GAHC010223992017

2026:GAU-AS:89

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

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

Case No. : WP(C)/7511/2017

RABIN TALUKDAR and 23 ORS.

S/O LT. KESHAB CH. TALUKDAR O/O CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD, ROADS ,

ASSAM CHANDMARI, GUWAHATI-3.

2: MD. AMANUL HAQUE CHOUDHARY

S/O LT. ASWAD ALI O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

PWD MUSHALPUR R and B DIVISION

MUSHALPUR

ASSAM

3: SRI GOBINDA CH. DAS

S/OLT. PRANPATI DAS O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGIENER

PWD

GUWAHATI ROAD DIVISION

GUWAHATI -1

ASSAM

4: SRI KULEN DEKA

S/O LT. DHATU RAM DEKA O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

PWD

NALBARI RURAL ROAD DIVISION

NALBARI

ASSAM

5: SRI BALANDRA BARMAN

S/O LT. RAJENDRA NATH BARMAN O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

PWD

NALBARI RURAL ROAD

DIVISION NALBARI.

6: MD. TAFZALAR RAHMAN

S/O MD. AHMED ALI O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

PWD

GUWAHATI ROAD DIVISION GUWAHATI -1 ASSAM

7: SRI BIDYUT TALUKDAR S/O LT. KIRAN CH. DAS ASSAM ROAD RESEARCH and TRAINING INSTITUTE FATASIL AMBARI GUWAHATI -25 ASSAM

8: SRI JITU SAIKIA S/O LT. KESHAB SAIKIA O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD CITY-I DIVISION CHANDMARI GUWAHATI -3 ASSAM

9: SRI NRIPENDRA NATH SARMA S/OLT. LOPESWAR SARMA O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD NALBARI RURAL ROAD DIVISION NALBARI ASSAM

10: MD. INAMUL HAQUE S/O MD. MANJUR ALI O/O CHIEF ENGINEER PWD ROADS ASSAM CHANDMARI GUWAHATI -3 ASSAM

11: SRI KAMALJIT BAISHYA S/O LT. MANO MOHAN BAISHYA O/O CHIEF ENGINEER PWD ROADS ASSAM CHANDMARI GUWAHATI -3 ASSAM

12: SRI BALENDRA NATH BHARALI S/OLT DHIRENDRA NATH BHARALI O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD GUWAHATI ROAD DIVISION GUWAHATI -1 ASSAM

13: DIL MAHAMAD ALI S/O MD. IDRISH ALI O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD MANGALDAI RURAL ROAD DIVISION MANGALDAI ASSAM

14: SRI DIGANTA GOSWAMI S/O SRI JOGEN GOSWAMI O/O CHIEF ENGINEER PWD ROADS ASSAM CHANDMARI GUWAHATI -3 ASSAM

15: SRI MANOJ BHARALI S/O LT. KIRAN CH. DAS O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD GUWAHATI ROAD DIVISION GUWAHATI-1 ASSAM

16: SRI MONOJ KR. TAMULI S/O LT. MOHAN CH. TAMULI O/O CHIEF ENGINEER PWD ROADS ASSAM CHANDMARI GUWAHATI-3 ASSAM

17: SRI BHABESH NATH S/OLT. KAMALESWAR NATH O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD NALBARI BUILDING DIVISION NALBARI ASSAM

18: SRI NRIPEN RAJBANGSHI OBC S/OLT. KHARGESWAR RAJBANGSHI O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD NORTH GUWAHATI STATE ROAD DIVISON AMINGAON GUWAHATI-31 ASSAM

19: SRI RAJENDRA DEKA OBC S/O LT. PRIYA NATH DEKA O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD MANGALDAI RURAL ROAD DIVISION MANGALDAI ASSAM

20: SRI BIKASH MAZUMDAR SC S/OLT. NIBARAN CH. MAZUMDAR O/O SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PWD NALBARI NH CIRCLE NALBARI ASSAM

21: SRI PRANAB JYOTI DAS SC S/O SRI ACHYUT CH. DAS O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD NAGAON RURAL ROAD DIVISION NAGAON ASSAM

22: SRI JITU DAS SC S/O LT. RABINDRA CH. DAS O/O THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD GUWAHATI ROAD DIVISION GUWAHATI -1 ASSAM

23: SRI BRAJEN MEDHI SC S/O PARASHURAM MEDHI O/O CHIEF ENGINEER PWD ROADS ASSAM CHANDMARI GUWAHATI-3 ASSAM

24: SRI DEEP CHANDRA BORO STP S/O LT. SARAT CHANDRA BORO O/O CHIEF ENGINEER PWD ROADS ASSAM CHANDMARI GUWAHATI-3 ASSA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM and 5 ORS.

REP. BY THE SECRETARY, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENTS, GOVT.OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.

2:PRINCIPAL SECETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.

3:THE COMMISSIONER AND SPECIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PWD DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.

4:UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PWD ESTT.B BRANCH DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.

5:THE CHIEF ENGINEER PWD ROADS/ BUILDINGS ASSAM GUWAHATI-3.

6:ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REP. BY THE SECRETARY JAWAHARNAGAR KHANAPARA-22 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.S CHOUDHURY, MR.H DAS,MR.M CHANDA Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAMR1,3-5, MR R DHAR, SC, PWD,SC, F.DEPTT.(R2),SC, APSC(R6) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

ORDER

Date : 05-01-2026 Heard Mr. S. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. R. Dhar, learned standing counsel, PWD appearing for the respondent Nos. 1, 3, 4, & 5, Mr. A.

Chaliha, learned standing counsel, Finance Department, Assam appearing for the respondent No. 2 and Mr. T.J. Mahanta, learned Sr. counsel assisted