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Shri Shri Ram Kumar Singh v. the Union of India and 3 Ors.

Gauhati HC5 Feb 2026WP(C)/3662/2025

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What is this about?

Retention and vacation of government married accommodation; GREF, Tezpur; consent-based disposal of writ petition; respondents' non-contest subject to vacatur; petitioner's undertaking to vacate by 01.04.2026; retention permitted till 31.03.2026; failure to vacate construed as violation of court orders; liberty to respondents to initiate lawful action; W.P.(C)/3662/2025; Justice Devashis Baruah; Gauhati High Court; order dated 06.02.2026.

What did the court decide?

Direction to the respondents to permit the writ petitioner to retain the government married accommodation till 31.03.2026, subject to the petitioner vacating the accommodation on or before 01.04.2026; failure to vacate to be construed as violation of the Court's orders, with liberty to the respondents to initiate appropriate action permissible under law. ¶25

Shri Shri Ram Kumar Singh Vs the Union of India and 3 Ors. — Gauhati HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the writ petitioner may be permitted to retain the government married accommodation till 31.03.2026.

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Court's answer

The writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to permit the writ petitioner to retain the government married accommodation till 31.03.2026.

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Ratio / Principle

The petitioner is directed to vacate the government married accommodation on or before 01.04.2026.

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Key takeaways

Failure to vacate the government married accommodation on or before 01.04.2026 shall be construed as a violation of the provisions of the orders passed by this Court.ratio¶26
In addition, upon such failure the respondents shall be at liberty to initiate appropriate action as permissible under the law.ratio¶26

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Gauhati High Court (Devashis Baruah, J.), order dated 06.02.2026 in W.P.(C)/3662/2025: writ petition by a petitioner residing in government married accommodation at Tezpur (addressed to Eastern Base Workshop (GREF)), whose limited prayer was retention of the government married accommodation till 31.03.2026. Counsel for the respondents stated, on instructions, that they would not further contest subject to vacatur on or before 01.04.2026, and counsel for the petitioner undertakes vacatur accordingly. The Court disposed of the writ petition directing the respondents to permit retention of the government married accommodation till 31.03.2026 and directing the petitioner to vacate on or before 01.04.2026; failure to vacate is to be construed as a violation of the orders of the Court, and the respondents were left at liberty to initiate appropriate action as permissible under the law.

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GAHC010141302025

2026:GAU-AS:1610

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

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Case No. : WP(C)/3662/2025

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SHRI SHRI RAM KUMAR SINGH

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S/O. RAM NAGINA SINGH, PERMANENT R/O. VILL. MEGHAIKASH, SAGARI, DIST. AZAMGARH, STATE- UTTAR PRADESH, PIN 276124, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT HOUSE NO. GS-188302F, QUARTER NO. 4A, TYPE- II, PHASE- II, C/O. 99 APO, EASTERN BASE WORKSHOP (GREF), B.P. TINALI, TEZPUR, ASSAM, PIN 784151, SUB DIST. TEZPUR, DIST. SONITPUR, ASSAM. PHONE 91-6026713926.

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VERSUS

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THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS THROUGH SECRETARY, GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, BORDER ROAD WING, 4TH FLOOR B WING, SENA BHAWAN, NEW DELHI110011.

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2:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF BORDER ROAD ORGANIZATION MINISTRY OF DEFENCE GOVT. OF INDIA SEEMA SADAK BHAWAN RING ROAD DELHI CANTT NEW DELHI.

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3:MAJOR RECORD OFFICE GENERAL RESERVE ENGINEER FORCE (GREF) DIGHT CAMP BUS STOP MAHASKIBASTI ST DNYANESHWAR RD KUSMADE COLONY KALAS PUNE

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MAHARASHTRA- 411015.

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4:THE COMMANDANT EASTERN STORE DIVISION GENERAL RESERVE ENGINEER FORCE (GREF) TEZPUR- 784151 C/O. 99 APO

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Advocate for the petitioner(s): Mr. F Faridi

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Advocate for the respondent(s): Mr. B Chakravarty, CGC

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B E F O R E

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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH

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ORDER

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06.02.2026

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Heard Mr. F Faridi, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner and Mr. B Chakravarty, the learned CGC who appears on behalf of the respondents.

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The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents upon instructions submits that taking into account that the petitioner’s limited prayer is for retention of the government married accommodation till 31.03.2026, the respondents herein could not further contest provided the petitioner herein would vacate the government married accommodation on or before 01.04.2026.

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Mr. F Faridi, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner undertakes that the petitioner would vacate the government married accommodation on or before 01.04.2026.

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Taking into account the above submissions as well as the prayer made in the writ petition, this Court, therefore, disposes of the writ petition with a direction to the respondents to permit the writ petitioner to retain the government married accommodation till 31.03.2026.

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This Court further directs that the petitioner shall vacate the government married accommodation on or before 01.04.2026. Failure to do so, it shall be construed as a violation to the provisions of the orders passed by this Court. In addition to that the respondents shall also be at liberty to initiate appropriate action as permissible under the law.

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JUDGE

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