Page No.# 1/15 vs Union Of India And 5 Ors on 13 February, 2026

Author: Soumitra Saikia

Bench: Soumitra Saikia

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GAHC010017422026




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

                           Case No. : WP(C)/556/2026

         ANIL NAHAR DEKA AND 59 ORS
         SON OF LATE BENUDHAR NAHARDEKA
         RESIDENT OF-DILLI DOWNIA VILLAGE,
         PO. PARBATPUR, P.S. NAMRUP

         2: SARAT NIRMALIA
          SON OF LATE SANATAN NIRMALIA
         RESIDENT OF BORBAM
          PO. BORBAM GAON
         PS. NAHARKATIA
          DIST.- DIBRUGARH

         ASSAM
         PIN-786610.

         3: BAKUL CHANDRA DAS
          SON OF LATE MATH RAM DAS
         RESIDENT OF QTR NO 95/11/B
          BVFC COLONY
          NAMRUP
         PO. PARBATPUR

         PS. NAMRUP
         DIST-DIBRUGARH

         ASSAM
         PIN-786623.

         4: JOGESWAR GOGOI
          SON OF DINANATH GOGOI
         RESIDENT OF- QTR NO 69/I/A
          BVFC COLONY
          NAMRUP
         PO. PARBATPUR
                                                  Page No.# 2/15

PS. NAMRUP
DIST.- DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN-786623.

5: JIBESWAR GOGOI
 SON OF LATE BHADRESWAR GOGOI
RESIDENT OF-QTR NO 48/II/B
BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP PO. PARBATPUR
PS. NAMRUP
 DIST.- DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
 PIN-786623.

6: BHABANI CHARAN CHANGMAI
 SON OF LATE ANIL CHANGMAI
RESIDENT OF- SAGUNESWA VILLAGE
PO. OUGURI
 PS. TINGKHONG

DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN-786612.

7: BHULA RAM GOGOI
 SON OF LATE BIRENDRA NATH GOGOI
RESIDENT OF KENDUGURI VILLAGE
 KAPAHNA
 P.O AND P.S-JOYPUR

DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN-786614.

8: NIRUD DUTTA
 SON OF LATE KALIRAM DUTTA
RESIDENT OF -KACHULI PATHAR
PO AND PS. TINGKHONG
DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
 PIN-786612.

9: JITEN GOGOI
 SON OF LATE PHANIDHAR GOGOI
RESIDENT OF DILLI DOWNIA VILLAGE PO. PARBATPUR
PS. NAMRUP
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DIST.- DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN-786623.

10: JITEN GOGOI
 SON OF LATE SUKHESWAR GOGOI
RESIDENT OF NAGA GAON

PO-KAMARGAON (JOYPUR)
PS. JOYPUR
DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN-786614

11: NOGEN WANGCHU
 SON OF LATE WANGPING WANGCHU
RESIDENT OF QTR NO 426/II/A
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO. PARBATPUR
PS. NAMRUP
DIST.- DIBRUGARH

ASSAM
PIN-786623.

12: JITU MONI SAIKIA
 SON OF LATE GAJENDRA NATH SAIKIA
RESIDENT OF QTR NO 446/I1/B
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO. PARBATPUR

PS. NAMRUP
DIST.-DIBRUGARH

ASSAM
PIN-786623.

13: TULESWAR CHALIHA
 SON OF LATE JIBAN CHANDRA CHALIHA
RESIDENT OF DOLONG GAON
 NAMRUP PO. PARBATPUR
PS. NAMRUP
DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
 PIN- 786623.
                                                     Page No.# 4/15

14: NABIN CHANDRA BORAH
 SON OF LATE BHOGESWAR BORAH
RESIDENT OF QTR NO 437/III/A
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
PO. PARBATPUR

PS. NAMRUP
DIST.- DIBRUGARH

ASSAM
PIN-786623.

15: PRADIP CHANDRA BARUAH
 SON OF MUHIDHAR BARUAH
RESIDENT OF QTR NO 489/111/A
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP PO. PARBATPUR
 PS. NAMRUP DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
 PIN-786623.

16: BAIKUNTHA THAKURIA
 SON OF LATE GOPAL CHANDRA THAKURIA RESIDENT OF QTR NO
193/111/B
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP PO. PARBATPUR

PS. NAMRUP
DIST.- DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN-786623.

17: DULESWAR SAIKIA
 SON OF LATE BHABA KANTA SAIKIA
RESIDENT OF OTR NO 428/III/A
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP PO. PARBATPUR

PS. NAMRUP
DIST.- DIBRUGARH

ASSAM
PIN-786623.

18: PRADIP KALITA
 SON OF LATE BHARAT CHANDRA KALITA
RESIDENT OF TINIALI BONGALI GAON
                                             Page No.# 5/15

NAMRUP
PO. PARBATPUR

PS. NAMRUP
DIST-DIBRUGARH

ASSAM
PIN-786623

19: BHABEN GOGOI
 SON OF LATE DHENURAM GOGOI
RESIDENT OF PANIDORIA RANGA GARAH VILLAGE
 NAMRUP
 PO. PARBATPUR

PS. NAMRUP
DIST.-DIBRUGARH

ASSAM
PIN-786623.

20: YOGESH KUMAR GOEL
 SON OF LATE RADHEY LAL GOEL
RESIDENT OF -AE-129
AVANTIKA COLONY GHAZIABAD
 PS. KAVINAGAR
PIN. 201002
 UTTAR PRADESH.

21: MUKHESWAR DAS
 SON OF LATE PANIRAM DAS
RESIDENT OF BOZALTOLI NEOG CHUK
PO AND PS. HIJUGURI
 DIST.- TINSUKIA
ASSAM PIN-786192.

22: PRADIP KUMAR BORA
 SON OF LATE BUDHINDRA NATH BORA
RESIDENT OF NO-1 KOTHIAKHUNDA (SEUJIPAM)
PO AND PS. SAPEKHATI

DIST- CHARAIDEO
ASSAM
PIN- 785692.

23: SANTI LATA RAI
WIFE OF - LATE BHADRA CHAN RAI
RESIDENT OF -AMBIKAGIRI ROYCHOWDHURY PATH
                                    Page No.# 6/15

SARAB BHATI ROAD
PO AND PS. HIJUGURI
PIN-786125

DIST.- TINSUKIA
ASSAM

24: BOLIN CHANDRA DAS
 SON OF - LATE KOLAI DAS
RESIDENT OF OTR NO 449/III/A
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP PO. PARBATPUR

PS. NAMRUP
DIBRUGARH

ASSAM PIN-786623

25: NARAYAN BORAH
 SON OF - GOPINATH BORA
RESIDENT OF OTR NO 548/C/C
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO. PARBATPUR
PS. NAMRUP
 DIST.-DIBRUGARH

ASSAM
PIN-786623

26: SANJEEB GOGOI
 SON OF LATE MOHENDRA GOGOI
RESIDENT OF DIGHALA GAON
 MODEL SCHOOL ROAD
 DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITY
PS. BORBORUA
 DIST.-DIBRUGARH

ASSAM
PIN- 786004

27: SURJYA KANTA GOGOI
 SON OF LATE GULAP CHANDRA GOGOI
RESIDENT OF QTR NO 100/HT/E
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP PO. PARBATPUR

PS. NAMRUP
                                         Page No.# 7/15

DIST.- DIBRUGARH

ASSAM
PIN-786623

28: PULIN CHANDRA GOGOI
 SON OF LATE JAGAT CHANDRA GOGOI
RESIDENT OF QTR NO 443/III/C
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP PO. PARBATPUR
PS. NAMRUP
 DIST.-DIBRUGARH

ASSAM
PIN-786623.

29: BIJU MOHAN BORTHAKUR
 SON OF LATE KUMUD BORTHAKUR
RESIDENT OF HAZARI VILLAGE
 BISHNU MANDIR PATH
 PO. RRL

PS. PULIBAR (JORHAT)
DIST.-JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN-785006

30: TAPAS BHATTACHARJEE
 S/O-LATE CHITTA RANJAN BHATTACHARJEE
RESIDENT OF LACHIT NAGAR
WARD NO-3
PO AND PS. NAHARKATIA
DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM PIN. 786610.

31: SRIRUP SARKAR
 SON OF LATE GURU PRASAD SARKAR
RESIDENT OF FLAT NO-324
 BLOCK-4
 JAMUNASHEE APARTMENT

32
 SATISH CHANDRA GHOSH LANE
PO AND PS. SERAMPORE
 HOOGHLY

WEST BENGAL
PIN-712202
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32: RAVINDRA PRASAD MISHRA
 SON OF LATE NARMADA PRASAD MISHRA
RESIDENT OF PITHA VILLAGE
PO. SAHIJAN KALAN
PS. ROBERTSGANJ
PIN-231216
DIST.-SONBHADRA
UTTAR PRADESH

33: BARUN CHANDRA DUTTA
 SON OF LATE LEBAKANTA DUTTA
RESIDENT OF SEKONIDHORA HORIMANDIR PATH
 CLUB ROAD
 PO AND PS. JORHAT
ASSAM
 PIN. 785001

34: BOIKUNTHA BORDOLOI
 SON OF LATE BASANTA BORDOLOI
RESIDENT OF NEAR BY-LANE-3
 JAIL ROAD
 KUSHAL NAGAR
 JORHAT EAST
PO AND PS. JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN. 785001

35: PRABIN BHUYAN
 SON OF LATE MUKHESWAR BHUYAN
RESIDENT OF KHAJARIGURI
 S S BARUAH PATH
 NEAR DESOI CALLEY ACADEMY
PO AND PS. JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN. 785001

36: PRANAV JYOTI GOSWAMI
 SON OF KESHAB CH. GOSWAMI
RESIDENT OF SARALA NAGAR
 NH-37
 MALOW ALI PY-PASS
 SORBOABANDHA

PO AND PS AND DIST.-. JORHAT
PIN. 785001

37: PRODIP KUMAR BARUAH
                                             Page No.# 9/15

SON OF LATE KHOGENDRA NATH BARUAH
RESIDENT OF NANDANPUR
MALOW ALI
PO AND PS AND DIST.- JORHAT
PIN. 785001

38: MONUJ KUMAR KONWAR
 SON OF LATE ANANDA RAM KONWAR
RESIDENT OF BET MELA VILLAGE
PO. BISHMILE VIA. CHABUA
PS. CHABUA
 DIST- DIBRUGARH

ASSAM
PIN. 786184

39: RAMA KANTA BORGOHAIN
 SON OF NANDESWAR BORGOHAIN
RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO-340
 DEOLIAKHAT
 GAURAV NAGAR
 NAMTI PATHAR
PO AND PS AND DIST.-SIVASAGAR
PIN. 785640
ASSAM

40: PRANESWAR MUSHAHARY
 SON OF LATE SOSHI MOHAN MUSHAHARY
RESIDENT OF SAHITYA RATHI PATH
 MARABHARALIPER BY-LANE BESIDE ICICI BANK
 DHANUANAGARPO
 PS. TEZPUR
 DIST.-SONITPUR
ASSAM
PIN-784001

41: MUKESH MISHRA
 SON OF RAM KAMAL MISHRA
RESIDENT OF FLAT NO 1727
TOWER-C

GAURS SIDDHARTHAM
SIDDHARTH BIHAR PS. VIJAYNAGAR
DIST- GAAZAIBAD
PIN. 201009
UTTAR PRADESH.

42: CHIDA NANDA DUTTA
                                                  Page No.# 10/15

SON OF LATE SUREN CHANDRA DUTTA
RESIDENT OF - LAKHIMI NAGAR
PATH NO-1
JORHAT
PS. PULIBAR
PIN. 785006

43: BIRINCHI KUMAR SONOWAL
 SON OF LATE JILADHAR SONOWAL
RESIDENT OF QTR NO 448/II/A
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
PO. PARBATPUR

PS. NAMRUP
DIST.-DIBRUGARH

ASSAM
PIN-786623

44: ASHIM KUMAR GHOSH
 SON OF LATE GHANSHYAM GHOSH
RESIDENT OF C/O GITA RANI GHOSH
A 4/7
TAPOBAN ABASAN 54 FEET
PO. BENACHITY
 DURGAPUR
PS. FARIDPUR
DIST.-BARDHAMAN
WEST BENGAL
 PIN -713213

45: RAJENDRA NATH BORAH
 SON OF LATE RATAN CHANDRA BORAH RESIDENT OF KAKAMARI
VILLAGE
PO. GOSAIBORI
 PS. JAJARI

DIST.- NAWGAON
ASSAM
PIN-782142

46: KHAGEN DEHINGIA
 SON OF BOLORAM DEHINGIA
RESIDENT OF-H/N-261
 BHOJO ROAD
 NEAR PWD OFFICE (OLD)
WARD NO-1
                                   Page No.# 11/15

P.O AND PS-SONARI
PIN-785690
DIST.-CHARAIDEW
ASSAM

47: RAJ KISHORE MISHRA
 SON OF LATE RAM CHANDRA MISHRA
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE LAXMIPUR
 PATORE
 LAHERISARAI PS AND P.O- PATORE

DIST.- DARBHANGA
BIHAR

PIN. 847101

48: PRANAB KUMAR SAIKIA
 SON OF DEBESWAR SAIKIA
RESIDENT OF- PRIJAT KUTIR
JEC ROAD
PARIJAT NURSERY
GARMUR KUMAR GAON
PO- JEC PS AND DIST.- JORHAT
ASSAM
 PIN-785007

49: PITAMBAR SAIKIA
 SON OF LATE PADEDAAR SAIKIA
RESIDENT OF JAPIHIJIA VILLAGE
PO AND PS- LAHOWAL
DIST.- DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
 PIN-786010

50: NIRAJ KUMAR
 SON OF KRISHNA DEO MANDAL
RESIDENT OF NAWRATTAN HATA
PO. PURNEA SADAR
 PIN-854301
PS. KHAT
 DIST.-PURNEA
 BIHAR

51: MATI KANT JHA
 SON OF SHUKDEO JHA
RESIDENT OF WARD NO-5
 PALASI VILLAGE
PO. PATEGANA
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PS. TARABARI
DIST.-ARARIA
BIHAR
PIN-854311.

52: BIRENDRA KR CHOUDHURY
 SON OF LATE BADRI PRASAD CHOUDHURY
RESIDENT OF NABAPUR (NEAR WHITE HILL)
 P.S. BISWANATH CHARIALI
 DIST.. BISWANATH
 PIN. 784176

53: PARAS NATH OJHA
 SON OF PROF. SARBJEET OJHA
RESIDENT OF 2848
 KAMAKHYA NIWAS
 MANDIR LANE
 KIRAN ENCLAVE
 KURSI ROAD
 LUCKNOW
PIN. 226026

54: RAJENDRA KR. GUPTA
 SON OF JAGANNATH PRASAD
RESIDENT OF- TAA/POLITHVIRAT NAGAR
 MAHARANI FARM
 DURGAPURA

P.S.. MANSAROVAR
 DISTRICT- JAIPUR
 PIN-302018
 RAJASTHAN

55: DURGESWAR KALITA
 SON OF LATE TULAN KALITA
RESIDENT OF JAP JUP NO-2
PO. JAPJUP DIST.-LAKHIMPUR

ASSAM
PIN-784161.

56: SISHU RAM BORA
 SON OF LATE SIBARAM BORA
RESIDENT OF KONWARPUR
PO. KALAKHOWA
 PS. LALUK

DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
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ASSAM
PIN-787023

57: BINOD KUMAR
 SON OF LATE SUDISTA NARAYAN
RESIDENT OF SPEAKAR ROAD
 NAYA TOLA P.S AND DIST.-MUZAFFARPUR

BIHAR
PIN. 842001

58: ROHINI KUMAR GOGOI
 SON OF LATE GOLOK CHANDRA GOGOI RESIDENT OF NAGAMATI
KHERMIA GAON
PO. PARBATPUR
 PS. NAMRUP
 DIST.- DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
 PIN-786623.

59: ANIL KUMAR VISHWAKARMA
 R/O- ANNAPURNA APARTMENT
 FLAT NO-104
 GANDHI NAGAR EAST LANE NO-05 PO. HAZARIBAG
 PS. KORRA OPDIST-HAZARIBAG
 JHARKHAND
PIN-825301

60: PUTUL CHANDRA BARUAH
 S/O-RUPESWAR BARUAH
R/O- NO.1 KOTHIA KHUNDA
RAILWAY STATION ROAD
JUNAKI NAGAR

PO AND PS- SAPEKHATI PIN-785692
CHARAIDEW
ASSAM

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, REPRESENTED BY
SECRETARY, SHRAM SHAKTI BHAWAN, RAFI MARG, NEW DELHI- 110001.

2:THE CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER
THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION
 MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT GOVT. OF INDIA
 BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAWAN
                                                                        Page No.# 14/15

             14
             BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE
             NEW DELHI-110066.

            3:THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER
             NORTH EAST REGION
             MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT GOVT. OF INDIA
             BHANGAGARH
             GUWAHATI
            ASSAM
             PIN- 781005.

            4:THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER
             MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
             GOVT. OF INDIA
            TINSUKIA
             PIN- 786125.

            5:BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY FERTILIZER CORPORATION LTD.
             NAMRUP
             P.O. PARBATPUR
             DIST. DIBRUGARH
            ASSAM
             PIN- 786623.

            6:BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY FERTILIZER CORPORATION LTD.
             EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND TRUST NAMRUP
             P.O. PARBATPUR
             DIST. DIBRUGARH
            ASSAM
             PIN- 786623

Advocate for the Petitioner   : MR A DASGUPTA, MR S CHAUHAN,MS B DAS

Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., MS J SARMAH (C.G.C),SC, PF




                                    BEFORE
                     HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA

                                         ORDER

13.02.2026 This matter has been wrongly listed in the Motion column. By order dated 04.02.2026, notices has already been issued and the Page No.# 15/15

matter was directed to be listed along with W.P(C) No. 5823/2025 and W.P(C) No. 6075/2025 on 07.02.2026.

The learned counsel at the bar submits that the next date fixed in the matter is 26.02.2026.

Accordingly, let this matter be listed for admission again on 26.02.2026 along with W.P(C) No. 5823/2025 and W.P(C) No. 6075/2025.

JUDGE

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