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G/5002456 RFN/GD KEDAR GAHININATH BHANUDAS AND 78 ORS v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS

WP(C)/544/2024 · 2026-03-22

Arun Dev Choudhury

Writ Petition (Civil)body2024

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Page No.# 1/13 GAHC010238542024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/544/2024 G/5002456 RFN/GD KEDAR GAHININATH BHANUDAS AND 78 ORS AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O BHANUDAS RAMRAO KEDAR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 7TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 2: G-5002416 RFN-GD PATIL ANIL NAMDEV AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS S/O PATIL NAMDEV RUPCHAND PRESENTLY SERVING AT 10TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 3: G/5002417 RFN/GD WAGH BHAGWAN ANANDA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O ANANDADAGDU WAGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 38TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 4: G/5002420 RFN/GD GAVHANEKESHAOSAHEB RAO AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/OSAHEBRAO DATTU GAVHANE PRESENTLY SERVING AT 2ND ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 5: G/5002421 RFN/GD MEWATI JAHANGIR MEHABUB AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/OMEHABUB MALANG MEWATI PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 23RD SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 6: G/5002424 RFN/GD PAWAR SUNIL BALASO Page No.# 2/13 AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O BALASO YASHWANT PAWAR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 2ND ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 7: G/5002425 RFN/GD PATIL RAMLAL SHIVAJI AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O PATIL SHIVAJI RAVAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT 2ND ASSAM RIFLES C/ O 99 APO. 8: G/5002426 RFN/GD JARWALMADANSING AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS S/O JARWAL ASARAM PANALAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 2ND ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 9: G/5002427 RFN/GD PHALKE VINOD SHRIRANG AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O PHALKE SHRIRANG SATYBA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 2ND ASSAM RIFLES C/ O 99 APO. 10: G/5002429 RFN/GD CHAVAN NILESH LAXMAN AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O LAXMAN BABURAO CHAVAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT 2ND ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 11: G/5002430 HAV/GD SALUNKE KAILAS SAMBHAJI AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O SALUNKE SAMBHAJI RAMRAO PRESENTLY SERVING AT 29TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO 12: G/5002431 RFN/GD PEHLWAN LAXMAN NARAYAN AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/ONARAYAN LAXMAN PAHELWAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT 2ND ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 13: G/5002432 RFN/GD BHALE SACHIN SUDHAKAR Page No.# 3/13 AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O BHALE SUDHAKAR GOVIND PRESENTLY SERVING AT 2ND ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 14: G/5002434 RFN/GD QUAZI WASIM ALI AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O KAZI MAZHAR ALI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 29TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 15: G/5002435 RFN/GD SACHIN SHANKAR BOTE AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS S/O SHANKAR ANKUSH BOTE PRESENTLY SERVING AT 3RD ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 16: G/5002436 RFN/GD GHUGE SANDIP MANIKRAO AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O GHUGEMANIKRAO LAXMAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT 3RD ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 17: G/5002437 RFN/GD PATHAN SERKHA ANSU AGED ABOUT AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS S/O PATHAN ANSU PRESENTLY SERVING AT HQ DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG. 18: G/5002438 RFN/GD TAKAT SUNIL SITARAM AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O TAKAT SITARAM MANIKRAO PRESENTLY SERVING AT 3RD ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 19: G/5002439 RFN/GD PAWAR VAIBHAV DINKARRAO AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O DINKARRAO BHANUDAS PAWAR PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DGAR SHILLONG 20: G/5002440 RFN/GD PATIL SANGRAM GOPICHAND Page No.# 4/13 AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O GOPICHAND NARAYAN PATIL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 6TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 21: G/5002441 RFN/GD PHADTARE GANESH SHANTARAM AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/OSHANTARAMSMBHAJIPHADTARE PRESENTLY SERVING AT 6TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 22: G/5002442 RFN/GD PURI RAMPURI BHASKAR AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O BHASKAR MANOHAR PURI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 6TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 23: G/5002444 RFN/GD DINESH DILIP JADHAV AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O DILIP SHIVRAM JADHA PRESENTLY SERVING AS 6TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO 24: G/5002445 RFN/GD JAGZAP DEEPAK RAMESH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O RAMESH MURLIDHAR PRESENTLY SERVING AS 6TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO 25: G/5002446 RFN/GD KAMBALE GOVIND SRIPATI AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O KAMBALE SRIPATHI PRESENTLY SERVING AS 6TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 26: G/5002449 RFN/GD JADHAO GANESH SHIVAJI AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O JADHAV SHIVAJI KHANDU PRESENTLY SERVING AS 6TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 27: G/5002450 RFN/GD WAKCHAURE GOKUL RAMNATH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O LATE RAMNATH KARBHARI WAKCHAURE PRESENTLY SERVING AS 7TH ASSAM RIFLES Page No.# 5/13 C/O 99 APO. 28: G/5002451 RFN/GD KAMDI RAJENDRA KRISHNA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O KAMDI KRISHNA SHIVRAM PRESENTLY SERVING AS 7TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 29: G/5002452 RFN/GD JADHAV RANJEET POPAT AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O JADHAV POPAT TUKARAM PRESENTLY SERVING AS 6TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO 30: G/5002453 RFN/GD DAGALEBHAURAO SHIVAJI AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SHIVAJI KHANDU DAGALE PRESENTLY SERVING AS 7TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 31: G/5002454 RFN/GD SHINDE SOMNATH SHIVAJI AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O SHIVAJI YASHWANT SHINDE PRESENTLY SERVING AT 7TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 32: G/5002455 RFN/GD DADAS ANIL BALU AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O BALU RAU DADAS PRESENTLY SERVING AT 7TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO 33: G/5002458 RFN/GD PATIL SAMBHAJI DILIP AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O PATIL DILIP DIGAMBAR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 7TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 34: G/5002459 RFN/GD PAWAN KUMAR MISHRA AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS S/O KAMESHWAR MISHARA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 7TH ASSAM RIFLES Page No.# 6/13 C/O 99 APO. 35: G/5002460 RFN/GD AHER NILESH SAHEBRAO AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O SAHEBRAO TARACHAND AHER PRESENTLY SERVING AT 9TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO 36: G/5002461 RFN/GD KHAMKAR CHANDRAKANT ANKUSH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O KHAMHAR ANKUSH KASHINATH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 9TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 37: G/5002462 RFN/GD PAWAR SUNIL SHAHAJI AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O SHIVAJI NIVRUTHI PAWARPRESENTLY SERVING AT 9TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 38: G/5002463 RFN/GD PATIL BHASKAR PANDHARINATH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O PANDHARINATHGARDAD PATIL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 9TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 39: G/5002464 RFN/GD INGALE JALINDER RAJARAM AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O RAJARAM JAYWANT INGALE PRESENTLY SERVING AT 9TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 40: G/5002465 RFN/GD TAKE BHARAT RAMKISAN AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O RAMKISAN NAMDEV TAKE PRESENTLY SERVING AT 9TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 41: G/5002466 RFN/GD CHOUDHARY YUVRAJ PUNDALIK AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O CHOUDHARY PUNDALIK SITARAM Page No.# 7/13 PRESENTLY SERVING AT 12TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 42: G/5002467 RFN/GD KUTE RAJENDRA SHAHADEV AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS S/O KUTE SHAHADEV KASHINATH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 12TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 43: G/5002468 RFN/GD PATIL PRADEEP SURESH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O PATIL SURESH GAINDHAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 12TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 44: G/5002469 RFN/GD PHAD EKNATH MHALARI AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O PHAD MALHARI CHANDRABHAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT 12TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 45: G/5002471 RFN/ARMRGIRAWALE RAJENDRA VITTHAL AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O VITTHAL VISHVANATH GIRAWALE PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO.-1 WORKSHOP ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 46: G/5002824 RFN/GD GAIKWAD SUDHIR VISHWANATH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O GAIKWAD VISHWANATH PANDUEANG PRESENTLY SERVING AT 12TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 47: G/5002825 RFN/GD TODMAL BANDU EKNATH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O TODMAL EKNATH KASHINAT PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORTING UNIT SHILLONG. 48: G/5002477 RFN/GD ASHOK BORO AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS Page No.# 8/13 S/O NIKHIL BORO PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 49: G/5002480 RFN/GD BIJOY MAITRA MAJUMDAR AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O LATE ASHUTOSH MAITRA MAJUMDAR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 50: G/5002481 RFN/GD AZAD MIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O LATE SAIJUDDIN SARKAR PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORTING UNIT SHILLONG. 51: G/5002484 RFN/GD BRITISH CHHAJONG AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O LATE BIRASH HAJONG PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 52: G/5003276 RFN/GD PETER LALENGMAWIA AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O LAWMZUALA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 3RD ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 53: G/5003285 RFN/GD LALRINMAWIAKAWLNI AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS MALSAWMAKAWLNI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 3RD ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 54: G/5002538 HAV/GD KHUKON BISWAS AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O LATE NIRENDRA KUMAR BISWAS PRESENTLY SERVING AT 16H ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 55: G/5002541 RFN/GD BABUL SINHA Page No.# 9/13 AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O LATE BADOL SINHA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 16TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 56: G/5002542 RFN/GD MAN BAHADUR THAPA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O LATE TEK BAHADUR THAPAPRESENTLY SERVING AT 16TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 57: G/5002488 RFN/GD ABDUL MAZID AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O LATE ABDUL HUSSAIN PRESENTLY SERVING AT 14TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 58: G/5002543 RFN/GD MRIGENDRA KUMAR SINGH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O LATE RAM RISHIK SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 14TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 59: G/5002508 RFN/GD MADANGA LYNGDOH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O LATE SINGH BIAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 14TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 60: G/5002554 RFN/GD PYNMLIENSHEIBHA STEN AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O LATEJEPHRILTIMUNGPRESENTLY SERVING AT 14TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 61: G/5002490 RFN/GD SARAT KOCH AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O LATE SHYAMLAL KOCH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 14TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 62: G/5002509 RFN/GD NARMIN MARAK Page No.# 10/13 AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O SANJEB MARAK PRESENTLY SERVING AT 16TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 63: G/5002546 RFN/GD RAFIQUL ISLAM AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS S/O MODON ALI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 16TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 64: G/5002510 RFN/GD MIZANUR RAHAMAN AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O NUR HUSSAIN PRESENTLY SERVING AT 16TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 65: G/5002445 RFN/GD MD ABDUL HANNAN SHEIKH AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS S/O MD KHALILUR RAHMAN SHAIKH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 16TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 66: 6G/5002556 RFN/GD EIJINGMUTLANGISHADAP AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O JELBIROYLAPASAMPRESENTLY SERVING AT 21ST ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 67: G/5002482 RFN/GD EDAPMISUCHIANG AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O RENLY KAMAR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 68: G/5003094 RFN/GD HIRENDRA KOCH AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS S/O LATE BALENDRA KOCH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 25TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 69: G/5002493 RFN/GD AMOL CHANDRA HAJONG AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS Page No.# 11/13 S/O LATE ADHAR CHANDRA HAJONG PRESENTLY SERVING AT 14TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 70: G/5002547 RFN/GD HEIBHAHLANGSIANGSHAI AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS S/O WASINTIME HADEM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 20TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 71: G/5002548 RFN/GD MEHIWAYOOKIPARIEN AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O NIKOLAS LYNGDOH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 20TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 72: G/5002519 RFN/GD JOYPRAKASH RABHA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O LATE MILLON KUMAR RABHA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 19TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 73: G/5002473 L/NK IAINEHLAPASAM AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O ABOS LYNGDOH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 27TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 74: G/5002555 RFN/GD BHIM BAHADUR THAPA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O LATE CHANDARA BAHADUR THAPA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 21ST ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 75: G/5002540 RFN/GD T R MARAK AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O HERSING M SANGMA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 16TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 76: G/5002523 RFN/GD MD MOFIBUL ISLAM AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O LATE ABDUL SHAHID Page No.# 12/13 PRESENTLY SERVING AT 10TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 77: G/5002531 RFN/GD MD RASHIDUR RAHMA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O NASHIRUDDIN SK PRESENTLY SERVING AT 10TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 78: G/5002544 RFN/GD MD HABIBUR RAHMAN AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS S/O LATE AZIZUR RAHMAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT 16TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 79: G/5002539 RFN/GD HUM BAHADUR PODULCHHERI AGE-39 YRS S/O- GUPTA BAHADUR POUDAL CHHETRI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 16TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. THE PETITIONERS HAVE A COMMON CAUSE OF ACTION AND ARE PRAYING FOR A SIMILAR AND COMMON RELIEF AND THUS HAVE APPROACHED BY THIS COMMON/ JOINT PETITION. VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY THE GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NEW DELHI -110001. 2:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ASSAM RIFLES HEAD QUARTER MAHANIDESHALAYA ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA -11 3:THE BRIGADIER (PERS) HEAD QUARTER MAHANIDESHALAYA ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA -11. 4:THE COMMANDANT 1ST ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN- 932001 Page No.# 13/13 5:THE COMMANDANT .23RD ASSAM RIFLES LOKHRA DISTRICT- SONITPUR C/O 99APO PIN- 932023. ------------ Advocate for : MR V KUMAR Advocate for : DY.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER Date : 23.03.2026 Mr. V Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has instructions to withdraw the present writ petition and accordingly, he prays for withdrawing the said writ petition. Prayer is not objected by the learned counsel for the respondents. Accordingly, the instant writ petition stands dismissed on withdrawal. JUDGE Comparing Assistant