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Bhupen Gogoi Vs the State of Assam and OthrsBhupen Gogoi v. the State of Assam and Othrs

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Bhupen Gogoi v. the State of Assam and Othrs

Gauhati HC2 Dec 2025WP(C)/4273/2025

Case brief

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What is this about?

Gauhati High Court | WP(C)/4273/2025 | Bhupen Gogoi v. State of Assam | retirement benefits | regular pension | gratuity | Superintending Engineer (Civil) | PWRD Assam | ePPO | eGPO | Treasury Officer Dibrugarh | Accountant General (A&E) Assam | Senior Accounts Officer | petition closed as infructuous | 14.11.2025 | 17.11.2025 | 03-12-2025 | Kardak Ete

What did the court decide?

The writ petition having become infructuous, it stands closed. ¶21

What the court decided

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Outcome

Disposed

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents are to be directed to provide the retirement benefits (regular pension, gratuity etc.) of the petitioner, who retired on 31.12.2021 as Superintending Engineer (Civil), PWRD, Assam.

Court's answer

The writ petition having become infructuous, it stands closed.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

WP(C)/4273/2025, Gauhati High Court (Kardak Ete, J.), 03-12-2025: Bhupen Gogoi, retired Superintending Engineer (Civil), PWRD, Assam (retired 31.12.2021), petitioned for a direction to pay his retirement benefits (regular pension, gratuity etc.). The Standing Counsel for the Accountant General submitted that the department had already finalized the petitioner's pension and gratuity by authorizing ePPO & eGPO on 14.11.2025 to the Treasury Officer, Dibrugarh for payment. Deeming the writ petition infructuous in consequence, the Court closed it and kept on record the communication dated 17.11.2025 issued by the Senior Accounts Officer, Accountant General (A&E), Assam, marking it as document 'x'. No substantive adjudication on entitlement or quantum was made.

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GAHC010166372025

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

Case No. : WP(C)/4273/2025

BHUPEN GOGOI S/O- JOGANANDA GOGOI, R/O- H.NO- 460, SONTOSHI MAA ROAD, CHIRING CHAPORI, DIBRUGARH, WEST DIBRUGARH, PIN-786001, ASSAM

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHRS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SPECIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, PWD (ROADS) DEPARTMENT, ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6

2:THE UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PWD (ROADS) DEPARTMENT ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-6

3:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL BELTOLA MAIDAMGAON GUWAHATI-29 KAMRUP METRO ASSA

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. T K MISRA, MR. A. GAYAN,MR. P K MUNIR

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, PWD ROAD, SC, AG (A AND E)

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BEFORE

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE

ORDER

03-12-2025

Heard Mr. T. K. Mishra, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B. Sarma, learned Standing counsel, Accountant General, Assam for the respondents.

The claim made in this writ petition is for a direction to provide the retirement benefits (regular pension, gratuity etc.) to the petitioner, who had retired on 31.12.2021 as Superintending Engineer (Civil), PWRD, Assam.

Mr. Sarma, learned Standing counsel, Accountant General, Assam submits that the department has already finalized the pension and gratuity of the petitioner by authorizing ePPO & eGPO on 14.11.2025 to the Treasury Officer, Dibrugarh for making payment to the petitioner.

In view of the above, the writ petition has become infructuous and accordingly, stands closed.

The communication dated 17.11.2025 issued by the Senior Accounts Officer, Accountant General (A&E), Assam is kept on record and marked as document ‘x’.

JUDGE

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Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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Whether the respondents are to be directed to provide the retirement benefits (regular pension, gratuity etc.) of the petitioner, who retired on 31.12.2021 as Superintending Engineer (Civil), PWRD, Assam.¶19
The court held
The writ petition having become infructuous, it stands closed.ratio¶21

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Prior proceeding
Petitioner retired on 31.12.2021 as Superintending Engineer (Civil), PWRD, Assam; the writ petition sought a direction to provide his retirement benefits (regular pension, gratuity etc.), which had allegedly not been released.¶19

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
BHUPEN GOGOI S/O- JOGANANDA GOGOI, R/O- H.NO- 460, SONTOSHI MAA ROAD, CHIRING CHAPORI, DIBRUGARH, WEST DIBRUGARH, PIN-786001, ASSAM¶6
T K MISRA, A. GAYAN, P K MUNIR
respondent
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHRS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SPECIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, PWD (ROADS) DEPARTMENT, ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6¶8
SC, PWD ROAD
respondent
THE UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PWD (ROADS) DEPARTMENT ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-6¶9
SC, PWD ROAD
respondent
THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL BELTOLA MAIDAMGAON GUWAHATI-29 KAMRUP METRO ASSA¶10
SC, AG (A AND E), B. Sarma

Coram

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JUSTICE KARDAK ETEauthor¶15

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Gauhati HC
Decided on: 2 Dec 2025 · December
Registered: 29 Jul 2025
Case no.: WP(C)/4273/2025
CNR: GAHC010166372025
Bench: Kardak Ete
Disposal: Disposed Of
Case type: WP(C)

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Cite this judgement

Bhupen Gogoi v. the State of Assam and Othrs, WP(C)/4273/2025 (GAU), decided on 2 December 2025.

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Procedural history1

Petitioner retired on 31.12.2021 as Superintending Engineer (Civil), PWRD, Assam; the writ petition sought a direction to provide his retirement benefits (regular pension, gratuity etc.), which had allegedly not been released.

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Bench / Coram

JUSTICE KARDAK ETE

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