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Ranu Ch Paul Vs the State of Assam and 14 Ors. — Gauhati HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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Ranu Ch Paul Vs the State of Assam and 14 Ors.Ranu Ch Paul v. the State of Assam and 14 Ors.

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Ranu Ch Paul v. the State of Assam and 14 Ors.

Gauhati HC7 Dec 2025WP(C)/311/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

arrear salary; mediation settlement; mediation initiated by Gauhati High Court; agreement dated 20.09.2025; writ petition closed and disposed; Panchayat and Rural Development Department Assam; Dispur Guwahati; Karimganj; Dima Hasao; New Sangbar; Lowairpoa; Ramkrishnanagar; Karimganj Zilla Parishad; Finance Department Assam; Accountant General (A&E); Patherkandi Sub-Treasury; retired Assistant Executive Engineer; State of Assam; WP(C)/311/2025; Justice Soumitra Saikia; order dated 08.12.2025; settled writ petition; grievance redressed.

What did the court decide?

Disposal/closure of the writ petition in terms of the settlement agreement dated 20.09.2025; per the counsel's submission recorded by the court, the petitioner's grievances were redressed by the respondents releasing the arrear salary following mediation initiated by the Gauhati High Court.

Why is it important?

This writ petition stands closed in terms of the agreement dated 20.09.2025 executed by and between the parties. ¶24

What the court decided

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Outcome

Disposal/closure of the writ petition in terms of the settlement agreement dated 20.09.2025; per the counsel's submission recorded by the court, the petitioner's grievances were redressed by the respondents releasing the arrear salary following mediation initiated by the Gauhati High Court.

Issue for consideration

Whether the petitioner's grievances relating to release of arrear salary had been redressed by the respondents. +1 more

Ratio / Principle

This writ petition stands closed in terms of the agreement dated 20.09.2025 executed by and between the parties.

Key takeaways

The writ petition stands disposed of.ratio¶25

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Gauhati High Court, W.P.(C) No. 311 of 2025 — Ranu Ch Paul (retired Assistant Executive Engineer) v. The State of Assam and 14 others (Secretary/Joint Secretary/Deputy Secretary/Under Secretary and Commissioner/Director, Panchayat & Rural Development; Deputy Commissioner Karimganj; CEO, Karimganj Zilla Parishad; BDOs New Sangbar, Lowairpoa and Ramkrishnanagar; Commissioner & Secretary, Finance; AG (A&E); Treasury Officers Patherkandi and Ramkrishnanagar) — Order dated 08.12.2025 before Justice Soumitra Saikia: the matter having been settled through mediation initiated by the Gauhati High Court, with counsel submitting that the petitioner's grievance of arrear salary had been redressed by the respondents, the writ petition was closed in terms of the agreement dated 20.09.2025 executed between the parties and stands disposed of. No statute or precedent is cited; the quantum of arrear salary is not stated.

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GAHC010010332025

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

Case No. : WP(C)/311/2025

RANU CH PAUL

S/O- LT. RAI MOHAN PAUL, RETIRED ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER, RESIDENT OF STATION ROAD, P.O.- ARUNACHAL, P.S. SILCHAR, DISTRICTCACHAR, ASSAM, PIN- 788025

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 14 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6

2:THE JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6

3:THE DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6

4:THE UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6

5:THE COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ASSAM PANJABARI ROAD JURIPAR GUWAHATI-37

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6:THE DIRECTOR OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSAM JURIPAR PANJABARI ROAD KHANAPARA GUWAHATI-37 7:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KARIMGANJ 8:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KARIMGANJ ZILLA PARISHAD KARIMGANJ 9:THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER NEW SANGBAR DEVELOPMENT BLOCK DIMA HASAO ASSAM 10:THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER LOWAIRPOA DEVELOPMENT BLOCK KARIMGANJ 11:THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER RAMKRISHNANAGAR DEVELOPMENT BLOCK KARIMGANJ 12:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 13:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E) ASSAM MAIDAMGAON BELTOLA GUWAHATI- 781029 14:THE TREASURY OFFICER PATHERKANDI SUB-TREASURY KARIMGANJ 15:THE TREASURY OFFICER RAMKRISHNANAGAR SUB-TREASURY KARIMGAN

Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. S B CHOUDHURY, MR. M.A. BARBHUIYA

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Advocate for the Respondent : MS. N. BORA, SC, P AND R.D., MR. R. DHAR, ADDL. SR. GA, ASSAM,MR. P. NAYAK, SC, FINANCE DEPTT.,MR. C. BARUAH, SC, AG (A AND E)

BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA

ORDER

08.12.2025

Ms. S.B. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this matter has been settled and the petitioner’s grievances have been redressed by the respondents by releasing the arrear salary and the settlement was made through the mediation initiated by the Gauhati High Court.

The copy of the mediation is available on record.

Accordingly, this writ petition stands closed in terms of the agreement dated 20.09.2025 executed by and between the parties.

The writ petition stands disposed of.

Mr. R. Dhar, learned Addl. Senior Government Advocate for the State respondents and Mr. R. Boro, learned Standing Counsel, Accountant General are present.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant

Issues for consideration

2 issues framed by the court

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1.
Whether the petitioner's grievances relating to release of arrear salary had been redressed by the respondents.medium confidence¶22
2.
Whether the writ petition could be closed in terms of the agreement dated 20.09.2025 executed by and between the parties.¶24
The court held
This writ petition stands closed in terms of the agreement dated 20.09.2025 executed by and between the parties.ratio¶24

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Prior proceeding
Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter had been settled through mediation initiated by the Gauhati High Court and that the respondents redressed the petitioner's grievances by releasing the arrear salary.¶22
Prior proceeding
A settlement agreement dated 20.09.2025 was executed by and between the parties; the copy of the mediation is available on record.¶24

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
RANU CH PAUL¶6
MS. S B CHOUDHURY, MR. M.A. BARBHUIYA
respondent
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 14 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6¶9
MS. N. BORA, MR. R. DHAR, MR. P. NAYAK, MR. C. BARUAH, Mr. R. Boro

Coram

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Soumitra Saikiaauthor¶19

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Gauhati HC
Decided on: 7 Dec 2025 · December
Registered: 22 Jan 2025
Case no.: WP(C)/311/2025
CNR: GAHC010010332025
Bench: Soumitra Saikia
Disposal: Disposed Of
Case type: WP(C)

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Cite this judgement

Ranu Ch Paul v. the State of Assam and 14 Ors., WP(C)/311/2025 (GAU), decided on 7 December 2025.

The Gauhati High Court publishes no neutral citation for this judgement — cite it by case number and date of decision.

Procedural history2

Counsel for the petitioner submitted that the matter had been settled through mediation initiated by the Gauhati High Court and that the respondents redressed the petitioner's grievances by releasing the arrear salary.
A settlement agreement dated 20.09.2025 was executed by and between the parties; the copy of the mediation is available on record.

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Bench / Coram

Soumitra Saikia

Parties & counsel