Page No.# 1/9 vs The Union Of India And 5 Ors on 2 February, 2026

Author: Devashis Baruah

Bench: Devashis Baruah

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GAHC010008902026




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

                             Case No. : WP(C)/485/2026

         HC GD RAJU BARUAH AND 55 ORS
         S/O LT. NIRMAL BARUAH, FORCE NO 031515002 PRESENT UNIT 30BN
         W.E.F. 04/09/2022 TO TILL DATE

         2: ASI/GD BAHAR UDDIN LASKAR
          S/O LT.RAMIJ UDDIN LASKAR
         FORCE NO-001391254
         PRESENT UNIT-130BN
         PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 04/10/2016 TO 23/08/2021

         3: /GD JITENDRA KUMAR
          S/O JANARDHAN PRASAD
         FORCE NO-110042357
         PRESENT UNIT-165 BN
         PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 10/04/2021 TO 24/04/2025

         4: HC/GD AMBADAS SHELKE
          S/O LT. RAMBHAU SHELKE
         FORCE NO- 931273819
         PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 17/09/2021 TO TILL DATE

         5: CT/FTR ANIL KUMAR PARIHAR
          S/O SHIV SINGH
         FORCE NO-115122704
         PRESENT UNIT-28 BN
         PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 25/06/2017 TO 12/09/2022

         6: HC/GD SARBESWAR GHOSH
          S/O RATNAKAR GHOSH

         FORCE NO-061776355
         PRESENT UNIT-230 BN
         PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 25/02/2021 TO 24/04/2025
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7: CT/GD MONURANJAN SAIKIA
 S/O NITYA SAIKIA
FORCE NO-175151146
PRESENT UNIT-13/SRG (NSG)
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 02/01/2022 TO 13/11/2025

8: HC/DVR BISWAJIT RUDRA PAL
 S/O LT.JATINDRA RUDRA PAL
FORCE NO- 981240529
PRESENT UNIT- CIAT/SILCHAR
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 25/6/2016 TO 14/8/2021

9: CT/GD BASAVARAJ NARALE
 S/O MAHADEV
FORCE NO- 075051515
PRESENT UNIT- 30 BN W.E.F. 27/05/2023 TO TILL DATE

10: CT/DVR VINODKUMAR
 S/O GULAB SINGH
FORCE NO-135062457
PRESENT UNIT-131 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 24/11/2018 TO 13/07/2023

11: CT/DVR KULDEEP MEEL
 S/O SUBHASH CHANDER MEEL
FORCE NO-105255668
PRESENT UNIT-GC/LUCKNOW
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 25/06/2017 TO 06/08/2022

12: CT/GD ABHISHEKH
 S/O KALICHARAN GOND
FORCE NO-100720245
PRESENT UNIT-140 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 01/02/2018 TO 20/09/2022

13: HC/GD-MANJIT BARMAN
 S/O DHIREN CHANDRA BARMAN
FORCE NO-065138023
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 20/09/2022 TO TILL DATE

14: ASI/GD JUGENDRA SINGH
 S/O BHULA SINGH
FORCE NO-931182351
PRESENT UNIT-16 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 21/03/2021 TO 30/04/2025

15: HC/DVR DEBASISH DEB
 S/O DINABANDHU DEB
                                                     Page No.# 3/9

FORCE NO-911262778
PRESENT UNIT- GC/AGARTALA
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 30/09/2016 TO 14/03/2020

16: CT/GD K SREEJITH
 S/O M KUMARAPPAN
FORCE NO-105035721
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 2/12/2021 TO TILL DATE

17: HC/GD RAM BRAJESH
 S/O RAMPOOT
FORCE NO-061740162
PRESENT UNIT-96 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 28/09/2018 TO 27/05/2023

18: CT/COBLER PATIL ATUL SHIVDAS
 S/O SHIVDAS
FORCE NO-175211433
PRESENT UNIT-GC/NMH
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 29/03/2018 TO 30/08/2022

19: CT/GD MD NURUL ISLAM
 S/O MD RAMAZ UDDIN
FORCE NO-175152999
PRESENT UNIT-204 COBRA
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 11/10/2018 TO 25/06/2023

20: CT/GD DURGESH KUMAR
 S/O DAYANAND
FORCE NO-110724761
PRESENT UNIT-99 RAF
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 21/02/2021 TO 10/04/2025

21: CT/GD BODHALE DHIRAJ KUMAR
 S/O NAMDEV RAO BODHALE
FORCE NO-031450096
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 12/11/2021 TO TILL DATE

22: CT/GD NAND KUMAR PORTE
 S/O DEV SINGH PORTE
FORCE NO-125342501
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 21/12/2025 TO TILL DATE

23: HC/GD HANMAYA NAIK
 S/O NARIYA NAIK
FORCE NO-065141254
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 21/12/2021 TO TILL DATE
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24: CT/DVR JASRAM

 S/O SHRI ISHWAR SINGH
FORCE NO-045211203
PRESENT UNIT-114 RAF
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 13/12/2017 TO 03/09/2022

25: HC/GD GARASIYA GANPATBHAI
 S/O KANJI BHAI
FORCE NO-041575141
PRESENT UNIT-163 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 15/04/2021 TO 31/05/2025

26: HC/GD KANAK KALITA
 S/O BHUMIDHAR KALITA
FORCE NO-031522506
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 02/08/2022 TO TILL DATE

27: HC/GD NIREN DAIMARI
 S/O LATE SUWARAM DAIMARI
FORCE NO-031514843
PRESENT UNIT-30BN W.E.F 04/09/2022 TO TILL DATE

28: CT/GD SIRASH BASUMATARY
 S/O ACHILAL BASUMATARY
FORCE NO-175132801
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 06/09/2022 TO TILL DATE

29: CT/GD LSKSHMAN CHANDRA SHIT
 S/O SHYAMAPADA SHIT
FORCE NO-135317233
PRESENT UNIT-111 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 13/08/2018 TO 14/10/2023

30: CT/GD SATYAJIT MONDAL
 S/O UTTAM MONDAL
FORCE NO-115314256
PRESENT UNIT-157 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 20/03/2017 TO 27/09/2022

31: ASI/GD JADKAR AJINATH RANGNATH
 S/O RANGNATH
FORCE NO-951450607
PRESENT UNIT-81 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 18/06/2021 TO 02/04/2025

32: CT/GD GAKUL BORA
 S/O GOPAL BORA
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FORCE NO-115098842
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 21/09/2022 TO TILL DATE

33: CT/GD JADAB KHATIORA
 S/O GOVINDA UPADHYAY A
FORCE NO-155131043
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 11/09/2022 TO TILL DATE

34: CT/KS RENJITH KUMAR R
 S/O RAVEENDRA PILLAI

FORCE NO-125240584
PRESENT UNIT-178 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 14/07/2018 TO 21/06/2023

35: HC/GD PARAG KALITA
 S/O HEMEN KALITA
FORCE NO-015131097

PRESENT UNIT-183 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 13/07/2018 TO 30/05/2023

36: CT/GD VIKRAM SINGH NUNIA
 S/O SUMER SINGH
FORCE NO-115001836

PRESENT UNIT-114 RAF
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 21/02/2021 TO 01/04/2025

37: HC/GD GAGAN DAS

S/O MAHENDRA DAS

FORCE NO-031443688
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 17/10/2022 TO TILL DATE

38: CT/DVR DIGANTA DAS
 S/O DHANESWAR DAS

FORCE NO-031523673

 PRESENT UNIT-99 RAF
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 02/05/2015 TO 06/11/2022

39: CT/GD DEBOJIT BARMAN
 S/O LT. PADMOLOCHAN BARMAN
FORCE NO-135132624
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 09/09/2022 TO TILL DATE
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40: CT/ DVR SUDIP SARKAR
 S/O KHITISH SARKAR
FORCE NO-155350331

PRESENT UNIT-99 RAF
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 21/04/2017 TO 30/09/2022

41: CT/GD RAJEEV
 S/O BHAGIRATH MAL
FORCE NO-105011991

PRESENT UNIT- GC/PRYAGRAJ
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 21/02/2021 TO 01/04/2025

42: HC/DVR SUKHVEER SINGH
 S/O RAMHANS SINGH

FORCE NO-930920766
PRESENT UNIT-117 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 14/11/2018 TO 04/10/2021

43: CT/GD LAKHYA JYOTI KALITA
 S/O LOKNATH KALITA
FORCE NO-105131808
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 09/09/2022 TO TILL DATE

44: CT/ GD BECHAN
 S/O NEBULAL
FORCE NO-110724734
 PRESENT UNIT-85 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 11/08/2018 TO 08/04/ 2023

45: HC/GD DINESH WAXER
 S/O -JAYRAM WAXER
FORCE NO-041642005
 PRESENT UNIT-116 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 09/04/2021 TO 30/05/2025

46: CT/GD SANTANU GHOSH
 S/O ASHOKE KUMAR GHOSH
FORCE NO-135103598

PRESENT UNIT-247 BN
PAST UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 13/09/2018 TO 25/10/2023

47: CT/GD CHAUDHARY HARESH BHAI
 S/O-GALBABHAI
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FORCE NO-175251061
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 20/03/2023 TO TILL DATE

48: CT/GD TINKU BORO
 S/O MUKUL BORO
FORCE NO- 105131835
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 17/05/2023 TO TILL DATE

49: HC/GD KACHAVE MANOJ SUBHASH
 S/O SUBHASH BHIKA KACHAVE
FORCE NO-055258614
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 16/12/2022 TO 31/10/2024 TO TILL DATE

50: CT/GD BALRAM SINGH KUSHWAH
 S/O SHRI SHIVNATH SINGH KUSHWAH
FORCE NO-025220297
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 29/04/2023 TO TILL DATE

51: HC/GD DINESH GAM
 S/O MAMAMI CHANDRA GAM
FORCE NO-035131671
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 12/01/2023 TO TILL DATE

52: CT/GD DOTSON BHENGRA
 S/O SUSHIL BHENGRA
FORCE NO-115097471

PRESENT UNIT- 138 BN

PAST UNIT- 30 BN W.E.F. 27.01.2022 TO 30.06.2025

53: CT/GD CHANDAN DAS
 S/O SUSHIL BHENGRA
FORCE NO-115097471

PRESENT UNIT- 138 BN

PAST UNIT- 30 BN W.E.F. 27.01.2022 TO 30.06.2025

54: CT/GD MAILAR TURADI
 S/O GANGAPPA TURADI
FORCE NO-075052842
PRESENT UNIT-30 BN W.E.F. 26.09.2022 TO TILL DATE

55: CT/GD KISHOR MAJJI
 S/O LATE ADINARAYAN MAJJI
 FORCE NO 075271141
 PRESENT UNI 121BN
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            PST UNIT 30 BN WEF. 12/07/2018 TO 19.06.2023

            56: HC/GD UMANANDA GOGOI
             S/O LATE RUPESWAR GOGOI
             FORCE NO 031513623
             PRESENT UNIT 170 BN
             PAST UNIT 30 BN .WEF. 07/11/2020 TO 13.05.2025 ADDRESS OF
            COMMUNICATION OF THE PETITIONERS C/O OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
            GENERAL
             CENTRAL RESERVE POLICE FORCE (CRPF)
             CGO COMPLEX
             LODHI ROAD
             NEW DELHI 11000

            VERSUS

            THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS
            REPRESENTED BY THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF
            HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI 110001



For the Petitioner(s)    : Mr. S. Alam, Advocate
For the Respondent(s)   : Mr. A. K. Dutta, CGC




                                   BEFORE
                    HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH

                                       ORDER

Date : 02.02.2026

Issue notice making it returnable on 11.05.2026.

2. Mr. A. K. Dutta, the learned CGC accepts notice on behalf of the respondent Nos.1 to 6. 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 Page No.# 9/9

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 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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