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2021 Latest Caselaw 2952 Gua

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GAHC010143752017




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

                          Case No. : WP(C)/6227/2017

         RUPAM PATIR and 8 ORS.
         S/O- PADURAM PATIR, R/O- VILL- BAZARGAON, P.O- DEKARGAON, P.S-
         TEZPUR, DIST- SONITPUR, ASSAM, PIN- 784501

         2: SABIR ALOM
          S/O- MD. HAMID ALOM
          R/O- BHATIR PORUA
          NEPALI BASTI
          P.O- SOLMARA
          DIST- SONITPUR
         ASSAM
          PIN- 784501

         3: JAGDISH SINGH
          S/O- BIDESHI SINGH
          R/O- BHITOR PORUA
          P.S- TEZPUR
          DIST- SONITPUR
         ASSAM
          PIN- 784501

         4: LAL BAHADUR BISWAKARMA
          S/O- TEK BAHADUR BISWAKARMA
         VILL- KACHUBILL
          P.O- MANSIRI
          P.S- TEZPUR
          DIST- SONITPUR
         ASSAM

         5: VIJAY SINGH
          S/O- BIDESHI SINGH
          R/O- BHITOR PORUA
          P.S- TEZPUR
          DIST- SONITPUR
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ASSAM
PIN- 784501

6: UDIT SAHU
 S/O- LATE NARAYAN SAHU
 R/O- VILL- NOOR BARI TEA ESTATE
 P.O- NIKAMUL SATRA
 P.S- TEZPUR
 DIST- SONITPUR
ASSAM

7: KRISHNA BAHADUR VISWAKARMA
 S/O- DIL BAHADUR VISWAKARMA
 R/O- BHITOR PORUA
 P.S- TEZPUR
 DIST- SONITPUR
ASSAM
 PIN- 784501

8: NARAYAN THAKUR
 S/O- LATE BUDHAN THAKUR
 R/O- VILL- BHITORPORUA NEPALI BASTI
 P.S- TEZPUR
 DIST- SONITPUR
ASSAM

9: MIRA BORAH
 D/O- GOPAL NATH
 R/O- VILL- AAHATGURI
 P.O- SOLMARA
 P.S- TEZPUR
 DIST- SONITPUR
ASSA

VERSUS

THE UNION OF INDIA and 3 ORS.
REP. BY THE SECRETARY, MIN OF DEFENCE, NEW DELHI- 110001

2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
 SENA BHAWAN
 NEW DELHI- 110001

3:THE STATION COMMANDER
 STATION HEAD QUARTER
TEZPUR
 PIN- 907213
 C/O- 99 APO
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            4:THE COMMANDING OFFICER
             1812 PIONEER UNIT
             STATION HEAD QUARTER
            TEZPUR
             PIN- 907213
             C/O- 99 AP

Advocate for the Petitioner   : MR.B D DAS

Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I.




             Linked Case : WP(C)/168/2021

            KANCHAN MAZUMDAR AND 14 ORS
            S/O RAMESH CHANDRA MAZUMDAR
            CYCLE REPAIRING SHOP
            SHOP NO. 47
            JHANKAR SHOPPING CENTRE
            DINJAN

            2: BANWARILAL MANDIA

            S/O LATE NATHURAM MANDIA
            SCHOOL BOOK AND STORE
            SHOP NO. 27 SARGAM SHOPPING CENTER
            DINJAN

             3: SURESH PRASAD

            S/O KESHAV PRASAD
            JEWELLERY AND COSMETICS
            SHOP NO. 13
            SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE
            DINJAN

            4: RAM SINGH
            S/O ASU SINGH
            GIFTS STORE
            SHOP NO. 5
            SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE
            DINJAN
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5: NIKUNJOY DAS

S/O RANA DAS
CYCLE REPAIRING SHOP
SHOP NO. 45
JHANKAR SHOPPING CENTRE
DINJAN

6: MOHAMMAD KALIM QURESHI

S/O JAAN MOHAMMAD
SHOP NO. 50
MUTTON AND CHICKEN SHOP
JHANKAR SHOPPING CENTRE
DINJAN.

