Page No.# 1/13 GAHC010184332025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2739/2025 THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS REPRESNTED BY THE SECY., MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, ROOM NO. 418, B WING, SENA BHAWAN, NEW DELHI 110011 2: THE DIRECTOR GENERAL BORDER ROADS ORGANIZATION (BRO) SEEMA SADAK BHAWAN RING ROAD DELHI CANTT. NEW DELHI 110010 3: THE JOINT SECY. (BR) MINISTRY OF DEFENCE (EARLIER DESIGNATED AS SECRETARY BRDB0 ROOM NO. 418 B WING 4TH FLOOR SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI 110010 4: THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACOUNTS (BORDER ROADS) SEEMA SADAK BHAWAN RING ROAD DELHI CANTT. NEW DELHI 11001 VERSUS PJ MOHANA PANICKER AND 36 ORS GS 157758Y, STGENO-A, H/N KOCHUVATTU KULAM, NORTH GATE, ETTU MANOOR TEMPLE, VPO ETTUMANOOR, DIST. KOTTAYAM, STATE KERALA, PIN 686631 2:MAHADEB BANERJEE Page No.# 2/13 GS 155769M ASST. C/O GOKUL CHANDRA CHAKRABORTY KSHUDI RAM PALLY P.O. ISLAMPUR DIST. UTTAR DINAJPUR WEST BENGAL PIN 733202 3:JATINDER KUMAR GS 155273X ASST. VILL. TANGROTI P.O. ROMERH DIST. KANGRA STATE HIMACHAL PRADESH. 4:SATYA PAL SINGH GS 155531M ASST. H/N RZ 16 SAI BABA ENCLAVE P.O. OLD TEHSIL ROAD TEH NAJAFGARH DIST. NAJAFGARH NEW DELHI PIN 110043 5:TRILOCHAN SINGH GS 157126N ASST. H/NO 244/118-B DAYAL BAGH COLONY MAHESH NAGAR AMBALA STATE HARYANA PIN 133001 6:THAKUR DASS GS 157849H ASST. VILL. AKHROTA P.O. RATTANGARH DIST. PATHANKOT STATE PUNJAB PIN 143534 7:BINOD KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA GS 155722F ASST. VPO RATANPURA TEH HAYAGHAT DIST. DARBHANGA STATE BIHAR PIN 846001 Page No.# 3/13 8:P A JAYARAJAN GS 160570P ASST H/N KALARIKKAL VILL. PAVUKKONAM P.O PAVUKKONAM DIST. PALAKKAD STATE KERALA PIN 679522 9:SD SAHARE GS 173648N ASST. (NOW AAO) 536 SS AND TC PIN 930536 C/O 56 APO 10:KRIPAMAY SAMANTA GS 162689X ASST. (NOW AAO) VOP ANGLINA TEH SANKTIA DSIT. BURDWAN STATE WEST BENGAL. 11:THOMAS ISSAC GS 161693N ASST. (NOW AAO) H/NAME KALLOOKALAM VILL. MADDAPALY P.O. MAMMOOD DIST. KOTTAYAM STATE KERALA PIN 686536 12:R VISWANATHAN GS 155656K ASST. H/NO NATHA NIWAS CHAITHANYA STREET CHULLIMADA P.O. KANJI KODE DIST. PALAKKAD STATE KERALA PIN 678621 13:BALAN N GS-155285M STENO A HOUSE PRABEETHAM Page No.# 4/13 P.O. KODUMON DIST. PATHANAMTHITTTA STATE KERALA PIN 69155 14:MK MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI GS 155391L PVT SECY. H/NAME MELATHIL VEEDU VILL. THONNALLOOR POST PANDALAM DIST. PATHANAMTHITTA STATE KERALA PIN 689501 15:PETER JOHN GS 155266F/(GO-4184) PVT SECY. H/NO ST GEORGE HOUSE VILL. MANAKKARA P.O. SASTHAMCOTTA DIST. KOLLAM STATE KERALA PIN 690521 16:SHASHI BHUSHAN GS 163517P ASST. (NOW GO 4060 AAO) VILL. BANSPANI P.O. BANSPANI DIST. TEHRI GARHWAL STATE UTTRAKHAND. 17:RAJU R GS 17149H ASST (NOW AAO) H/NAME CHEMPAKATH P.O. MAKU SOUTH ALUMKADAVIJ THE KARUNAGAPPALLY DIST. KOLLAM STATE KERALA PIN 690542 18:AJITH SINGH GS 164950L OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT VILL. PATAHNKOT P.O. PATHANKOT DIST. PATHANKOT STATE PUNJAB Page No.# 5/13 19:JANARDHAN BAKLE GS 160242F ASST. H/N SUR NO. 69/1 MAULI NAGAR P.O. DIGHI CAMP DIST. PUNE STATE MAHARASHTRA PIN 410015 20:C. SHUNMUGA SUNDARAM GS 178810K ASST H/NO 78 VILL. MELAKADAYANALLU P.O. KADAYANALLUR TEH TENKASI DISTT. TIRUNELVELI STATE TAMILNADU PIN 627751 21:SURYA PRAKASH GS 183514H. STENO A VPO SARTHA TEH HILSA DIST. NALANDA STATE BIHAR PIN 803110 22:M RAJAMANI GS 167382W ASST (NOW AAO) H/NO 40/01 SENGUNTHAR PILLAIYAR KOVIL STREET SAMBAVAR P.O. VADAKARAI TEH TENKASI DIST. TIRUNELVELI STATE TAMILNADU PIN 627856 23:G MURUGESWARAN GS 173653Y ASST. (NOW AAO) ARISAN NORTH STREET SANGUPRAM Page No.# 6/13 POST GUDALUR DIT. TIRUNELVELI STATE TAMILNADU PIN 627760 24:P SATHIYAMOORTHY GS 175672H ASST (NOW AAO) HQ CE (P) SEWAK C/O 99 APO 25:SURENDRA RAM GS 159154Y ASST (NOW AAO) VPO USIA (WEST MUHALLA) TEH SERWAI DIST. GHAZIPUR STATE UTTAR PRADESH PIN 232330 26:KISAN GOVIND NINAWE GS 167090N OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT ADARSHA NAGAR GALI NO. 04 GAROBA MAIDAN P.O. BAGADGANG DIST. NAGPUR STATE MAHARASHTRA PIN 440008 27:M G SRINIVASAN GS 180924N OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT 3/48 A MELA RADHA VEETHI VPO EMANE SWARAM DIST. RAMANATHAPURAM STATE TAMILNADU PIN 623701 28:LAXMIKANT MAHADEORAO BHIWAPURKAR GS 167133X ASST 157 SHUBHANGI NAGAR 1 MANEWADA BESA ROAD NAGPUR STATE MAHARASHTRA Page No.# 7/13 PIN 440034 29:SANTOSH KUMAR GS 185426L STENO A HQ 50 BRTF PIN 930050 C/O 56 APO 30:NAVIN KUMAR GS-178201A STENO-A HQ CE (P) SHIVALIK C/O 56 APO 31:CT KOSHY GO 003914P PVT SECY. H/N SREE YESU VILASOM HOUSE VILL MANAKALA P.O. ADOOR DIST. PATHANAMTHITTA STATE KERALA PIN 691551 32:GURDIP SINGH GS 160856F ASST. H/NO 374 VPO GHURIAL DIST. JALANDHAR STATE PUNJAB PIN 144106 33:MURALI KK GS 178529F ASST. H/NO 10/31 STREET RAJAVEETHI VPO PARAMAKUDI DIST. RAMANATHAPURAM STATE TAMIL NADU PIN 623707 34:K RAMALIGAM GS 163854K OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT H/N INDIRA ILLAM NO. 7 VPO ELLAIAMMAN KOVIL STREET TEH MUTHAPUDUPETTAI Page No.# 8/13 AWADI IAF STATION MUTHAPUDUPETTAI CHENNAI (TN) PIN 600055 35:PRADEEP KUMAR R. GS 176602W ASST. H/N MANNOOR KALLECKAL VILL. KATTACHIRA P.O. PALLICKAL TEH MAVELIKARA DIST. ALAPPUZHA STATE KERALA PIN 69053 36:REGHU K GS 160852N ASST. VANIYANTTAYYATHU HOUSE VILL. KANNAMPALLY WARD P.O KAYAMKULAM DIST. ALAPPUZHA STATE KERALA PIN 690502 37:DESHMANE SG GS 169816K ASST. HOUSE SAMARTH SADAN VILL. DIGHI TEH HAVELI DIST. PUNE MAHARASHTRA PIN 411015 38:THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPTT. OF EXPENDITURE NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI 110001 39:THE SECRETARY (PERSONNEL) DEPTT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI 11000 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S K MEDHI, Page No.# 9/13 Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., MR. D BORAH (R-1 TO 13, 16 TO 37) Linked Case : CRP/0/0 THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF DEFENCE B WING SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI 2: THE DIRECTOR GENERAL BORDER ROADS ORGANIZATION SEEMA SADAK BHAWAN RING ROAD DELHI CANTT NEW DELHI 3: THE JOINT SECRETARY BORDER ROADS B WING SENA BHAWAN NEW DELHI 4: THE PRINCIPAL CONTROLLER OF DEFENCE ACCOUNTS BORDER ROADS SEEMA SADAK BHAWAN RING ROAD DELHI CANTT NEW DELHI VERSUS P J MOHANA PANICKER KOCHUVATTU KULAM NORTH GATE ETTU MANOOR TEMPLE VPO ETTUMANOOR DIST KOTTAYAM KERALA 2:MAHADEB BANERJEE KSHUDI RAM PALLY P.O. ISLAMPUR DIST UTTAR DINAJPUR WEST BENGAL 3:JATINDER KUMAR VILL TANGROTI P.O. ROMERH DIST KANGRA HIMACHAL PRADESH 4:SATYA PAL SINGH H NO. RZ-16 SAI BABA ENCLAVE P.O OLD TEHSIL ROAD THE NAJAFGARH DIST NAJAPHGARH NEW DELHI 5:TRILOCHAN SINGH H NO. 244/118-B DAYAL BAGH COLONY MAHESH NAGAR AMBALA HARYANA 6:THAKUR DAS VILL AKHROTA P.O RATTANGARH DIST PATHANKOT PUNJAB 7:BINOD KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA VPO RATANPURA THE HAYAGHAT DIST DARBHANGA BIHAR Page No.# 10/13 8:P A JAYARAJAN VILL PAVUKKONAM P.O PAVUKKONAM DIST PALAKKAD KERALA 9:S D SAHARE 536 SS AND TC 10:KRIPAMAY SAMANTA VPO0 ANGLINA TEH SANKITA DIST BURDWAN WEST BENGAL 11:THOMAS ISSAC H NAME KALLOOKALAM VILL MADDAPPALY P.O MAMMOOD DIST KOTTAYAM KERALA 12:R VISWANATHAN H NO. NATHA NIWAS CHAITHANYA STREET CHULLIMADA P.O KANJI KODE DIST PALAKKAD KERALA 13:BALAN N HOUSE PRABEETHAM P.O KODUMON DIST PATHANAMTHITTA KERALA 14:M K MURALEEDHARAN PILLAI H NAME MELATHIL VEEDU VILL THONNALLOOR P.O. PANDALAM DIST PATHANAMTHITTA KERALA 15:PETER JOHN H NO. ST GEORGE HOUSE VILL MANAKKARA P.O. SASTHAMCOTTA DIST KOLLAM KERALA 16:SHASHI BHUSHAN VILL BANSPANI P.O BANSPANI DIST TEHRI GARHWAL UTTARAKHAND 17:RAJU R H NAME CHEMPAKATH P.O. MAKU SOUTH ALUMKADAVU THE KARUNAGAPPALLY DIST KOLLAM KERALA 18:AJITH SINGH VILL PATHANKOT PUNJAB 19:JANARDHAN BAKLE H NO. SUR NO. 69/1 MAULI NAGAR P.O. DIGHI CAMP DIST PUNE MAHARASHTRA 20:C SHUNMUGA SUNDARAM H NO. 78 VILL MELAKADAYANALLU P.O. KADAYANALLUR TEH TENKASI DIST TIRUNELVELI TAMILNADU 21:SURYA PRAKASH Page No.