Dismissed

G/75069L Hav/Gd Amulya Kr. Lahon and 44 Ors. v. the Union of India and 5 Ors.

Gauhati HC8 Apr 2019WP(C)/1144/2013

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What is this about?

The Gauhati High Court dismissed multiple writ petitions filed by Assam Rifles Havildars seeking upgrade to Assistant Sub-Inspector and direct promotion to Naib Subedar. The court followed a recent Supreme Court decision holding that promotion from Havildar is to Warrant Officer after structural rule changes.

What did the court decide?

The prayers for introducing Assistant Sub-Inspector rank and direct promotion to Naib Subedar are rejected.

G/75069L Hav/Gd Amulya Kr. Lahon and 44 Ors. Vs the… — Service and Employment | Gauhati HC (2019)

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GAHC010003532013

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

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Case No. : WP(C) 271/2013

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1:S.B.RANA and 50 ORS. G/410357

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2: G/410355 S B GURUNG

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3: G/410407 H L SUBEDI

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4: G/410459 SAWAN SINGH

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5: G/411265 P.S. LUNTHI

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6: G/410426 B B CHHETRI

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7: G/411818 M. B SUNAR

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8: G/411820 S N PRASAD

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9: G/410474 J K THAPA

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10: G/410490 B K ADHIKARI

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11: G/410522 SHIVIJI YADAV

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12: G/410557 RAGHUBIR SINGH

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13: G/410891 C K AIMOL

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14: G/410573 NARAYAN SINGH

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15: G/410583 BALWANT SINGH

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16: G/410560 L B LIMBU

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17: G/410590 H L GURUNG

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18: G/410587 PREM SINGH

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19: G/410640 M B KARKI

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20: G/410713 R N TRIPATI

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21: G/410720 G S RAWAT

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22: G/410943 P POCHA SINGH

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23: G/411690 P C ROY

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24: G/411595 KHAILUN KUKI

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25: G/410958 LALAN JHA

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26: G/410974 RAJENDRA PRASAD

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27: G/410994 BIRENDRA SINGH

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28: G/411005 D B CHHETRI

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29: G/410993 G B CHHETRI

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30: G/410580 D S SAMANT

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31: G/2116 R A YADAV

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32: G/410955 BADAR SINGH

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33: G/411078 BALAWANT SINGH

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34: G/411080 S T RAJA

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35: G/411513 K LAKHANDARI

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36: G/411089 DEVENDRA PAL

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37: G/411154 M S SHEKHAWAT

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38: G/411043 D B KHATRI

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39: G/411447 A K RAI

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40: G/410466 KUSHI RAM

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41: G/411725 D K THAPA

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42: G/4110986 Z VAIPHEI

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43: G/411092 S K SAHI

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44: G/411097 TULSHIDHARAN

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45: G/411148 HARENDRA YADAV

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46: G/411191 TH KHAIKHASAL

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47: G/411151 N K SINGH

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48: G/411046 MD B Z ANSARI

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49: G/411463 L J C SINGH

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50: G/411649 SHIV KUMAR DOGRA

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51: G/411640 D ZEALING ALL THE PETITIONERS ARE PRESENTLY WORKING IN THE 4TH BATTALION

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THE ASSAM RIFLES AS HAVILDAR DG C/O 99 APO PIN-932004

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VERSUS

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1:UNION OF INDIA and ORS.

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REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI, PIN- 110001.

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2:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES MAHANIDESHALAYA THE DIRECTORATE GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA PIN- 793011.

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3:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES HQ. ASSAM AND ARUNACHAL RANGES 25 SECTOR JORHAT ASSAM C/O 99 APO PIN- 932552.

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4:THE COMMANDANT 4TH BATTALION THE ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN- 932004

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.G SINGH

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Advocate for the Respondent : C.G.C.

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Linked Case : WP(C) 1144/2013

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1:G/75069L HAV/GD AMULYA KR. LAHON and 44 ORS R/O DIBRUGARH DEVELOPMENT AREA LANE -'B' P.O. NIRMALI GAON P.S. DIBRUGARH DIST. DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 786003 PRESENTLY SERVIN GAND HOLDING THE RANK OF HAVILDAR DG WITH 41 ASSAM RIFLE HQ COMPANY C/O 99 APO AND PRESENTLY POSTED AT NO. 3 WORKSHOP ASSAM RIFLE JORHAT ASSAM.

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2: G/340010L HAV/GD ABDUL RAB

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3: G/2300819H HAV/GD BIR BAHADUR CHETRI

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4: G/3200153W HAV/GD TULA RAM THAPA

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5: G/83235H HAV/GD AJIT SINGH

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6: G/3200167W HAV/GD JOSHPER K. MARA

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7: G/104377W HAV/GD PROVAT HAZARIKA

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8: G/2501320W HAV/GD IGNATIUS LAKRA

9: G/2701290N HAV/GD

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SHAMAL KUMAR RABHA

10: G/2301225A HAV/GD BISHNU BAHADUR CHETRI

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11: G/2300937W HAV/GD KUNDAM SINGH RAWAT

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12: G/94921W HAV/GD NRIPEN CHANDRA KALITA

