Akhil Barman and 271 Ors. v. the State of Assam and 16 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court order (16-03-2026, Justice Kardak Ete) closing and disposing of I.A.(Civil)/3089/2023 moved by 272 applicants seeking arrear and current monthly salary/wages for September, 2022 to July, 2023 from the State of Assam and 16 others (Higher Education (Technical) Department; Director of Technical Education; principals of polytechnics/engineering college; Finance Department). Salary reported paid till December, 2023; no arrear salary/wages pending up to July, 2023; application closed and disposed of with liberty to file a fresh application/petition for release of current salary. Keywords: arrear salary; wages; interlocutory application; Higher Education Department Assam; disposed; liberty to reapply.
What did the court decide?
No monetary relief; the interlocutory application was closed and disposed of, with liberty granted to the applicants to file a fresh application or petition claiming release of the current salary.