Page No.# 1/17 vs The Union Of India And 5 Ors on 4 February, 2026

Author: Devashis Baruah

Bench: Devashis Baruah

                                                            Page No.# 1/17

GAHC010017402026




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

                          Case No. : WP(C)/551/2026

         RANJIT CHANDRA ROY AND 59 ORS
         S/O- LATE BIJOY CHANDRA KSHATRIYA
         R/O- PILINGKATA BYE LANE, PUBERUN PATH,
         BY-LANE NO-13, PO AND PS- BASISTHA,
         DIST.-KAMRUP (METRO), PIN-781029, ASSAM

         2: BHUBAN CHANDRA SARKAR
          S/O- LATE BHOLA NATH SARKAR
         R/O- MISSION ROAD
         WARD NO-3
         PO AND PS- BARPETA ROAD
          DIST.- BARPETA

         PIN-781315
         ASSAM

         3: BROJEN BARUAH
          S/O- LATE TIRTHA BARUAH
         R/O-TR NO 334/III/B
          BVFC COLONY
          NAMRUP
          PO- PARBATPUR
          P.S- NAMRUP
          DIST- DIBRUGARH
          PIN-786623
         ASSAM

         4: DINESH BARMAN
          S/O- LATE BHABENDRA NATH BARMAN
         R/O- HOUSE NO 15
          BISHNU PATH
          HENGERABARI
         PS- DISPUR
         DIST.-KAMRUP(METRO)
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PIN- 781036

5: PRADIP KUMAR SARMA
 S/O- ADITYA NATH SARMA
R/O- HOUSE NO-15
TRINAYAN PATH

LOKHRA
SOUHUCHI
GUWAHATI

P.S-- GORCHUK
 DIST-KAMRUP METRO
 PIN- 781040
ASSAM.

6: LAKSHMI PRASAD BORA
 S/O- LATE RAM CHARAN BORA
R/O- PROTECH PRIME
 KAHILIPARA

FLAT NO-41
BLOCK-C
P.S- BHAGADUTTAPUR
NEAR JOURNALIST COLONY
PIN- 781019

DIST-KAMRUP (METRO)
ASSAM.

7: MONJU DEVI KAKOTY
 D/O-JADU NATH SARMAH
R/O- HOUSE NO-14
 BATHU MANDIR BY-LANE
 BISHNU RAVA PATH
 NEAR MP ACADEMY
 KERAKUCHI
GUWAHATI
 PO- SAWKUCHI
PIN-781040
 PS- BASISTHA

DIST.-KAMRUP (METRO)
ASSAM

8: DINESH DEKA
 S/O- LATE SADANANDA DEKA
R/O- NIZARAPAR
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MAJ-JALUKBARI

PS- JALUKBARI
DIST-KAMRUP (METRO)
GUWAHATI-781014
ASSAM

9: AKSHAY ANAND SINGH
 S/O- BIJOY GOVIND SINGHA
R/O- HOUSE NO-82
 LECHIANAGAR
 PATHARKUCHI
 PS- BASISTHA
GUWAHATI

PIN-781029
DIST-KAMRUP(METRO)
ASSAM

10: KRISHNA KANTA SAIKIA
 S/O- JADURAM SAIKIA
R/O- SAIKIA NIWAS
 DIDAMPURI PATH
 PAMOHI
 GARCHUK
 PS- GARCHUK GUWAHATI

PIN-781035
DIST-KAMRUP(METRO)
ASSAM

11: BICHITRA KUMAR GOGOI
 S/O- LATE DURHADHAR GOGOI
R/O- DIDAMPURI PATH PAMOHI
 GARCHUK

PS- GARCHUK
DIST.KAMRUP(METRO)
ASSAM
GUWAHATI-781035

12: NANI GOPAL PATHAK
 S/O- LATE RAM PATHAK
R/O- ORCHID RESIDENCY
GF

MILANPUR ROAD
PO- BAMUNIMAIDAM
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PIN-781021
PS- CHANDMARI
DIST.-KAMRUP (METRO)
ASSAM

13: MANAS KUMAR DEB
 S/O- MANINDRA KUMAR DEB
R/O- FLAT NO-201
 PRASANTI PRIME PHASE-II
A M ROAD
 PO- ULUBARI
 PIN-781007

PS- PALTAN BAZAR
GUWAHATI

DIST.-KAMRUP (METRO)
ASSAM.

