The State of Mizoram and 3 Ors. v. Smt. Laltlanthangi Ralte and 34 Ors.
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GAHC010051592021 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT…
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GAHC010051592021
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WA/104/2021
THE STATE OF MIZORAM AND 3 ORS.
REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF MIZORAM, AIZAWL, MIZORAM- 796001.
2: THE COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF MIZORAM PWD AIZAWL MIZORAM PIN- 796001.
3: THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF MIZORAM DP AND AR (GSW) AIZAWL MIZORAM PIN- 796001.
4: THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF PWD GOVERNMENT OF MIZORAM AIZAWL PIN- 796001
VERSUS
SH. H. LALFAKZUALA AND 26 ORS.
SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO, PWD, KOLASIB DIVISION, KOLASIB.
2:SH. JOHN LALCHHUANAWMA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD KAWRTHAH DIVISION KAWRTHAH
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MAMIT DISTRICT.
3:SH. C. LALENKAWLA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION III RAMHLUN VENGCHHAK AIZAWL.
4:SH. R. LALRINMAWIA
SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD PIU WORLD BANK TUIKHUAHTLANG AIZAWL.
5:SH. ZODINGLIANA
SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD HMUIFANG DIVISION AIBAWK AIZAWL DISTRICT.
6:SH. C. LALTHANGVELA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION-I RAMHLUN VENGCHHAK AIZAWL.
7:SH. LALNUNTLUANGA
SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD KHAWZAWL DIVISION KHAWZAWL CHAMPHAI DISTRICT. 8:SH. C. LALCHHUANAWMA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD NEC DIVISION CHAMPHAI. 9:SH. DENGCHUNGNUNGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION II RAMHLUN VENGCHHAK
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AIZAWL.
10:SH. R. LALPEKA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD E IN C OFFICE PWD TUIKHUAHTLANG AIZAWL.
11:SMT. MALSAWMDAWGLIANI SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD AIZAWL BUILDING DIVISION TREASURY SQUARE.
12:SMT. VANSANGPUII SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD PIU WORLD BANK TUIKHUAHTLANG AIZAWL.
13:SMT. LALBIAKSANGI SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD PROJECT DIVISION-III BABUTLANG AIZAWL. 14:SH. P. C. DAVID LALRINLIANA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD CHIEF ENGINEER ROADS OFFICE TUIKHUAHTLANG AIZAWL.
15:SH. LALREMRUATA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD HMUIFANG DIVISION AIBAWK AIZAWL DISTRICT.
16:SH. R. LALDUHTHLANGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF TRANSPORT CHALTLANG
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AIZAWL.
17:SH. LALNGAISANGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD PROJECT DIVISION II LAIPUITLANG AIZAWL.
18:SH. LALRAMSANGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD KOLASIB DIVISION KOLASIB DISTRICT.
19:SH. LALBIAKNUNGA
SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD PROJECT DIVISION II LAIPUITLANG AIZAWL.
20:SH. LALCHHUANAWMA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD ROAD FUN BOARD LAIPUITLANG AIZAWL.
21:SH. ZOHMINGLIANA
SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD AIZAWL ROAD NORTH DIVISION LAIPUITLANG AIZAWL.
22:SH. P.C. ZOKHUMA
SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD AIZAWL ROAD SOUTH DIVISION TREASURY SQUARE AIZAWL.
23:SH. LALDUHZUALA SAILO SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD SERCHHIP DIVISION SERCHHIP DISTRICT.
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24:SH. K. LUAIMINTHANGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD QUALITY CONTROL DIVISION ZUANGTUI AIZAWL.
25:SH. SAMUEL ZOTHANKHUMA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD AIZAWL ROAD SOUTH DIVISION TREASURY SQUARE AIZAWL.
26:SH. JIMMY VANLALSIAMA BAWIKHAR SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION-II RAMHLUN VENGCHHAK AIZAWL.
27:SH. DAVID LALTANPUIA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD AIZAWL ROAD SOUTH DIVISON TREASURY SQUARE AIZAWL
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR A D CHOUDHURY
Advocate for the Respondent : MR. K N CHOUDHURY
Linked Case : WA/103/2021
THE STATE OF MIZORAM AND 3 ORS. REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF MIZORAM AIZAWL MIZORAM- 796001.
2: THE COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF MIZORAM PWD AIZAWL MIZORAM PIN- 796001.
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3: THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF MIZORAM DP AND AR (GSW) AIZAWL MIZORAM PIN- 796001. 4: THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF PWD GOVT OF MIZORAM AIZAWL PIN- 796001. VERSUS SH. C. LALDINTLUANGA AND ANR. SR. A.E/SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER PWD ROAD SUB DIVISION PWD LUNGLEI. 2:SH. P.C. CHHIARKIMA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD SDO (TC) PWD KHAWZAWL DIVISION. -----------Advocate for : ADDL. A.G. MIZORAM Advocate for : appearing for SH. C. LALDINTLUANGA AND ANR.
Linked Case : WA/106/2021 THE STATE OF MIZORAM AND 3 ORS. REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF MIZORAM AIZAWL MIZORAM- 796001. 2: THE COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF MIZORAM PWD AIZAWL MIZORAM PIN- 796001. 3: THE SECRETARY TO THE GOV. OF MIZORAM DP AND AR (GSW)
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AIZAWL MIZORAM PIN- 796001.
4: THE ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF PWD GOVT. OF MIZORAM AIZAWL PIN- 796001. VERSUS SMT. LALTLANTHANGI RALTE AND 34 ORS. SR. A.E./SDO PWD (ENVIRONMENT) PIU CE (ROADS) PWD TUIKHUAHTLANG AIZAWL. 2:SH. V. LALHMUNMAWIA SR. A.E./SDO PWD S AND I SUB-DIVSION PWD SAITUAL. 3:SH. JOSEPH REMMAWIA SR. A.E./SDO PWD ENGINEER IN CHIEF OFFICE PWD TUIKHUAHTLANG AIZAWL. 4:SH. H. LALNUNPUIA SR. A.E./SDO PWD ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF OFFICE PWD TUIKHUAHTLANG AIZAWL. 5:SH. S. R. LALRAMTHANGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD PIU (ADB) TUIKHUAHTLANG AIZAWL. 6:SMT. JENNY LALRAMCHHUANI
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SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD AIZAWL ROAD NORTH DIVISION. 7:SH. KAPHMINGLIANA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION-I RAMHLUN VENGCHHAK AIZAWL. 8:SH. C. LALTHANGVELA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION-I RAMHLUN VENGCHHAK AIZAWL. 9:SH. LALNUNTLUANGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD KHAWZAWL DIVISION KHAWZAWL CHAMPHAI DISTRICT. 10:SH. C. LALCHHUANAWMA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD NEC DIVISON CHAMPHAI. 11:SH. DENGCHUNGNUNGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION-II RAMHLUN VENGCHHAK AIZAWL. 12:SH. R. LALPEKA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD E IN C OFFICE PWD TUIKHUAHTLANG AIZAWL. 13:SMT. MALSAWMDAWNGLIANI SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD AIZAWL BUILDING DIVISION TRESURY SQUARE. 14:SMT. VANSANGPUII SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD PIU WORLD BANK TUIKHUAHTLANG
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AIZAWL/ 15:SMT. R. LALBIAKSANGI SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD PROJECT DIVSION-III BABUTLANG AIZAWL. 16:SH. P.C. DAVID LALRINLIANA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD CHIEF ENGINEER ROADS OFFICE TUIKHUAHTLANG AIZAWL. 17:SH. LALREMRUATA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD HMUIFANG DIVISION AIBAWK AIZAWL DISTRICT. 18:SH. R. LALDUHTHLANGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD OFFICE OF THE DIRECTORATE OF TRANSPORT CHALTLANG AIZAWL. 19:SH. LALNGAISANGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD PROJECT DIVISION-II LAIPUITLANG AIZAWL. 20:SH. LALRAMSANGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD KOLASIB DIVSION KOLASIB DISTRICT 21:SH. LALBIAKNUNGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD PROJECT DIVSION-II LAIPUITLANG AIZAWL. 22:SH. LALCHHUANAWMA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD ROAD FUN BOARD LAIPUITLANG AIZAWL.
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23:SH. ZOHMINGLIANA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD AIZAWL ROAD NORTH DIVISION LAIPUITLANG AIZAWL. 24:SH. P. C. ZOKHUMA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD AIZAWL ROAD SOUTH DIVISION TREASURY SQUARE AIZAWL. 25:SH. LALDUHZUALA SAILO SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD SERCHHIP DIVSION SERCHHIP DISTRICT. 26:SH. K. LUIMINTHANGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD QUALITY CONTROL DIVISION ZUANGTUI AIZAWL. 27:SH. SAMUEL ZOTHANKHUMA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD AIZAWL ROAD SOUTH DIVISION TREASURY SQUARE AIZAWL. 28:SH. JIMMY VANLALSIAMA BAWIKHAR SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION-II RAMHLUN VENGCHHAK AIZAWL. 29:SH. DAVID LALTANPUIA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD AIZAWL ROAD SOUTH DIVISION TREASURY SQUARE AIZAWL. 30:SH. LALFAKZUALA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD KOLASIB DIVISION KOLASIB. 31:SH. JOHN LALCHHUANAWMA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO
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PWD KAWRTHAH DIVISION KAWRTHAH MAMIT DISTRICT. 32:SH. C. LALENKAWLA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD NATIONAL HIGHWAY DIVISION-III RAMHLUN VENGCHHAK AIZAWL. 33:SH. R. LALRINMAWIA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD PIU WORLD BANK TUIKHUAHTLANG AIZAWL. 34:SH. ZODINGLIANA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD HMUIFANG DIVISION AIBAWK AIZAWL DISTRICT. 35:SH. R. LALCHUNGNUNGA SENIOR ASSISTANT ENGINEER/SDO PWD WESTERN CIRCLE LAIPUITLANG AIZAWL. -----------Advocate for : MR A D CHOUDHURY Advocate for : MR. K N CHOUDHURY appearing for SMT. LALTLANTHANGI RALTE AND 34 ORS.
BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (ACTING) MR. N. KOTISWAR SINGH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA
:: O R D E R ::
03.06.2022
[N. Kotiswar Singh, CJ(Acting)]
Heard Mr. A. Kalita, learned Additional Advocate General, Mizoram appearing for the appellants submits that he has received instructions to withdraw these three appeals and also
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filed an affidavit to that effect.
In view of the submission made above, the present appeals stand closed on withdrawal. Mr. J. Patowary, learned counsel appears for the respondents.
JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE (ACTING)
Comparing Assistant
The State of Mizoram
Sh. C. Laldintluanga
Smt. Laltlanthangi Ralte
N. Kotiswar Singh
Soumitra Saikia
As recorded by the court registry
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