Samela Basumatary v. the Union of India and 6 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
WP(C)/3219/2023; Samela Basumatary v. Union of India and 6 Ors; Gauhati High Court; Justice Rajesh Mazumdar; order dated 10-02-2026. Matter earlier referred to Special Mediation Drive (order dated 05.08.2025); mediation report dated 05.01.2026 recorded amicable settlement between contesting parties; writ petition disposed of on settlement with direction that all parties carry out and co-operate with the settlement. Respondents include the Secretary, Finance Department; Central Pension Accounting Officer; AOC Records; Deputy Commissioner, Kokrajhar (Zila Sainik Welfare Office); Commanding Officer, 56 APO; and Branch Manager, SBI Kokrajhar Courtpara. No statutes or precedents cited; no adjudicated legal issue stated; settlement terms not disclosed in the order.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of on settlement; all parties to carry out the process of the settlement already arrived at and to co-operate in doing so.