14: DEBANANDA RAJKONWAR
 S/O- LATE CHENIRAM RAJKONWAR
R/O- 6 NO KHAGESWAR SAIKIA ROAD
 DIGHALAPATHAR
WARD NO-1

PO AND PS- NAHARKATIA
PIN-786610

DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

15: NIDHI RAM TANTI
 S/O- LATE JIRU TANTI
R/O- NAHARKATIA GANDHI BAZAR

WARD NO-1
PO AND PS- NAHARKATIA
PIN-786610
DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

16: DHRUBA SAIKIA
 S/O- LATE TIRTHA NATH SAIKIA
R/O- QTR NO 441/III/A
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
PO- PARBATPUR
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PIN-786623

PS- NAMRUP
DIST-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

17: BOLORAM SAIKIA
 S/O- LATE KHAHUA SAIKIA
R/O- QTR NO 44/III/B
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
PO- PARBATPUR
PIN-786623

PS- NAMRUP
DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

18: PANKAJ KUMAR GOGOI
 S/O- SAILA DHAR GOGOI
R/O- QTR NO 493/III/C
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
PO- PARBATPUR-786623

PS-- NAMRUP
DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

19: JNANEDRA KUMAR CHANGMAI
 S/O- LATE LAKHESWAR CHANGMAI
R/O- NO 2 NAMAHKATIA VILLAGE
PO- RAJGARH
 PIN-786611
PS- TINGKHONG
 DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

20: HEMANTA RAJKHOWA
 S/O- LATE MANIK CHANDRA RAJKHOWA
R/O- QTR NO 20/II/F
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
PO- PARBATPUR
 PIN-786623

PS- NAMRUP
DIST.- DIBRUGARH
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ASSAM.

21: BHAGAWAN SHAH
 S/O- LATE JAGANNATH PRASAD SHAH
R/O- NAGADOLONG
 NAMRUP
PO- PARBATPUR PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP
 DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

22: PUTUL CHANDRA BORGOHAIN
 S/O- LATE BIPIN BORGOHAIN
R/O- QTR NO 150/II/C
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
PO- PARBATPUR
 PIN-786623

PS- NAMRUP
DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

23: SWAPAN KR DATTA
 S/O- LATE SATISH CH. DATTA
R/O- 7891
 'P' ROAD

PO- NETAJGARH
PS- DAS NAGAR
DIST- HOWARAH
WEST BENGAL
PIN- 711108.

24: PRADIP KR. BAINIK
 S/O- ANULYA KR BAINIK
R/O- 301 KASTODANG ROAD
 SARSUNA

P.O-SARSUNA
 P.S- SARSSNA
WEST BENGAL
 PIN- 700061.

25: ARUN KUMAR DUTTA
 S/O- RANJIT KUMAR DUTTA
R/O- JYOTI NAGAR
 NAMRUP
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PO- PARBATPUR
PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP
DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

26: PRODIP CHETIA
 S/O- LATE PHANINDRA CHETIA
R/O- ALUN NAGAR
 DEMOW
PO AND PS- DEMOW
 DIST.-SIVASAGAR
ASSAM
 PIN- 785662.

27: TANKESWAR MOHAN
 S/O- DEHIRAM MOHAN
R/O- QTR NO 576/IV/C
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR-786623
PS- NAMRUP
 DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

28: NITYA NANDA BHATTACHARYYA
 S/O- CHANDRA NATH BHATTACHARYYA
R/O- QTR NO 678/II/C
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
PO- PARBATPUR
 PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

29: KHAGEN HANDIQUE
 S/O- LATE MOHAN CH. HANDIQUE
R/O- QTR NO 540/III/C
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
 PS- NAMRUP
 DIBRUGARH
 PIN-786623
ASSAM.

