Page No.# 1/10 GAHC010234862017 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2197/2017 MILAN DUTTA S/O. LT. BHOGESWAR DUTTA, R/O. UJAN BAZAR NEAR RAJBHAWAN, P.O. and P.S.- LATASIL, DIST. KAMRUPM, ASSAM, PIN-781001. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM and 4 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY, TRANSPORT DEPTT., GOVT. OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006, KAMRUPM, ASSAM. 2:THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY FINANCE DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 3:THE ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION ASTC REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-781008 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 4:THE CHIEF ENGINEER C ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION PALTANBAZAR Page No.# 2/10 GUWAHATI-781008 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 5:THE ASSTT. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-781008 KAMRUPM ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.M J GOGOI, MR. K ISLAM,MR A RASHID,MR M CHETIA,MR T H HAZARIKA,MR.A K DAS,MR. B SARMA,MR.B SINHA,MR. N ALAM,MR. S U AHMED Advocate for the Respondent : SC, FINANCE, MS. M D BORAH, SC, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT,MS.U BARUAH(SC, ASTC.),GA, ASSAM Linked Case : WP(C)/2196/2017 SIBA DAIMARY S/O. PATI RAM DAIMARY R/O. KHOIRABARI P.O. and P.S. KHOIRABARI DIST. UDALGURI ASSAM PIN-784522. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM and 4 ORS. REP. BY THE COMM. and SECY. TRANSPORT DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GHY.-781006 KAMRUP M ASSAM. 2:THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. Page No.# 3/10 FINANCE DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GHY.-781006 KAMRUP M ASSAM. 3:THE ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPN. ASTC REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR PALTANBAZAR GHY.-781008 KAMRUP M ASSAM. 4:THE CHIEF ENGINEER C ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPN. PALTANBAZAR GHY.-781008 KAMRUP M ASSAM. 5:THE ASSTT. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPN. PALTANBAZAR GHY.-781008 KAMRUP M ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : MR.B SINHA Advocate for : SC FINANCE appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM and 4 ORS. Linked Case : WP(C)/2103/2017 AFJAL ALI S/O LT. AMTAJ ALI AGED ABOUT- 50 YEARS R/O WARD NO. 2 P.S. and P.S. MANGALDAI DIST. DARRANG ASSAM PIN - 784125 VERSUS Page No.# 4/10 THE STATE OF ASSAM and 4 ORS. REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI - 781006 KAMRUP M ASSAM 2:THE COMMISIONER and SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006 KAMRUP M ASSAM 3:THE ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION ASTC REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR PALTAN BAZAR GUWAHATI - 781008 KAMRUP M ASSAM 4:THE CHIEF ENGINEER C ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION PALTAN BAZAR GUWAHATI - 781008 KAMRUP M ASSAM 5:THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION PALTAN BAZAR GUWAHATI - 781008 KAMRUP M ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : MR.A K DAS Advocate for : MS. M D BORAH SC TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM and 4 ORS. Page No.# 5/10 Linked Case : WP(C)/2033/2017 MAHIRUL ISLAM SON OF TUNO ALI RESIDENT OF DEKARBARI PO AMGURI P.S. SORBHOG DIST. BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781317 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM and 4 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 KAMRUP M ASSAM 2:THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 KAMRUP M ASSAM 3:THE ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION ASTC REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-781008 KAMRUPM ASSAM 4:THE CHIEF ENGINEERING C ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION KAMRUPM ASSAM 5:THE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION Page No.# 6/10 PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-781008 KAMRUP M ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MR. B SARMA Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM and 4 ORS. Linked Case : WP(C)/2052/2017 DHANANJOY TALUKDAR S/O. KISHAD TALUKDAR R/O. SARUPETA P.S. PATACHARKUCHI DIST. BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781318. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM and 4 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY TRANSPORT DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 2:THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY FINANCE DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 3:THE ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION ASTC REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-781008 KAMRUPM Page No.# 7/10 ASSAM. 4:THE CHIEF ENGINEER C ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-781008 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 5:THE ASSTT. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-781008 KAMRUPM ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : MR.M J GOGOI Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM and 4 ORS. Linked Case : WP(C)/2049/2017 ATIKUL HAQUE S/O. LT. YASIN ALI R/O. VILL. GANDHI NAGAR P.O. and P.S. BARPETA DIST. BARPETA ASSAM. PIN-781301. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM and 4 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY TRANSPORT DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 2:THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY FINANCE DEPTT. Page No.# 8/10 GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 3:THE ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION ASTC REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-781008 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 4:THE CHIEF ENGINEER C ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-781008 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 5:THE ASSTT. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-781008 KAMRUPM ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : MR.B SINHA Advocate for : MS. M D BORA SC TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM and 4 ORS. Linked Case : WP(C)/1680/2017 KANDARPA BARUAH S/O. LT. HAREN BARUAH R/O. BAZARAPARA P.O. and P.S. PALASBARI DIST. KAMRUPR ASSAM PIN-781128. Page No.# 9/10 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM and 5 ORS. REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY TRANSPORT DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GHY.-781006 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 2:THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY FINANCE DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GHY.-781006 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 3:THE ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION ASTC REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR PALTANBAZAR GUWAHATI-781008 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 4:THE CHIEF ENGINEER C ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION PALTANBAZAR GHY.-781008 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 5:THE ASSTT. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION PALTANBAZAR GHY.-781008 KAMRUPM ASSAM. 6:THE STATION-IN-CHARGE ASSAM STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION MIRZA Page No.# 10/10 GUWAHATI-781125 KAMRUPM ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : xx Advocate for : SC FINANCE appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM and 5 ORS. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Date : --05.05.2025 Mr. T. H. Hazarika, learned counsel appears for the petitioner in WP(C) No. 1680/2017 and WP(C) No. 2049/2017. A prayer is made on behalf of Mr. R. M. Das, learned standing counsel, appearing for the A.S.T.C Authorities, for an accommodation in the matter today, inasmuch as, he was engaged in the matters only recently. In view of the above, Registry to list this matter again on 16.05.2025, on which date Mr. Das, learned standing counsel, shall apprise this Court about the steps taken by the A.S.T.C. Authorities for releasing admitted dues of the petitioner herein. Ms. M. D. Bora, learned standing counsel, Transport Department, is present. JUDGE Comparing Assistant