Page No.# 1/5 GAHC010117802023 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3197/2023 SUDIP KR DHAR AND 13 ORS S/O LATE GOURANGA CH DHAR, R/O JUMBASTI, P.O.-BADARPUR, DIST- KARIMGANJ, ASSAM 2: APU DEB S/O LATE ASWANI KR. DEB R/O NILAMBAZAR P.O.-NILAMBAZAR DIST-KARIMGANJ ASSAM 3: RUPAM CHAKRABARTY S/O- LATE REBATI CHAKRABARTY R/O- KALI MOHABIR ROAD P.O. KARIMGANJ DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM 4: RAJIB DAS S/O- BIMAL DAS R/O- RAILWAY COLONY P.O. EAST KANISHAIL DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM 5: RAJAT SINGH S/O- LATE RANJIT SINGH R/O-JALALPUR BAZAR P.O .JALALPUR DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM 6: NURUL HOQUE BARBHUIYA S/O- LATE ATAR RAJA BARBHUIYA Page No.# 2/5 R/O-BARHAILAKANDI-III P.O.- BARHAILAKANDI-III DISTRICT -HAILAKANDI ASSAM 7: NIRANJAN DAS S/O -LATE NAGENDERA KR.DAS R/O- MARJATKANDI P.O. MARJAT KANDI DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM 8: SYED ANWARUL HOQUE S/O LATE SYED ABDUL JALIL R/O- BUNDASHIL P.O. BADARPUR DISTRICT -KARIMGANJ ASSAM 9: KAJAL BHATTACHARJEE S/O- LATE KETAKI RN BHATTACHARJEE R/O- PANCHAYAT ROAD P.O. SILCHAR DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM 10: ASHIT KR DAS S/O- LATE NARESH CH DAS R/O- RANGIRKHARI TERANI ROAD P.O - RANGIRKHARI DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM 11: ABDUL KADIR S/O- LATE AHMED ALI R/O- KHADIMAN P.O. BADARPURGHAT DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM 12: NEELRATAN BHATTACHARJEE S/O- LATE NRIPENDRA NATH BHATT R/O- ASHRAM ROAD W-III P.O. HAILAKANDI DISTRICT -HAILAKANDI ASSAM 13: KAMAL UDDIN Page No.# 3/5 S/O-LATE ASADDAR ALI R/O- KUNAPARA P.O. UMARPUR DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM 14: UJJAL BOSE S/O LATE SARAT CH BOSE R/O- JUMBASTI P.O. BADARPUR DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSA VERSUS THE ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED AND 8 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN, APDCL, BIJULEE BHAWAN, GUWAHATI-01 2:THE MANAGING DIRECTOR APDCL BIJULEE BHAWAN GUWAHATI-01 3:THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER (HRA) APDCL BIJULEE BHAWAN GUWAHATI - 1 ASSAM 4:THE SUB DIVISIONAL ENGINEER BADARPUR ELECTRICAL SUB DIVISION APDCL BADARPUR DISTRICT - KARIMGANJ ASSAM 5:THE SUB DIVISIONAL ENGINEER NILAMBAZAR ELECTRICAL SUB DIVISION APDCL NILAMBAZAR DISTRICT - KARIMGANJ ASSAM 6:THE SUB DIVISIONAL ENGINEER KARIMGANJ ELECTRICAL SUB DIVISION APDCL KARIMGANJ Page No.# 4/5 DISTRICT - KARIMGANJ ASSAM 7:THE SUB DIVISIONAL ENGINEER KALAIN ELECTRICAL SUB DIVISION APDCL KALAIN DISTRICT - CACHAR ASSAM 8:THE SUB DIVISIONAL ENGINEER SILCHAR ELECTRICAL SUB DIVISION APDCL SILCHAR DISTRICT - CACHAR ASSAM 9:THE SUB DIVISIONAL ENGINEER HAILAKANDI ELECTRICAL SUB DIVISION APDCL HAILAKANDI DISTRICT - HAILAKANDI ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. U K NAIR, MR S BORTHAKUR (p 1 & 11,MR. D GOGOI (p 1 & 11,MR. M P SARMA,MR D KALITA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, APDCL, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUMAN SHYAM ORDER 21.05.2025 Heard Mr. S. Borthakur, learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioners. Also heard Mr. B. Choudhury, learned Standing Counsel, APDCL, who has produced a copy of the resolution adopted in the meeting of the Remuneration Committee of the APDCL held on 08.05.2025. A perusal of the minutes of the meeting recorded on 08.05.2025 indicates that save and except the writ petitioners in serial Nos.4, 8 and 13, the authorities have accepted the claim of Page No.# 5/5 the other petitioners for grant of enhanced remuneration. However, the claims of the petitioner Nos.4, 8 and 13 have been rejected on the grounds recorded in the minutes of the meeting. If that be so, it would now be open for the petitioner Nos.4, 8 and 13 to assail the decision of the authorities by filing fresh writ petition. In view of the above and on the request of Mr. Borthakur, learned counsel for the petitioners, this writ petition stands closed by granting liberty to the petitioner Nos.4, 8 and 13 to avail appropriate legal remedy as may be permissible under the law. JUDGE Comparing Assistant