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Gauhati High Court
Page No.# 1/ vs The State Of Assam And 10 Ors on 16 February, 2026
Author: Soumitra Saikia
Bench: Soumitra Saikia
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GAHC010029012026
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/836/2026
SRI GEETANJALI DAS AND 24 ORS.
D/O LATE NARAYAN CHANDRA DAS, R/O HOUSE NO. 39, NAVAGIRI ROAD,
OPPOSITE GMC PARK, CHANDMARI, GUWAHATI, P.O. SILPUKHURI,P.S.
CHANDMARI,DIST. KAMRUP (METRO), ASSAM
PIN-781003.
2: SRI FAREKUDDIN AHMED
SON OF LATE FORHAD ALI
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
RESIDENT OF BHETAPARA
ANAND NAGAR
NANDAN PATH
P.O. BELTOLA
P.S. HATIGAON
GUWAHATI
DISTRICT KAMRUP (METRO)
ASSAM
PIN -781028.
3: SRI MANJIT SARKAR
SON OF SRI NIRESH CHANDRA SARKAR
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
RESIDENT OF RAM KRISHNA MISSION ROAD
WARD NO. 16
P.O. BIDYAPARA
P.S. DHUBRI
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DISTRICT DHUBRI
ASSAM
PIN -783324.
4: SRI LAKHI PEGU
SON OF LATE PADMA DHAR PEGU
AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - NATUN MISING GAON
P.O. AND P.S. SILAPATHAR
DISTRICT DHEMAJI
ASSAM
PIN - 787059.
5: SRI UDITA CHANDRA SUTRADHAR
DAUGHTER OF SRI JAGEN SUTRADHAR
AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS
RESIDENT OF BELTOLA
LAKHIMI PATH
BYE-LANE NO. 2
NEAR DAKHIN PASCHIM BELTOLA NAMGHAR
HOUSE NO. 36
P.O. BELTOLA TINIALI
P.S. HATIGAON
GUWAHATI
DISTRICT -KAMRUP (METRO)
ASSAM
PIN -781028.
6: SRI DHARMENDRA DEKA
SON OF LATE KHAGENDRA NATH DEKA
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BARNARDDI (HATKHOLA)
P.O. BARNARDDI
P.S. BELSOR
DISTRICT - NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN - 781303.
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7: SRI NEELKAMAL BORA
SON OF SRI NAREN BORA
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - FALFALI
P.O. BISWANATH CHARIALI
DISTRICT - BISWANATH
ASSAM
PIN - 784176.
8: SRI PRATUL KUMAR SARMA
SON OF LATE GOLOK CHANDRA SARMA
AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS
RESIDENT OF HENGRABARI
ZAKIR HUSSAIN ROAD
NEAR NABAJYOTI CLUB
P.O. HENGRABARI
GUWAHATI - 36
DISTRICT - KAMRUP (METRO)
ASSAM.
9: SRI AMAL MILI
SON OF SRI NUMAL MILI
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
RESIDENT OF TEOK
P.O. AND P.S. TEOK
DISTRICT - JORHAT
ASSAM
PIN-785112.
10: SRI BHUPEN CHANDRA RAY
SON OF LATE PURNA CHANDRA RAY
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
RESIDENT OF ABHAYAPURI
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P.O. AND P.S. ABHAYAPURI
DISTRICT - BONGAIGAON
ASSAM
PIN - 783384.
11: SRI CHANDANA DAS
DAUGHTER OF LATE GHANASHYAM DAS
AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -METUAKUCHI
SANTINAGAR
P.O. SANTINAGAR
P.S. BARPETA
DISTRICT - BARPETA
ASSAM
PIN - 781314.
12: SRI SUHRAB KHALED MAZUMDER
SON OF SRI ASHIQUE UDDIN MAZUMDER
AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. -UTTAR KRISHNAPUR PART-I
P.S. SILCHAR
DISTRICT - CACHAR
ASSAM
PIN - 788006.
13: SRI CHAYANIKA PHUKAN
DAUGHTER OF LATE NABIN CHANDRA PHUKAN
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
RESIDENT OF POLICE RESERVE
NEAR SHIV MANDIR
HOUSE NO. 106
P.O. AND DISTRICT - NAGAON
ASSAM
PIN -782003.
14: SRI ZAKIR HUSSAIN
SON OF LATE SAHAB UDDIN AHMED
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
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RESIDENT OF AMIN PATTY
THAGISUT ROAD
P.O. AND DISTRICT - NAGAON
ASSAM
PIN - 782001.
15: SRI DOLITA DAS
DAUGHTER OF LATE MANMOHAN DAS
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
RESIDENT OF BARPETA ROAD
NEAR FOREST RANGE OFFICE
P.O. SIMLAGURI
P.S. BARPETA ROAD
DISTRICT - BARPETA
ASSAM
PIN - 781313.
16: SRI NABA KUMAR DEKA
SON OF LATE JATINDRA DEKA
AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - DHAMDHAMA
P.O. BARBARI
P.S. NALBARI
DISTRICT - NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN - 781351.
17: SMT. BINDIA TAYENG
DAUGHTER OF LATE GANGADHAR TAYENG
AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - LAKHI NEPALI BASTI
P.O. AND P.S. JONAI
DISTRICT - DHEMAJI
ASSAM
PIN - 787060.
18: SMT. JONALI NAYAK
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DAUGHTER OF LATE KAMAL NAYAK
AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS
RESIDENT OF BIRUBARI
SHANKARPUR
P.O. AND P.S. GOPINATH NAGAR
GUWAHATI
DISTRICT - KAMRUP (METRO)
ASSAM
PIN - 781016.
19: SRI BIPUL MUDIAR
SON OF LATE SATISH CHANDRA MUDIAR
AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - BELSOR
P.O. AND P.S. BELSOR
DISTRICT - NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN -781304.
20: SMT. BANYA BORGOHAIN
DAUGHTER OF SRI JATIN BORGOHAIN
AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE -CHANGMAI GAON
P.O. KHATKHATI
P.S. MORANHAT
DISTRICT - CHARAIDEO
ASSAM
PIN - 785669.
21: SRI GAJEN MALAKAR
SON OF LATE MUNIB MALAKAR
AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - SATDALA
P.O. AND P.S. HAJO
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DISTRICT - KAMRUP
ASSAM
PIN -781102.
22: SRI SATYA SONOWAL
SON OF LATE PADMA SONOWAL
AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - KEKURI BALIJAN KACHARI GAON
P.O. KEKURI
P.S. DHAKUAKHANA
SUB-DIVISION - DHAKUAKHANA
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN - 787055.
23: SMT. MANJU DOLEY
DAUGHTER OF SRI BHABA DOLEY
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
RESIDENT OF NALANI PAM GAON
P.O. AND DISTRICT - DHEMAJI
ASSAM
PIN-787057.
24: SRI DEEPANKAR DEKA
SON OF LATE HEM DEKA
AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS
RESIDENT OF NALBARI
P.O. AND DISTRICT -NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN - 781335.
25: SRI SUNAL KUMAR DOLEY
SON OF LATE INDU KUMAR DOLEY
AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. -SISSIMUKH
DISTRICT - DHEMAJI
ASSAM
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PIN - 787058.
26: TRAILOKYA RANJAN DEKA
SON OF LATE PRASANNA RAM DEKA
AGED ABOUT 57 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILL - SUTARKUCHI
P.O.-PINGALESWAR
CIRCLE OFFICE- KAMALPUR CIRCLE
P.S.-BAIHATA CHARIALI
CO-DIST.- RANGIA DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM-781382
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 10 ORS.
REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT.
OF ASSAM, COOPERATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2:THE SECRETARY
GOVT. OF ASSAM
CO-OPERATION DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-6.
3:THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
GOVT. OF ASSAM
CO-OPERATION DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-6.
4:THE UNDER SECRETARY
GOVT. OF ASSAM
CO-OPERATION DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-6.
5:THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
ASSAM
KHANAPARA
GUWAHATI-781022.
6:THE JOINT REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES(G)
ASSAM
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KHANAPARA
GUWAHATI-781022.
7:THE ADDITIONAL REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES(ADMN)
ASSAM
KHANAPARA
GUWAHATI-781022.
8:. THE ZONAL JOINT REGISTRAR OF COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES
GUWAHATI ZONE
BHANGAGARH
GUWAHATI-05.
9:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
ASSAM
FINANCE(PRU) DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
PIN-781006.
10:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E)
ASSAM
MAIDAMGAON
BELTOLA
GUWAHATI-29.
11:THE PAY EQUALIZATION COMMITTEE
MEMBERS FORMED VIDE NO. ECE.I/1026008/2025 DATED 08.04.2025
HEADED BY SRI DEBASISH MITRA
ARCS
HO
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES
ASSAM
KHANAPARA
GUWAHATI-781022
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K N CHOUDHURY, MR. K MAJUMDER,MR. W
RAHMAN,MR. K KALITA
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, CO OP, SC, AG,SC, FINANCE
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BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA
ORDER
16.02.2026
Heard Mr. KN Choudhury, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. K Kalita,
learned counsel for the petitioners.
The petitioners are serving as Senior Inspectors/Auditors in various offices
of the Cooperative Societies under the State. They are aggrieved by the higher
pay scale granted to some of the persons below them in the gradation list due
to wrong fixation of pay by the Department. This review is presently under
consideration before the respondent no.11 which was constituted by the
Government. The petitioners also filed their representation before the said
Committee. According to the petitioners, the persons who were granted benefits
under the MACP Scheme were, upon subsequent promotion, also granted the
benefits of a higher pay scale to which they were ordinarily entitled under the
Scheme. Resultantly, the petitioners are drawing lesser pay than those persons
who are in the same rank as the petitioners.
At this stage, let notice be issued, returnable by 18.03.2026.
Ms. S Waqt, learned counsel appears for the respondent nos. 1, 2, 8 & 11,
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Mr. P Nayak, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam for the respondent
no.9, Mr. RK Talukdar, learned Standing Counsel, Accountant General, for the
respondent no.10.
The respondents will complete their instructions and file necessary
affidavits, if so advised by the next returnable date.
List the matter on 18.03.2026.
Pendency of the writ petition shall not be a bar to consider the
representation filed by the petitioners before the respondent no.5.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
