Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010180562025 2025:GAU-AS:11189 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/4697/2025 BIREN GOGOI S/O LATE MONIKANTA GOGOI, R/O DIGHALAGAON, P.O. AND P.S. DHAKUAKHANA, DIST. LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM, PIN 787055 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 2 ORS REPRESENTED BY DIRECTOR (TRANSMISSION) GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER SHRAN SHAKTI BHAVAN, NEW DELHI 110001 2:THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER TL POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. BOWALGURI NORTH LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN 787031 3:THE DIST. COMMISSIONER DHEMAJI DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN 78705 Advocate for the petitioner(s): Mr. A Khanikar Advocate for the respondent(s): Mr. SR Baruah Govt. Advocate, Assam Page No.# 2/3 Mr. A Das B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER 20.08.2025 Heard Mr. A Khanikar, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Mr. A Das, the learned counsel, who appears on behalf of the respondent No.2 and Mr. SR Baruah, the learned Govt. Advocate, Assam appears on behalf of respondent No.3. None appears on behalf of the respondent No.1 on call. 2. The petitioner by way of the instant writ petition has sought for an appropriate direction to the respondent authorities for payment of his dues amounting to Rs.2,10,294/-, which, however, has been paid to some other person and as such, the petitioner being aggrieved has approached this Court. 3. This Court duly takes note of that this factual aspect can be very well decided under Section 16(4) of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, which is duly applicable to the dispute of the present kind. 4. Considering the above, this Court is not inclined to entertain the instant writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed. 5. This Court, however, grants the liberty to the petitioner to approach the Court of the learned District Judge, Dhemaji in terms with Section 16(4) of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, if the petitioner is so aggrieved. Page No.# 3/3 JUDGE Comparing Assistant