GAHC010274382024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : WA/28/2025 HITESH DEKA AND 4 ORS S/O. JOY CH. DEKA, R/O. DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06, DIST. KAMRUP (M), ASSAM, PIN-781006. 2: BHUPEN BARUAH S/O. LT. CHANDRA KR. BARUAH R/O. NO.2 BANK COLONY NORTH HAIBORGAON P.O. HAIBORGAON DIST. NAGAON, ASSAM, PIN-782002.

3: BHASKAR JYOTI BARUAH S/O. LT. NARESWAR BARUAH R/O. MADHUPUR WORD NO.28 DIST. BISWANATH, ASSAM PIN-784176.

4: MOUSUMI KAKATI W/O. MR. KHAGESH DEKA VILL. KETEKIBARI P.O. TEZPUR, DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM, PIN-784001.

5: JADAB CH. BARMAN S/O. LT. JATINDRA MOHAN BARMAN R/O. B.R. DEKA PATH JALUKBARI, GUWAHATI-14 DIST. KAMRUP (M)

ASSAM PIN-781013 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPTT. OF PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06.

2:THE COMMISSIONER DEPTT. OF PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI-37.

3:THE SECRETARY GOVT. OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06.

4:THE SECRETARY GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPTT. OF FINANCE DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06.

5:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E)

ASSAM BELTOLA MAIDAMGAON, GUWAHATI-29.

6:DHIREN BHARALI S/O. SRI DHANO RAM BHARALI VILL. KAIHATI P.O. SOLMARA PIN-781338, DIST. NALBARI ASSAM.

7:JYOTISH CH. DAS S/O. SRI GANGADHAR DAS VILL. PATANI P.O. HAJO, DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN-781102 For petitioner/appellant(s) : Mr. K. N. Choudhury, Sr. Advocate Mr. C. Goswami, Advocate For respondent(s) : Mr. S. Dutta, SC, P & RD Mr. B. Gogoi, SC, Finance – BEFORE –

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE

14.05.2025 (Vijay Bishnoi, CJ)

Issue notice, returnable in four weeks.

Mr. S. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel, Panchayat & Rural Development Department, has put in appearance on behalf of respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3; Mr. B. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, Finance, has appeared on behalf of respondent No. 4, while Mr. B. Sharma, learned counsel has put in appearance on behalf of respondent No. 5.

No need to issue formal notice as the respondents have been duly represented by their respective counsel.

Learned counsel for the respective respondents may file their response to the writ appeal within a period of four weeks.

List after four weeks.

JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant