Writ petition filed by 73petitioners was dismissed after the counsel for the petitioners sought and was granted liberty to withdraw the petition and file a fresh one.
liberty to file a fresh petition granted; writ petition dismissed as withdrawn.
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GAHC010155992024
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/838/2018
1: MRINMOY SAIKIA AND 72 ORS.
S/O LT. KANAK SAIKIA RESIDENT OF BLOCK- E QTR NO.002 NOTBOMA HOUSING COMPLEX HATIGAON GUWAHATI DISTRICTKAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781038
2: SHRI DIGANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE DURGESWAR SARMAH RESIDENT OF BLOCK- E QTR NO.E-302 NOTBOMA HOUSING COMPLEX HATIGAON GUWAHATI DISTRICTKAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781038 PH. NO. 9854856691
3: SHRI MANORANJAN RAJBONGSHI
S/O KHARGESWAR RAJBONGSHI RESIDENT OF QTR NO.213 SUPERMARKET COMPLEX DISPUR GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781006 PH. NO. 7399014190.
4: SHRI DEBAJIT KONWAR
S/O SHRI BHABENDRA NATH KONWAR RESIDENT OF G-BLOCK QTR NO.104 JAWAHARNAGAR HOUSEFED APARTMENT BELTOLA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM GUWAHATI-28 PH. NO. 7086759076.
5: SHRI KANDARPA THAKURIA
S/O SHRI AMRIT THAKURIA RESIDENT OF MIRZA P.O. UPERHATI P.S. PALASHBARI ASSAM DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781122 PH. NO. 9678496918.
6: SHRI TARA NATH GOUTAM
S/O SHRI CHET NATH GOUTAM RESIDENT OF JAWAHARNAGAR HOUSEFED COMPLEX BELTOLA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM GUWAHATI-28 PH. NO. 9864519782.
7: SHRI JANMI JAY KALITA
S/O SHRI AKALU KALITA RESIDENT OF Q.NO.302 NOTBOMA HOUSING COMPLEX HATIGAON GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781038 PH. NO. 7399951940.
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8: SHRI ABUL HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O ABDUL KARIM LASKAR RESIDENT OF HATGAON NOWAPARA P.O. PANJABARI GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781022 PH. NO. 9613141820. 9: SHRI ABHIJIT HAZARIKA S/O SHRI ATUL HAZARIKA RESIDENT OF JAWAHARNAGAR HOUSEFED COMPLEX BELTOLA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM GUWAHATI-28 PH. NO. 9854416962. 10: SHRI NIRAL CHANDRA DAS S/O LATE JAGAT CH. DAS. RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O- MIRZA P.S. PALASHBARI ASSAM DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781125 PH. NO. 7002389647. 11: SMTI. JUNMANI PATOR D/O BHOGI RAM PATOR RESIDENT OF QTR. NO. VII (M) UNIT- GF-II RUKMININAGAR HUDCO COMPLEX DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM GUWAHATI-6 PH. NO. 9854378021. 12: SMTI. PURABI KARIGAPRA S/O UMESWAR KARIGAPRA RESIDENT OF FLAT NO. A-21 JAYANTI APARTMENT ASHOK PATH SURVEY
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BELTOLA ROAD DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM GUWAHATI-28 PH. NO. 7002056008.
13: SHRI DIGANTA GOGOI S/O SRI UMA KANTA GOGOI. RESIDENT OF BLOCK- E QTR NO.E-302 NOTBOMA HOUSING COMPLEX HATIGAON GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781038 PH. NO. 8473923993. 14: SHRI HEMEN MEDHI S/O SRI KAMALA KANTA MEDHI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KALJAR P.O AND P.S. BAKSA DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM
PIN- 781346 PH. NO 9854455967. 15: SMTI NIRMALA BASUMATARY PEGU D/O SHRI GANESH BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MOHORICAMP P.O- UKHAMATI P.S.- DHEMAJI DISTRICT- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787056 PH. NO. 9401171442.
16: SHRI TAPAN KUMAR BAISHAYA S/O SHRI ANANTA RAM BAISHYA
RESIDENT OF NAVAGRAHA NATUN NAGAR
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P.O- SILPUKHURI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM GUWAHATI-3 PH. NO. 9085621222. 17: SHRI NILA KAMAL SARMAH S/O LATE DURGESWAR SARMAH RESIDENT OF QTR NO. M-III B-14 NOTBOMA HOUSING COMPLEX HATIGAON GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781038 PH. NO. 9508519813. 18: SHRI CHAMBAL BRAHMA S/O SHRI BIJOY KR. BRAHMA RESIDENT OF QTR NO. M-III B-15 NOTBOMA HOUSING COMPLEX HATIGAON GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781038 PH. NO. 9854032760. 19: SMTI BOBITA GOGOI D/O SHRI JOGESWAR GOGOI RESIDENT OF BLOCK-G/102 JAWAHAR NAGAR HOUSEFED COMPLEX TRIPURA ROAD BELTOLA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM GUWAHATI-29 PH. NO. 9706523814. 20: SHRI JIBAN CHANDRA TAID
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S/O SHRI KESHAB TAID
RESIDENT OF BHANTOLU NH 37 13TH MILE JORABAT P.O.- AMERIGOG P.S.- BASISHTHA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781023 PH. NO.9707633344.
21: SMTI SWAPNALI DEVI D/O SHRI DEBENDRA NATH SARMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KATAKUCHI P.O.- DUBI P.S.- PATACHARKUCHI DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781325 PH. NO. 9706842831.
22: SHRI SANKAR DAS S/O LATE SONESWAR DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- 2 NO KENDUGURI BUDHYA MANDIR PATH P.O. AND P.S.- NOONMATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM GUWAHATI-26 PH. NO. 9854093411. 23: SHRI DIPANKAR SARKAR S/O DIPAK RANJAN SARKAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MITHAM BENGALI GAON P.O.- MITHAM BENGALI GAON P.S.- DHEKIAJULI DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784110 PH. NO. 8638304988.
24: SMTI ROLLINA HAJLONGBAR D/O LATE RISHENDRA HAJLONGBAR
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RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- HAFLONG P.O. AND P.S. HAFLONG DISTRICT- DIMA HASAO ASSAM PIN- 788819 PH. NO. 9854032541. 25: SHRI SATYENDRA NATH DAS S/O BHADRESWAR DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- METUAKUCHI P.O. SANTINAGAR DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781314 PH. NO. 9864079143. 26: SHRI BIMAL KAMAL SAHARIA S/O SHRI ASWINI KUMAR SAHARIA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SATGHARIA P.O. SIPAJHAR DISTRICT- DARRANG ASSAM PIN- 784145 PH. NO. 9864079143. 27: SHRI DIPAK KR. KALITA S/O SHRI DWIPTEN DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- RABANTARI P.O. RABANTARI DISTRICT- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN- 783337 PH. NO. 9707826773. 28: SMTI PHULAN DAS D/O LATE CHAN MOHAN DAS RESIDENT OF ANIMA COMMERCIAL INSTITUTE HOWLY WARD NO.2 P.O. HOWLY DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781316 PH. NO. 9864441110 29: SHRI BASANTA DOWANIA S/O LATE MOHENDRA DOWANIA
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RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BONGAON P.O.-BONGAON DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785611 PH. NO. 9859274736. 30: SHRI DIPAK DEY S/O LATE DAYANNANDA DEY RESIDENT OF BLOCK-F QR NO. 004 JAWAHAR NAGAR HOUSEFED COMPLEX TRIPURA ROAD BELTOLA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM GUWAHATI-29 PH. NO. 9508608666 31: SHRI ANUP SUKLABAIDYA S/O LATE AMIYA SUKLABAIDYA RESIDENT OF BLOCK-F QR NO. 204 JAWAHAR NAGAR HOUSEFED APARTMENT TRIPURA ROAD BELTOLA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM GUWAHATI-29 PH. NO. 8135056438. 32: SHRI DIGANTA KUMAR SARMA S/O LATE N.N. SARMA RESIDENT OF QTR NO.9/2 VIII(M) SUPERMARKET COMPLEX DISPUR GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781006 PH. NO. 9435190327. 33: SMTI SUNITA DAS DEKA
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D/O LATE PAWAN CHANDRA DAS
RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.176 HENGRABARI NEAR PROTECH PARK GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781036 PH. NO. 9101132359
34: SHRI SHYAMAL KR. SAHA D/O LATE SANKAR KR. SAHA RESIDENT OF BLOCK- E FLAT NO.D-204 NOTBOMA HOUSING COMPLEX HATIGAON GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781038 PH. NO. 8876014610 35: SHRI MAHENDRA GOGOI S/O LATE SARBANANDA GOGOI RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.346 (A) BORBARI HENGRABARI OPPOSITE SBI ATM BRBARI CHARIALI GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781036 PH. NO. 9706344900 36: SHRI BRIJ BHUSHAN SINGH S/O SHRI RADHA KRISHNA SINGH RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 4(A) SIVA PATH VILLAGE LATAKATA (NEPALI BASTI BEHIND MES OFFICE) P.O.- PILLINGKATA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN-781029
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PH. NO. 8638583918
37: SHRI HUMEN BARUAH S/O LATE DHIRESWAR BARUAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MANIPUR P.O.-MANIPUR DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM PIN- 782105 PH. NO. 8638484911. 38: SHRI BIPUL BHAGABATI S/O SHRI HIREN BHAGABATI RESIDENT OF JONAKI NAGAR 1ST BYLANE P.O.- SAOKUCHI BETKUCHI GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781040 PH. NO. 9864267054 39: SHRI DEBAJIT PATOWARY S/O SHRI GOPI PATOWARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-DORAKAHARA P.O.- DORAKAHARA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781101 PH. NO.9854904120 40: SHRI GAUTAM CHANDRA DAS S/O LATE CHITTA RANJAN DAS RESIDENT OF WEST SRIPURIA NEAR HINDI L.P. SCHOOL TINSUKIA DISTRICT- TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN- 786145 PH. NO. 9954374945
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41: SHRI SUBRATA PAUL
S/O LATE SUSHIL CHANDRA PAUL
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- AMBARKHANA P.O.- AMBARKHANA DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788712 PH. NO. 9435263790. 42: SMTI SUNMANI SAIKIA GOGOI S/O SHRI DEBA KANTA SAIKIA
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DIGHALA GAON P.O.- BORBORUA P.S.- BORBORUA DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 786001 PH. NO. 9854056839 43: SHRI RAJU DAS S/O SHRI PRAFULLA CHANDRA DAS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PARAKUCHI P.O- MONIARI TINIALI P.S.- PALASHBARI DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781125 PH. NO. 9864452433 44: SHRI MRINMOY DAS S/O LATE RATNESWAR DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MIRZA P.O- MIRZA DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781125 PH. NO. 9707831081 45: SHRI KUSHAL KR. DAS
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S/O SHRI TARUN CHANDRA DAS
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- HALIGAON P.O. AND P.S.- JALUKBARI DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781011 PH. NO. 9085715165 46: SHRI PRANAB JYOTI DAS S/O SHRI HARESWAR DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DAHALI P.O- BATANHAT P.S.- PALASHBARI DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781122 PH. NO. 9859545770 47: SMTI BIJAYA LAKSHMI BAISHYA D/O SHRI AMULYA CH. BAISHYA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- HAJO GANESHTOLA P.O AND P.S.- HAJO DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781102 PH. NO. 9854622354 48: SHRI MAHENDRA BORO S/O LATE BIJOY BORO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- RAJA PANI CHAUDA P.O- RANI P.S.- PALASHBARI DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781131 PH. NO. 9859181264
49: MIR NAGIB HASSAN S/O MD ABDUL HAI
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RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BORDOULGURI P.O- BORDOULGURI P.S.- SIPAJHAR DISTRICT- DARRANG ASSAM PIN- 784145 PH. NO. 9864545145. 50: SHRI BUBUL BORAH S/O SHRI MAHENDRA BORAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SOUTH LENGA P.O- BORBAKA P.S.- BAIHATA CHARIALI DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781030 PH. NO. 9435796396. 51: SHRI LAKHYAJIT SONOWAL S/O SHRI PHONIDHAR SONOWAL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- GAYALDUBI BORKHELIA P.O- BORKHELIA P.S.- BOGINODI DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787032 PH. NO. 9706546115. 52: SHRI KISHORE KUMAR KALITA S/O LATE MADHAB CHANDRA KALITA RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 8 BANANI PATH. JANAKPUR KAHILIPARA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM GUWAHATI- 32 PH. NO.9864045316. 53: SHRI BHUDHAR PATHAK S/O GOKUL PATHAK RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MEDA P.O- CHAK CHAKA BAZAR DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781317 PH. NO.9101081972
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54: SMTI PINKI MONI DAS D/O LATE CHAN MOHAN DAS RESIDENT OF ANIMA COMMERCIAL INSTITUTE HOWLY P.O. HOWLY DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781316 PH. NO. 9854231862 55: SMTI KAKOLI DAS D/O LT. TARUN DAS R/O WARD NO. 4 SORBHUG TOWN P.O. BARPETA DIST. BARPETA ASSAM PIN - 81317 PH. NO. 9854231862
56: SHRI DIGANTA DEKA S/O SHRI MONIRAM DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BARJALAH P.O- TANGLA DISTRICT- UDALGURI(BTAD) ASSAM PIN- 784521 PH. NO. 9706604903.
57: SHRI BISHNU MUDOI S/O LATE NARAYAN CH. MUDOI. RESIDENT OF R. K. B. ROAD P.O- NAGAON DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782001 PH. NO. 9864432571.
58: SHRI BANKIM KUNDU S/O LATE GOURANGA KUNDU RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 1 P.O- BASUGAON DISTRICT- CHIRANG (BTAD) ASSAM
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PIN- 783372 PH. NO.9864068216.
59: SRI AMRIT BARUAH S/O SHRI JALIK BARUAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MADHYA PULANGDIHATI P.O- BARPETA DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781301 PH. NO.8638436597. 60: SMTI MOUSUMI MIKIR D/O LATE NARENDRA MIKIR
RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 111 SOUTH SARANIA ULUBARI DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM GUWAHATI-7 PH. NO 8876016753
61: SMTI DIMPI DOWANIA
D/O LATE MAHENDRA DOWANIA
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BONGAON P.O.- BADULIPARA DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785611 PH. NO 9706872696
62: SHRI RABIN DIHINGIA S/O SHRI BHUPEN DIHINGIA
RESIDENT OF SHYAMAPALY WARD NO. 7 BORPETA ROAD P.O.AND P.S.- BARPETA ROAD DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781315 PH. NO 9864244777 63: SHRI MANIK CHANDRA GHOSH S/O LATE TULSHI DAS GHOSH
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RESIDENT OF DALGAON P.O.- DALGAON AND P.S.- DALGAON DISTRICT- DARRANG ASSAM PIN- 784116 PH. NO 9678173980 64: SHRI DHIRAJ KR. NATH S/O SHRI PRABHAT NATH
RESIDENT OF P.O.- ANLACHOWKA AND.S.-ANLACHOWKA DISTRICTDARRANG ASSAM PIN- 784529 PH. NO9854058568
65: SHRI SIMANTA KUMAR GOGOI S/O SHRI UMA KANTA GOGOI
RESIDENT OF KALAYANI NAGAR KAHILIPARA DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM GUWAHATI-19. PH. NO. 9707918725
66: SHRI MANOJ PATOWARY S/O LATE RABIN PATWARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DORA KAHARA P.O.- DORA KAHARA P.S.- CHANGSARI DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781101 PH. NO 7576934583 67: SHRI PROBNOB MECH S/O SHRI MUNIN MECH RESIDENT OF ROOM NO 308 LAKSHMI APARTMENT BELTOLA SURVEY DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM GUWAHATI-28 PH. NO 9495330921
68: SHRI AMIT BISWAS S/O SHRI DEBENDRA CHANDRA BISWAS
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RESIDENT OF QTR. NOVIII (M) 5 SUPER MARKET DISPUR DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM GUWAHATI-6 PH. NO9864439027
69: SHRI AKSHAY KUMAR BARMAN S/O LATE BANKIM BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GHOHKUCHI P.O.- KHATIKUCHI P.S.- GHOGRPAR DISTRICT- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781369 PH. NO 9854045381
70: SHRI KISHOR SARMA S/O LATE SAILEN SARMA RESIDENT OF KRISHNA JYOTI NAGAR KHANAPARA DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM GUWAHATI-29 PH. NO 9864043218
71: SHRI NIRANJAN SARMA
S/O SHRI RABI DUTTA SARMA RESIDENT OF NAGARIK PATH CHANDAN NAGAR BANK COLONEY GHORAMARA BELTOLA DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM GUWAHATI-28 PH. NO 9854014987
72: SMTI SMITA SAIKIA
D/O SHRI P.K. SAIKIA RESIDENT OF NAGARIK PATH CHANDAN NAGAR BANK COLONEY GHORAMARA BELTOLA DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM GUWAHATI-28 PH. NO9085895884
73: SMTI ASHIMA BHUYAN
D/O LATE BANUDHAR BHUYAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BORABHUYAN GAON P.OP.S.- SOOTEA DISTRICT- BISWANATH CHARALI ASSAM PIN784175 PH. NO9859454465
VERSUS
1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS. REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF SSAM SECRETARIAT ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006.
2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARYGOVERNMENT OF ASSAM SECRETARIAT ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI - 781006.
3:THE SECRETARY GOVT. OF ASSAM SECRETARIAT ADMINISTRATION (ESTT) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006
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For the Appellant(s) : Ms. G. Bora, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Mrs. R.B. Bora, Junior Government Advocate, Assam. : Mr. A. Phukan, Standing Counsel, General Administration Department.
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HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMAN SHYAM
16.08.2024
(Vijay Bishnoi, CJ)
Ms. G. Bora, learned counsel for the petitioners, on instructions, has submitted that she wants to withdraw this writ petition with liberty to file a fresh petition.
In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to file a fresh petition.
JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE
Comparing Assistant
Mrinmoy Saikia and 72 Ors.
The State of Assam
Vijay Bishnoi
Suman Shyam
As recorded by the court registry
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