GAHC010142492024

2025:GAU-AS:7840-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No: WA/233/2024 THE BRAHMAPUTRA VALLEY FERTILIZER CORPORATION LIMITED A GOVT. OF INDIAN UNDERTAKING REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT NAMRUP P.O.- PARBATPUR DIST.- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 786623.

VERSUS PURABI LAHAN HANDIQUE AND 13 ORS.

W/O ALAKESH HANDIQUE SUBJECT TEACHER (CHEMISTRY)

R/O DIGHALA SONOWAL GAON DIBRUGARH WARD NO.1 DIST.- DIBRUGARH ASSAM.

2:KUNJALATA SAIKIA W/O HIMANTA DOWARAH SUBJECT TEACHER (ASSAMESE)

R/O RANGAGORAH GAON P.O.-PARBATPUR PIN- 786623 DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM

3:RUNJUN KACHARI W/O LATE LAKSHESWAR KONWAR TEACHER (SCIENCE)

R/O BVFCL NAMRUP QUARTER NO. 214/II/C PIN-786623 P.O- PARBATPUR DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM.

4:DIPANKOR CHUTIA S/O MR. JOGESH CHUTIA SUBJECT TEACHER (PHYSICS)

R/O BVFCL COLONY NAMRUP QUARTER NO.- 145/II/A P.O.- PARBATPUR PIN-786623 DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM.

5:RAJIB LUCHAN GOGOI S/O LATE MOHENDRA GOGOI SUBJECT TEACHER (GEOGRAPHY)

R/O BVFCL COLONY NAMRUP QUARTER NO.- 464/III/C P.O.- PARBATPUR PIN-786623 DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM.

6:RASHMIMONI GOGOI CHAKRABORTY W/O JAYANTA CHAKRABORTY SUBJECT TEACHER (HOME SCIENCE)

R/O BVFCL COLONY NAMRUP QUARTER NO.- 350/III/C P.O.- PARBATPUR PIN-786623 DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM.

7:HEMAM MANORAMA DEVI W/O HIJAM HOMENDRO SINGH SUBJECT TEACHER (MATHEMATICS)

R/O BVFCL COLONY NAMRUP QUARTER NO.- 132/HT/E P.O.- PARBATPUR PIN-786623 DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM.

8:DEBAJIT NEOG S/O LATE PHANIDHAR NEOG SUBJECT TEACHER (ECONOMICS)

R/O BVFCL COLONY NAMRUP QUARTER NO.- 620/F/III P.O.- PARBATPUR PIN-786623 DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM.

9:SIMI MOHAN W/O SUJIT GOGOI SUBJECT TEACHER (SOCIAL SCIENCE)

R/O BVFCL COLONY NAMRUP QUARTER NO.- 273/II/B P.O.- PARBATPUR PIN-786623 DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM.

10:NIRANJANA KHAKLARY SUBJECT TEACHER (HINDI) D/O MR. GOBINDA KHAKLARY SUBJECT TEACHER (HINDI)

R/O RANGAGORAH PANIDORIA GAON NAMRUP P.O.-PARBATPUR PIN- 786623 DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM

11:PARINEETA BOKALIAL W/O JAYANTA NEOG SUBJECT TEACHER (ENGLISH)

R/O BVFCL COLONY NAMRUP QUARTER NO.- 346/III/C P.O.- PARBATPUR PIN-786623 DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM.

12:SUNALI NANDIA W/O BIJIT TANTI SUBJECT TEACHER (ENGLISH)

R/O BVFCL COLONY NAMRUP QUARTER NO.- 441/III/C P.O.- PARBATPUR PIN-786623 DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM.

13:THE UNION OF INDIA REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA DEPTT. OF FERTILIZERS MINISTRY OF CHEMICAL AND FERTILIZERS SHASTRI BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001.

14:THE UNION OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCES SHASTRI BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001.

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Advocate for : MR. M K CHOUDHURY Advocate for : DY.S.G.I. appearing for PURABI LAHAN HANDIQUE AND 13 ORS.

BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE MALASRI NANDI For the appellant : Mr. M.K. Choudhury, Senior Advocate.

: Mr. B. Sharma, Advocate.

For respondent Nos.1 to 12 : Mr. S. Dutta, Senior Advocate.

: Mr. S. Dihingia, Advocate.

Date of hearing : 29.04.2025. Date of judgment : 13.06.2025.

JUDGMENT AND ORDER (CAV (K.R. Surana, J)

Heard Mr. M.K. Choudhury, learned senior counsel, assisted by Mr. B. Sharma, learned counsel for the appellant. Also heard Mr. S. Dutta, learned senior counsel, assisted by Mr. S. Dihingia, learned counsel for the private respondent nos. 1 to 12 in W.A. 242/2024. None appeared on call for the respondent nos. 13 and 14.

2) The respondent nos. 1 to 12 in this intra-court appeal are the writ petitioners in W.P.(C) No. 6558/2023. The Union of India, represented by the Secretary, Govt. of India, Department of Fertilizers, proforma respondent no. 13 was arrayed as respondent no. 1 in the writ petition. The Union of India, represented by the Secretary, Govt. of India, Ministry of Human Resource, proforma respondent no. 14 herein, was arrayed as respondent no. 9 in the writ petition. The appellant in this appeal was arrayed as respondent no. 1 in the writ petition. The officials of the appellant, who were arrayed as respondent nos. 3 to 8 in the writ petition are not arrayed as respondents and/or prof