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13: G/2600706Y HAV/GD SHIV SINGH RANA

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14: G/153544L HAV/GD LAL SINGH

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15: G/57015F HAV/GD LAXMI NARAYAN THAKUR

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16: G/2200654A HAV/GD MADHAB CHANDRA ROY

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17: G/3200379F HAV/GD ANIL KUMAR SINGH

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18: G/183312 HAV/GD JEEWAN CHANDRA JOSHI

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19: G/163025W HAV/GD HARICH CHANDRA BHATT

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20: G/192902F HAV/GD BAHADUR SINGH

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21: G/172730W HAV/GD FAIZ AHMED KHAN

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22: G/2600804Y HAV/GD MAHENDER SINGH KHATI

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23: G/2400839L HAV/GD KANKAN MAZUMDAR

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24: G/2002502N HAV/GD KISHAN SINGH

25: G/192751N HAV/GD

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MD. NAZIMUUDIN

26: G/3400111N HAV/GD BHARAT SINGH

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27: G/2401040N HAV/GD RAMPAL SINGH

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28: G/143458M HAV/GD BHASKAR YADAV

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29: G/2900947Y HAV/GD KRISHNA BAHADUR CHETRI

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30: G/2900944K HAV/GD THAKUR SINGH DHANIK

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31: G/37712A HAV/GD MANOHAR RAM

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32: G/114598W HAV/GD KAMLESH CHAND

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33: G/75007L HAV/GD MAN SINGH LIMBU

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34: G/113875K HAV/GD RAJU SUNAR

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35: G/95165 HAV/GD UMESH CHANDRA HALOI

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36: G/66075K HAV/GD SHANKAR SINGH SAMAT

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37: G/2000703K HAV/GD SURESH CHAND

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38: G/103870X HAV/GD LAL BAHADUR SUNAR

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39: G/2401039 HAV/GD NIKHIL CHAND MAZUMDAR

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40: G/114235M HAV/GD BHIM BAHADUR

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41: G/2600791 HAV/GD

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RANJIT SINGH BHANDARI

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42: G/2850778H HAV/GD KHUSHI PAL SINGH

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43: G/65700W HAV/GD MEWALAL SHARMA 44: G/2102549N HAV/GD RAVINDRA NATH MISHRA

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45: G/153475A HAV/GD RAMESH CHAND PRESENTLY SERVING AND HOLDING THE RANK OF HAVILDAR GD WITH 41 ASSAM RIFLE HQ COMPANY C/O 99 APO. VERSUS

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1:THE UNION OF INDIA and 5 ORS REP. BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS GOVT. OF INDIA SENA BHAVAN NEW DELHI- 110001.

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2:THE DIRECTOR GENBERAL ASSAM RIFLE SHILLONG- 793011. 3:THE COMMANDANT 25 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES JORHAT ASSAM PIN-

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4:THE BRIGADIER PERSONNEL DIRECTORATE GENERAL ASSAM RIFLE SHILLONG- 793011.

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5:THE CDR. 10 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.D DOLEY Advocate for the Respondent :

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Linked Case : WP(C) 4842/2013 1:NO 56620 H. HAV/GD NAKUL SWAGIARY and 15 ORS. S/O LT. NAIKA SWAGIARY VILL. 3 NO. PULISUMANI P.O. GELAPUKHURI DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 2: NO.411714F. HAV/GD VINOD KUMAR 3: NO.153289. HAV/GD PRAKASH SINGH 4: NO.3400105. HAV/GD N.C. BORO 5: NO. G/173069F. HAV/GD HARISH CHANDER SINGH 6: NO.G/134362H. HAV/GD KHANGSIAM BOU 7: NO.G/134075Y. HAV/GD SHIVJI RAM 8: NO.G/66410 W. HAV/GD NAR SINGH YADAV 9: NO.G/95132 HAV/GD RAMSHIS YADAV 10: NO.G/84202 K HAV/GD RAM BRIKSH YADAV 11: NO.G/2850849Y.HAV/GD B.H. YADAV 12: NO.3300096 HAV/GD SHIV RAJ RAM 13: NO.2002146 Y HAV/GD MD. NURUL ISLAM

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14: NO.2500864 HAV/GD MADAN TIWARI

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15: NO.2701123 X HAV/GD SHYAM THAPA

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16: NO.2002786 H HAV/GD TEJPAL SINGH ALL THE PETITIONERS WERE DISCHARGING THEIR DUTIES AS HAVILDARGD AR AND PRESENTLY SERVING AND HOLDING THE RANK OF WARRANT OFFICER GD WITH 41 ASSAM RIFLE HQ COMPANY C/O99 APO VERSUS

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1:THE UNION OF INDIA and 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS GOVT. OF INDIA SENA BHAVAN NEW DELHI-110001

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2:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLE SHILLONG-11

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3:THE COMMANDANT 25 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES JORHAT ASSAM RIFLES JORHAT ASSAM

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4:THE BRIGADIER PERSONNEL DIRECTORATE GENERAL ASSAM RIFLE SHILLONG-793011

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5:THE UNIT COMMANDANT 41 ASSAM RIFLE C/O99 APO

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6:THE CDR 10TH SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.R P SARMAH Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I.

