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GAHC010076982022

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

Case No. : WP(C)/3376/2022

BHOGESWAR BORA AND 29 ORS S/O. LT. CHUTA KANTA BORA, DATE OF JOINING 28.03.2005, VILL. NONOI CHAKORI GAON, P.O. TULCHIONUKHI, DIST. NAGAON, ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT DIRECTOR, HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE, SIBSAGAR, PIN-785664.

2: MRINAL KALITA S/O. LT. JADAV CHANDRA KALITA DATE OF JOINING 29.3.2005 VILL. BHUKTABARI P.O. SIPAJHAR DIST. DARRANG PIN-784145 ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE DARRANG MANGALDOI (WESU SIPAJHAR).

3: SMT. MALAYA MUSAHARY W/O. SRI UTTAM BRAHMA DATE OF JOINING 29.3.2005 VILL. MITHINGAPURI P.O. KOKRAJHAR DIST. KOKRAJHAR PIN-783370 WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE KOKRAJHAR ASSAM.

4: DHRUBAJIT BARMAN S/O. SRI DIBAKAR BARMAN DATE OF JOINING 29.3.2005 Page No.# 2/11

VILL. NANKAR BHAIRA P.O. NANKAR BHAIRA-781369 P.S. NALBARI DIST. NALBARI ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPDT. HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE MORIGAON ASSAM.

5: M. RAMABATI SINGHA W/O. LT. ASWINI KR. SINGHA DATE OF JOINING 01.4.2005 VILL. JHARAGUL P.O. JHARAGUL NAGDIGRAM PT-1 DIST. CACHAR PIN-788119 ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE CACHAR SILCHAR.

6: SMT. RUPALI GOSWAMI W/O. GHANA PD. BHARTHAKUR DATE OF JOINING 28.2.2005 VILL. BARBHOGIA P.O. CHARAIBAHI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPDT. OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE HOJAI SANKARDEV NAGAR HOJAI.

7: DIJEN BORAH

S/O. LT. M BORA DATE OF JOINING 28.3.2005 VILL. BORTANI GAON P.O. AUNI ATI DIST. MAJULI PIN-785106 WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPDT. OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE MAJULI ASSAM.

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8: AFZAL KHAN S/O. LT. A.R. KHAN DATE OF JOINING 280.3.2005 R/O. DAKHINGAON P.O. KAHILIPARA

DIST. KAMRUP (M) PIN-781019 WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPDT. OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE RANGIA KAMRUP (R) ASSAM.

9: JIBARAJ DEORI S/O. LT. BISWANATH DEURI DATE OF JOINING 29.3.2005 WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPDT. OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE DHEMAJI DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM.

10: DULUMONI DUTTA S/O. LT. NAMAL CHANDRA DUTTA DATE OF JOINING 28.3.2005 WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE NORTH LAKHIMPUR WESU KHALMATI PIN-787001.

11: JAYANTA KUMAR NATH S/O. LT. DIMBESWAR NATH DATE OF JOINING 28.3.2005 VILL. MAYENGIA P.O. CHARAIBAHI-782106 DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE HTC RAHA NAGAON ASSAM.

12: KUKIL SARMA S/O. LT. GOLAB CH. SARMA DATE OF JOINING 29.3.2005 VILL. GHAHI BHATIKURI Page No.# 4/11

P.O. GHAHI P.S. RAHA DIST. NAGAON WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPDT. OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE HOJAI SANKARDEV NAGAR DIST. HOJAI.

13: SMT. DAMAYANTI DAS W/O. SRI MUHIN CH. DAS DATE OF JOINING 18.7.2005 R/O. TENGABARI P.O. AND P.S. BOKO DIST. KAMRUP (R) PIN-781123 ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE KAMRUP AMBARI GUWAHATI-01 WESU CHAIGAON

14: JYANTA SARMA S/O. BADAN SARMA DATE OF JOINING 29.3.2005 VILL. CHARAIDONI DIST. LAKHIMPUR PIN-784164 WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE LAKHIMPUR ASSAM.