30: TANKESWAR GOGOI
 S/O- MUNIN GOGOI
                                   Page No.# 8/17

R/O- HAPJAN CHARIALI
TARATALI VILLAGE
PO- KOMAR GAON
PS- NAMRUP
DIST.- DIBRUGARH
PIN-786614
ASSAM

31: BULAN BORGOHAIN
 S/O- LATE KULADHAR BORGOHAIN
S/O- QTR NO 495/II/A
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
 PS- NAMRUP

DIST.-DIBRUGARH
PIN-786623
ASSAM

32: MUKUT PHUKAN
 S/O- LATE JOGOT CHANDRA PHUKAN
QTR NO 522/III/C
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
PO- PARBATPUR
 PS- NAMRUP
DIBRUGARH
 PIN-786623 ASSAM.

33: DINESH CHETIA
 S/O- LATE JIBA KANTA CHETIA
R/O- QTR NO 479/III/A
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
 PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP
 DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

34: JYOTISH CHANDRA TALUKDAR
 S/O- LATE PHAGUNA RAM TALUKDAR
R/O- QTR NO 298/III/C
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR-786623
PS- NAMRUP
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DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

35: KRISHNA KONWAR
 S/O- LATE POWAL CHANDRA KONWAR
R/O- SAMANNAY NAGAR
 KHANIKAR
P.S AND DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN- 786003

36: CHANDRA CHALIHA
 S/O- LATE PURNENDRA CHALIHA
R/O- DOLONG GAON
 NAMRUP
PO- PARBATPUR
 PS- NAMRUP
PIN-786623
 DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

37: MUHI RAM BARUAH
 S/O- LATE TEPURAM BARUAH
R/O- QTR NO 118/III/B
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
PIN-786623

PS- NAMRUP
DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

38: HIRA NATH GOGOI
 S/O- LATE GONESWAR GOGOI
R/O- QTR NO 656/III/F
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP
 DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

39: BROJENDRA NATH GOGOI
 S/O- LATE THANIRAM GOGOI
R/O- QTR NO 16/IV/D
 BVFC COLONY
                                     Page No.# 10/17

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

40: HIRA KANTA BARUAH
 S/O- LATE CHANIRAM BARUAH
R/O- PHATIKACHOWA ABHOIPURIA GAON
 MORAN NATUN NAGAR
RUDRA SINGHA PATH
PO- DIKHARI
 MORAN
 PS- MORAN

DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN- 785675

41: MOHENDRA SONOWAL
 S/O- LOMBODHAR SONOWAL
R/O- QTR NO 170/IV/E
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
 PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP
 DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

42: VIRENDRA DUTTA
 S/O- BALWANT RAI DUTTA
R/O- QTR NO 427/II/C
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP
 DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

43: BHABA GOGOI
 S/O- LATE MULESWAR GOGOI
R/O- PANIDORIA NAGA GAON
PO- PARBATPUR
PIN-786623
                                Page No.# 11/17

PS- NAMRUP
DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

44: LUTFUR RAHMAN
 S/O- LATE MAZNUR ALI

R/O-QTR NO 119/I/B
BVFC COLONY

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

45: ARUN GOGOI
 S/O- LATE TANURAM GOGOI
R/O- QTR NO 176/IV/E
BVFC COLONY
NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
PIN-786623

PS- NAMRUP
DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

46: RENU CHETIA BORAH
W/O- LATE GHANA KANTA CHETIA
R/O- QTR NO 34/III/B
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
PIN- 786623
PS- NAMRUP
 DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

47: JUGAL CHANDRA BAISHYA
 S/O- LATE NARESWAR BAISHYA
R/O- QTR NO 195/1I/A
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP
                                Page No.# 12/17

DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

48: UDAY CHANDRA TALUKDAR
 S/O LATE KANURAM TALUKDAR
R/O- QTR NO 131/II/C
 BVFC COLONY
NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
PIN- 786623
 PS- NAMRUP

DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

49: MEGH PRASAD PRADHAN
 S/O LATE BALA RAM PRADHAN
R/O- BORBIL NO-1
 BISHNU RABHA PATH

BY LANE-1
NEAR NARAYANA GARRAGE
PO AND P.S- DIGBOI
PIN- 786171
DIST.- TINSUKIA
ASSAM.

50: DIGANTA BORDOLOI
 S/O- LATE CHENIRAM BORDOLOI
R/O- TARAJAN GAYON GAON

BY LANE-1
BORA CHUK
BORDOLOI AAWAS
PO AND PS AND DIST.- JORHAT
PIN-785001
ASSAM.

51: KUSHAL KONWAR
 S/O- LATE LOHARAM KONWAR
R/O- KAMALABARI HUKUTA GAON
PO AND PS- DULIAJAN
 PIN-786602

DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

52: SUSHIL CHANDRA SAIKIA
                                       Page No.# 13/17

S/O- LATE CHENIRAM SAIKIA
R/O- SALIBASHA TINIALI BANGALI GAON
CHURCH ROAD
NAMRUP
PO- PARBATPUR

PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP

DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

53: ZAHIR UDDIN AHMED
 S/O- LATE KAMAL UDDIN
R/O- QTR NO 481/III/A
 BVFC COLONY
NAMRUP
PO- PARBATPUR

PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP

DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

54: PRADIP DUARI
 S/O LATE BENUDHAR DUARI
R/O- QTR NO 500/III/C
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR PIN-786623

PS- NAMRUP
DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

55: BUBUL BARUAH
 S/O- SAKHIDHAR BARUAH
R/O- QTR NO 445/III/A
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP
 DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

56: JOGAT CHANDRA CHUTIA
                                      Page No.# 14/17

S/O- LATE LILESWAR CHUTIA
R/O- QTR NO 135/II/A
BVFC COLONY
NAMRUP
PO- PARBATPUR
PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP
DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

57: PROBIN KUMAR BORTHAKUR
 S/O- LATE BIPIN CHANDRA BORTHAKUR
R/O- QTR NO 154/III/E
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
 PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP
 DIBRUGARH
ASSAM

58: PRONOB KUMAR SAIKIA
 S/O- LATE BOLURAM SAIKIA
R/O- QTR NO 536/III/C
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP
DIST-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

59: REBA KANTA GOGOI
 S/O- LATE GHANA KANTA GOGOI
R/O- QTR NO 54/III/B
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
 PIN-786623
PS- NAMRUP
DIST.-DIBRUGARH
ASSAM.

60: UMA KANTA DAS
 S/O- LATE MALIRAM DAS
R/O- QTR NO 427/I/A
 BVFC COLONY
 NAMRUP
 PO- PARBATPUR
                                                                 Page No.# 15/17

            PIN-786623 PS- NAMRUP
            DIST.-DIBRUGARH
            ASSAM

            VERSUS

            THE 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
             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
             PIN- 786623

            6:BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY FERTILIZER CORPORATION LTD.
             EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND TRUST NAMRUP
             P.O.- PARBATPUR
             DIST- DIBRUGARH
             PIN- 78662

For the Petitioner(s)   : Mr. A. Dasgupta, Sr. Advocate
                        : Ms. B. Das, Advocate
                                                                     Page No.# 16/17


For the Respondent(s)   : Mr. S. K. Chakraborty, Standing Counsel
                        : Mr. S. S. Roy, CGC
                         : Mr. D. Chutia, Standing Counsel




                                   BEFORE
                    HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH

                                        ORDER

Date : 04.02.2026

Issue notice making it returnable on 07.02.2026.

2. Mr. S. S. Roy, the learned CGC accepts notice on behalf of the Respondent No.1; Mr. S. K. Chakraborty, the learned Standing counsel accepts notice on behalf of the Respondent Nos. 2, 3 and 4; Mr. D. Chutia, the learned Standing counsel accepts notice on behalf of the Respondent Nos. 5 and 6.

3. As the Respondents are duly represented, extra copies of the writ petition be served upon them by 05.02.2026.

4. The issue involved in the instant writ petition pertains to whether the Petitioners herein would be entitled to the grant of pension on the higher wages which was stopped by the Respondent Nos. 2, 3 and 4 on the basis of an order dated 18.01.2025. Attention has been drawn to the fact by the learned counsels for the parties that the issues pertaining to the challenge of the communication dated 18.01.2025 is already pending in WP(C) No.5823/2025 and WP(C) No.6075/2025 which are fixed on 07.02.2026 for final disposal.

5. Considering the above, list this matter along with WP(C) Page No.# 17/17

No.5823/2025 and WP(C) No.6075/2025 on 07.02.2026.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant