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GAHC010237252025

2026:GAU-AS:6784

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

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

Case No. : WP(C)/6219/2025

MS RASI SEEDS PVT LTD

REPRESENTED BY RASHMI CHETTRI HAVING ITS OFFICE AT MANIK

NAGAR, ZOO ROAD, GUWAHATI-781005, ASSAM

2: RASHMI CHETTRI

W/O- LATE SANJAY CHETTRI R/O- MANIK NAGAR

R.G BARUAH ROAD P.O- CHRISTIANBASTI P.S- DISPUR DIST- KAMRUPM

ASSA

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHRS

, REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER SECRETARY TO THE

GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, DISPUR,

GUWAHATI781006

2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF

ASSAM

FINANCE DEPARTMENT

DISPUR

GUWAHATI-6

3:THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE

ASSAM

KHANAPARA

GUWAHATI-781022

4:THE MANAGING DIRECTOR

ASSAM SEEDS CORPORATION LIMITED GUWAHATI- 22

5:GENERAL MANAGER

ASSAM SEEDSCORPORATION LIMITED GUWAHATI- 22

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6:THE NODAL OFFICER

DISASTER MANAGEMENT DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE GUWAHATI-

78102

Advocate for the petitioner(s): Mr. R Goswami

Advocate for the respondent(s): Ms. G Borah

Standing Counsel, Agriculture Dept.

B E F O R E

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH

ORDER

15.05.2026

Heard Mr. R Goswami, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the

petitioners. Also heard Ms. G Borah, the learned Standing Counsel on behalf of

the Agriculture Department, Govt. of Assam.

2. The instant writ petition has been filed being aggrieved by the inaction on

the part of the Respondent Authorities in not making payment of the

outstanding dues of Rs.20,75,200/- to the petitioners.

3. The petitioner No. 1 is a Registered Private Ltd. company dealing with the

supply of seeds and the petitioner No. 2 represents the petitioner No.1. The

case of the petitioners, in brief, is that pursuant to an e-Tender Notice dated

13.10.2020 for supply of Hybrid Maize Seeds under the Flood Damage

Restoration under the Disaster Management, the petitioners was successful in

getting the supply order. Accordingly the petitioners had duly supplied the

Hybrid Maize Seeds as per the terms and conditions of the Supply Order to the

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respondent authorities and thereafter, submitted a bill for an amount of

Rs.40,00,000/-.

4. It is the further case of the petitioners that the petitioners had only been

disbursed a part-payment of Rs.19,24,800/- out of Rs.40,00,000/- and an

amount of Rs.20,75,200/- is still pending for disbursal.

5. The petitioner had sent a reminder notice dated 06.10.2025 for release of

his outstanding dues, however no action has been taken for release of the

outstanding dues to the petitioner. Being aggrieved, the petitioners have

approached this Court by way of the instant writ petition.

6. The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners, on

several occasions, approached the Respondent Authorities for payment of the

aforesaid outstanding dues to the petitioners for the successful supply of

“Hybrid Maize Seeds”. However, for reasons best known to the authorities,

although assurances were made from time to time to release the payment, no

payment of the outstanding amount has been made.

7. The records reveal that vide order dated 07.11.2025, notice was issued. It is

further seen that the respondent No. 3 had filed an affidavit-in-opposition

wherein at paragraph No.6, the said respondent had duly admitted that an

amount of Rs.20,75,200/- is outstanding and payable to the petitioners.

Paragraph No. 6 of the said affidavit-in-opposition filed by respondent No. 3,

being relevant is reproduced hereinunder:

“6.That as regards to the statements made in paragraph Nos. 8 & 9 of

the Writ petition, this answering deponent begs to state that the balance

admitted amount of Rs.20,75,200/- (Rupees Twenty Lakhs Seventy Five

Thousand Two hundred only) against the supply of Hybrid vegetable by the

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petitioners has not been disbursed till date as per the records available with

the deponent which was received from the Assam Seed Corporation Ltd..

The said admitted shall be placed for budget requisition to the Government

in the