Disposed¶180
Tiken Ch Ray and 79 Ors. v. the State of Assam and 16 Ors.
Gauhati HCWP(C)/5814/2024
Case brief
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What is this about?
Casual forest workers; minimum pay scale; fixed wages; Muster Roll Workers; Worked Charge Workers; Kajalgaon Division; DFO Chirang; Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC); forest and wildlife protection; State of Assam v. Shri Upen Das 2020 (5) GLT 605; undisputed service since 2006-07; no sanctioned post; verification before payment; 3-month timeline; writ petition disposed of; Gauhati High Court; Nelson Sailo.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the respondent authorities to grant the petitioners the benefit of minimum pay scale in terms of Upen Das (supra), after such verification as may be required, expeditiously and preferably within 3 months from receipt of a certified copy of the order. ¶180