Deep Sorongphang v. the State of Assam and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
In this writ petition regarding non-disbursement of relief under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995, the Gauhati High Court closed the petition upon the respondent's assurance that the remaining 25% of the assessed relief amount would be released after the completion of the trial.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition is closed with the observation that the remaining 25% of the total assessed relief, i.e., Rs. 1,75,000/, shall be released after completion of the trial.
What the court decided
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GAHC010090032026
2026:GAU-AS:13661
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/2471/2026
DEEP SORONGPHANG
C/O- B. CH. SORONGPHANG, VILL.- UTTAR BIDYANAGAR, P.O., P.S. AND DIST. HOJAI, ASSAM, PIN- 782442.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06, ASSAM
2:NODAL OFFICER OF STATE OF ASSAM SCHEDULED CASTE AND SCHEDULED TRIBE SORUMOTORIA DILIP HUZURI PATH DISPUR GUWAHATI ASSAM-06.
3:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER DIST. HOJAI ASSAM OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER HOJAI SANKARDEV NAGAR PIN- 782442.
4:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE HOJAI OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SANKARDEV NAGAR PIN- 782442.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner has a subsisting cause of action given receipt of 75% of the assessed relief under Rule 12(4) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Deep Sorongphang
- respondent
The State of Assam
- respondent
Commissioner and Secretary, Home Department
- respondent
Nodal Officer of State of Assam SCHEDULED CASTE and SCHEDULED TRIBE SORUMOTORIA
- respondent
The District Commissioner, Dist. Hojai
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Gauhati HC
- Decided on
- · September
- Registered
- Case no.
- WP(C)/2471/2026
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