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2024 DAILYLAW 2217 (GAU)

KIRAN SAHARIAH v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS

WP(C)/5911/2024 · 2026-06-03

Soumitra Saikia

Writ Petition (Civil)body2024

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010237552024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/5911/2024 KIRAN SAHARIAH W/O- HARI KAKATI, R/O- BARBARI, H.NO-37, DEHAL ARNAM PATH, P.O- HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI-36, DIST- KAMRUP (M), ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT DISPUR, JANATA BHAWAN, GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES HENGRABARI KAMRUP (M) GUWAHATI-36 3:THE JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT DISPUR JANATA BHAWAN GUWAHATI-6. 4:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL BELTOLA MAIDAMGAON GUWAHATI- 29 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 5:THE SENIOR ACCOUNTS OFFICER Page No.# 2/3 O/O THE PR ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E) BELTOLA MAIDAMGAON GUWAHATI- 29 KAMRUP (M) ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. P K MUNIR, MR. L Deka,MR. CHARAN DEKA,MR. A. GAYAN Advocate for the Respondent : SC, HEALTH AND F W, SC, AG (A AND E) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 04.06 .2026 Heard Mr. C. Deka, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. D.P. Borah, learned Standing Counsel, Health Department; and Ms. Tinlung, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. R.K. Talukdar, learned Standing Counsel, Accountant General. 2. This writ petitioner has been filed by the petitioner under Article 226 of the Constitution of India who is serving under Directorate of Health Services (Family Welfare), Assam. It is projected that the petitioner has been deprived of benefit of the Revision of Pay Rules, 1990 (ROP Rules, 1990 for short), which was given to other Government Departments. The case of the petitioner is that their pay is required to be re-fixed on the ground that the petitioners are being paid lesser pay and emoluments than what they were receiving earlier under the pre- revised scale of pay. 3. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by judgment and order dated 18.11.2002 passed Page No.# 3/3 by this Court in Civil Rule No. 6567/1998 (Jibeswar Das & Ors. Vs. The State of Assam & Ors.) and judgment and order dated 16.11.2012 passed by this Court in WP(C) 1806/2009 (Bipul Chandra Das & Ors. Vs. The State of Assam and Ors.) and connected matters. 4. The learned Standing Counsel for the Health Department submits that the excess drawal was not due to any misrepresentation or fraud on the part of the petitioner but resulted from an erroneous pay fixation. The matter has already been referred to the competent authority for waiver of the excess amount, and necessary steps have been taken for processing the petitioner’s pension case. 5. In view of above, the Court is of the considered opinion that in terms of hereinbefore referred judgment and order dated 16.11.2012 passed in WP(C) No.1806/2009 and other connected matters, the issue regarding fixation of pay is required to be revisited by respondent no.2. It is provided that while considering the case of the petitioner, the respondent no.2 would be guided by hereinbefore referred judgment and order dated 16.11.2012 passed in Civil Rule No. 6567/1998 and WP(C) 1806/2009. 6. The entire exercise shall be carried out within a period of 2(two) months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order along with a copy of (i) the writ petition, (2) copy of the affidavit-in-opposition filed by respondent no.2 with all enclosures. 7. Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of in the manner as indicated above. JUDGE Comparing Assistant