NO. 286 2IC GANESH SINGH AND 154 ORS v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS
WP(C)/4881/2021 · 2025-02-26
Soumitra Saikia
Writ Petition (Civil)body2025
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/259/2021 NO. AR -270 SECOND IN COMMAND (2IC) SHASHI KANT THAKUR AND 148 ORS S/O LATE B. N. THAKUR, PRESENTLY SERVING AT 43RD ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO, PIN- 932043. 2: NO. AR- 268 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2 IC) PRAKASH PRABHAKAR S/O LATE M K PRABHAKAR PANICKER PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRANSIT CAMP KHANAPARA DIST.- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN 781022. 3: NO. AR- 291 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2 IC) ROSHAN CHETTRI S/O LATE M.B. CHETTRI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 12TH ASSAM RIFLES LOKRA ASSAM C/O 99 APO PIN 932012. 4: NO. AR- 294 DEPUTY COMMANDANT RAMESH SINGH PATHANIA S/O M.R. PATHANIA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 11TH ASSAM RIFLES HALFLONG ASSAM C/O 99 APO PIN- 932011. 5: NO.- AR 314 DEPUTY COMMANDANT HARI PRASAD YADAV S/O LATE MOOL CHAND PRESENTLY SERVING AT 12TH ASSAM RIFLES LOKRA
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S/O SRI SARDUL SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO. 2 WORKSHOP ASSAM RIFLES SILCHAR ASSAM C/O 99 APO. 7: NO.- AR 326 DEPUTY COMMANDANT HANUMAN SINGH S/O SRI INDER SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE DIPHU DIST.- KARBIANGLONG ASSAM. 8: NO.- AR 408 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT WASEEM AKRAM S/O IFTKAR AHMED PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO.- 3 WORKSHOP ASSAM RIFLES JORHAT ASSAM. 9: NO.- AR 341 DEPUTY COMMANDANT VINOD KUMAR DOOHAN S/O SRI AZAD SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES (NORTH) C/O 99 APO. 10: NO.- AR 366 DEPUTY COMMANDANT A M MEETEI S/O LATE A TOMBIMEETTEI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 10TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN- 932010 11: NO. AR- 374 DEPUTY COMMANDANT UTTAM RAJ JARYAL S/O LATENAND LAL JARYAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 18 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN- 932018. 12: NO. AR- 204 COMMANDANT DIWAN SINGH S/O LATE BHIM SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 10 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN- 932510. Page No.# 3/44 13: NO. AR- 215 COMMANDANT ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY S/O SRI SITA RAM PANDEY PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 25TH SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN- 932525. 14: NO. AR- 217 COMMANDANT CHATTER SINGH S/O LATE KANHAIYA LAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 26TH SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN- 932526 15: NO.
AR- 219 COMMANDANT S N VISHWAKARMA S/O R D VISWAKARMA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 9TH BATTALION TRIPURA STATE RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 16: NO.- AR 228 COMMANDANT UTTAM CHAND S/O LATEKANSHI RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 17: NO. AR- COMMANDANT BIJOY KUMAR S/O LATE G. R. SAIKIA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 21ST SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932521. 18: NO. AR- 229 COMMANDANT GOPA KUMAR S/O KARUNA KARAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG PIN- 793011. 19: NO. AR 231 COMMANDANT SHYAMAL PAL S/O LATE K K PAUL PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 27TH SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932527 20: NO.- AR 232 COMMANDANT SASEENDRAN CK S/O LATE C N KESAVAN. PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 22 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932522. 21: NO. AR 233 COMMANDANTHARI DAS DOGRA
Page No.# 4/44 S/O F R DOGRA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 6 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932506. 22: NO. AR 235 COMMANDANT ANIL KUMAR KM S/O LATEMADHAVAN KK PRESENTLY SERVING AT 23RD SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN- 932527 23: NO. AR 238 COMMANDANT BIJU K SAM S/O LATE K S SAMUEL PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 7 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932007. 24: NO. AR 236 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2 IC) MA FAROOQUI S/O MG FAROOQUI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 35TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932035. 25: NO. AR 252 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) S BANDYOPADHYAY S/O LATE AMAL KUMAR BANARJEE PRESENTLY SERVING AT 25TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN- 932025. 26: NO. AR 253 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) RANJIT KUMAR ACHARY S/O JBK ACHARYA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 41 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN- 932041 27: NO.
AR 254 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) VED PRAKASH SRIVASTAV S/O LATE B K SRIVASTAV PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG. PIN 793011. 28: NO. AR 255 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) JOSEPH TT S/O LATE THOMAS PRESENTLY SERVING AT OC ASSAM RIFLES TRANSIT CAMP MINUTHANG C/O 99 APO 29: NO. AR 256 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) BACHCHU S/O LATE HUBBA LAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 20TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN -932020. Page No.# 5/44 30: NO. AR 257 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) N A METHEW S/O LATE VV ABRAHAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND. 31: NO. AR 260 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC)RAJIBKALITA LATE PRADIP KALITA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE C/O 99 APO. 32: NO. AR 261 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) KAMAL DEV SHARMA S/O SRI KUNJ LAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG PIN- 793011. 33: NO. AR 262 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) ROHTAS S/O LATE DAYA CHAND SERVING AT 42ND ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932042. 34: NO. AR 263 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) ISRAR AHMED S/O NISAR AHMED PRESENTLY SERVING AT 14 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 93014. 35: NO. AR 264 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) MANVEER SINGH S/O LATE SAHAB SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG PIN 793011. 36: NO. AR 265 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) RAJESH PRASAD S/O LATE J R THAKUR PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL C/O.99 APO. 37: NO. AR 266 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) UPENDRA KUMAR PANDEY S/O SR N P PANDEY PRESENTLY SERVING AT 3TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932039
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AR 269 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) RAVI KUMAR CHETTRI S/O LATE K B CHETTRI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 7TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932007. 40: NO. AR 271 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) JITENDRA KUMAR MALIK S/O SRI RAGHUBIR SINGH MALIK PRESENTLY SERVING AT 44TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932044. 41: NO. AR 273 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) H.K. ACHARYA S/O LATE PRAHALAD ACHARYA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 7TH BN. TSR C/O 99 APO. 42: NO. AR 274 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) JITENDRA SINGH S/O SRI ARJUN SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 5TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932005. 43: NO. AR 276 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) JASMER SINGH MALIK S/O SRI TEK RAM MALIK PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932013. 44: NO. AR 277 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) HARSH MOHAN S/O LATE RAMA NAND PRESENTLY SERVING ASSAM RIFLES TRANSIT CAMP DIMAPUR NAGALAND. 45: NO. AR 284 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) NIHAL SINGH S/O LATE KARAN SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 15TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932015. 46: NO. AR 285 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) KUL BAHADUR KARKI S/O SRI GYAN BAHADUR KARKI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 9TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932009. 47: NO. AR 286 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) GANESH SINGH S/O SRI SHIV NATH SINGH
Page No.# 7/44 PRESENTLY SERVING AT 3RD ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932003. 48: NO. AR 288 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) OM DUTT SHARMA S/O LATE TEJ RAM SHARMA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 22 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932522. 49: NO. AR 289 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) VIJAY KUMAR CHAUHAN S/O SRI DHIAN SINGH CHAIHAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT 16TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932016. 50: NO. AR 292 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) M JOY CHANDRA SINGHA S/O LATE M ATEN SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 21ST SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932521. 51: NO.
AR 293 SECOND- IN- COMMAND (2IC) ARJUN SINGH PATWAL S/O LATE H S PATWAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG. 52: NO.- AR 298 DEPUTY COMMANDANT MANOJ K S/O LATE SRI NARAYANAN K PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES ( EAST) C/O 99 APO. 53: NO. AR- 300 DEPUTY COMMANDANT DEVARATBENIWAL S/O LATE MOJI RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG. 54: NO. AR 301 DEPUTY COMMANDANT BISHNU PRASAD ACHARYA S/O LATE H. ACHARYA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 27TH SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932527. 55: NO. AR- 302 DEPUTY COMMANDANT RAJ KUMAR SHARMA S/O ROOP LAL SHARMA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 1 NDRF ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. Page No.# 8/44 56: NO. AR- 303 DEPUTY COMMANDANT KESHAV RAM CHAUHAN S/O SRI CHET RAM CHAUHAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG PIN 793010. 57: NO. AR- 304 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SUNIL KUMAR S/O KG NAIR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 9TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932009. 58: NO. AR- 305 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SUBHASH CHANDRA S/O SRI SHAKKERDUTT PRESENTLY SERVING AT 20TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN- 932020. 59: NO. AR- 306 DEPUTY COMMANDANT PRAVESH S/O BHAGI RATH SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 37TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932037. 60: NO. AR- 307 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SASI KUMAR R S/O SRI RETNAKARAN K PRESENTLY SERVING AT HQ 10 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932510. 61: NO. AR- 309 DEPUTY COMMANDANT VINOD KUMAR SHARMA S/O LATE SRI VIDYA SAGAR SHARMA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HQ 9 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932509. 62: NO. AR- 310 DEPUTY COMMANDANT K KKADARIYA S/O SRI P V KADARIYA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 24TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932024. 63: NO. AR- 311 DEPUTY COMMANDANT PRALAY KUMAR BISWAS S/O SRI PARMAL BISWAS PRESENTLY SERVING AT 45TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932045. 64: NO. AR- 312 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SURESH SINGH
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AR- 313 DEPUTY COMMANDANT VIJAY PAL SINGH S/O SRI BACHAN SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 28 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932528. 66: NO. AR- 317 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SUNIL DUTT VERMA S/O LATE SADI RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13TH NDRF ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 67: NO. AR- 318 DEPUTY COMMANDANT RAKESH KUMAR S/O BEGRAJDESODHIA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 14TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932014. 68: NO. AR- 321 DEPUTY COMMANDANT M N KHAMA S/O NENGKHOZAMPAITE PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NDRF ASSAM RIFLES. 69: NO. AR- 322 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SATENDRA KUMAR S/O SHANKAR SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES (SOUTH) C/O 99 APO. 70: NO. AR- 323 DEPUTY COMMANDANT RAMESH CHAND S/O LATE SOMPHI RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 33 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932033. 71: NO. AR- 325 DEPUTY COMMANDANT KESHAV SHARMA S/O SRI SHALL RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 29TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932029. 72: NO. AR- 327 DEPUTY COMMANDANT PREM CHAND PANDEY S/O SRI R. L. PANDEY PRESENTLY SERVING AT 35TH ASSAM RIFLES
Page No.# 10/44 C/O 99 APO PIN 932035. 73: NO. AR- 328 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SATISH DHAYANI S/O LATE M D DHAYANI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 7TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932007. 74: NO. AR- 329 DEPUTY COMMANDANT DAYA CHAND MORAL S/O LATE RAM PHAL SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG PIN 793011. 75: NO. AR- 330 DEPUTY COMMANDANT K. S. THAKUR S/O SRI NAND LAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 40 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932040. 76: NO. AR- 331 DEPUTY COMMANDANT MANOJ KUMAR S/O SRI KRISHAN LAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 10TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932010. 77: NO. AR- 333 DEPUTY COMMANDANT ANIL A S/O NARJUNAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 5 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932505 78: NO.
AR- 334 DEPUTY COMMANDANT S K JASWAL S/O SRI JAGAT SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 15TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 930215. 79: NO. AR- 335 DEPUTY COMMANDANT GOVIND SINGH S/O LATEDHYAN SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 3RD ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932003. 80: NO. AR- 336 DEPUTY COMMANDANT PURAN CHANDRA S/O SHIV DUTTSANWAL
Page No.# 11/44 PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES FIELD INTELLIGENT UNIT C/O 99 APO. 81: NO. AR- 337 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SURESH KUMAR SINGH S/O LATE MAST RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 25TH SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932525. 82: NO. AR- 338 DEPUTY COMMANDANT ANUP CHETTRI S/O SRI DEVI SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 18TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932018. 83: NO. AR- 342 DEPUTY COMMANDANT R. K. MISHRA S/O K.N. MISHRA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 84: NO. AR- 343 DEPUTY COMMANDANT MANOHAR LAL S/O LATE R CHAUDHARY PRESENTLY SERVING AT 4TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932004. 85: NO. AR- 345 DEPUTY COMMANDANT BAIJ NATH SINGH S/O SRI RAM KUMAR SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 15TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932015. 86: NO. AR- 347 DEPUTY COMMANDANT BHUWAN CHANDRA CHAUBE S/O LATE BALDEV RAJ CHAUBE PRESENTLY SERVING AT 7TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932007. 87: NO. AR- 348 DEPUTY COMMANDANT HEM RAJ S/O LATE RAM PRAKASH PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND 88: NO. AR- 350 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SAJI PV S/O SRI VARGHESE PJ
Page No.# 12/44 PRESENTLY SERVING AT INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES (NORTH) C/O 99 APO. 89: NO. AR- 353 DEPUTY COMMANDANT UTTAM SINGH S/O SRI BODH RAJ HEAD DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG PIN 793010. 90: NO. AR- 354 DEPUTY COMMANDANT KAMLESH KUMAR S/O LATEHIRDURAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 22ND ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932022. 91: NO.
AR- 355 DEPUTY COMMANDANT RAJ KISHOR S/O LATE GULAB SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES (SOUTH) C/O 99 APO. 92: NO. AR- 356 DEPUTY COMMANDANT RAKESH KUMAR S/O LATE RAM KUMAR PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES (SOUTH) C/O 99 APO. 93: NO. AR- 357 DEPUTY COMMANDANT I. IBOYAIMA SINGH S/O LATE I KUMAR SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 39TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO
932039. 94: NO. AR- 358 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SHRAVAN KUMAR S/O CHANDRA PAL SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 22 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932522. 95: NO. AR- 361 DEPUTY COMMANDANT ANUP SINGH S/O LATE BEERENDRASINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND. 96: NO. AR- 363 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SRISH CHANDRA BHATT S/O KASAVDUTTBHATT PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND
Page No.# 13/44 SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND. 97: NO. AR- 389 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT DERJEE SHERPA S/O L D SHERPA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG PIN 793011. 98: NO. AR- 390 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT ASHOK KUMAR S/O SRI RAM LAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT FIELD INTELLIGENT UNIT ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 99: NO. AR- 391 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT VISHAL SUNWAR S/O S.B. SUNWAR PRESENTLY SERVING AT NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD MANESHAR. 100: NO. AR- 392 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OT LEPCHA S/O LATE THENDUP TSHERING LEPCHA PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO.- 4 MAINTENANCE GROUP ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO 101: NO. AR- 393 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT SUKHWINDER SINGH S/O LATE KULDEV RAJ PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 6 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932506. 102: NO. AR- 394 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT BHARAT SINGH RAWAT S/O M S RAWAT PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO.-4 WORKSHOP ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 103: NO. AR- 395 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT LALIT SHARMA S/O INDRA MANI SHARMA PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO.- 3 MAINTENANCE GROUP ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 104: NO. AR- 396 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT THOKCHOMJOTIN SINGH S/O TH.
JADUMANI SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 28 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932528. Page No.# 14/44 105: NO. AR- 397 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT SINULAL D S/O LATE DIVANKARN N PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 23 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932223. 106: NO. AR- 398 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT YAP TSHERING BHUTIA S/O SONAM TSHERING PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND. 107: NO. AR- 399 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT KEISAMROJEN SINGH S/O LATE K BASNA SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO.- 1 MAINTENANCE GROUP ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 108: NO. AR- 401 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT SATRA SINGH DOLEY S/O LATE LIKHAN CHANDRA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 6 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 109: NO. AR- 403 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT BIMLESH KR SINGH S/O SRI RAM PRIYA SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES FIELD INTELLIGENT UNIT C/O 99 APO 110: NO. AR- 404 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT RAJIT P S/O PRABHAKARAN V PRESENTLY SERVING AT NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD MANESWAR. 111: NO. AR- 405 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT ANGAMZIMIK S/O LATE YARKAOZIMIK PRESENTLY SERVING AT 40TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932040. 112: NO. AR- 406 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT ADITYA KUMAR S/O LATE SUBHASH CHANDRA PRESENTLY SERVING NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD MANESWAR. 113: NO. AR- 407 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT BIRINCHI BORUAH S/O LATE N K BORUAH PRESENTLY SERVING AT NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD MANESWAR. Page No.# 15/44 114: NO. AR- 409 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT JAVED IQBAL S/O LATE GULAM MOHD. PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE ASSAM RIFLES 115: NO. AR- 410 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT GNAWANGMANGYAL SHERPA S/O SRI M T SHERPA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 26 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932526. 116: NO. AR- 411 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT HARISH CHANDRA JOSHI S/O KAILASH CHANDRA PRESENTLY SERVING AT NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD MANESWAR. 117: NO. AR- 412 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT BIKRAM JIT LEIKAPOKPAM S/O LATE T SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES FIELD INTELLIGENT UNIT C/O 99 APO. 118: NO. AR- 413 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT ADEEP TAMANG S/O MANI KUMAR TAMANG PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 22 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932522. 119: NO.
AR- 414 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT DEEPAK SINGH S/O SRI H N SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 41 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932041. 120: NO. AR- 416 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT PRAVEEN SINGH S/O SHAMSHER SINGH 13 NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 121: NO. AR- 417 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT RAVI CHETTRI S/O N.B. CHETTRI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 45 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932045. 122: NO. AR- 418 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT KH RANJIT SINGH S/O LATE KH. YAIMASINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. Page No.# 16/44 123: NO. AR- 419 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI RAM NATH SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO.-1 WORK SHOP ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 124: NO. AR- 420 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT SUNILDUTT PRASAD S/O LATE S D PRASAD PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES FIELD INTELLIGENT UNIT C/O 99 APO. 125: NO. AR- 421 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT VINOD KUMAR M S/O SRI MADHUSUDHAN NAIR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 28 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932028. 126: NO. AR- 424 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT PRASANTH R S/O RETNAKARAN K PRESENTLY SERVING AT 30 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932030. 127: NO. AR- 425 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT MOHD. SHAFIQ S/O LATEMOHD. NAZIR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 26 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932026. 128: NO. AR- 378 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT DIL KUMAR GURUNG S/O TARA BAHADUR GURUNG PRESENTLY SERVING AT FIELD INTELLIGENT UNIT ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 129: NO. AR- 380 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT BINU SAMUEL S/O SAMUEL G PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO 130: NO. AR- 381 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT PRASAD M V S/O M N BASUDEVAN NAIR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 34 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932034. 131: NO. AR- 383 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT MADANJAMATIA S/O LATE TAILYA CHANDRA JAMATIA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 35 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932041. 132: NO.
AR- 384 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT DEV DARSHAN BELWAL
Page No.# 17/44 S/O T LATE CHAMAN LAL BELWAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 133: NO. AR- 385 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT HITENDERE S/O SRI KRISHAN DUTT PRESENTLY SERVING AT NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD MANESWAR. 134: NO. AR- 386 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT KANHAIYA YOGI
S/O LATE JAGDISH PRASAD PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 135: NO. AR- 387 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT DEV RAJ S/O LATE JHARU RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO 136: NO. AR- 388 ASSISTANT COMMANDANT JAIBHAGWAN S/O SRI VED PRAKASH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 23 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. PIN 932523. 137: NO. AR- 360 DEPUTY COMMANDANT RAJENDERA SINGH S/O HUKAM SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 26 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932526 138: NO. AR- 367 DEPUTY COMMANDANT ANIL KUMAR KL S/O KRISHANAN NAIR PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG. 139: NO. AR- 368 DEPUTY COMMANDANT KULDEEP KUMAR S/O LATE PANNA LAL RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 18TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932018. 140: NO. AR- 366 DEPUTY COMMANDANT RANJIT SINGH S/O LATEBOORH SINGH
Page No.# 18/44 PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932013. 141: NO. AR- 370 DEPUTY COMMANDANT BIR PAL SINGH S/O LATE INDRA SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 9 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932509 142: NO. AR- 371 DEPUTY COMMANDANT JOHN LAMA S/O SRI SANGAY LAMA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 24 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932024. 143: NO. AR- 372 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SATBIR S/O LATE DALIP SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER INSPECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES (EAST) C/O 99 APO. 144: NO. AR- 373 DEPUTY COMMANDANT PRAMOD KUMAR GUPTA S/O LATE R. A. GUPTA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 7 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932007. 145: NO.
AR- 375 DEPUTY COMMANDANT ILOYUMBA MEETEI S/O IRUNGBAM LOKHON MEETEI PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 25 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO PIN 932525. 146: NO. AR- 315 DEPUTY COMMANDANT RAJPAL YADAV S/O LATE C R YADAV PRESENTLY SERVING AT 11 ASSAM RIFLES HALFLONG ASSAM C/O 99 APO PIN 932011 147: NO. AR-274 SECOND IN COMMAND (2IC) VASUDEVEAN POTTI R SON OF LATE RAMACHANDRA POTTI PRESENTLY SERVING AT LIAISON OFFICE ASSAM RIFLES NEW DELHI PIN- 110010
Page No.# 19/44 148: NO. AR-241 COMMANDANT G R PILLAI SON OF S. GOPALA PILLAI PRESENTLY SERVING AT HQ 10 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O. 99 APO PIN- 932510 149: NO. AR-339 DEPUTY COMMANDANT MAHESH DUTT SON OF LATE MEHAR CHAND PRESENTLY SERVING AT HQ 10 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O. 99 APO PIN- 93251 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO 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 DEFENCE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SOUTH BLOCK NEW DELHI 110011 5:THE SECRETARY (PERSONAL) DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL P G AND PENSIONS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI - 110 00 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B PATHAK, MR. V KUMAR,MR. R THADANI,MR B HAZARIKA
Page No.# 20/44 Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I., MR. R K D CHOUDHURY, DY. SOLICITOR GENERAL OF INDIA,MR. A K DUTTA Linked Case : WP(C)/4881/2021 NO. 286 2IC GANESH SINGH AND 154 ORS S/O- SHRI SHIVNATH SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AS 2 IC AT 3RD (NH BN) ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO 2: NO. 217 COMMANDANT CHATTER SINGH SM S/O- LATE KANHAIYA LAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 26 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO 3: NO.
219 COMMANDANT SN VISHWAKARMA S/O- RD VISWAKARMA PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRANSIT CAMP SILCHAR ASSAM C/O 99 APO 4: NO. 220 COMMANDANT UTTAM CHAND S/O- LATE SHRI KANSHI RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NDRF C/O 99 APO 5: NO. 229 COMMANDANT GOPA KUMAR S/O- KARUNA KARAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG PIN- 793011. 6: NO. 231 COMMANDANT SHYAMAL PAUL S/O- LATE K K PAUL PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 27 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 7: NO. 232 COMMANDANT SASEENDRAN CK
Page No.# 21/44 S/O- LATE C N KESAVAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 22 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 8: NO. 233 COMMANDANT HARIDAS DOGRA S/O- LATE FITHA RAM DOGRA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 6 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 9: NO. 236 2IC MA FAROOQUI SM S/O MG FAROOQUI (L) PRESENTLY SERVING AT 32 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 10: NO. 255 2IC JOSEPH TT S/O- (LATE) THOMAS PRESENTLY SERVING AT TRANSIT CAMP IMPHAL MANIPUR C/O 99 APO. 11: NO. 257 2IC NA MATHEW S/O- LATE NV ABRAHAM PRESENTLY SERVING AS ASSAM RIFLES TRANSIT CAMP AND SCHOOL C/O 99 APO. 12: NO. 260 2IC RAJIBKALITA SM S/O- LATE PRADIP KALITA PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND. 13: NO. 261 2IC KAMAL DEV SHARMA S/O- SH KUNJ LAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG PIN - 793001. 14: NO. 262 2IC ROHTAS S/O- LATE DAYA CHAND PRESENTLY SERVING AT 42 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 15: NO. 263 2 IC ISRAR AHMED S/O- NISAR AHMAD PRESENTLY SERVING AS 14 ASSAM RIFLES
Page No.# 22/44 C/O 99 APO. 16: NO. 264 2IC MAN BIR SINGH S/O- LATE SHRI SAHAB SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT ARESA HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG PIN- 793011. 17: NO. 266 2IC UPENDRA KUMAR PANDEY S/O- SHRI NANDA PRASAD PANDEY PRESENTLY SERVING AT 39 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 18: NO.
267 2IC HEM SAGAR UPRETY S/O- LATE HARI PRASAD UPRETY PRESENTLY SERVING AT 33 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 19: NO. 268 2IC PRAKASH PRABHAKAR S/O- LATE MR K PRABHAKAR PANICKER PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRANSIT CAMP KHANAPARA GUWAHATI PIN- 781022. 20: NO. 271 2IC JITENDRA KUMAR MALIK S/O- SRI RAGHUBIR SINGH MALIK PRESENTLY SERVING AT 44 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 21: NO. 273 2IC H K ACHARAYA S/O- LATE PRAHALLAD ACHARYA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 7THBN TSR C/O 99 APO. 22: NO. 274 2IC JITENDRA SINGH S/O- SHRI ARJUN SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 30 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 23: NO. 276 2IC JASMER SINGH MALIK SM S/O- SHRI TEK RAM MALIK PRESENTLY SERVING AT 2ND ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 24: NO. 277 2IC HARSH MOHAN S/O- LATE RAMA NAND
Page No.# 23/44 PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRANSIT CAMP DIMAPUR C/O 99 APO. 25: NO. 284 2IC NIHAL SINGH S/O- LATE SHRI KARAN SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 15TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 26: NO. 285 2IC KUL BAHADUR KARKI S/O- GYAN BAHADUR KARKI SERVING AT 9TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 27: NO. 288 2IC OM DUTT SHARMA S/O- LATE TEJ RAM SHARMA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 22ND SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 28: NO. 289 2IC VIJAY KUMAR CHAUHAN S/O- SHRI DHIAN SINGH CHAUHAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT 16TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 29: NO. 291 2IC ROSHAN CHHETRI S/O- LATE M B CHHETRI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 12TH ASSAM RIFLES LOKHRA ASSAM C/O 99 APO. 30: NO. 298 DEPUTYCOMMANDANT MANOJ K S/O- LATE SHRI NARAYANAN.K PRESENTLY SERVING AT 2ND ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 31: NO. 301 DEPUTY COMMANDANT BISHNU PRASAD ACHARYA S/O- LATE SHRI NARAYANAN.K PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 27 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 32: NO. 302 DEPUTY COMMANDANT RAJ KUMAR SHARMA SM S/O- ROOP LAL SHARMA SERVING AT 13THNDRF C/O 99 APO. Page No.# 24/44 33: NO.
304 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SUNIL KUMAR S/O- KG NAIR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 9TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 34: NO. 307DEPUTY COMMANDANT SASI KUMAR R S/O- SHRI RETNAKARAN K PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 10 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 35: NO. 309 DEPUTYCOMMANDANT VINOD KUMAR SHARMA S/O- LATE SHRI VIDYASAGAR SHARMA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 9TH SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 36: NO. 317 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SUNIL DUTTVERMA S/O- LATE SHRI SHADI RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13TH NDRF C/O 99 APO. 37: NO. 323 DEPUTY COMMANDANT RAMESH CHAND S/O- LATE SOMPHIRAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 33RD ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 38: NO. 325 DEPUTY COMMANDANT KESHAV SHARMA S/O- SHRI SHALI RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 29 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 39: NO. 327 DEPUTY COMMANDANT PREM CHAND PANDEY S/O- SHRI R L PANDEY PRESENTLY SERVING AT 35 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 40: NO. 240 2IC RAJDEV SINGH YADAV S/O- LATE KAMTA YADAV PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL DIMAPUR
Page No.# 25/44 NAGALAND. 41: NO. 315 DEPUTYCOMMANDANT RAJPAL YADAV S/O- LATE CR YADAV PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND. 42: NO. 329 DEPUTYCOMMANDANT DAYA CHAND MORAL S/O- LATE RAMPHAL SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG 43: NO. 330 DEPUTY COMMANDANT K S THAKUR S/O- SHRI NAND LAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 40 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 44: NO. 331 DEPUTYCOMMANDANT MANOJ KUMAR S/O- SHRI KRISHNAN LAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 10 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 45: NO. 335 DEPUTY COMMANDANT GOVIND SINGH S/O- LATE SHRI DHAN SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 3 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 46: NO. 336 DEPUTY COMMANDANT PURAN CHANDRA S/O- SHIV DATTSANWAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 28 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 47: NO. 337 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SURESH KUMAR SINGH S/O- LATE SHRI MAST RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 25 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO 48: NO.
319 DEPUTY COMMANDANT ARBIND KUMAR LAKHERA
Page No.# 26/44 S/O- LATE G L LAKHERA PRESENTLY SERVING AS FIU ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 49: NO. 353 DEPUTYCOMMANDANT UTTAM SINGH S/O- SHRI BODH RAJ PRESENTLY SERVING AT 43 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 50: NO. 354 DEPUTY COMMANDANT KAMLESH KUMAR S/O- LATE HIRDU RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG. 51: NO. 356 DEPUTY COMMANDANT RAKESH KUMAR S/O- LATE SHRI RAM KUMAR PRESENTLY SERVING AS 43 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 52: NO. 358 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SHRAVAN KUMAR S/O- CHANDRAPAL SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 22 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 53: NO. 361 DEPUTY COMMANDANT ANUP SINGH S/O- LATE VEERENDRA SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND 54: NO. 363 COMMANDANT SRISH CHANDRA BHATT S/O- SHRI KESAB DUTT BHATT PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 55: NO. 370 DEPUTY COMMANDANT VEERPAL SINGH S/O- LATE INDRA SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 9 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. Page No.# 27/44 56: NO. 368 DEPUTY COMMANDANT KULDEEP KUMAR S/O- LATE PANNA LAL RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 18 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 57: NO. 369 DEPUTY COMMANDANT RANJIT SINGH S/O- LATE BOORH SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 58: NO. 374 DEPUTY COMMANDANT UTTAM RAJ JARYAL S/O- LATE NAND LAL JARYAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 18 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 59: NO. 383 ASST. COMMANDANT MADAN JAMATIA S/O- LATE TAILYA CHANDRA JAMATIA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 35 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 60: NO. 384 ASST.COMMANDANT DEV DARSHAN BELWAL S/O- LATE CHAMAN LAL BELWAL PRESENTLY SERVING AS 13 NDRF C/O 99 APO. 61: NO. 386 ASST. COMMANDANT KANHAIYA YOGI S/O- LATE JAGDISH PRASAD PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NDRF 99 APO. 62: NO. 387 ASST. COMMANDANT DEV RAJ S/O- LATE JHARURAM PRESENTLY SERVING AS 13 NDRF C/O 99 APO. 63: NO. 389 ASST. COMMANDANT DORJEE SHERPA S/O- L D SHERPA SERVING AS HEAD QUARTER DGAR SHILLONG.
