Page No.# 1/4 vs Page No.# 3/4
2022 Latest Caselaw 769 Gua

                                                                 Page No.# 1/4

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
                                Page No.# 2/4

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
                                                                    Page No.# 3/4


            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
                                                                      Page No.# 4/4

                                    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