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Linked Case : WP(C) 5593/2012 1:BHARAT KUMAR RAI and 42 ORS QUARTER COY HEAD BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 2: LAXMAN SINGH QUARTER-COY MT PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181 HQ COY 3: JAILISHAN PANDEY D COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 4: JAGAT SINGH B COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 5: DIBAKAR YADAV E COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 6: KIRTI RAM E COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 7: AKHILESHWER MISHRA HEAD QUARTER-COY BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 8: DHANUSH DHARI YADAV QUARTER COY HEAD QUARTER-COY BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM

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PIN- 796181.

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9: SHAJI SAMUEL E COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 10: MAHAVIR SINGH HEAD QUARTER-COY MT PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 11: DEVENDRA SINGH C COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 12: SAMRUDDEN LASKAR HEAD QUARTER-COY BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 13: GOBINDA KALITA E COY BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 14: MADAN SINGH F COY BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 15: ALOK DEBBARMAN E COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 16: DHRUWA NARAYAN HEAD QUARTER-COY BNHQ PLATOON

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14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 17: RAJENDRAN D HEAD QUARTER-COY BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 18: CHANCHAL SINGH C COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 19: SHASHI PRASAD HEAD QUARTER-COY BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 20: DIGER DEV JOSHI F-COY BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 21: BRAJESH SINGH C COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 22: JAG BAHADUR GURUNG F-COY BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCJJO MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 23: BIMAL KUMAR GAUTAM A COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 24: MANBIR SINGH F-COY BNHQ PLATOON

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14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCJJO MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 25: PRATAP CHAND F-COY BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCJJO MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 26: K C BARMAN HEAD QUARTER COY MT PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. PERMANENT ADDRESS SON OF LALIT CH. BARMAN VIL- NANARA P.O. KARARA DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM. 27: SURENDRA KUMAR F-COY BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 28: RAM BAHADUR CHETRI C-COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 29: DIWAN SINGH A-COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321. 30: DAMAR BAHADUR CHAND NO. 2 TRAINING BETALION ARTC and SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND PIN- 797115. 31: SHANKER SINGH A-COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321

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32: RANJIT SINGH F-COY BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796321 33: TRILOK SINGH BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 34: JOGENDRA SINGH A-COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 35: RAJESHWAR PRASAD E-COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321

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36: GANGA BAHADUR THAPA BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. 37: GOVIND SINGH D-COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 38: VIJAY KUMAR A-COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 39: GUNJA BAHADUR D-COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM

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PIN- 796321

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40: LAXMAN SINGH D-COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321 41: ANAND SINGH C-COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796321

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42: CHIRAG MEDHI BNHQ PLATOON 14 ASSAM RIFLES KHABUNG C/O 99 APO DIST. CHAMPHAI MIZORAM PIN- 796181.

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43: PREM SINGH B-COY 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO DIST. SERCHHIP MIZORAM PIN- 796181. VERSUS 1:THE UNION OF INDIA and ORS REP. BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS GOVT. OF INDIA SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001. 2:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG-793011. 3:THE BRIGADIER PERSONNEL DIRECTORATE GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG-793011. 4:THE UNIT COMMANDANT 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO.

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.D SUR Advocate for the Respondent : C.G.C.

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BEFORE

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HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUP KUMAR GOSWAMI

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ORDER

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Date : 08-04-2019

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(A. S. Bopanna, C.J.)

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Heard Mr. S. C. Keyal, learned Assistant Solicitor General of India, appearing for the respondents. The petitioners are not represented.

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In all these writ petitions, the petitioners are before this court assailing the order dated 09.06.2011 and 08.09.2012, issued by the Director General of Assam Rifles. In that light, the petitioners are seeking that the respondent authorities be directed to introduce the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector in Assam Rifles by upgrading the post of Head Constable (Havildar) and to consider promotion of the petitioners to the post of Naib Subedar (GD).

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Though contentions are urged in the writ petition in justification of the prayers made therein, when these writ petitions are taken up for consideration, the learned Assistant Solicitor General of India would bring to the notice of this court that the very issue had arisen before the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 672 of 2019 in the case of Union of India and Ors vs. Krishna Kumar and Ors. In the said appeal, the order dated 10.12.2013, passed by the High Court of Manipur granting the benefits sought for by the petitioners therein was assailed. In the said civil appeal, the Hon’ble Supreme Court, in the light of the legal position had taken into consideration the change in the rules relating to promotions in Assam Rifles and had held that once the structure of Assam Rifles has undertaken a change by granting the intermediate post of Warrant Officer, the persons holding the posts of Havildar would be considered for promotion to the posts of warrant officer.

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If that be the position, promotion available from the post of Havildar is to the

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post of Warrant Officer and not to the post of Naib Subedar (GD) directly, as sought for by the petitioners herein. If that be the position, the decision rendered by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No. 672 of 2019 would be applicable in these writ petitions as well. Hence, the prayers, as made in these writ petitions, are liable to be rejected, which is accordingly done.

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The writ petitions stand disposed of in terms of the above.

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JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE

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