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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

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

Case No. : WP(C)/9482/2019

SMTI CHHINGI PAITE @ ZACHHINGI

W/O LT. LALBIAK SANGA @ LALBAIK, SANGA @ LALBIAK SANGA PAITE,

(EX ACCOUNTANT), R/O DIPH, P.S. DIPHU DIST. KARBIANGLONG, ASSA,

PIN-782460

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS

REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM,

PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPTT. DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6

2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY

PENSION AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCE

DISPUR

GUWAHATI-6

ASSAM

3:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND G)

MAIDAMGAON

BELTOLA

GUWAHATI

DIST. KAMRUP (M)

ASSAM

PIN-781029

4:THE DIRECTOR

PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPTT. ASSAM

PANJABARI

JURIPAR

GUWAHATI

DIST. KAMRUP (M)

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ASSAM

PIN-781022

5:THE PROJECT DIRECTOR

DRDA

DIPHU AT DIPHU

DIST. KARBI ANGLONG

ASSAM

PIN-782460

6:THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

LUMBAJONG DEV. BLOCK MANJA AT MANJA

DIST. KARBI ANGLONG

ASSAM

PIN-78246

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. N K MURRY,

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, PNRD, GA, ASSAM,SC, AG

BEFORE

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR

ORDER

Date : 30-01-2026

Although no one appears on behalf of the petitioner on call, this

Court has perused the writ petition and other documents available on

record. The mediation report reveals that the mediation between the

parties have failed.

The husband of the petitioner had expired on 01.07.2005 while

serving as a Government employee. Neither the provisional family pension

nor the regular family pension has been paid to the family of the petitioner

till date.

The writ petition was instituted in the year 2019. By the order

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dated 13.02.2020, this Court had recorded a submission made on behalf

of the Department that the petitioner’s husband was an Ex-Accountant

and was a regular government employee working under the establishment

of Block Development Officer, Lumbajong Block, Manja, Karbi Anglong

district who died in harness on 01.07.2005. Notice was issued on the same

date itself.

It is from that date, submissions have been made that efforts are

being made for reconstructing of the service book of the husband

petitioner. In fact, by the order dated 17.11.2020, this Court observed that

the respondents are expected to take a serious view of the matter.

Today, the learned counsel appearing for the P&RD Department

submitted that an accommodation of 2 (two) weeks may be granted to

the Department for doing the needful in the matter.

On the next date fixed, the learned counsel for the P&RD

Department shall have specific instructions with regard to the letter dated

13.07.2021 issued by the Office of the Commissioner, P&RD Department

which was addressed to the Accountant General, Assam.

The learned Standing counsel for the respondent no. 3 shall have

specific instructions on the issue of whether pension has been made

available to the petitioner pursuant to the aforesaid communication. If the

pension papers have in fact being forwarded to the Office of the

Accountant General, then there should be no reason as to why the

Mediation had ultimately fail.

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List this matter again on 16.02.2026. Failure on the part of the

respondent authorities to provide adequate assistance to the Court

through the learned counsel appearing for the respondent may entail

personal appearance of the respondents.

The learned counsel appearing for the Accountant General, Assam

has later on appeared in the matter and submitted a communication dated

22.09.2025 which reflects the proceedings that had taken place before the

Mediation Centre and the reasons why the DCRG of the petitioner has not

yet been released.

A copy of the communication dated 22.09.2025 shall be kept on

record and marked with the letter ‘X’.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant

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