Page No.# 1/9 vs The Union Of India And 6 Ors on 2 February, 2026

Author: Devashis Baruah

Bench: Devashis Baruah

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

                             Case No. : WP(C)/482/2026

         HC GD PUSPA RAM DOLOI AND 52 ORS
         S/O LATE TITA RAM DOLOI, FORCE NO 031514923 PRESENT UNIT 231 BN.
         PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 01/11/2020 TO 01/06/2024

         2: HC/GD BHASKAR DEKA

          S/O LT. DEBEN DEKA
          FORCE NO 06006927 PRESENT UNI 53 BN. PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F.
         27/07/2018 TO 24/09/2022

         3: HC/GD DHRUBAJYOTI SARMA

          S/O LATE AKAN SARMA
          FORCE NO 041686824
          PRESENT UNIT 121 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF 19/01/200 TO 30/11/2022

         4: HC/GD DILIP KUMAR SENAPATY

          S/O SURENDRA SENAPATY
          FORCE NO 065049529
          PRESENT UNIT 121 BN PAST UNIT 175 W.E.F. 25/01/2021 TO 30/11/22

         5: CT/GD SURESH S

         S/O LT. SASIDHARAN
         FORCE NO 095240641
         PRESENT UNIT 121 BN
         PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF 22/09/2018 TO 03/09/2022

         6: HC/GD TEMBHUME VISHAL L
          S/O L J TEMBHURNE
          FORCE NO 025240208
          PRESENT UNIT 191 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 08/01/2020 TO 27/01/23
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7: HC/GD VINOD KUMAR
 S/O PARTAP SINGH
 FORCE NO 065001997 PRESENT UNIT 210 COBRA
 PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF 24/06/2018 TO 05/11/2021

8: CT/GD RAMDHANI SINGH
 S/O JOLO SINGH
 FORCE NO 135321211 PRESENT UNIT 41 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN 08/09/2019
TO 04/04/2023

9: HC/GD JAYANTH P.P
 S/O LATE KUNHIRMAN M
 FORCE NO 025240315
 PRESENT UNIT 76 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF 14/11/2019 TO 03/06/2023

10: CT / GD VIJAY KUMAR
 S/O BHARTHU RAM
 FORCE NO 115004979
 PRESENET UNIT 196 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF 21/09/2018 TO 03/10/2022

11: CT/GD AKHILESH KUMAR
 S/O SIDHESWAR SINGH
 FORCE NO 12519248
 PREENT UNIT 163 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN .W.E.F. 19/10/2018 TO 27/08/2022

12: VIJAY KUMAR
 S/O SRI RAM FORCE NO 055160113
 PRESENT UNIT 121 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 11/08/2018 TO 17/08/2022

13: CT/GD SANJAY KUMAR
 S/O LATE SH. PURSHOTTAM DAS
 FORCE NO 075035494
 PRESENT UNIT 121 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF 01/08/2018 TO 01/09/2022

14: HC/DVR GURPREET SINGH
 S/O RAM SINGH
 FORCE NO 025160268 PRESENT UNIT 121 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF
01/04/2021 TO 30/11/2022

15: CT/DVR GURMIT SINGH
 S/O BUTA SINGH
 FORCE NO 135160101
 PRESENT UNIT GC/JDR
 PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF 28/01/2020 TO 30/11/2022

16: CT/GD AJIT KUMAR
 S/O CHANDRA DEO SINGH YADAV
 FORCE NO 085170151 PRESENT UNIT 180BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F.
                                                                Page No.# 3/9

10/08/2018 TO 15/09/2022

17: HC/GD KANAK DAS
 S/O LATE GOURI DAS
 FORCE NO 060069613
 PRESENT UNIT 181 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 21/10/2018 TO 18/11/2022

18: CT/GD LALMOHAN SINGH
 S/O UMESH SINGH
FORCE NO-135371896
PRESENT UNIT-53 BN
PAST UNIT-175 BN W.E.F. 01/08/2019 TO 01/04/2023

19: CT/MMV AUTI SAMBHAJI BABASAHEB
 S/O AUTI BABASAHEB NARAYAN
FORCE NO-115253462
PRESENT UNIT-247 BN
PAST UNIT-175 BN W.E.F. 18/01/2021 TO 30/11/2022

20: HC/GD KESABA CHANDARA SAHOO
 S/O RADHA MOHAN SAHOO
FORCE NO-065043912
PRESENT UNIT-151 BN
PAST UNIT-175 BN W.E.F. 01/08/2021 TO 22/11/2022

21: HC/GD-BINAYAK BEHERA
 HC/GD-BINAYAK BEHERA

22: CT/GD-BARUN KUMAR

 S/O DUDHESHWAR SINGH
FORCE NO-125193275
PRESENT UNIT-53 BN
PAST UNIT-175 BN W.E.F. 19/10/2018 TO 12/09/2022

23: HC/GD SHYAMAL KR SINGHA
 S/O LATE K MUBA SINGHA
FORCE NO-025130173
PRESENT UNIT-182 BN

24: CT/GD MUKESH KUMAR
 S/O YOGENDRA PRASAD SINGH
FORCE NO-125191192
PRESENT UNIT-53 BN
PAST UNIT-175 BN W.E.F. 01/10/2018 TO 26/08/2022

25: INSP/GD MD.GULAM MAIUDDIN SHEKH
 S/O MD.ZAHIR SHEKH
                                                                Page No.# 4/9

FORCE NO-850878917
PRESENT UNIT-40 BN
PAST UNIT-175 BN W.E.F. 24/9/2018 TO 21/7/2022

26: SI/GD PATHIK KUMAR AICH
 S/O LATE SANTOSH KUMAR AICH
 FORCE NO 900993661 PRESENT UNIT 78 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F.
16/07/2019 TO 06/06/2023

27: CT/DVR FERJAND ALI
 S/O SHAH MOHD
 FORCE NO 050020921 PRESENT UNIT 12 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F.
10/02/2021 TO 08/06/2024

28: HC/GD AJAY MUCHAHARY
 S/O ALTE BABU MUCHAHARY
 FORCE NO 031512243 PRESENT UNIT 218 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F.
17/08/2020 TO 26/06/2024

29: CT//GD MAHESH KUMAR MEENA
 S/O DINESH KUMAR MEENA FORCE NO 125084646. PRESENT UNIT SDG
 PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F 14/07/2018 TO 15/09/2022

30: HC/GD GOVINDA CHANDRA NAIK
 S/O SUDHANSHU NAIK
 FORCE NO 065047533
 PRESENT UNIT 201 COBRA
 PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 07/07/2021 TO 30/11/2022

31: ASI/GD SUKANTA KUMAR SWAIN
 S/O GANDHARBA CHARAN SWAIN
 FORCE NO 941443137
 PRESENT UNIT 19 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF 03/09/2019 TO 01/04/2022

32: HC /GD JYOTISH CHANDRA BARMAN
 S/O SAILEN CH BARMAN
 FORCE NO 061801232 PRESENT UNIT 90BN PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF
18/04/2012 TO 29/08/2022

33: CT/GD SHEKH MAKBOOL
 S/O SHEKH NASEER
 FORCE NO 135061638
 PRESENT UNIT 53 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 04/08/2018 TO 11/08/2022

34: SI/GD SHIV SHANKAR
 S/O SUDAMA PRASAD
 FORCE NO 921180364
 PRESENT UNIT 130BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 19/10/2020 TO 30/11/2022
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35: HC/GD TRUPTI RANJAN MOHAPATRA
 S/O PURNA CHANDRA MOHAPATRA
 FORCE NO 065048871 PRESENT UNIT 202 COBRA
 PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF 03/0/2021 TO 27/09/2025

36: HC/GD PRASANTA KUMAR BAURI
 S/O ABHIMANYU BAURI
 FORCE NO 065041107
 PRESENT UNIT 189 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF 01/09/2021 TO 30/11/2022

37: CT/GD CHITRA THAPA
 S/O SHRI INDRA BAHADUR THAPA
 FORCE NO 115096643
 PRESENT UNIT 53 BN
 PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 16/08/2019 TO 01/06/2023

38: CT/GD LALAN KUMAR JHA
 S/O KRISHNADEV JHA
 FORCE NO 135372759
 PRESENT UNIT 169 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 03/08/2019 TO 17/06/2024

39: ASI/GD JANTERI PRASAD SAROJ
 S/O JANTERI PRASAD SAROJ
 FORCE NO 930921175
 PRESENT UNIT 76 BN PAST UNIT 175 WEF 22/01/2021 TO 30/11/2022

40: CT/GD RAMNIWAS MEENA
 S/O RAMBABU MEENA
 FORCE NO 115003893 PRESENT UNIT 239 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F.
25/01/2019 TO 01/09/2022

41: HC/GD SANJAY KUMAR SAHOO
 S/O MADHAB CHANDRA SAHOO
 FORCE NO 065049636 PRESENT UNIT 127 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF
07/07/2021 TO 30/11/2022

42: HC/GD SUNIL KUMAR YADAV
 S/O TILAK NATH YADAV
 FORCE NO 060112355
 PRESENT UNIT 189 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 17/01/2021 TO 30/11/202

43: HC/GD BIRBAHADUR YADAV
 S/O SUKHARI YADAV
 FORCE NO 065207844
 PRESENT UNIT 189 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 11/01/2021 TO 30/1/2022

44: CT/GD CHANDAN KUMAR SINGH
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S/O NAND KISHOR PARSAD SINGH
FORCE NO 145024148
PRESENT UNIT 07 BN
PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 10/12/2019 TO 30/11/2022

45: CT/GD KUMUD RANJAN KUMAR
 S/O NARVADESHWAR RAY
 FORCE NO 145191035
 PRESENT UNIT 222 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 15/02/2021 TO 30/11/022

46: CT/GD MOHAN SINGH RAWAT
 S/O BACHCHU SINGH
 FORCE NO 125183011
 PRESENT UNIT 221 BN PAST UNIT 175 WEF 02/02/2021 TO 16/06/2024

47: CT/GD MUKESH KUMAR
 FATHER NAME LT. DURGA PRASAD YADAV
 FORCE NO 115199308
 PRESENT UNIT 220 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 21/10/2018 TO 15/10/2022

48: CT/GD UTTAM KUMAR SINGH
 S/O LT. KRISHNA DEO PRASAD SINGH
 FORCE NO 105175148
 PRESENT UNIT 92 BN
 PAST UNIT 175 BN WEF 25/12/28 TO 16/08/2022

49: CT/GD RAJESH BHAGAT

S/O LT. BALDEV RAM BHAGAT
FORCE NO 135323232
PRESENT UNIT 09 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 08/09/2019 TO 01/08/2023

50: HC/SK MD ASLAM
 S/O MD. HUSSAIN
 FORCE NO 941330012
 PRESENT UNIT GC/BHUNESHAWAR
 PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 5/10/2019 TO 29/06/2023

51: CT/GD KAMESH MUNDA
 S/O LT. THUPA MUNDA
 FORCE NO 135111617
 PRESENT UNIT 08 BN PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 08/09/2019 TO 01/08/2023

52: HC/GD AMIT KUMAR MISHRA
 S/O JAISHANKAR MISHRA
 FORCE NO 045180674
 PRESENT UNIT 102 RAF
 PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 05/12/018 TO 01/11/2022
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53: HC/GD KSHEMENDRA SINGH
 S/O LT. RAJENDRA SINGH FORCE NO. 065265202 PRESENT UNIT 06 BN
PAST UNIT 175 BN W.E.F. 17/03/2021 TO 04/06/2024 ADDRESS OF
COMMUNICATION OF ALL THE PETITIONERS C/O OFFICE OF THE
DIRECTOR GENERAL CENRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE (CRPF) CGO
COMPLEX
 LODHI ROAD
 NEW DELHI 11000

VERSUS

THE UNION OF INDIA AND 6 ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF
HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI 110001

2:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
 CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE (CRPF) CGO COMPLEX
 LODHI ROAD
 NEW DELHI 110003

3:THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE

NORTH EASTERN SECTOR
CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE (CRPF) SHILLONG
MEGHALAYA
PIN 793001

4:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
 CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE (CRPF)
 (ADMINISTRATION DIRECTORATE) CGO COMPLEX
 LODHI ROAD
 NEW DELHI 11003

5:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE

CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE (CRPF) 9TH MILE
AMERIGOG
GUWAHATI
ASAM
PIN 781025

6:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
 CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE (CRPF)
 DAYAPUR SILCHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 788030
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             7:THE COMMANDANT 175 BATTALION
              CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE
              RANI
             AZARA
             ASSAM
              PIN 78101

For the Petitioner(s)    : Mr. S. Alam, Advocate

For the Respondent(s)    : Mr. S. K. Medhi, CGC




                                   BEFORE
                    HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH

                                        ORDER

Date : 02.02.2026

Issue notice making it returnable on 11.05.2026.

2. Mr. S. K. Medhi, the learned CGC accepts notice on behalf of the respondent Nos.1 to 7. Extra copies of the writ petition be served upon him by tomorrow, i.e. 03.02.2026.

3. The petitioners herein are aggrieved on the basis of the communication dated 22.05.2025 issued by the respondent No.4 whereby steps have been taken to make recovery of the risk and hardship allowances which have already been paid to the petitioners.

4. It is the case of the petitioners that the area wherein the petitioners performed their duties for which the risk and hardship allowance were paid fell within the area wherein the said allowance is permissible, and as such, the action on the part of the respondents to make recovery is completely unwarranted.

5. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners further Page No.# 9/9

submits that it is also inequitable on the part of the respondents to make such a recovery after the passage of so many years.

6. The respondents are directed to bring on record their stand by filing an affidavit on or before 30.04.2026.

7. Liberty is given to the petitioners to file reply, if any, on or before 08.05.2026.

8. This Court further taking into account the submissions so made as well as the materials on record coupled with the fact that interim directions have been passed by the learned Coordinate Benches of this Court in similar matters, directs that the Respondent Authorities shall not take any coercive action against the petitioners on the basis of the communication dated 22.05.2025 till the next date.

9. List accordingly.

JUDGE

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