15: ABU SHAMA AL ANSARY S/O. LT. F U AHMED DATE OF JOINING 26.10.2005 VILL. CHARAIDONI DIST. LAKHIMPUR PIN-784164 WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE NAGAON ASSAM.

16: SMT. NIRUPAMA DEVI W/O. SRI KISHOR MEDHI Page No.# 5/11

DATE OF JOINING 28.11.2005 VILL. BHABANIPUR P.O. BHABANIPUR DIST. BAJALI PIN-781352 ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE BARPETA DISTRICT BARPETA (WESU SARUPETA) ASSAM.

17: SMT. CHAMPA BRAHMA

W/O. SRI BIRBAL KR. BRAHMA DATE OF JOINING 27.10.2005 R/O. VILL. KADAMTALA DIST. KOKRAJHAR P.O. TITAGURI ASSAM PIN-783370 ASSAM.

18: PHANINDRA DAS S/O. LT. BIPIN CH. DAS R/O. LANKA P.O. LANKA-782446 P.S. LANKA LAMDING ROAD DIST. HOJAI ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPDT. OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE WEST KARBI ANGLONG P.O. AND P.S. HAMREN PIN-782485 ASSAM.

19: SMT. MILLIKA GOSWAMI W/O. DHIRAJ KR. SARMA DATE OF JOINING 26.10.2005 VILL. KATAHBARI P.O. AND P.S. GARCHUK DIST. KAMRUP (M) ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPDT. OF HANDLOOM AND TRAINING INSTITUTE HATBAR Page No.# 6/11

DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782136.

20: SUBUL HUSSAIN MAZUMDAR S/O. LT. HABIBUR RAHMAN MAZUMDERE DATE OF JOINING 25.10.2005 VILL. BERENGA PART-II P.O. BERENGA DIST. CACHAR PIN-788005 WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE CACHAR SILCHAR ASSAM.

21: PRATUL CH. BHARALI S/O. LT. RAMESWAR BHARALI DATE OF JOINING 25.10.2005 VILL. BANGALTULA P.O. MAJARKURI-781102 DIST. KAMRUP (R) ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE KAMRUP (M) AMBARI GUWAHATI-01 WESU RAMDIA ASSAM.

22: HIRA TALUKDAR DATE OF JOINING 29.10.2005 W/O. SRI GUNAJIT DAS VILL. BAHARI P.O. NIZ BAHARI-781302 DIST. BARPETA ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE DARRANG MANGALDOI HTC BHAKATPARA ASSAM.

23: SMT. MINAKSHI DEVI Page No.# 7/11

W/O. SRI PARABIN SARMA DATE OF JOINING 26.10.2005 VILL. PATHSALA P.O. PATHSALA JYOTI NAGAR

-781325 DIST. BARPETA WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPDT. OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE ABHAYAPUR HTC CHOKAPARA ASSAM.

24: SANJOY KUMAR BRAHMA S/O. LT. DWIJENDRA NATH BRAHMA DATE OF JOINING 11.12.2005 VILL. DOTMA P.O. DOTMA-783347 P.S. DOTMA DIST. KOKRAJHAR (BTR) ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPDT. OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE GOSSAIGAO ASSAM.

25: JOGAT GOGOI S/O. LT. MAHENDRA NATH GOGOI DATE OF JOINING 07.12.2006 VILL. BELTOL JAPIHAJIA GAON P.O. SELENGHAT-785636 DIST. JORHAT ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASST. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE SIVASAGAR PIN-785649 ASSAM.

26: SMT. LAKHI PRAVA DAS

W/O. SRI ANANTA DEKA DATE OF JOINING 26.10.2005 VILL. DEKASUNDAR P.O. JAMUGURU HAT-784180 DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE TEZPUR Page No.# 8/11

SONITPUR ASSAM (HTC SOOTEA).

27: CHANDAN GOSWAMI S/O. SRI DILIP KR. GOSWAMI DATE OF JOINING 25.10.2005 R/O. ASSAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE CAMPUS MOLOY NAGAR NEAR PWD CHOWK P.O/P.S. JALUKBARI GUWAHATI-781033 WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE CACHAR SILCHAR ASSAM.

28: SMT. SAMIKA DAS W/O .SRI KAMAL DEKA DATE OF JOINING 25.10.2005 VILL. ISSAPUR HATI P.O. BARPETA-781301 P.S. BARPETA DIST. BARPETA ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE NAGAON ASSAM.

29: KAJAL NATH S/O. BINOD BIHARI NATH DATE OF JOINING 25.10.2005 VILL. NARSING PUR PART-I P.O. NARSING PUR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788115 WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE ASSTT. DIRECTOR HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE CACHAR SILCHAR ASSAM.

30: KAMAL TALUKDAR S/O. SRI DWIJENDRA NATH TALUKDAR DATE OF JOINING 26.4.2007 R/O. P.O. AND P.S. RANGIA Page No.# 9/11

(NEW MARKET WORD NO.7) DIST. KAMRUP (R) PIN-781354 ASSAM WORKING IN THE OFFICE OF THE SUPDT. OF HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE RANGIA KAMRUP (R) ASSAM

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, GOVT. OF ASSAM, GUWAHATI-06.

2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM HANDLOOM TEXTILE AND SERICULTURE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI-06.

3:PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPTT.

GUWAHATI-06.

4:THE DIRECTOR OF HALDLOOM

TEXTILE AND SERICULTURE DEPTT. AMBARI NEAR DIGHALIPURI GUWAHATI-01.

5:THE DIRECTOR OF PENDION

BANPHOOL NAGAR WIRELESS GUWAHATI-06

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R C SAIKIA

Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM Page No.# 10/11

BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA

ORDER 25.05.2022

Heard Mr. R.C. Saikia, learned counsel for the petitioners, who submits that the petitioners took part in the selection process for appointment of Demonstrators in pursuant to the Advertisement dated 24.07.1998. The petitioners were selected for appointment as Demonstrators on 07.03.2001. However, order dated 18.06.2003 was issued by the respondent authorities, wherein it was decided not to act upon the select list in question due to reasons mentioned in the said order dated 18.06.2003. The petitioners made a challenge to the order dated 18.06.2003 vide WP(C) No. 275/2004. WP(C) No. 275/2004 was disposed of vide judgment and order dated 14.06.2004, wherein the impugned order dated 18.06.2003 was held to be not sustainable and was accordingly set aside. The State respondents were directed to thereafter act towards appointment of the candidates from the select list in question, strictly in accordance with merit and quota of reservation.

The petitioners' counsel submits that pursuant to the order dated 14.06.2004 passed in WP(C) No.275/2004 the State respondents issued order dated 24.03.2005, appointing the petitioners as Demonstrators in the Handloom & Textile Department. Further, GPF Accounts were opened in respect of the petitioners. However, the petitioners' GPF Accounts have been closed in the year 2010. The petitioners submitted various representations to reopen the GPF Accounts, so that they would be given pension as per the Assam Services (Pension) Rules, 1969. However, the petitioners' representations have not been decided by the Page No.# 11/11

State respondents till date, thereby giving rise to an apprehension that the petitioners would be given pension upon their retirement, as per the New Contributory Pension Scheme, 2005.

Issue Notice returnable in 4 (four) weeks.

Mr. P. Nayak, learned counsel accepts notice respondent no.3; Mr. R. Dhar, learned counsel accepts notice respondent nos. 2 & 4 and Mr. J.K. Goswami, learned counsel accepts notice respondent nos.1 & 5

List the matter after four weeks to enable the respondents to obtain instructions and file affidavit, if necessary.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant