Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010181732023 2025:GAU-AS:2758 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/4747/2023 BANI KANTA SARMA S/O- LT. NANI KANTA SARMA, R/O- BATAGHULI NEAR GUWAHATI PUBLIC SCHOOL PANJABARI, GUWAHATI, DIST. KAMRUP(M). VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, HOME DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06. 2:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ASSAM ULUBARI GUWAHATI DIST. KAMRUP(M). 3:THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE GUWAHATI DIST.- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S BORTHAKUR, MS. M. KONYAK. W,MS. S KAKATI Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, Page No.# 2/4 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE LANUSUNGKUM JAMIR ORDER Date : 17.03.2025 1. Heard Mr. S. Borthakur, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K. Gogoi, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate appearing on behalf of all the respondents. 2. The petitioner is the owner of Maruti Van bearing Registration No. AS-01- DX-5186 and his vehicle was requisitioned by the Commissioner of Police, Guwahati City for maintenacne of law and order for the period 01.02.2019 to 30.06.2022. Thereafter, the petitioner submitted the bill before the Commissioner of Police, Guwahati City/Respondent No. 3 for making payment for a total amount of Rs.8,87,483/-. However, till date, the total outstanding dues of Rs.8,87,483/- is yet to be paid to the petitioner. Being aggrieved, the petitioner is before this Court by way of the present writ petition. 3. Mr. K. Gogoi, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate on the basis of instructions submitted by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Guwahati dated 03.10.2023, submits that the bills received from the petitioner have been forwarded to the sanctioning authority after deduction of the declared amount of 20% (twenty per cent) for according sanction. 4. This Court has considered the instructions submitted by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), Guwahati, wherein the details forwarded to the sanctioning authority are given and the same reads as under: Page No.# 3/4 PROPOSAL NO.-149-153 (RV) dated 07.08.2023 Sl No. Vehicle No. Type of Vehicle Period Amount 1. AS-01-DX- 5186 M/Van 01.02.2019 30.06.2019 Rs. 127020.00 2. AS-01-DX- 5186 M/Van 01.07.2020 31.12.2020 Rs. 155812.00 PROPOSAL NO.-578-579 (RV) dated 08.09.2023 3. AS-01-DX- 5186 M/Van 01.07.2021 31.12.2021 Rs. 155812.00 PROPOSAL NO.-986-987 (RV) dated 27.09.2023 4. AS-01-DX- 5186 M/Van 01.01.2021 30.06.2021 Rs. 182538 5. AS-01-DX- 5186 M/Van 01.01.2022 30.06.2022 Rs. 182538.00 5. Considering the instructions submitted by the learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, this writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of directing the respondents to have a verification of the bills submitted by the petitioner with regard to the hiring of his Maruti Van by the Office of the Commissioner of Police, Guwahati City. Thereafter, on verification, if the amount claimed by the petitioner is admitted, the same shall be paid to the petitioner within a period of 4 (four) months from the date of receipt of a certified true copy of this order. 6. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition is disposed of. Page No.# 4/4 7. The instructions dated 03.10.2023 is placed on record. JUDGE Comparing Assistant