Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010151782024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3870/2024 SIDDHESWARI DEB W/O- SRI CHANDAN DEB, R/O- VILLAGE- ULUPARA, P.O.- AGIA, DISTRICT- GOALPARA, ASSAM, PIN- 783101. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER GOALPARA ASSAM DISTRICT- GOALPARA PIN- 783121. 3:THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND NAZRAT OFFICER GOALPARA ASSAM DISTRICT- GOALPARA PIN- 783121. 4:THE COMMANDANT 152 BATTALION CRPF ITI COMPLEX SHAHSTRINAGAR Page No.# 2/4 GOALPARA ASSAM. 5:THE COMMANDING OFFICER E/152 BATTALION CRPF THEKASAU DUDHNOI ASSAM. 6:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI PIN-781006 ASSAM 7:THE JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HOME AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI PIN-781006 ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S MITRA, MR. R. RAMEEZ,MR A K BORO,MR S.MITRA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, REVENUE, MR. B GOGOI,SC, FINANCE DEPTT.,DY.S.G.I.,GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA ORDER 10.06.2025 1. Heard Mr. S. Mitra, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. R. Talukdar, learned counsel for the respondent nos.2, 3 & 7. Mr. S. Dutta, learned counsel appears for the respondent no.1, Ms. S. Baruah, learned counsel Page No.# 3/4 appears for the respondent no.4 & 5 and Mr. A. Chaliha, learned counsel appears for the respondent no.6. 2. The petitioner’s prayer is for a direction to be issued to the respondents to pay the vehicle hire charges relating to Force Traveler bearing registration no. AS-01-KC-5541, for the period from March, 2021 to May, 2023, by the respondent no.3. 3. The affidavit of the respondent no.3 is to the effect that the petitioner is liable to be paid vehicle hire charges amounting to Rs.36,62,220/- for the period from April, 2021 to March, 2022 and Rs.17,41,248/- for the period from April, 2022 to September, 2022, thereby totaling Rs.54,00,000/- approximately. On the other hand, paragraph-8 & 9 of the affidavit filed by the respondent no.3 shows that the respondents have admitted that the outstanding amount payable to the petitioner is Rs.12,05,874/-. 4. This Court, vide order dated 22.05.2025, had directed Mr. R. Talukdar, learned counsel for the respondent nos.2, 3 & 7 to obtain instructions as to the specific period for which Rs.12,05,874/- was to be paid to the petitioner, as vehicle hire charges. 5. Mr. R. Talukdar, learned counsel for the respondent nos.2, 3 & 7 has submitted letter no.GNZ-27/2019/757 dated 23.05.2025 issued by the office of the District Commissioner, Goalpara and an attached Statement of pending bills of the petitioner’s vehicle, which is to the effect that the outstanding dues payable to the petitioner is Rs.12,05,874/-, for the period from March, 2021 to May, 2023. 6. The letter dated 23.05.2025 issued by the office of the District Page No.# 4/4 Commissioner, Goalpara along with the Annexures is made a part of the record and marked as Annexure-X collectively. 7. In view of the respondents having admitted that they are liable to pay Rs.12,05,874/- to the petitioner, all the respondents are directed to ensure that the payment of the entire amount is made to the petitioner, within a period of 3 (three) months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 8. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant