The Gauhati High Court disposed of multiple linked writ petitions filed by women seeking social welfare benefits. Relying on earlier judgments, the court held the matters infructuous and dismissed them.
All writ petitions stand disposed of on being infructuous.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
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GAHC010023762016
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/5117/2016
SMTI. REKHAMONI DIYANG D/O- LT. SRI BRIKIDHAR DIYANG, VILL. and P.O.- KETETONG, NO. 1 NAKANG PATHAR, P.S.- MARGHERITA, DIST.- TINSUKIA, ASSAM.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS TO BE REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, SOCIAL WELFARE DEPTT., DISPUR, GHY- 6.
2:THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE and PROBATION ASSAM BAL-BHAWAN UZANBAZAR GHY- 1. 3:THE DIST. SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER TINSUKIA P.O. and DIST.- TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN- 786125.
4:THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER MARGHERITA ICDS PROJECT P.O.- MARGHERITA DIST.- TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN- 786181. 5:DIPALI KEOT 6:PROMILA DOIMARI
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7:RUNJUN SAIKIA NOTICE TO THE RESPONDENTS NO. 5 6 AND 7 TO BE SERVED TO C/O- CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER MARGHERITA ICDS PROJECT P.O.- MARGHERITA DIST.- TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN- 786181
Advocate for the Petitioner : MRH I CHOUDHURY, MS.A TALUKDAR,MR.D K SHARMA
Advocate for the Respondent : , SC, SOCIAL WELFARE,
Linked Case : WP(C)/1884/2016
MRS. BHARATI BORGOHAIN GOGOI and 2 ORS. C/O MR. HARENDRA GOGOI VILL. NO.2 RAMPUR JAGUNI P.O. RAMPUR P.S. LEKHAPANI DIST- TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786188 2: MONIKA SAIKIA D/O LT. SONESWAR SAIKIA VILL. GOLAI NO.2 P.O. DIGBOI P.S. DIGBOI DIST- TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786171 3: DIPALI GOGOI W/O LUHIT BORUAH VILL. NO.3 MAKUM PATHA P.O. and P.S. MARGERITA DIST- TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786181 VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM SOCIAL WELFARE DEPTT. DISPUR GHY-6
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2:THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE and PROBATION ASSAM BAL-BHAWAN UZANBAZAR GHY-1 3:THE DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER TINSUKIA P.O. and DIST- TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786125 4:THE CHILD DEVEL. PROJECT OFFICER MARGHERITA ICDS PROJECT P.O. MARGHERITA DIST- TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786181 -----------Advocate for : MS.M BURAGOHAIN Advocate for : appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS
Linked Case : WP(C)/982/2016
SMT. NANI SAIKIA W/O SRI BINOY BRAT SAIKIA VILL- KAKOJAN DEWAN BHOROLOWA GAON P.O. KAKOJAN P.S. TEOK DIST. JORHAT ASSAM.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS
REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.
2:THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE
ASSAM UZANBAZAR GUWHATI-1.
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3:THE DISTRICT PROGRAM OFFICER
ICDS JORHAT P.O. JORHAT DIST. JORHAT ASSAM.
4:THE DISTRICT OFFICER
ICDS PROJECT JORHAT P.O. JORHAT DIST. JORHAT ASSAM.
5:THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER
CENTRAL JORHAT ICDS PROJECT P.O. JORHAT DIST. JORHAT ASSAM.
-----------Advocate for : MS. P HANDIQUE Advocate for : SC SOCIAL WELFARE appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS
Linked Case : WP(C)/1802/2016
BHANU BORA W/O- SRI BASANTA KUMAR BORA VILL. and P.O.- DAGAON P.S.- JURIA DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782124.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS TO BE REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM SOCIAL WELFARE DEPTT. DISPUR GHY- 6.
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2:THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE and PROBATION ASSAM BAL-BHAWAN UZANBAZAR GHY- 1. 3:THE DIST. SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER NAGAON P.O. and DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782120. 4:THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER JURIA ICDS PROJECT P.O.- JUIRA DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782124. -----------Advocate for : MD.GIASH UDDIN Advocate for : appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS
Linked Case : WP(C)/1076/2016 MAZIDA AHMED and 2 ORS W/O RAFI UDDIN TAIMUR VILL- AUTALABORI P.O. TENGAGURI DIST. MORIGOAN ASSAM PIN - 782127. 2: MURSHIDA AHMED W/O ZAKIR HUSSAIN VILL and P.O. GOROIMARI DIST. MORIGOAN ASSAM PIN - 782104 3: REBEKA SULTANA W/O ABDUL KASHEM VILL and P.O. SAHARIA GOAN DIST. MORIGOAN ASSAM PIN - 782126. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 10 ORS TO BE REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM SOCIAL WEFFARE DEPARTMENT DISPUR
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GUWAHATI-6.
2:THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE and PROBATION ASSAM BAL-BHAWAN UZAN BAZAR GUWAHATI-1. 3:THE DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER MORIGOAN P.O. and DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM. 4:THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER LAHORIGHAT ICDS PROJECT P.O. LAHORIGHAT DIST.MORIGAON ASSAM 5:THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER MOIRABARI ICDS PROJECT P.O. MOIRABARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 6:SMT. ASMINA KHATUN ROLL NO. AWW 1621851 7:SMTI. NOMITA SAIKIA ROLL NO. AWW 1621854 RESPONDENTS NO. 6 and 7 ARE C/O THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER LAHORIGHAT ICDS PROJECT OFFICER LAHORIGHAT ICDS PROJECT P.O. LAHORIGHAT DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN - 782126. 8:SMTI. KENIJA FATIMA SARKAR ROLL NO. AWW 1621864 9:SMT. REJIA SULTANA ROLL NO. AWW 16169757 10:SMT. DIPALI KALITA BORA ROLL NO. AWW 1616962
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11:SMT. ELIJA BEGUM ROLL NO. AWW 1621854 RESPONDENT NO. 8 TO 11 ARE C/O THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER MOIRABARI ICDS PROJECT P.O. MOIRABARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN - 782104. -----------Advocate for : MR. A K AZAD Advocate for : SC SOCIAL WELFARE appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 10 ORS
Linked Case : WP(C)/666/2016
MRS. BIMALA MAHANTA and 4 ORS. W/O. SRI PRABHAT BORA VILL. NONAI MIKIRPAR URIAGAON P.O. NONAI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782101.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS REP. BY THE COMM. and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPTT. OF SOCIAL WELFARE DISPUR GHY.-06.
-----------Advocate for : MR J UDDIN Advocate for : SC SOCIAL WELFARE appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS
Linked Case : WP(C)/1777/2016 JAHELA BEGUM MAZUMDER D/O- LT. ABDUL MASTAKIN MAZUMDER VILL.- ALITIKAR P.O.- MEHERPUR P.S.- SILCHAR
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DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS TO BE BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM SOCIAL WELFARE DEPTT. DISPUR GHY- 6. 2:THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE and PROBATION ASSAM BAL-BHAWAN UZANBAZAR GHY- 1. 3:THE DIST. SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER CACHAR SILCHAR P.O.- SILCHAR DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788001. 4:THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER SILCHAR R ICDS PROJECT P.O.- SILCHAR DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788001. -----------Advocate for : MD. GIASH UDDIN Advocate for : SC SOCIAL WELFARE appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI
ORDER
Date : 16-09-2024
Heard Mr. H.I. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioners in W.P.[C] no. 1076/2016, W.P.[C] no. 1777/2016, W.P.[C] no. 1802/2016 & W.P.[C] no. 1884/2016; Ms. A.
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Talukdar, learned counsel for the petitioner in W.P.[C] no. 5117/2016; Mr. D. Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioner in W.P.[C] no. 982/2016; and Mr. A. Chakraborty, learned Government Advocate, Assam.
It is submitted at the bar that the issue involved in the instant writ petitions are covered by the decision of this Court in W.P.[C] no. 843/2016 and the Division Bench of this Court in W.A. no. 45/2017. It is further submitted that in view of the aforesaid decisions, the matters have become infructuous.
In view of the aforesaid endorsement, the writ petitions stand disposed of on being infructuous.
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petitions are infructuous in light of previous judgments of this Court.
SMTI. REKHAMONI DIYANG D/LT. SRI BRIKIDHAR DIYANG AND 10 ORS
THE STATE OF ASSAM
KAUSHIK GOSWAMI
As recorded by the court registry
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