In this order dated 10-11-2022, the Gauhati High Court disposed of an infructuous individual application (I.A. Civil/2246/2021) filed by Binod Gupta (Petitioner) against the Union of India and others. The court held that the grievance had been redressed, rendering the application without cause.
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GAHC010218602021
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2246/2021
BINOD GUPTA
S/O LATE RAM NAVAMI GUPTA SHOP NO. , SECTOR A, DINJAN CANTONMENT, P.O. DINJAN, P.S. CHABUA, DIST. DIBRUGARH, ASSAM.
VERSUS
THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS
THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, NEW DELHI 110001
2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI 110001
3:THE STATION COMMANDER
STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN 900284 C/O 99 APO
4:THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT
STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN 900284 C/O 99 AP
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S C BISWAS
Advocate for the Respondent : C.G.C.
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Linked Case : WP(C)/168/2021
KANCHAN MAZUMDAR AND 14 ORS S/O RAMESH CHANDRA MAZUMDAR CYCLE REPAIRING SHOP SHOP NO. 47 JHANKAR SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN
2: BANWARILAL MANDIA S/O LATE NATHURAM MANDIA SCHOOL BOOK AND STORE SHOP NO. 27 SARGAM SHOPPING CENTER DINJAN
3: ON THE DEATH OF SURESH PRASAD HIS LEGAL HEIRSS/O KESHAV PRASAD JEWELLERY AND COSMETICS SHOP NO. 13 SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN 3.1: SMT. USHA DEVI W/O- LT. SURESH PRASAD
R/O- JEWELLERY AND CONSMETICS SHOP NO. 13 SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN C/O- DINJAN CANTONMENT P.O.- DINJAN P.S.- CHABUA DIST.- DIBRUGARH ASSAM. 3.2: SUBHAM KUMAR S/O- LT. SURESH PRASAD R/O- JEWELLERY AND CONSMETICS SHOP NO. 13 SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN C/O- DINJAN CANTONMENT
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P.O.- DINJAN P.S.- CHABUA DIST.- DIBRUGARH ASSAM.
4: RAM SINGH S/O ASU SINGH GIFTS STORE SHOP NO. 5 SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN
5: NIKUNJOY DAS
S/O RANA DAS CYCLE REPAIRING SHOP SHOP NO. 45 JHANKAR SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN
S/O JAAN MOHAMMAD SHOP NO. 50 MUTTON AND CHICKEN SHOP JHANKAR SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN.
7: PRANAB NAG S/O SAMBHU CHANDRA NAG HARDWARE AND GENERAL STORES SHOP NO. 30 JHANKAR SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN
S/O SHYAM SUNDAR LOHIA ELECTRONIC AND XEROX SHOP SHOP NO. 7 SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN
9: SANJOY LOHIA S/O SHYAM SUMDARF LOHIA GIFT AND STATIONARY SHOP SHOP NO. 6 SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE
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DINJAN
10: SURESH GUPTA S/O JANARDHAN PRASAD GUPTA SHOP NO. 16 GROCERY SHOP SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN 11: DEEPAK KUMAR SONOWAL S/O LATE JIBESHWAR SONOWAL SHOP NO. 17 SWEETS AND RESTAURANT SHOP SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN 12: ISMAIL ANSARI S/O RAHMAN ANSARI SHOP NO. 33 TAILORING JHANKAR SHOPPING CENTRE 13: SHILANATH THAKUR S/O BALAK THAKUR SHOP NO. 2 BARBER SHOP SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN 14: PARSHURAM THAKUR S/O SHANKAR THAKUR SHOP NO. 35 BARBER SHOP SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN 15: DINESH THAKUR S/O JAMUNA THAKUR SHOP NO. 19 GROCERY SHOP SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN ALL ARE C/O DINJAN CANTONMENT P.O. DINJAN P.S. CHABUA DIST. DIBRUGARH ASSAM.
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VERSUS
THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS THROUGH THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI 110001 2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI 110001 3:THE STATION COMMANDER STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN 900284 C/O 99 APO 4:THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN 900284 C/O 99 APO -----------Advocate for : MR B D DAS Advocate for : ASSTT.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS
Linked Case : WP(C)/6288/2017
BADAL DUTTA S/O. LT. ASHUTOSH DUTTA R/O. VILL. and P.O. NEPALI PATTY P.S. TEZPUR DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM.
VERSUS
THE UNION OF INDIA and 3 ORS. REP. BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI-110001.
2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI-110001.
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3:THE STATION COMMANDER
STATION HEAD QUARTER TEZPUR PIN-907213 C/O. 99 APO. 4:THE COMMANDING OFFICER 1812 PIONEER UNIT
STATION HEAD QUARTER TEZPUR PIN-907213 C/O. 99 APO.
Advocate for : MS.K L R YANTHAN Advocate for : MRS. A GAYAN (CGC) appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA and 3 ORS.
Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/4231/2018
UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS. REP. BY THE SECRETARY MIN OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI- 110001
2: THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001
3: THE STATION COMMANDER STATION HEAD QUARTER TEZPUR PIN- 907213 C/O- 99 APO
4: THE COMMANDING OFFICER 1812 PIONEER UNIT STATION HEAD QUARTER TEZPUR PIN- 907213 C/O- 99 APO VERSUS
RUPAM PATIR AND 7 ORS S/O- PADURAM PATIR R/O- VILL- BAZARGAON
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P.O- DEKARGAON P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784501 2:SABIR ALOM S/O- MD. HAMID ALOM R/O- BHATIR PORUA NEPALI BASTI P.O- SOLMARA DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784501 3:JAGDISH SINGH S/O- BIDESHI SINGH R/O- BHITOR PORUA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784501 4:LAL BAHADUR BISWAKARMA S/O- TEK BAHADUR BISWAKARMA VILL- KACHUBILL P.O- MANSIRI P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 5:VIJAY SINGH S/O- BIDESHI SINGH R/O- BHITOR PORUA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784501 6:UDIT SAHU S/O- LATE NARAYAN SAHU R/O- VILL- NOOR BARI TEA ESTATE P.O- NIKAMUL SATRA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 7:KRISHNA BAHADUR VISWAKARMA S/O- DIL BAHADUR VISWAKARMA R/O- BHITOR PORUA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM
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PIN- 784501 8:SHIV NARAYAN THAKUR S/O- LATE BUDHAN THAKUR R/O- VILL- BHITORPORUA NEPALI BASTI P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 9:MIRA BORAH D/O- GOPAL NATH R/O- VILL- AAHATGURI P.O- SOLMARA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM -----------Advocate for : MRS. A GAYAN Advocate for : MR. S C BISWAS appearing for RUPAM PATIR AND 7 ORS
Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/3127/2022
ON THE DEATH OF SURESH PRASAD HIS LEGAL HEIRS USHA DEVI AND ANR. W/O LATE SURESH PRASAD JEWELLERY AND COSMETICS SHOP NO. 13 SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN C/O DINJAN CANTONMENT P.O.AND P.S. DINJAN DISTRICT DIBRUGARH ASSAM 2: SUBHAM KUMAR S/O LATE SURESH PRASAD JEWELLERY AND COSMETICS SHOP NO. 13 SARGAM SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN C/O DINJAN CANTONMENT P.O.AND P.S. DINJAN DISTRICT DIBRUGARH ASSAM VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS THROUGH THE SECRETARY
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TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI 110001
2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF
SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI 110001 3:THE STATION COMMANDER STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN 900284 C/O 99 APO 4:THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT
STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN 900284 C/O 99 APO -----------Advocate for : SUSHMITA SENGUPTA Advocate for : ASSTT.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS
Linked Case : WP(C)/326/2021
GAURANGA DEY S/O- LT. MAKHAN CHANDRA DEY TEA LEAF AND TRANSPORTATION SHOP SHOP NO. 36 JHANKAR SHOPPING CENTRE DINJAN P.O. DINJAN P.S. CHABUA DIST.- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 786001
VERSUS
THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS THROUGH THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI- 110001
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2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001 3:THE STATION COMMANDER STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN- 900284 C/O.99 APO 4:THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN- 900284 C/O.99 APO -----------Advocate for : MR. S C BISWAS Advocate for : ASSTT.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS
Linked Case : WP(C)/6109/2019
RAJU DEKA S/O- SRI DHANESWAR DEKA R/O- DINJAN TINIALI P.O. DINJAN DIST- TINSUKIA ASSAM VERSUS
THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS. THROUGH THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI- 110001
2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001 3:THE STATION COMMANDER STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN- 900284 C/O 99 APO 4:THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT STATION HEAD QUARTER DINJAN PIN- 900284
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C/O 99 APO
-----------Advocate for : MR. S C BISWAS Advocate for : ASSTT.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS.
Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/4223/2018
UNION OF INDIA and 3 ORS. REP. BY SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI- 110001
2: THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001 3: THE STATION COMMANDER STATION HEADQUARTER TEZPUR PIN- 907213 C/O- 99 APO
4: THE COMMANDING OFFICER
1812 PIONEER UNIT STATION HEADQUARTER TEZPUR PIN- 907213 C/O- 99 APO VERSUS
BADAL DUTTA S/O- LATE ASUTOSH DUTTA R/O- VILL.- NEPALI PATTI P.O.- NEPALI PATTI P.S.- TEZPUR DIST.- SONITPUR ASSAM
-----------Advocate for : MRS. A GAYAN Advocate for : MR. S C BISWAS appearing for BADAL DUTTA
Linked Case : WP(C)/5844/2019 DOLA DHAR AND 9 ORS.
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W/O- LATE RANJIT DHAR SHOP NO. 13 SHOPKEEPER OF SARGAM SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM 2: MD. ISRAIL ANSARI S/O- LATE RAHMAN ANSARI SHOP NO. 4 SHOPKEEPER OF SARGAM SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM 3: SUBHAS CHANDRA SARMA S/O- LATE PRABHU DAYAL SARMA SHOP NO. 3 SHOPKEEPER OF SARGAM SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM 4: ARIF HUSSAIN S/O- LATE RAHMAN ANSARI SHOP NO. 7 SHOPKEEPER OF JHANKAR SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM 5: NITYALAL DAS S/O- LATE GOPAL DAS SHOP NO. 5 SHOPKEEPER OF JHANKAR SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM 6: BABUL DAS S/O- SRI BIRESHWAR DAS SHOP NO. 2 SHOPKEEPER OF JHANKAR SHOPPING COMPLEX
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DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM 7: MONORANJAN DAS S/O- NARENDRA CHANDRA DAS SHOP NO. 10 SHOPKEEPER OF JHANKAR SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM 8: KANCHAN SHAH S/O- LATE RAM BHAROSE SHAH SHOP NO. 6 AND 7 SHOPKEEPER OF JHANKAR SHOPPING COMPLEX DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM 9: BIJOY GUPTA S/O- LATE RAM NAVAMI GUPTA SHOP NO. 35 SECTOR C/DAO SHOPKEEPER OF SECTOR A AND C DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM 10: BINOD GUPTA S/O- LATE RAM NAVAMI GUPTA SHOP NO. SECTOR A SHOPKEEPER OF SECTOR A AND C DINJAN CANTONMENT P.S- CHABUA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS THROUGH THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF INDIA MIN OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI- 110001
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2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001 3:THE STATION COMMANDER STATION HQ DINJAN PIN- 900284 C/O- 99 APO 4:THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDANT STATION HQ DINJAN PIN- 900284 C/O- 99 APO -----------Advocate for : MR A DASGUPTA Advocate for : SC C.G.C. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS
Linked Case : WP(C)/6227/2017
RUPAM PATIR and 8 ORS. S/O- PADURAM PATIR R/O- VILL- BAZARGAON P.O- DEKARGAON P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784501 2: SABIR ALOM S/O- MD. HAMID ALOM R/O- BHATIR PORUA NEPALI BASTI P.O- SOLMARA DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784501 3: JAGDISH SINGH S/O- BIDESHI SINGH R/O- BHITOR PORUA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784501
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4: LAL BAHADUR BISWAKARMA S/O- TEK BAHADUR BISWAKARMA VILL- KACHUBILL P.O- MANSIRI P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 5: VIJAY SINGH S/O- BIDESHI SINGH R/O- BHITOR PORUA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784501 6: UDIT SAHU S/O- LATE NARAYAN SAHU R/O- VILL- NOOR BARI TEA ESTATE P.O- NIKAMUL SATRA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 7: KRISHNA BAHADUR VISWAKARMA S/O- DIL BAHADUR VISWAKARMA R/O- BHITOR PORUA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784501
8: NARAYAN THAKUR S/O- LATE BUDHAN THAKUR R/O- VILL- BHITORPORUA NEPALI BASTI P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 9: MIRA BORAH D/O- GOPAL NATH R/O- VILL- AAHATGURI P.O- SOLMARA P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM VERSUS
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THE UNION OF INDIA and 3 ORS. REP. BY THE SECRETARY MIN OF DEFENCE NEW DELHI- 110001
2:THE CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001 3:THE STATION COMMANDER STATION HEAD QUARTER TEZPUR PIN- 907213 C/O- 99 APO 4:THE COMMANDING OFFICER 1812 PIONEER UNIT STATION HEAD QUARTER TEZPUR PIN- 907213 C/O- 99 APO -----------Advocate for : MR.B D DAS Advocate for : ASSTT.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA and 3 ORS.
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA
ORDER
Date : 10-11-2022
Heard Mr. S.C. Biswas, learned counsel for the applicant and Ms. A. Gayan, learned CGC.
The learned counsels for the parties submit that the I.A has become infructuous, as the grievance of the applicant has been redressed in this application.
The I.A is accordingly disposed of.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
BINOD GUPTA
THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS
MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA
As recorded by the court registry
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