7: PRANAB NAG
S/O SAMBHU CHANDRA NAG
HARDWARE AND GENERAL STORES
SHOP NO. 30
JHANKAR SHOPPING CENTRE
DINJAN

8: BIJOY LOHIA

S/O SHYAM SUNDAR LOHIA
ELECTRONIC AND XEROX SHOP
SHOP NO. 7
SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE
DINJAN

9: SANJOY LOHIA
S/O SHYAM SUMDARF LOHIA
GIFT AND STATIONARY SHOP
SHOP NO. 6
SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE
DINJAN

10: SURESH GUPTA

S/O JANARDHAN PRASAD GUPTA
SHOP NO. 16
GROCERY SHOP
SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE
DINJAN

11: DEEPAK KUMAR SONOWAL
S/O LATE JIBESHWAR SONOWAL
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SHOP NO. 17
SWEETS AND RESTAURANT SHOP
SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE
DINJAN

12: ISMAIL ANSARI
S/O RAHMAN ANSARI
SHOP NO. 33
TAILORING
JHANKAR SHOPPING CENTRE

13: SHILANATH THAKUR
S/O BALAK THAKUR
SHOP NO. 2
BARBER SHOP
SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE
DINJAN

14: PARSHURAM THAKUR
S/O SHANKAR THAKUR
SHOP NO. 35
BARBER SHOP
SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE
DINJAN

15: DINESH THAKUR
S/O JAMUNA THAKUR
SHOP NO. 19
GROCERY SHOP
SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE
DINJAN
ALL ARE C/O DINJAN CANTONMENT
P.O. DINJAN
P.S. CHABUA
DIST. DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.
VERSUS

THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS
THROUGH THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
NEW DELHI 110001

2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
SENA BHAWAN
 NEW DELHI 110001
 3:THE STATION COMMANDER
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STATION HEAD QUARTER
DINJAN
PIN 900284
C/O 99 APO
4:THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT
STATION HEAD QUARTER
DINJAN
PIN 900284
C/O 99 APO
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Advocate for : MR B D DAS Advocate for : ASSTT.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS

Linked Case : WP(C)/6288/2017

BADAL DUTTA S/O. LT. ASHUTOSH DUTTA R/O. VILL. and P.O. NEPALI PATTY P.S. TEZPUR DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM.

VERSUS

THE UNION OF INDIA and 3 ORS. REP. BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI-110001.

2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF

SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI-110001. 3:THE STATION COMMANDER

STATION HEAD QUARTER TEZPUR PIN-907213 C/O. 99 APO.

4:THE COMMANDING OFFICER 1812 PIONEER UNIT

STATION HEAD QUARTER TEZPUR PIN-907213 Page No.# 7/14

C/O. 99 APO.

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Advocate for : MS.K L R YANTHAN Advocate for : MRS. A GAYAN (CGC) appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA and 3 ORS.

Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/4231/2018

UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS. REP. BY THE SECRETARY MIN OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI- 110001

2: THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001

3: THE STATION COMMANDER STATION HEAD QUARTER TEZPUR PIN- 907213 C/O- 99 APO

4: THE COMMANDING OFFICER 1812 PIONEER UNIT STATION HEAD QUARTER TEZPUR PIN- 907213 C/O- 99 APO VERSUS

RUPAM PATIR AND 7 ORS S/O- PADURAM PATIR R/O- VILL- BAZARGAON P.O- DEKARGAON P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784501

2:SABIR ALOM S/O- MD. HAMID ALOM R/O- BHATIR PORUA NEPALI BASTI P.O- SOLMARA DIST- SONITPUR Page No.# 8/14

ASSAM PIN- 784501 3:JAGDISH SINGH S/O- BIDESHI SINGH R/O- BHITOR PORUA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784501 4:LAL BAHADUR BISWAKARMA S/O- TEK BAHADUR BISWAKARMA VILL- KACHUBILL P.O- MANSIRI P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 5:VIJAY SINGH S/O- BIDESHI SINGH R/O- BHITOR PORUA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784501 6:UDIT SAHU S/O- LATE NARAYAN SAHU R/O- VILL- NOOR BARI TEA ESTATE P.O- NIKAMUL SATRA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 7:KRISHNA BAHADUR VISWAKARMA S/O- DIL BAHADUR VISWAKARMA R/O- BHITOR PORUA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784501 8:SHIV NARAYAN THAKUR S/O- LATE BUDHAN THAKUR R/O- VILL- BHITORPORUA NEPALI BASTI P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 9:MIRA BORAH D/O- GOPAL NATH R/O- VILL- AAHATGURI P.O- SOLMARA P.S- TEZPUR Page No.# 9/14

DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM

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Advocate for : MRS. A GAYAN Advocate for : MR. S C BISWAS appearing for RUPAM PATIR AND 7 ORS

Linked Case : WP(C)/326/2021

GAURANGA DEY S/O- LT. MAKHAN CHANDRA DEY TEA LEAF AND TRANSPORTATION SHOP

JHANKAR SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN P.O. DINJAN P.S. CHABUA DIST.- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 786001

