Gauhati High Court
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GAHC010200402022
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/6832/2022
ISLAMUDDIN AHMED AND 12 ORS
S/O MD. TAHER ALI, R/O VILL- BATSOR, P.O.-BETSOR, P.S.-BELSOR, DIST-
NALBARI, ASSAM, PRESENTLY WORKING AS CHOWKIDER, CASUAL
EMPLOYEE IN THE BARKHETRI ICDS PROJECT, NALBARI
2: SAYEDUR RAHMAN
S/O LATE HAIDAR ALI
R/O VILL- BALSOR
P.O.-BELSOR
P.S.-BETSOR
DIST- NALBARI
ASSAM
PRESENTLY WORKING AS CHOWKIDER
CASUAL IN THE OFFICE OF THE DSWO
NALBARI
3: SAJIBUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA
S/O AZIR UDDIN BORBHUYAN
R/O VILL-MAHERPUR
P.O.-MAHERPUR
DIST-CACHAR
ASSAM
WORKING AS SWEEPER (CASUAL) IN THE OFFICE OF THE D.P.O.
CACHAR
4: NARAYAN CHANDRA BARUAH
S/O LATE KANDARA BARUA
R/O VILL- KANLORA
P.O.-BARGHUR
P.S.-KOLONI
DIST- NAGAON
ASSAM
PRESENTLY WORKING AS NIGHT CHOWKIDAR
CASUAL IN THE OFFICE OF THE D.S.W.O.
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5: DULAN SUKLABAIDYA
S/O LATE NANDA SUKLABAIDYA
R/O VILL-JOYPUR
NATUN BAZAR
P.O.-JOYPUR
RAJBAZAR
DIST-CACHAR
ASSAM
PRESNTLY WORKING AS NIGHT CHOWKIDER (CASUAL EMPLOYEE) IN
THE OFFICE OF THE RAJABAZAR I.C.D.S. PROJECT
CACHAR
ASSAM
6: SMTI SARASWTI RABIDAS
W/O LATE LASMAN RABIDAS
R/O VILL-PAILAPAUR
P.O.-PAILAPUR
P.S.-LAKHIPUR
DIST- CACHAR
ASSAM
PRESENTLY WORKING AS SWEEPER (CASUAL EMPLOYEE) IN THE
OFFICE OF THE LAKHIPUR I.C.D.S. PROJECT
CACHAR
ASSAM
7: JAKIR HUSSAIN
S/O LATE ABDUL SATTAR
R/O VILL-SRIKONA
P.O.-SRIKONA
P.S.-SILCHAR
DIST-CACHAR
ASSAM
PRESENTLY WORKING AS NIGHT CHOWKIDER
(CASUAL) IN THE OFFICE OF THE SALCHAPARA I.C.D.S PROJECT
CACHAR
ASSAM
8: BIRESWAR KALITA
S/O LATE MEGHO RAM KALITA
R/O VILL- UDAYPUR
P.O.-JONAI
P.S.-JONAI
DIST- DHEMAJI
ASSAM
PRESENTLY WORKING AS CASUAL EMPLOYEE IN THE MORKONG
I.C.D.S. PROJECT
DHEMAJI
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9: RAJKUMAR CHETRI
S/O LATE MAN BAHADUR CHETRI
R/O VILL- CHANDMARI
P.O.-TEZPUR
WARD NO. 19
P.S.-LALMATI
DIST- SONITPUR
ASSAM
PRESENTLY WORKING AS LOWER DIVISION ASSISTANT-CUM TYPIST
(CASUAL) IN THE OFFICE OF THE NAWBAICHA I.C.D.S. PROJECT
LAKHIMPUR
10: JAGANNATH BAYAN
S/O LATE BAHADUR BAYAN
R/O VILL-CHAMARIA
P.O.-CHAMARIA
P.S.-BOKO
DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM
PRESENTLY WORKIN AS GRADE-IV CHOWKIDAR IN THE OFFICE OF THE
I.C.D.S. PROJECT
CHAMARIA
11: MD. ABUL HUSSAIN SARKAR
S/O LATE AZIZ ALI
R/O VILL-BARKALIAZAR
P.O.-BIYASPARA
P.S.-CHIPAJHAR
DIST-DARRANG
ASSAM
PRESENTLY WORKING AS CHOWKIDAR UNDER THE BALWADI CENTRE
MANGALDOI
12: SATYABAN DAS
S/O LATE NAGEN DAS
R/O CHAMARIA SATRA
P.O.-CHAMARIA
P.S.-BOKO
DIST- KAMRUP
ASSAM WORKING AS GRADE-IV (CHOWKIDER) UNDER THE CHAMARIA
I.C.D.S. PROJECT
13: JIBESWAR GOGOI
S/O LATE DHANESWAR GOGOI
R/O VILL-NA LOLHOW
P.O.-NAOBOISHA
P.S.-LAKHIMPUR
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DIST-LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
WORKING AS GRADE-IV NIGHT CHOWKIDE
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWHATI-781006, P.O.-ASSAM SACHIVALAYA, P.S.-
DISPUR, DIST- KAMRUP (M), ASSAM
2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
ASSAM
SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT
ASSAM SECRETARIAT
DISPUR
P.O.-ASSAM SACHIVALAYA
P.S.-DISPUR
GUWAHATI-781006
DIST- KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
3:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
ASSAM SECRETARIAT
DISPUR
P.O.-ASSAM SACHIVALAYA
P.S.-DISPUR
GUWAHATI-781006
DIST- KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
4:THE DIRECTOR
SOCIAL WELFARE AND PROBATION
ASSAM
M.G. ROAD
UZANBAZAR
GUWAHATI-781001
DIST- KAMRUP (M)
ASSA
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. CHARAN DEKA
Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM
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BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA
ORDER
31.10.2022
Heard Mr. Charan Deka, learned counsel for the petitioners, who submits
that the petitioners who are Casual Workers, have not been given the minimum
scale of pay as per the Division Bench decision of this Court in paragraph 22 of
the judgment, in the case of State of Assam & Others vs. Sri Upen Das & 836
Others, WA 45/2014, due to the delay on the part of the Director of Social
Welfare Department, in submitting the list of Casual Workers to the Finance
Department for approval . He submits that in view of the delay in submitting
the list of Casual Workers to the Finance Department, the Finance Department
rejected the list sent by the Director of Social Welfare, vide letter dated
09.12.2021.
Issue Notice returnable in 4 (four) weeks.
Mr. C.S. Hazarika, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of the
respondent nos.1, 2 & 4 while P. Nayak, learned counsel accepts notice on
behalf of the respondent no.3.
List the matter after four weeks.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