Page No.# 28/44 64: NO. 398 ASST.COMMANDANT YAP TSHERING BHUTIA S/O- SONAM TSHERING BHUTIA PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND. 65: NO. 399 ASST. COMMANDANT KEISAM ROJEN SINGH S/O- LATE K BASNA SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 1 MGAR C/O 99 APO. 66: NO. 406 ASST. COMMANDANT ADITYA KUMAR S/O- LATE SUBHAS CHANDRA SERVING AT NSG MANESWAR GURGAON HARYANA. 67: NO. 407 ASST. COMMANDANT BIRINCHI BORUAH S/O- LATE N K BORUAH PRESENTLY SERVING AT NSG MANESWAR GURGAON HARYANA. 68: NO. 411 ASST. COMMANDANT HARISH CHANDRA JOSHI S/O- KAILASH CHANDRA SERVING AT NSG MANESWAR GURGAON HARYANA. 69: NO. 412 ASST. COMMANDANT BIKRAMJIT LEIKAPOKPAM S/O- LATE TOMBOI SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT FIU (ASSAM RIFLES) C/O 99 APO. 70: NO. 413 ASST. COMMANDANT ADEEP TAMANG S/O- MANI KUMAR TAMANG PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 22 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. Page No.# 29/44 71: NO. 414 ASST. COMMANDANT DEEPAK SINGH S/O- SH. H N SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 41 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 72: NO. 416 DEPUTY COMMANDANT PRAVEEN SINGH S/O- SHRI SHAMSER SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NDRF C/O 99 APO. 73: NO. 417 ASST. COMMANDANT RAVI CHHETRI S/O- HONY LT N B CHHETRI PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND. 74: NO. 418 ASST. COMMANDANT KH RANJIT SINGH S/O- LATE KH YAIMA SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NDRF C/O 99 APO. 75: NO. 420 ASST. COMMANDANT SUNIL DUTT PRASAD S/O- LATE SURAJ DEO PRASAD PRESENTLY SERVING AT ARFIU C/O 99 APO 76: NO. 313 DEPUTY COMMANDANT VIJAY PAL SINGH SM S/O- SHRI BACHAN SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 28 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 77: NO. 385 ASST. COMMANDANT HITENDER S/O- SHRI KRISHAN DUTT PRESENTLY SERVING AT HQ NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD MANESAR GURGAON HARYANA. 78: NO. 254 2IC
Page No.# 30/44 VED PRAKASH SRIVASTAV S/O- LATE B K SRIVASTAV PRESENTLY SERVING ON DEPUTATION IN UTTAR PRADESH 79: NO.
2702IC SHASHI KANT THAKUR S/O- LATE BISHWA NATH THAKUR PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRANSIT CAMP KOLKATA C/O 99 APO. 80: NO. 252 2IC S BANDOPADHYAY S/O- LATE AMAL KR BANERJEE PRESENTLY SERVING AT 25 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 81: NO. 408 ASST. COMMANDANT WASEEM AKRAM S/O- SHIFTKHAR AHMED PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO. 3 WKSP ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 82: NO. 225H COMMANDANT BALWANT SINGH S/O- LATE NAIN SINGH KAPKOTI PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 28 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 83: NO.244 2IC SURESH CHANDRA BOSE B S/O- BHASKAR PILLAI PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 25 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 84: NO.265 2IC RAJESH PRASAD S/O- LATE JP THAKUR PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND. 85: NO. 316 DEPUTY COMMANDANT GOVIND SINGH S/O- UMED SINGH RATHORE PRESENTLY SERVING AT 8TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 86: NO.340 DEPUTY COMMANDANT
Page No.# 31/44 RAM BAHADUR RAI S/O- LATE BHAKTA BAHADUR RAI PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 26 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 87: NO. 347 DEPUTY COMMANDANT BHUWAN CHANDRA CHAUBE S/O- SH B R CHAUBEY PRESENTLY SERVING AT 9 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 88: NO. 382 DEPUTY COMMANDANT JAGRAM SINGH S/O- SH KAMTA PRASAD YADAV PRESENTLY SERVING AS RAJ BHAWAN CHENNAI. 89: NO. 394 ASST. COMMANDANT BHARAT SINGH RAWAT S/O- M S RAWAT PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO 4 WKSP ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 90: NO. 396 ASST. COMMANDANT THOKCHOM JOTIN SINGH S/O- TH JADUMANI PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 28 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 91: NO. 410 ASST. COMMANDANT GNAWANG NAMGYAL SHERPA S/O- SH MT SHERPA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 32 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 92: NO.281 2 IC ANAND SINGH CHILWAL S/O- LATE R S CHILWAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 10 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 93: NO.253 2 IC RANJIT KUMAR ACHARYA S/O- SHRI J B ACARYA PRESENTLY SERVING AS ASSAM RIFLES TRANSIT CAMP DHANSIRI DIMAPUR NAGALAND.
Page No.# 32/44 94: NO.256 2IC BACHCHU SINGH S/O- LATE HUBBA LAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 20 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 95: NO. 424 ASST. COMMANDANT PRASANTH R S/O- RATNAKARAN K PRESENTLY SERVING AT 30 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 96: NO. 320 DEPUTY COMMANDANT DHARMINDER SINGH S/O- SARDUL SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO 2 WKSP ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 97: NO. 362 DEPUTY COMMANDANT PRAVEEN KUMAR SV S/O- LATE SUKUMARAN NAIR PRESENTLY SERVING AS HQ DGAR SHILLONG. 98: NO. 379 COMMANDANT ROSHAN LAL MS S/O- SHRI PP SADASIVAN PRESENTLY SERVING AT HQ DGAR SHILLONG. 99: NO. 297 COMMANDANT MADAN LAL SHAH S/O- SHRI P SHAH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HQ DGAR SHILLONG. 100: NO.342 DEPUTY COMMANDANT R K MISHRA S/O- K N MISHRA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 NDRF C/O 99 APO. 101: NO. 310 DEPUTY COMMANDANT KRISHAN KUMAR KADARIYA S/O- SHRI P B KADARIYA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 24 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. Page No.# 33/44 102: NO. 293 DEPUTY COMMANDANT ARJUN SINGH PATWAL S/O- SHRI H S PATWAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT 13 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 103: NO.380 ASST.COMMANDANT BINU SAMUEL S/O- SAMUEL G PRESENTLY SERVING AS 13 NDRF 99 APO. 104: NO. 373 DEPUTY COMMANDANT PRAMOD KUMAR GUPTA S/O- LATE RA GUPTA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 7 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 105: NO. 375 DEPUTY COMMANDANT I LOYUMBAMEETEI S/O- IRUNGBAM LOKHON MEETEI PRESENTLY SERVING AS HEAD QUARTER 25 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 106: NO. 299 DEPUTY COMMANDANT TARUN KANWAR S/O- LATE J KUMAR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 46 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 107: NO. 312 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SURESH SINGH S/O- LATE T S RAWAT PRESENTLY SERVING AT RAJ BHAWAN ASSAM 108: NO. 341 DEPUTY COMMANDANT VINOD KUMAR DOOHUN S/O- SHRI AZAD SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HQ IGAR (N) C/O 99 APO. 109: NO. 343 COMMANDANT MANOHAR LAL S/O- LATE R CHAUDHARY PRESENTLY SERVING AT 4 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO.
110: NO.350 DEPUTY COMMANDANT
Page No.# 34/44 SAJI PV S/O- SHRI VARGHESE PJ PRESENTLY SERVING AS IGAR(N) C/O 99 APO. 111: NO. 422 ASST. COMMANDANT BIKASH RAI S/O- SHRI J B RAI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 43 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 112: NO.378 ASST.COMMANDANT DIL KUMAR GURUNG S/O- TARA BAHADUR GURUNG PRESENTLY SERVING AS FIU ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 113: NO. 334 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SUDESH KR JAISWAL S/O- SHRI JAGAT SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 15 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 114: NO.259 2IC SURENDRA KUMAR RS S/O- LATE A RAGHAVAN NAIR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 8 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 115: NO. 397 ASST. COMMANDANT SINULAL D S/O- LATE DIVAKARAN N PRESENTLY SERVING AT 23 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 116: NO.292 2IC M JOY CHANDRA SINGHA S/O- LATE M ATEN SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HQ IGAR(E) C/O 99 APO. 117: NO. 228 COMMANDANT B K SAIKIA S/O- LATE GR SAIKIA PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 21 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 118: NO. 392 ASST. COMMANDANT
Page No.# 35/44 OT LEPCHA S/O- LATE THENDUP TSHERING LEPCHA PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO 4 MGAR C/O 99 APO. 119: NO.366 DEPUTYCOMMANDANT A M MEETEI S/O- LATE SHRI TOMBI MEETEI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 10 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 120: NO. 421 ASST. COMMANDANT VINOD KUMAR M S/O- MADHUSOODANAN NAIR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 28 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 121: NO. 218 COMMANDANT PARMODH SINGH S/O- LATE JAGDISH SINGH RANA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 9 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 122: NO. 269 2IC RAVI KUMAR CHHETRI S/O- LATE K B CHHETRI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 7 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 123: NO.425 ASST.COMMANDANT MOHD SHAFIQ S/O- LATE MOHD NAZIR PRESENTLY SERVING AS 26 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 124: NO. 306 DEPUTY COMMANDANT PRAVESH KUMAR S/O- SHRI BHAGIRATH SINGH SERVING AT 37 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO.
125: NO.395 ASST.COMMANDANT LALIT SHARMA S/O- INDRA MANI SHARMA PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO 3 MGAR C/O 99 APO. 126: NO. 423 ASST. COMMANDANT DEEPENDRA KARKI
Page No.# 36/44 S/O K.B. KARKI PRESENTLY SERVING AT HQ 23 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 127: NO. 426 ASST. COMMANDANT NINGOMBAM SANAJAOBA MEETEI S/O SRI N I MEETEI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 28TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 128: NO. 258 2IC PADAM PRASAD UPADHYAYA S/O SRI TIKA RAM UPADHYAY PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG. 129: NO. 393 ASST. COMMANDANT SUKHWINDER SINGH S/O LATE KULDEV RAJ PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 6 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/ON 99 APO. 130: NO. 401 ASST. COMMANDANT SATRA SINGH DOLEY S/O LATE L. DOLEY PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 6 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 131: NO. 403 ASST. COMMANDANT BIMLESH KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI RAM PRIYA SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT ASSAM RIFLES FIELD INT. UNIT C/O 99 APO. 132: NO. 390 ASST. COMMANDANT ASHOK KUMAR S/O SRI RAM LAL PRESENTLY SERVING AT DGAR FIELD INT. UNIT C/O 99 APO. 133: NO. 377 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SUNIL KUMAR RAI S/O SRI CHANDRAMA RAI PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DGAR SHILLONG. 134: NO. 235 COMMANDANT ANIL KUMAR KM S/O LATE MADHAVAN K K PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 23 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 135: NO. 311 DEPUTY COMMANDANT PRALAY KUMAR BIOSWAS S/O SRI PARIMAL BISWAS PRESENTLY SERVING AT 5TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. Page No.# 37/44 136: NO. 328 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SATISH DHYANI S/O LATE M D DHYANI PRESENTLY SERVING AT 7TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 137: NO. 321 DEPUTY COMMANDANT M N KHAMA S/O LATE N. PAITE PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 13 NDRF ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 138: NO. 344 DEPUTY COMMANDANT NARESH KUMAR S/O SRI DHARAM PAL SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 31ST ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 139: NO.
348 DEPUTY COMMANDANT HEM RAJ S/O LATE RAMPRAKASH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 32 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 140: NO. 290 2IC GANGA SINGH S/O SRI CHANDRA SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 41 ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 141: NO. 300 DEPUTY COMMANDANT DEV VARAT BENIWAL S/O LATE MOJI RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DG ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG. 142: NO. 419 ASST. COMMANDANT SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH S/O SRI RAM NATH SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT NO.- 1 WORKSHOP ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 143: NO. 338 DEPUTY COMMANDANT ANUP CHETTRI S/O DEVI SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT 18TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 144: NO. 405 ASST COMMANDANT ANGAM ZAMIK S/O LATE YARKAOZAMIK PRESENTLY SERVING 40TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 145: NO. 381 ASST. COMMANDANT PRASAD MV S/O MN VASUDEVAN NAIR PRESENTLY SERVING AT 34TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 146: NO. 371 DEPUTY COMMANDANT JOHN LAMA S/O SRI SANGAY LAMA PRESENTLY SERVING AT 24TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 147: NO. 322 DEPUTY COMMANDANT SATENDRA KUMAR S/O SHANKAR SINGH
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S/O PRABHAKARAN V PRESENTLY SERVING AT NATIONAL SECURITY GUARD MANESAR GURGAON HARYANA. 151: NO. 388 ASST. COMMANDANT JAI BHAGWAN S/O SRI VED PRAKASH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 23 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 152: NO. 215 COMMANDANT ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY S/O SITA RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER DIRECTOR GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG. 153: NO. 250 2IC ARUN KUMAR S/O LATE BHAGAT RAM PRESENTLY SERVING AT 18TH ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 154: NO.
238 COMMANDANT BIJU K. SAM S/O LATE MADHAVAN K K PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 7 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. 155: NO. 345 DEPUTY COMMANDANT BAIJ NATH SINGH S/O RAM KUMAR SINGH PRESENTLY SERVING AT HEAD QUARTER 7 SECTOR ASSAM RIFLES C/O 99 APO. VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY THE GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NEW DELHI -110001
Page No.# 39/44 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 DEFENCE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SOUTH BLOCK NEW DELHI - 110011 5:THE SECRETARY (PERSONAL) DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL P G AND PENSIONS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI - 110 001 ------------ Advocate for : MR V KUMAR Advocate for : ASSTT.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA
ORDER 27.02.2025
Heard Mr. B. Pathak, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. AK Dutta, learned CGC for the respondents.
2. Both these writ petitions are filed by Group ‘A’ Officers of Assam Rifles which is a Paramilitary Force under the Administrative Control of the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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3. The grievance of the writ petitioners in both the writ petitions are that since the enactment of the Assam Rifles Group ‘A’ Combatized Posts Recruitment Rules, 2001, there has been no Cadre Review conducted. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the Cadre Review for all other Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) had been conducted as per the DoPT Guidelines dated 14.12.2010 and 25.05.2018. He submits that when all other Central Armed Police Forces have been considered for Cadre Review, there is no reason for leaving out the Group ‘A’ Officers of Assam Rifles. This has led to serious stagnation, resulting in low morale among the Group ‘A’ Officers of Assam Rifles.
Learned counsel for the petitioners has also referred to the Parliamentary Committee report No. 214/2018 issued by the Rajhya Sabha Parliamentary Committee in favour of the Assam Rifles. For implementation of various recommendations which are required to be implemented during the process of Cadre Review but the same has not yet been done and therefore, the petitioners are before this Court. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that representations dated 01.10.2020 and 04.03.2021had been filed by the Officers before the Ministry of Home Affairs but in spite of that, no step has been taken by the concerned Department for Cadre Review. Therefore, the writ petitioners have approached this Court praying for appropriate direction and/or order. Page No.# 41/44
5. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that similar issues were pressed by the personnel of Central Armed Police Forces before the Delhi High Court and the Delhi High Court by the judgment and order dated 27.07.2020 rendered in Tarun Kumar Banjaree vs. Union of India reported in 2020 SCC OnLine Del 859, held that the Cadre Review process had been initiated and completed in respect of other CAPFs except the Assam Rifles. 6. Learned CGC for the respondents submits that the claims of the petitioners have been duly dealt with and in this respect an affidavit-in-opposition has been filed by the Department. He further submits that during the pendency of the writ petitions the proposal for Cadre Review of the Assam Rifles has been received and the same is under active consideration by the Department. He submits that the process of Cadre Review requires a lot of reviews from various Department and therefore, the process is rather time consuming but since the Department has already accepted the proposal and has initiated the process for Cadre Review the same, the grievances of the writ petitioners will be looked into by the appropriate authority in the Department. He, therefore, submits that the writ petitions can be closed since the Ministry of Home Affairs has already undertaking the process of due consultation for Cadre Review of the Group ‘A’ Officers of the Assam Rifles
7. Learned counsel for the parties have been heard and the pleadings
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While there are several issues involved in the writ petitions which have been urged, the primary relief sought for by the petitioners is for a direction to the respondents to initiate a Cadre Review. The Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training Cadre Review Division by Office Memorandum (OM) dated 25.05.2018 had notified earlier that in terms of the Department Office Memorandum (OM) No. I- 11011/1/2009-CRD dated 14.12.2010 the ideal periodicity of Cadre Review was 5 years. However, in spite of that the said periodicity was not followed and therefore, the Cadre Controlling Authority of the Central Group ‘A’ Services had been instructed to submit Cadre Review proposal in accordance with the calendar without any exemption. 9. These instructions are not disputed by the respondent authorities. These instructions are to be undertaken within a period of 5 (five) years. There is also no dispute that the Ministry of Home Affairs have not initiated the Cadre Review of the Group ‘A’ Officers of the Assam Rifles whereas the Cadre Review of the other forces within the Central Armed Police Forces has already been undertaken. 10. Be that as it may, taking into consideration the submissions of the learned CGC for the respondents and upon perusal of a copy of the instructions placed
Page No.# 43/44 before the Court issued by the respondents which indicates that the Cadre Review proposal is under active consideration at the Ministry of Home Affairs and various consultation with the concerned Department are required to be undertaken, the learned CGC, therefore, has been instructed to pray for further time before the Court. 11. Having heard the learned counsel for the parties and considering the
submissions urged before this Court and also having perusal of the judgment and order dated 27.07.2020 rendered by the Delhi High Court in Tarun Kumar Banjaree vs. Union of India reported in 2020 SCC OnLine Del 859 as well as the OM dated 14.12.2010 as well as 25.05.2018 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training Cadre Review Division, it is clear that the petitioners claim for Cadre Review is not misplaced. The Department is required to process the proposal for Cadre Review for Group ‘A’ Officers of Assam Rifles. In terms of the instructions, the proposal has now under the active consideration by the Ministry of Home Affairs, this Court is of the view that these writ petitions can be disposed of directing the respondent Authorities to complete the process of Cadre Review within a period of 10 (ten) months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order.
12. While considering the claim of the Cadre Review, the grievances
Page No.# 44/44 highlighted by the petitioners in their representations dated 01.10.2020 and 04.03.2021 filed before the Ministry of Home Affairs be also looked into and be considered to the extent possible. It is expected that in terms of the direction above the Cadre Review as is required to be done in terms of the Office Memoranda dated 14.12.2010 as well as 25.05.2018 and concluded within the period indicated above.
13. With the above observations and directions, the writ petitions stand
disposed of. Pending IA, if any, also disposed of. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. JUDGE Comparing Assistant