Gauhati High Court
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GAHC010172902022
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/5681/2022
MUKTI RAM SARMA AND 62 ORS.
S/O- LT. KESAB SARMA, R/O- VILL AND P.O. DUNI, MANGALDAI DIST.-
DARRANG, ASSAM, PIN- 784148
2: NIPENDRA KUMAR SARKAR
SON OF LATE NANDA KUMAR SARKAR
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- GERUAH
P.O- KALAIGAON
DISTRICT- BTAD
ASSAM
PIN-784509
3: BRAJA KUMAR SUTRADHAR
SON OF LATE AMULYA SUTRADHAR
RESIDENT OF LASITNAGAR
P.O- CHAPAI
MANGALDAI
DISTRICT- DARRANG
ASSAM
PIN- 784148.
4: SONESWAR DEKA
SON OF LATE BALO RAM DEKA
RESIDENT OF SONITPUR
P.O- MANGALDAI
DISTRICT- DARRANG
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ASSAM
PIN- 784148
5: DEBEN BARMAN
SON OF LATE LAMBODAR BARMAN
RESIDENT OF SARTHEBARI TOWN
DISTRICT- BARPETA
ASSAM
PIN- 781301
6: RAMJAN ALI
SON OF LATE RASHO ALI
RESIDENT OF BARSALA
P.O.- AMRI KHOWA
DISTRICT- BARPETA
ASSAM
PIN-781301.
7: SRI GUPIRAM PAYENG
SON OF LATE DAMODAR PAYENG
RESIDENT OF BIJOYPUR MICHING GAON
P.O- NAGADHULI MARIONI
DISTRICT- JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN-785001.
8: GANGA RAM KALITA
SON OF LATE MATHURA KALITA
RESIDENT OF BHOGAMUR KALITA GAON
DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN- 786001
9: SRI BADAN CH. BURAGOHAI
SON OF LATE DULAN BURAGOHAI
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RESIDENT OF NITAIPUKHURI
NOWJAN
DISTRICT- SIVSAGARH
ASSAM
PIN- 785640
10: SRI RANJIT DAS
SON OF LATE DHIREN DAS
RESIDENT OF BRAHMAJAN
GOHPUR
DISTRICT- BISWANATH
ASSAM
PIN-784176
11: DIPAK SARMAH
SON OF LATE BEDA SARMA
RESIDENT OF MODHUPUR
DISTRICT- BISWANATH
ASSAM
PIN-784176.
12: SRI MANUJ BARUAH
SON OF LATE KAMAL CH. BARUAH
RESIDENT OF BHIR GAON
VILLAGE- PANIBHARAL
DISTRICT- BISWANATH
ASSAM
PIN-784176
13: SRI DILIP KUMAR NATH
SON OF LATE KARUNA KANTA NATH
RESIDENT OF KAKAYA
DISTRICT- NALBARI
ASSAM
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PIN-781335
14: SRI KANAK CH. DAS
SON OF LATE ABHAY CH. DAS
RESIDENT OF GAURIPUR
DISTRICT- DHUBRI
ASSAM
PIN-783301.
15: SRI ASIT KUMAR ROY
SON OF MONI CHANDRA ROY
RESIDENT OF GAURIPUR
DISTRICT- DHUBRI
ASSAM
PIN-783301
16: SRI GHANASAYAM KAKOTI
SON OF LATE MANIK KAKOTI
RESIDENT OF KULHATI
DISTRICT- KAMRUP
ASSAM
PIN-781104
17: SRI BIMAN BARUAH
SON OF LATE ANANDA BARUAH
RESIDENT OF BAMUNPUKHURI
DIHING GAON
DISTRICT- JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN-785001.
18: SRI PHULEN BARUAH
SON OF LATE BHORAM BARUAH
RESIDENT OF JALIK GAON
P.O- AMGURI
DISTRICT- SIVSAGARH
ASSAM
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PIN-785640
19: SRI AMRIT KUMAR GOGOI
SON OF LATE DHARMESWAR GOGOI
RESIDENT OF DAGAON
DISTRICT- JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN-785001.
20: SRI NARESWAR BURAGOHAIN
SON OF NITYANAND BURAGOHAIN
RESIDENT OF HANCHARU CHETIA
PHUKAN CHUK
DISTRICT- JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN-785001
21: SRI GOBIN HAZARIKA
SON OF LATE PADMARAM HAZARIKA
RESIDENT OF HALOWAH GAON
P.O- CHARINGIA PUKHURI
DISTRICT- SIVSAGARH
ASSAM
PIN-785640
22: SRI LUHIT GOGOI
SON OF LATE DHANESWAR GOGOI
RESIDENT OF JARADHARA GAON
P.O- DOPAN
DISTRICT- SIVSAGARH
ASSAM
PIN-785640
23: SONAI BORAH
SON OF LATE TILESWAR BORAH
RESIDENT OF KHAR KHOWA
TITABOR
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DISTRICT- JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN-785001.
24: GURU PRASAD BHATTACHARYA
SON OF LATE KRISHNA KANTA BHATTACHARYA
RESIDENT OF LAHUWAL GAON
TAMULI CHIGA
BOGAMUKH
DISTRICT- JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN-785001
25: BHARATI SAHARIA
WIFE OF LATE DILIP SAHARIA
RESIDENT OF SAIKIA PARA
P.O- MENAPARA
MANGALDOI
DISTRICT- DARRANG
ASSAM
PIN- 784148
26: SRI HEM CH. KALITA
SON OF LATE KANCHARAM KALITA
RESIDENT OF DALANIKUR GAON
P.O- KHOWANG GHAT
DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN-786001
27: SRI JITEN BORAH
SON OF LATE DUTI RAM BORAH
RESIDENT OF MORAN JAYA NAGAR
P.O- MORAN HAT
DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN-786001
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28: BULU DEVI
WIFE OF LATE DAYAL CHANDRA SARMA
RESIDENT OF BARJHAR SAIKIA CHUBURI
DISTRICT- SONITPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 782124
29: SRI BIKASH CHANDRA GOGOI
SON OF LATE LOKESWAR GOGOI
RESIDENT OF MELENG KAPARA DHARA GAON
DISTRICT- JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN- 785700
30: SRI MONI RAM BARDALAI
SON OF LATE BHADRESWAR BARDALAI
RESIDENT OF SULADHARA
DISTRICT- JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN- 785001
31: SRI PRAFULLA CHUTIA
SON OF LATE ANANDI RAM CHUTIA
RESIDENT OF NIZ HALESWAR
TEZPUR
DISTRICT- SONITPUR
ASSAM
PIN-782124
32: SRI NABIN CH. BORA
SON OF LATE MEDHI RAM BORA
RESIDENT OF MELENG DALAI GAON
TEOK
DISTRICT- JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN-785001
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33: SRI JUGA PHUKON
SON OF LATE KANAK CHANDRA PHUKAN
RESIDENT OF CHUNPURA GOHAI GAON
DISTRICT- SIVASAGARH
ASSAM
PIN-785640
34: SRI KAMINI BHUYAN
DAUGHTER OF LATE TARANI BHUYAN
RESIDENT OF BAMPARBATI BARNOI CHUBURI
DISTRICT- SONITPUR
ASSAM
PIN-782124
35: SRI RAMANI BHUYAN
SON OF LATE TARANI BHUYAN
RESIDENT OF TEZPUR
DISTRICT- SONITPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 782124
36: SYED KHALIKUT JAMAN
SON OF LATE MAHIBUR RAHMAN
RESIDENT OF KAKAJAN
DISTRICT- JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN-785001.
37: SRIMATI DEKA
WIFE OF LATE DILIP DEKA
RESIDENT OF CHANDMARI
P.O- HAZARAPAR
DISTRICT- SONITPUR
ASSAM
PIN-782124
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38: SRI BISHNU SAIKIA
SON OF TANU RAM SAIKIA
RESIDENT OF FAPA GAON
P.O- DERGAON
DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT
ASSAM
PIN-785621.
39: SRI PRADIP KUMAR DAS
SON OF LATE GAJIN CH. DAS
RESIDENT OF PALANGDIHATI
J.R.D ROAD
DISTRICT- BARPETA
ASSAM
PIN-781301.
40: SRI RAJANI MAHANTA
SON OF LATE DIBYA RAM MAHANTA
RESIDENT OF BARBARI
DISTRICT - NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN- 781335.
41: PADMA BORA
WIFE OF LATE DEB NATH BORA
RESIDENT OF DEURI GAON
P.O- NOGAON
DISTRICT- NAGAON
ASSAM
PIN- 782001.
42: JYOTI PRASAD SAIKIA
SON OF LATE PADMESWAR SAIKIA
RESIDENT OF NOWKARI
P.O- NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN-787001
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43: HEMANTA KUMAR GOGOI
SON OF LATE CHINTESWAR GOGOI
RESIDENT OF NOWKARI
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN-787001
44: DIPAK SONOWAL
SON OF LATE BIPIN SONOWAL
RESIDENT OF MOINAPARA
P.O- KADAM
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN-787001
45: SRI SIBA KANTA BORGOHAIN
SON OF LATE DIMBESWAR BORGOHAIN
RESIDENT OF JORHOTIA GOHAI GOAN
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN-787001
46: THANESWAR SONOWAL
SON OF UNKNOWN
RESIDENT OF GAGALDUBI
P.O- BOGI NODI
DISTRIC- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN-787001.
47: UMA CHUTIA
SON OF LATE KASHIRAM CHUTIA
RESIDENT OF KULABALI
P.O- UTTAR KULABALI
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
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PIN- 787001
48: BRAJEN RAMCHIARY
SON OF UNKNOWN
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. MOINAPARA
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 787001
49: SRI GULBAHAR BEGUM
WIFE OF LATE KUTUBUDDIN AHMED
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - PHULANHAT
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 787001
50: KALPANA DAS
WIFE OF LATE BIREN DAS
RESIDENT OF PUB CHANDMARI
P.O- KHELMATI
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 787001
51: BIMAL PRASAD KHOUND
SON OF LATE BHUMIDHAR KHOUND
RESIDENT OF KUJIDAH
P.O.-HATICHONG
DISTRICT- NAGAON
ASSAM
PIN- 782001.
52: RAMESH DUTTA
SON OF LATE DIMBESWAR DUTTA
RESIDENT OF AZARBARI
DISTRICT - MORIGAON
ASSAM
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PIN - 782105
53: SUKHEN MEDHI
SON OF LATE NARAHARI MEDHI
RESIDENT OF 1 NO. GUNAMARA
P.O.-AZARBARI
DISTRICT- MORIGAON
ASSAM
PIN-782105.
54: PARESH TALUKDAR
SON OF LATE KUSAL TALUKDAR
RESIDENT OF BIHAMPUR
BELSOR
DISTRICT- NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN- 781335
55: PRADIP KONWAR
SON OF LATE KESORAM KONWAR
RESIDENT OF BONPITHAGURI NARA GAON
DISTRICT- JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN- 785001
56: HEMESWAR KAKOTI
SON OF LATE SONA RAM KAKOTI
RESIDENT OF BEBEZIA
DISTRICT- NAGAON
ASSAM
PIN-782001
57: RAMESH CH. BORA
SON OF LATE MAHIRAM BORA
RESIDENT OF GAYON GAON
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PATHORI
DISTRICT- NAGAON
ASSAM
PIN-782001.
58: NIRANJAN BARUA
SON OF LATE FATIK CH. BARUA
RESIDENT OF MAJ PATHORI
DISTRICT- NAGAON
ASSAM
PIN- 782001
59: BHUBAN CH. SARMA
SON OF LATE JUGESWAR SARMA
RESIDENT OF URIA GAON
DISTRICT- NAGAON
ASSAM
PIN- 782001
60: BUDHESWAR BORAH
SON OF LATE BIDYADHAR BORAH
RESIDENT OF PATIORI
SAMOGURI
DISTRICT- MAJULI
ASSAM
PIN- 785105.
61: BHOLA RAM DEKA
SON OF LATE KHODORAM DEKA
RESIDENT OF DAGAPARA
DISTRICT- NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN- 781335.
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62: BINOD DAS
SON OF LATE KESAB CH. DAS
RESIDENT OF BARIKA CHUBURI DHEKIAL GAON
PO- TEZPUR
DISTRICT- SONITPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 782124.
63: TIRTHA NATH KHOUND
SON OF LATE HARI CH. KHOUND
RESIDENT OF PURANI GUDAM
DISTRICT- NAGAON
ASSAM
PIN- 78200
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS.
REP. BY THE CHIEF SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GHY-06,
ASSAM
2:THE COMM. AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM
FINANCE DEPTT.
DISPUR
GHY-06
ASSAM
3:THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM
IRRIGATION DEPTT.
DISPUR
GHY-06
ASSAM
4:THE ASSAM STATE MINOR IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
LTD.
REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR
ASSAM STATE MINOR IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.
ULUBARI
GHY-07
ASSAM
5:THE MANAGING DIRECTOR
THE ASSAM STATE MINOR IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
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LTD.
ULUBARI
GHY-07
ASSA
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR P BHARDWAJ
Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA
ORDER
05.09.2022
Heard learned counsels for the parties.
Mr. R. Borpujari, learned counsel for the respondents has relied upon the
judgment of the Apex Court in the case of the Regional Provident Fund
Commissioner (II) West Bengal Vs Vivekananda Vidyamandir, reported in 2019 0
AIR(SC) 1240 and the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of State of
Karnataka and Another vs Mangalore University Non-teaching Employees
Association & Others, reported in (2002) 3 SCC 302, in support of his
submission that HRA, MA and CCA are not a part of salary.
List the matter on 14.09.2022.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