# 11/13 VPO SARTHA TEH HILSA DIST NALANDA BIHAR 22:M RAJAMANI H NO. 40/01 SENUGUNTHAR PIOLAIYAR KOVIL STREET SAMBAVAR P.O. VADAKARAI TEH TENKASI DIST TIRUNELVELI TAMILNADU 23:G MURUGESWARAN ARISAN NORTH STREET SANGUPRAM P.O. GUDALUR DIST TIRUNELVELI TAMILNADU 24:P SATHIYAMOORTHY HQ CE (P) SEWAK 25:SURENDRA RAM VPO USIA WEST MUHALLA TEH SEWARI DIST GHAZIPUR UTTAR PRADESH 26:KISAN GOVIND NINAWE ADARSHA NAGAR GALI NO 04 GAROBA MAIDAN P.O. BAGADGANG DIST NAGPUR MAHARSHTRA 27:M G SRINIVASAN 3 84 AMELA RADHA VEETHI VPO EMANE SWARAM DIST RAMANATHAPURAM TAMILNADU 28:LAXMIKANT BHIWAPURKAR 157 SHUBHANGI NAGAR 1 MANEWADA BESA ROAD NAGPUR MAHARASHTRA 29:SANTOSH KUMAR HQ 50 BRTF 30:NAVIN KUMAR HQ CE (P) SHIVALIK 31:C T KOSHY H NO. SREE YESU VILASOM HOUSE VILL MANAKALA P.O. ADOOR DIST PATHANAMTHITTA KERALA 32:GURDIP SINGH H NO. 374 VPO GHURIAL DIST JALANDHAR PUNJAB 33:MURALI KK H NO. 10/31 STREET RAJAVEETHI VPO PARAMAKUDI DIST NATHAPURAM TAMILNADU 34:K RAMALIGAM H NO. INDIRA ILLAM NO . 7 VPO ALLAIAMMAN KOVIL STREET TEH MUTHAPUDUPET AWADI IAF T8 Page No.# 12/13 MUTHAPUDUPETTAL CHENNAI 35:PRADEEP KUMAR R H NO MANNOOR KALEECKAL VILL KATTACHIRA P.O PALLICKAL TEH MAVELIKARA DIST ALAPPUZHA KERALA 36:REGHU K VANIYANTTAYYATHU HOUSE VILL KANNAMPALLY WARD P.O. KAYAMKULAM DIST ALAPPUZHA KERALA 37:DESHMANE SG HOUSE SAMARTHY SADAN VILL DIGHI TEH HAVELI DIST PUNE MAHARASHTRA 38:THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF EXPENDITURE NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI 39:THE SECRETARY (PERSONNEL) DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL AND TRAINING MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL PUBLIC GRIEVANC NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI ------------ Advocate for : SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI Advocate for : appearing for P J MOHANA PANICKER BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI ORDER 27.08.2025 (M. Zothankhuma, J) Heard Mr. S K Medhi, learned counsel for the applicants/ appellants who submits that there is a delay of 256 days in filing the connected appeal. Mr. D Bora, learned counsel appears on behalf of all the respondents except respondent Nos. 14 & 15, who he submits have expired in the meantime. Mr. D Bora, learned counsel submits that he has no objection if the delay is condoned. Page No.# 13/13 In view of the submissions of the learned counsels for the parties and keeping in view the reasons for the delay, we find that sufficient cause for the delay has been made out. Accordingly, the delay is condoned. Registry to register the connected appeal and list the same after a week. I.A. is accordingly allowed and disposed off. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant