Page No.# 1/12 vs The State Of Assam And Ors on 16 February, 2026

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GAHC010066372025




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

                          Case No. : WP(C)/1816/2025

         DIKUNJA BORA AND ANR
         S/O. NABA KANTA BORA, AGED ABOUT- 38 YEARS, RESIDENT OF
         HENGRABARI, NABA NAGAR, P.O.-HENGRABARI, P.S.- DISPUR, DIST-
         KAMRUP (M), ASSAM, PIN-781036.

         2: ABEDUL ISLAM
          S/O. MOHAMMAD RAFIUL HUSSAIN
         AGED ABOUT- 35 YEARS
          RESIDENT OF VILL- BARNAGAR
          BANEKUCHI
          P.O.-BANEKUCHI
          DIST-NALBARI
         ASSAM
          PIN-781340

         VERSUS

         THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS
         REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GENERAL
         ADMINISTRATION (SECRETARIAT NAZARAT) DEPARTMENT, DISPUR,
         GUWAHATI- 781006

         2:THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY
          SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM
          GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SECRETARIAT NAZARAT) DEPARTMENT
          DISPUR
          GUWAHATI- 781006.

         3:THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
         TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM
          SECRETARIAT NAZARAT DEPARTMENT
          DISPUR
          GUWAHATI- 781006.
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4:NELSON ENGTI
 S/O. SRI SAMSING ENGTI
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

5:HAREN BORA
 S/O. LATE SUKURA BORA
 DIST- GOLAGHAT
ASSAM.

6:RAJU BASUMATARY
 S/O. MAHENDRA BASUMATARY
 DIST-KOKRAJHAR (BTR)
ASSAM.

7:MANTU DEKA
 S/O. LATE LAKHI DEKA
 DIST-BAKSA
ASSAM

8:RAKESH DOLEY
 S/O. SRI PANIRAM DOLEY
 DIST-LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.

9:DADUL ALI
 S/O. MD. SABER ALI
 DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM.

10:NIPU MONI BARDALAI
 S/O. LATE SAT RAM BARDOLOI
 DIST-MORIGAON
ASSAM.

11:BANI SAIKIA
 S/O. GOLAP SAIKIA
 DIST-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
 PIN-786612.

12:ALAKA DEVI
 D/O. LATE BIPIN NATH
 DIST- NAGAON
ASSAM.

13:ANAM UDDIN LASKAR
 S/O. KALAM UDDIN LASKAR
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DIST-CACHAR
ASSAM.

14:ANIL DAS
 S/O. LATE CHANDI CHARAN DAS
 GUWAHATI
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

15:APURBA DAS
 S/O. LATE RAJANI DAS
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

16:ARZED ALI
 S/O. AZIR ALI
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

17:ATUL BORO
 S/O. LATE RAMBOL BORO
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

18:BAJRANG TIWARI
 S/O. SRI RAMESH TIWARI
 DIST-HOJAI
ASSAM.

19:BANDITA DAS
 D/O. SRI KULEN CH. DAS
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

20:BASER AHMED
 S/O. BOSER AHMED
 DIST- NAGAON
ASSAM.

21:BIKASH DEKA
 S/O. SRI BHUPEN DEKA
 DIST-DARRANG
ASSAM

22:CHAMELI KAKATI
 D/O. RANJIT KAKATI
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.
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23:DHANAJIT RAY
 S/O. SRI SACHINDRA BARMAN
 DIST- GOALPARA
ASSAM.

24:DHRUBA JYOTI CHAKRAVORTY
 S/O. JAGA BANDHU CHAKRAVORTY
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM

25:DHRUBA JYOTI TALUKDAR
 S/O. KUSHAL TALUKDAR
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

26:DIPAK BORAH
 S/O. LATE KAMALA BORAH
 DIST-NAGAON
ASSAM.

27:DIPAK CHETRY
 S/O. SRI GANESH CHETRY
 DIST-DHEMAJI
ASSAM.

28:DIPALI DEKA
 D/O. SRI AJIT DEKA
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

29:DIPANKAR NATH
 S/O. SRI JOGESWAR NATH
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

30:GOPAL DAS
 S/O. LAXMAN DAS
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

31:GUNAJIT DAIMARY
 S/O. SRI KINARAM DAIMARI
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

32:HARESWAR DEKA
 S/O. SRI NINA RAM DEKA
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DIST-UDALGURI
ASSAM.

33:HEMEN KALITA
 S/O. NAGEN KALITA
 DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM.

34:HIMANGSHU DAS
 S/O. LATE KHANINDRA DAS
 DIST-BARPETA
ASSAM.

35:IMANUL HAQUE
 S/O. SAMSUDDIN AHMED
 DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM.

36:JAGANATH BISWAS
 S/O. MONI RAM BISWAS
 DIST-MORIGAON
ASSAM.

37:JATIN MACHARI
 S/O. LATE KARUNA MACHARI
 DIST-GOALPARA
ASSAM.

38:JAYMATI PATOWARI

D/O. SRI DHANA DAS
DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM.

39:JITUL DAS
 S/O. SRI LAKSHAN DAS
 DIST-BARPETA
ASSAM

40:JUNUMONI BAISHYA
 D/O. MAHENDRA BAISHYA
 DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM.

41:JUWEL ALI
 S/O. AJAD ALI
 DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM.
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42:LINTU KALITA
 S/O. LATE PRADIP KALITA
 DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM

43:MANASH JYOTI GOGOI
 S/O. PRADIP GOGOI
 DIST-SIBSAGAR
ASSAM.

44:MANOJ KR SAHA
 S/O. BRAJABASHI SAHA
 DIST-SONITPUR
ASSAM.

45:MANTU DAS
 S/O. LATE PRAFULLA DAS
 DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM

46:MRIGEN DAS
 S/O. LATE JOGENDRA KEOT
 DIST-BAKSA
ASSAM.

47:MRINAL DAS
 S/O. SRI ADIT DAS
 DIST-BAKSA
ASSAM.

48:NABAJIT DAS
 S/O. NILA KANTA DAS
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

49:MD NAIM HUSSAIN
 S/O. MUKUT ALI
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

50:NURUL AMIN
 S/O. ATAUR RAHMAN
 DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM.

51:PABAN HAZARIKA
 S/O. PURNA HAZARIKA
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DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM.

52:PADUMI BARMAN
W/O. SRI SADANANDA BARMAN
 DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM.

53:PANCHALI PATHAK

D/O. LATE PORESH BHUYAN
DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

54:PRANESWAR SWARGIARY
 S/O. DHIRESWAR SWARGIARY
 DIST-BAKSA
ASSAM.

55:PRITAM KALITA
 S/O. SRI JITEN KALITA
 DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM.

56:RAHUL BORO
 S/O. LATE DILIP BORO
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

57:RATUL DEKA
 S/O. BHUBANESWAR DEKA
 DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM.

58:RITU MONI NATH
 S/O. SRI JAMINI NATH
 DIST-NAGAON
ASSAM

59:ROBIN KARMAKAR
 S/O. SRI CHUTO KARMAKAR
 DIST-CHARAIDEO
ASSAM.

60:RUMI KONWAR
W/O. SRI N.B. KONWAR
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.
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61:RUPA PATAR
 D/O. NOMAL CH. PATAR
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

62:RUPAM SONOWAL
 S/O. MANOJ JYOTI SONOWAL
 DIST-DHEMAJI
ASSAM.

63:SUNATI BARMAN
 D/O. SRI NARESH BARMAN
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

64:TAILOKYA DEKA
 S/O. TARINI DEKA
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

65:THANGJALAL LUNKIM
 S/O. LATE SUMPILAL LUNKIM
 DIST-DIMA HASAO
ASSAM.

66:WASHIM MASHUD

S/O. LATE SAMSUL HOQUE
DIST-DHUBRI
ASSAM

67:ASHIM KHAKHLARY
 S/O. SRI BHAGYA NATH KHAKHLARI
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

68:BASANTA RAJBANGSHI
 S/O. SRI JINARAM RAJBANGSHI
 DIST-DARRANG
ASSAM.

69:BEDANTA CHAYENGIA
 S/O. LATE LUHITESWAR CHAYENGIA
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

70:BHANO RAO
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D/O. AMULYA DEKA
DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM

71:CHAMPAK MEDHI
 S/O. BIJAY MEDHI
 DIST-BAKSA
ASSAM.

72:DIJEN BARUAH
 S/O. LATE TILESWAR BARUA
 DIST-LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.

73:FATIC DAS
 S/O. LATE MADHAB DAS DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM.

74:JITU MANI DAS
 S/O. DIMBESWAR DAS
 DIST-BARPETA
ASSAM.

75:KHARGESWAR KALITA
 S/O. LATE BIPIN KALITA
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

76:MAHESH KALITA
 S/O. SURIN KALITA
 DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM.

77:MERU MOHAN BASUMATARY
 S/O. BENUDHAR BASUMATARY
 DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM.

78:NOBITA HAPILA
 D/O. LATE SUNIL HAPILA
 DIST-DIMA HASAO
ASSAM.

79:RAM BILAS
 S/O. SRI KOMAL
 DIST-CHANDIGARH
 PUNJAB.
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80:RANJIT BORO
 S/O. BOLORAM BORO
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

81:RATAN BHARALI
 S/O. LAKSHYADHAR BHARALI
 DIST-KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM.

82:RUPIA BEGUM
 D/O. RAFIZ ALI
 DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM.

83:SANJIB BHUYAN
 S/O. LATE SATISH BHUYAN
 DIST-BAKSA
ASSAM

84:TUTU DAS
 S/O. PROMOD DAS
 DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM.

85:JITENDRA HALWAI
 S/O. LAKSHMAN HALWAI
 DIST-DHUBRI
ASSAM.

86:PULIN DOLEY
 S/O. KUKESWAR DOLEY
 DIST-DHEMAJI
ASSAM.

87:NEZAM UDDIN
 S/O. LATE SONUHAR ALI
 DIST-KARIMGANJ
ASSAM.

88:JUKTOO KARMAKAR
 S/O. SRI SHAMLAL KARMAKAR
 DIST-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

89:KRISHNA SARMA
 S/O. GANESH SARMA
 DIST-DIMA HASAO
                                                                                 Page No.# 11/12

             ASSAM.

            90:SANJOY DUTTA
             S/O. AKON DUTTA
             DIST-KAMRUP (M)
            ASSAM

            91:DWIPEN KALITA
             S/O. LATE RAJENDRA PRASAD KALITA
             DIST-KAMRUP
            ASSAM.

            92:MADHUJYA SABHA PANDIT
             S/O. LATE ALOK SABHA PANDIT
             DIST-SIVASAGAR
            ASSAM ALL THE ABOVE RESPONDENTS NO. 4 TO 92 ARE PRESENTLY
            WORKING UNDER THE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SECRETARIAT
            NAZARAT) DEPARTMENT
             BLOCK-A
             GROUND FLOOR
             JANATA BHAWAN
             P.O.-ASSAM SACHIVALAYA
             P.S.-DISP

Advocate for the Petitioner   : MR. J HATIMURIA, MR. M KALITA,MR M SARMA,MR. N M
DAS

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, GAD,




                                      BEFORE
                    DEPUTY REGISTRAR (BENCH) - MR. SAPTARSHI DAS

                                           ORDER

Date : 16.02.2026

Case taken up before the Lawazima Court.

Learned counsel Mr. M. Sarma appears on behalf of the petitioners. Heard. Perused the records.

A careful perusal of the instant case record reveals that the matter was last listed before the Lawazima Court on 17.10.2025 and on that day, the Lawazima Court was pleased to direct the petitioners to take fresh steps for service of notice upon the respondent Nos. 4 to Page No.# 12/12

92 by way of speed post mode. But, no such steps have been received by the registry till date.

However, the learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. M. Sarma has appeared before the Lawazima Court today and submitted that the petitioners have filed an RTI application before the office of " The State Public Information Officer, General Administrative (Secretariat Nazarat) Department, Assam Secretariat (Civil), Department", requesting to provide information on whether the notice issued upon the respondent Nos. 4 to 92 [employess under the General Administration (Secretariat Nazarat) department] have been received by the said respondents or not? The learned counsel further submitted that the petitioners have received a reply from the above mentioned office and as per the reply, a total of 60 (sixty) respondents have collected the notices from the General Administration (Secretariat Nazarat) Department. As far as the remaining respondents are concerned, the learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the other respondents have knowledge about the instant case. Considering the above, the learned counsel has prayed for placing the matter before the Hon'ble Court.

In light of the prayer made above, the matter is laid before the Hon'ble Court for necessary orders.

Deputy Registrar (Bench)

Comparing Assistant