VERSUS

THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS THROUGH THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI- 110001

2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001 3:THE STATION COMMANDER STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN- 900284 C/O.99 APO 4:THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN- 900284 C/O.99 APO

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Advocate for : MR. S C BISWAS Advocate for : ASSTT.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS Page No.# 10/14

Linked Case : WP(C)/6109/2019

RAJU DEKA S/O- SRI DHANESWAR DEKA R/O- DINJAN TINIALI P.O. DINJAN DIST- TINSUKIA ASSAM

VERSUS

THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS. THROUGH THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI- 110001

2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001 3:THE STATION COMMANDER STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN- 900284 C/O 99 APO 4:THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN- 900284 C/O 99 APO

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Advocate for : MR. S C BISWAS Advocate for : ASSTT.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS.

Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/4223/2018

UNION OF INDIA and 3 ORS. REP. BY SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI- 110001

2: THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001

3: THE STATION COMMANDER Page No.# 11/14

STATION HEADQUARTER TEZPUR PIN- 907213 C/O- 99 APO

4: THE COMMANDING OFFICER

1812 PIONEER UNIT STATION HEADQUARTER TEZPUR PIN- 907213 C/O- 99 APO VERSUS

BADAL DUTTA S/O- LATE ASUTOSH DUTTA R/O- VILL.- NEPALI PATTI P.O.- NEPALI PATTI P.S.- TEZPUR DIST.- SONITPUR ASSAM

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Advocate for : MRS. A GAYAN Advocate for : MR. S C BISWAS appearing for BADAL DUTTA

Linked Case : WP(C)/5844/2019

DOLA DHAR AND 9 ORS. W/O- LATE RANJIT DHAR

SHOPKEEPER OF SARGAM SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM

2: MD. ISRAIL ANSARI S/O- LATE RAHMAN ANSARI

SHOPKEEPER OF SARGAM SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM

3: SUBHAS CHANDRA SARMA Page No.# 12/14

S/O- LATE PRABHU DAYAL SARMA

SHOPKEEPER OF SARGAM SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM

4: ARIF HUSSAIN S/O- LATE RAHMAN ANSARI

SHOPKEEPER OF JHANKAR SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM

5: NITYALAL DAS S/O- LATE GOPAL DAS

SHOPKEEPER OF JHANKAR SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM

6: BABUL DAS S/O- SRI BIRESHWAR DAS

SHOPKEEPER OF JHANKAR SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM

7: MONORANJAN DAS S/O- NARENDRA CHANDRA DAS

SHOPKEEPER OF JHANKAR SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM

8: KANCHAN SHAH S/O- LATE RAM BHAROSE SHAH

SHOPKEEPER OF JHANKAR SHOPPING COMPLEX Page No.# 13/14

DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM

9: BIJOY GUPTA S/O- LATE RAM NAVAMI GUPTA

SECTOR C/DAO SHOPKEEPER OF SECTOR A AND C DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM

10: BINOD GUPTA S/O- LATE RAM NAVAMI GUPTA SHOP NO. SECTOR A SHOPKEEPER OF SECTOR A AND C DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM VERSUS

THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS THROUGH THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF INDIA MIN OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI- 110001

2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001 3:THE STATION COMMANDER STATION HQ DINJAN PIN- 900284 C/O- 99 APO 4:THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT STATION HQ DINJAN PIN- 900284 C/O- 99 APO

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Advocate for : MR A DASGUPTA Advocate for : SC C.G.C. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS Page No.# 14/14

BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA

ORDER Date : 18.11.2021 Ms. B. Sarma, and Ms. A. Gayan, learned CGC appearing in these bunch of writ petitions and submits that the affidavits on behalf of the department are required to be filed in all the matters. Therefore, they pray for some time.

Mr. B. D. Das, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. R. Deka, learned counsel appearing in WP(C)/168/2021 and Mr. S. C. Biswas, learned Senior counsel appearing in all other matters submits that there are several Judgments passed by the High Court across the country as well as the Apex Court in respect of the issue involved and they would like to produce the same before this Court as the issue relates to allotment of shop in the cantonments of the defence under the Defence Shopping Complex (Maintenance and Administration) Rules, 2006 as well as Guidelines dated 28.09.2017.

The learned CGC are also permitted to serve copies of the affidavits field to the counsels for the petitioner.

Accordingly, let the affidavits be filed within a period of 2 (two) weeks from today.

Let the matter be listed again on 09.12.2021.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant