All Assam Development Authority Employees Joint Council and 2 Ors. Vs the State of Assam and 27 Ors. — Gauhati HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

All Assam Development Authority Employees Joint Council and 2 Ors. Vs the State of Assam and 27 Ors. — Gauhati HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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GAHC010254362024

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

Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3988/2024

ALL ASSAM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES JOINT COUNCIL AND 2 ORS.

REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY SRI RATUL BORA, C/O. OFFICE OF THE DIBRUGARH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, P.O. C.R. BUILDING, DIBRUGARH,

2: BANI KANTA BARUAH PRESIDENT

ALL ASSAM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES JOINT COUNCIL C/O. OFFICE OF THE TINSUKIA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY CHALIHA NAGAR

P.O. TINSUKIA

3: RATUL BORA

GENERAL SECRETARY

ALL ASSAM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY EMPLOYEES JOINT COUNCIL OFFICE OF THE DIBRUGARH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY P.O. CR BUILDING DIBRUGARH R/O. CHENING CHAPORI (OLD THANA ROAD) P.O. DIBRUGAR

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 27 ORS. REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, P.O. DISPUR, GHY., ASSAM

2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPTT. P.O. DISPUR GHY.

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ASSAM

3:THE COMM. AND SECY. URBAN DEVELOPMENT DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM P.O. DISPUR DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM GHY. 4:DIRECTOR TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING GOVT. OF ASSAM P.O. DISPUR DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM GHY. 5:THE KOKRAJHAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN P.O. AND DIST. KOKRAJHAR ASSAM 6:THE SILCHAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN PWD ROAD P.O. SILCHAR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 7:THE TINSUKIA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN CHALIHA NAGAR P.O. AND DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM 8:THE DIBRUGARH DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN MILAN NAGAR (NEAR D.C. OFFICE) P.O. C.R. BUILDING DIST. DIBRUGARH ASSAM 9:THE SIBSAGAR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN CENTRAL MARKET P.O. AND DIST. SIBSAGAR ASSAM

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10:THE JORHAT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN FUKAN ALI P.O. AND DIST. JORHAT ASSAM 11:THE SONARI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN P.O. SONARI DIST. CHARAIDEO ASSAM 12:THE NAZIRA-SIMULGURI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN P.O. NAZIRA DIST. SIBSAGAR ASSAM 13:THE GOLAGHAT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN K.K. PATH P.O. AND DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM 14:THE TEZPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN N.T. ROAD P.O. TEZPUR DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM 15:THE DERGAON DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN A.T. ROAD P.O. DERGAON DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM 16:THE NAGAON DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AMALAPATTY NEAR RED CROSS TINIALI P.O. AND DIST. NAGAON ASSAM 17:THE JAGIROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN P.O. JAGIROAD

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DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 18:THE NORTH LAKHIMPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN CD ROAD P.O. AND DIST. NORTH LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 19:THE BONGAIGAON DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN NEAR CHILARAI HOSPITA BORPARA P.O. AND DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 20:THE KARIMGANJ DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN NEAR DTO OFFICE STEEMAR GHAT ROAD P.O. AND DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM 21:THE DHUBRI-GAURIPUR DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN AK DAS GUPTA ROAD P.O. AND DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM 22:THE NALBARI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN B.K. ROAD P.O. AND DIST. NALBARI ASSAM 23:THE BISWANATH CHARIALI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN P.O. BISWANATH CHARIALI DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM. 24:THE DIPHU DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN DIPHU DIST. KARBIANGLONG ASSAM 25:THE BARPETA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

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REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN NEAR CHAWLKHOWA RIVER P.O. AND DIST. BARPETA ASSAM 26:THE GOALPARA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN P.O. AND DIST. GOALPARA ASSAM 27:THE DHEMAJI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN CHUKAFA NAGAR P.O. AND DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM 28:THE MANGALDAI DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN MILANPUR W/NO. 10 P.O. MANGALDOI DIST. DARRANG ASSAM

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. P K ROY, MS. M DUTTA,MRS A CHAKRABORTY,MR. S K CHAKRABORTY

Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, MS. M KECHII (R8),MR. P J SAIKIA (R8)

BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY

ORDER

Date : 03.01.2025

Heard Mr. S.K. Chakraborty, learned counsel for the applicant; Mr. D. Bora, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the opposite party nos. 1 – 4; and Ms. M. Kechii, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 8.

The instant interlocutory application is preferred by the applicants who are the writ petitioners in the connected writ petition, W.P.[C] no. 1325/2018, seeking an early hearing of the writ petition.

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Mr. Chakraborty, learned counsel appearing for the applicants has submitted that the applicants-writ petitioners are the employees of Development Authorities constituted under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1955 and despite rendering long continuous services under the Development Authorities, they have not been paid regular monthly salaries.

Mr. Chakraborty has further submitted that the exchange of pleadings in between the parties in the accompanying writ petition is complete.

The learned counsel appearing for the opposite parties have not objected to the prayer for an early hearing.

In view of the nature of issues raised in the accompanying writ petition, the instant interlocutory application is allowed.

The office to list the accompanying writ petition, W.P.[C] no. 1325/2018 for hearing on 25.02.2025.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant