Citation : 2026 Latest Caselaw 764 Gua
Judgement Date : 5 February, 2026
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GAHC010042242023
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/1069/2023
PRANAB PATHAK
S/O DANDI RAM PATHAK R/O NO. 2 DILINGA SINGRA BOKO ASSAM PIN
781135
VERSUS
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. AND 3 ORS.
A GOVT. OF INDIA UNDERTAKING HAVING ITS REFINERY DIVISION AT
GUWAHATI GUWAHATI REFINERY NOONMATI GUWAHATI ASSAM REP. BY
ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REFINERY HEAD
2:DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (HUMAN RESOURCE
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
3:ASSISTANT MANAGER (ER)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
4:CHIEF POWER AND ULILITY MANAGER (CPUM)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISIO
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B D DEKA, MR. M DAS,N CHAUDHURY,MR A
BHATRA,MR A DEKA
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, OIL, MR R KARIM (R-1 TO 4)
Linked Case : WP(C)/1076/2023
DEBASISH NATH
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S/O ANIL CH. NATH R/O CHARIGAON KATHONIARKURI NEAR CHARIGAON
GIRLS ME SCHOOL JORHAT CHARIGAON NIMATI ROAD JORHAT ASSAM
PIN 785010
VERSUS
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. AND 3 ORS.
A GOVT. OF INDIA UNDERTAKING HAVING ITS REFINERY DIVISION AT
GUWAHATI GUWAHATI REFINERY NOONMATI GUWAHATI ASSAM REP. BY
ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REFINERY HEAD
2:DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (HUMARN RESOURCE)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
3:ASSISTANT MANAGER (ER)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
4:DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (PN)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
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Advocate for : MR. B D DEKA
Advocate for : SC
OIL appearing for INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. AND 3 ORS.
Linked Case : WP(C)/1077/2023
ANSHUMAN BARUAH
S/O SANJIB BARUAH R/O NOON MATI GUWAHATI REFINERY TOWNSHIP
SECTOR 2 QUATER NO. 2014 DIST. KAMRUP (M) GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN
781020
VERSUS
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. AND 5 ORS.
A GOVT. OF INDIA UNDERTAKING HAVING ITS REFINERY DIVISION AT
GUWAHATI GUWAHATI REFINERY NOONMATI GUWAHATI ASSAM REP. BY
ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REFINERY HEAD
2:DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (HUMAN RESORCE)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
3:ASSISTANT MANAGER (ER)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
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4:MANAGER (FIRE AND SAFETY)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
5:GENERAL MANAGER (VIGILANCE)
VIGILANCE DEPTT. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY
DIVISION
6:CHIEF MANAGER (FIRE AND SAFETY)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
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Advocate for : MR. B D DEKA
Advocate for : SC
OIL appearing for INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. AND 5 ORS.
Linked Case : WP(C)/1075/2023
PUTUL RAJBONGSHI
S/O PARAN RAJBONGSHI R/O 1143 SECTOR 1 NOONMATI GUWAHATI 781020
VERSUS
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. AND 3 ORS.
A GOVT. OF INDIA UNDERTAKING HAVING ITS REFINERY DIVISION AT
GUWAHATI GUWAHATI REFINERY NOONMATI GUWAHATI ASSAM REP. BY
ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REFINERY HEAD
2:DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (HUMAN RESOURCE)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
3:ASSISTANT MANAGER (ER)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
4:DEPUTY GENERAL(PN)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
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Advocate for : MR. B D DEKA
Advocate for : SC
OIL appearing for INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. AND 3 ORS.
Linked Case : WP(C)/1071/2023
KISHOR BARMAN
S/O DIPUL BARMAN R/O VILL. KHARUAJAN P.O. KHARUA P.S BARAMA
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BARAMA ASSAM PIN 781346
VERSUS
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. AND 3 ORS.
A GOVT. OF INDIA UNDERTAKING HAVING ITS REFINERY DIVISION AT
GUWAHATI GUWAHATI REFINERY NOONMATI GUWAHATI ASSAM REP. BY
ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REFINERY HEAD
2:DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (HUMAN RESOURCE)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
3:ASSISTANT MANAGER (ER)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
4:DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (PN)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
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Advocate for : MR. B D DEKA
Advocate for : SC
OIL appearing for INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. AND 3 ORS.
Linked Case : WP(C)/1373/2022
RAHUL DAS
R/O- 3 NO. DAKSHINHATI
P.O. AND P.S. BARPETA
ASSAM
PIN- 781301.
VERSUS
THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. AND 4 ORS
HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT G-9
ALI YAVAR JUNG MARG
BANDRA (EAST)
MUMBAI- 400051
REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN.
2:THE GENERAL MANAGER
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD.
(EMPLOYEE AND SERVICES)
GUWAHATI REFINERY
NOONMATI
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GUWAHATI-781020
ASSAM
3:THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (HUMAN RESOURCE)
GUWAHATI REFINERY
NOONMATI
GUWAHATI-781020
ASSAM
4:THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (HUMAN RESOURCE)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD
GUWAHATI REFINERY
NOONMATI
GUWAHATI-781020
ASSAM
5:PRANAB PATHAK
JUNIOR ENGINEERING ASSISTANT
POWER AND UTILILTY
COOLING TOWER UNIT
GUWAHATI REFINERY
NOONMATI
GUWAHATI-781020.
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Advocate for : MR. J PATOWARY
Advocate for : MR. N DEKA (r-1 to 4) appearing for THE INDIAN OIL
CORPORATION LTD. AND 4 ORS
Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/3363/2024
GENERAL MANAGER (VIGILANCE)
VIGILANCE DEPTT. INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY
DIVISION
VERSUS
ANSHUMAN BARUAH AND 5 ORS
S/O SANJIB BARUAH R/O NOON MATI GUWAHATI REFINERY TOWNSHIP
SECTOR 2 QUATER NO. 2014 DIST. KAMRUP (M) GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN
781020
2:INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD
A GOVT. OF INDIA UNDERTAKING HAVING ITS REFINERY DIVISION AT
GUWAHATI GUWAHATI REFINERY NOONMATI GUWAHATI ASSAM REP. BY
ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REFINERY HEAD
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3:DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (HUMAN RESORCE)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
4:ASSISTANT MANAGER (ER)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
5:MANAGER (FIRE AND SAFETY)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
6:CHIEF MANAGER (FIRE AND SAFETY)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
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Advocate for : MR R KARIM
Advocate for : MR A BHATRA appearing for ANSHUMAN BARUAH AND 5 ORS
Linked Case : WP(C)/1070/2023
BIKASHJYOTI DAS
S/O MAHESWAR DAS R/O VILL. DAHALI P.O. BATARHAT P.S PALASHBARI
DIST. KMARUP (R) GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN 781122
VERSUS
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION AND 3 ORS. B
A GOVT. OF INDIA UNDERTAKING HAVING ITS REFINERY DIVISION AT
GUWAHATI GUWAHATI REFINERY NOONMATI GUWAHATI ASSAM REP. BY
ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND REFINERY HEAD
2:THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (HUMAN RESOURCE)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
3:ASSISTANT MANAGER (ER)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
4:DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER(PN)
INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. GUWAHATI REFINERY DIVISION
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Advocate for : MR. B D DEKA
Advocate for : SC
OIL appearing for INDIAN OIL CORPORATION AND 3 ORS. B
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BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE
ORDER
Date : 05.02.2026
Heard Mr. B. D. Deka, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. I. Choudhury, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. T. Singh, learned counsel for the respondent/Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
As agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, list these matters on 12.03.2026.
JUDGE
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