govt. Advocate and Mr. B.D. Das, learned standing counsel assisted by Ms. R. Deka, learned counsel for the APDCL and their officers.

At the instance of the learned counsel/ senior counsel appearing for the parties, the matter has been heard at the Admission stage.

Argument is concluded. Judgment reserved.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant