Page No.# 1/4 vs The State Of Assam And 8 Ors
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Gauhati High Court

Page No.# 1/4 vs The State Of Assam And 8 Ors on 17 February, 2025

Author: Suman Shyam

Bench: Suman Shyam

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GAHC010030482025




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

                            Case No. : WP(C)/811/2025

         TULSHI SAIKIA AND 4 ORS.
         S/O- LATE BRTHAI SAIKIA, R/O- JAPISAJIA, P.O. AND P.S. JAPISAJIA, DIST.
         LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM, PIN- 787031.

         2: JAY CHANDRA PAMEHGAM
          S/O- LATE KASHINATH PAMEHGAM
          R/O- GHAGARMUKH PAMEHGAON
          P.O. GOROIMARI
          DIST. LAKHIMPUR
         ASSAM
          PIN- 787032.

         3: BIDEAYSWAR DOLEY
          S/O- LATE KUKU DOLEY
          R/O- BORDUBI MALUWAL
          P.O. KUHIARBARI
          DIST. LAKHIMPUR
         ASSAM
          PIN- 787052.

         4: ABDUL JALIL
          S/O- AYUB ALI
          R/O- SENSORE
          P.O. ANGERAKHOWA
          DIST. LAKHIMPUR
         ASSAM
          PIN- 787031.

         5: MOHAN DEORI
          S/O- PADMESWAR DEORI
          R/O- VILL.- BARDEURI GAON
          DIST. LAKHIMPUR
         ASSAM
          PIN- 784164
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VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS.
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, ENVIROMENT
AND FOREST DEPARTMENT , DISPUR, ASSAM, GUWAHATI-6.

2:THE JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM
 ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT
 DISPUR
ASSAM
 GUWAHATI-6.

3:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEFCONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF
FORESTS FORCE
ASSAM
 GUWAHATI-08.

4:CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS
 UPPER ASSAM SOCIAL FORESTRY CIRCLE
 NAGAON
ASSAM

5:THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS
 SOCIAL FORESTRY
ASSAM
 BASISTHA
 GUWAHATI-29.

6:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM
 FINANCE DEPARTMENT
 DISPUR
 GUWAHATI-6.

7:THE DIVISION FOREST OFFICER (SF)
 LAKHIMPUR DIVISION
LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
 PIN- 787001.

8:THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER
 SOCIAL FORESTRY RANGE
 NORTH LAKHIMPUR
 PIN- 787001.

9:RANGE FOREST OFFICER

JONAI S.F. RANGE
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             JONAI
             PIN- 787060

Advocate for the Petitioner   : MR. A BORO, MR H P GUWALA

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, FOREST, SC, FINANCE




                                    BEFORE
                       HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUMAN SHYAM

                                          ORDER

Date : 17-02-2025 Heard Mr. A. Boro, learned counsel for the writ petitioner.

The writ petitioners herein claim to have been engaged as casual workers between

the period from 1986 to 1993. They have approached this Court by filing this writ petition

claiming the benefit of minimum of pay scale as provided by the judgment rendered in

the case of State of Assam Vs. Upen Das reported in 2020 (5) GauLT 605.

Mr. I. Borthakur, learned standing counsel, Forest Department, Assam prays for

some time to obtain instruction in the matter.

Issue notice of motion returnable in 06 weeks.

Since Mr. Borthakur has accepted notice on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 to 5 and 7

to 9 and Mr. B. Gogoi, learned standing counsel, Finance Department, Assam for

respondent No. 9, no formal notice is required to be sent to the said respondents.

However, extra copies of the writ petition, requisite in numbers, be furnished to the

learned departmental counsel.

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JUDGE GS

Comparing Assistant