Surash Narzary and 24 Ors. v. the State of Assam and 12 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Casual forest/wildlife protection workers engaged since 2006-2007 under different Divisions in Kokrajhar District, BTC; claim to minimum pay scale based on State of Assam v. Upen Das, 2020 (5) GLT 605; Upen Das directions extend to Muster Roll Workers, work-charged workers and similarly placed employees with over ten years' service not in sanctioned posts (minimum pay scale w.e.f. 01.08.2017); respondents did not dispute the casual engagement; direction to grant minimum pay scale after verification, preferably within three months; writ petition disposed of by Justice Soumitra Saikia on 05.12.2025.
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), subject to prior verification of entitlement, preferably within three months from receipt of a certified copy of the order.