Page No.# 1/17 GAHC010127932020 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3785/2020 JAYANTA BORA AND 45 ORS. S/O LT. PHANI DHAR BORA R/O TARAJAN KAKATI GAON, WARD NO. 11 DISTRICT - JORHAT, ASSAM - 785001 2: PABAN JYOTI DUTTA S/O LT. PURNA DUTTA R/O VILL HATIGARH KUMAR GAON P.O. BAGHMARA DISTRICT JORHAT ASSAM - 785101 3: ATUL DUARAH S/O LT DIMBESWAR DUARAH R/O VILL CHAULKARA JALUKANIBARI TITABAR DISTRICT - JORHAT ASSAM - 785630 4: GOPAL DAS S/O HITRAM DAS R/O VILL BHITOR KOKILA GAON P.O NIMATIGHAT P.S. NIMATI DISTRICT - JORHAT ASSAM - 785111 5: BHASKAR BORAH S/O TILESWAR BORAH R/O NAALI DHEKIAJULI KHATUAL GAON P.S. JALUKARIBARI P.O. DHEKIAJULI Page No.# 2/17 DISTRICT - JORHAT ASSAM 6: ASHRAF ALI S/O LT. AZIZAR RAHMAN R/O VILL - PARIA PARA P.O. BHURARGARH P.S. MANGALDAI DISTRICT - DARRANG ASSAM - 784147 7: RAMANI SAHARIA S/O LT. DANDADHAR SAHARIA R/O VILL BIJULIBARI P.O. MAROI P.S. SIPAJHAR DISTRICT DARRANG ASSAM 784145 8: NABIN CH. HAZARIKA S/O LT. SIBA KANTA HAZARIKA R/O VILL SARUARRENG P.O. HOWLY MOHANPUR P.S. MANGALDAI DISTRICT DARRANG ASSAM 784125 9: BHAGYA DEKA S/O LATE SUREN DEKA R/O VILL AND P.O. CHAMUAPARA P.S. MANGALDAI DISTRICT -DARRANG ASSAM PIN 784125 10: HITESH CH. KALITA S/O SRI DEBIRAM KALITA R/O VILL BARAKHAT P.O. AND P.S. CHAYGAON DISTRICT - KAMRUP (R) ASSAM 781124 11: BISHWA KUMAR S/O LT. SONESHWAR KUMAR R/O VILL CHAYGAON PACHIM KHULI P.O. AND P.S. CHAYGAON DISTRICT - KAMRUP (R) Page No.# 3/17 ASSAM 781124 12: BHASKAR CHOUDHURY S/O LT. JOGEN CHOUDHURY R/O VILL BELPARA P.O. AND P.S. BOKO DISTRICT KAMRUP (R) ASSAM 781123 13: BHAGABAN MALI S/O LT. JATIN MALI R/O VILL AND P.O. MIRZAPUR DISTRICT KAMRUP ASSAM 781017 14: BANKIM DAS S/O LT. MUHIM DAS R/O NAPARA P.O. SAMK NAGAR DISTRICT KAMRUP (R) ASSAM 781124 15: NAGEN PATOWARY S/O LT. KABIN PATOWARY R/O VILL AND P.O. KALAG DISTRICT NALBARI ASSAM 781351 16: BIMAL BARMAN S/O LT. NABIN BARMAN R/O VILL AND P.O. BIHAMPUR P.S. BELSAR DISTRICT NALBARI ASSAM 781303 17: BIPUL KALITA S/O LT. SATISH KALITA R/O K.K. HANDIQUE NAGAR P.O. KAHILIPARA DISTRICT KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 781024 18: RITA DEKA W/O BIREN DEKA R/O BELTOLA SURVEY SAHID PATH P.S. HATIGAON Page No.# 4/17 DISTRICT KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 781028 19: DHANESHWAR KALITA S/O LT. KHARA KALITA R/O VILL MATIWA P.O. AND P.S. AZARA DISTRICT KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 781017 20: LALIT KALITA S/O SARADA KALITA R/O VILL KHANAMUKH P.O. JALUKBARI DISTRICT KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 781014 21: BIPUL SAHARIA S/O LT. LALITA SAHARIA R/O VILL GHERUWA P.O. DUNI P.S. SIPAJHAR DISTRICT DARRANG ASSAM 784118 22: ANATUL HOQUE BARBHUIYA S/O LT. MASTAR ALI BARBHUIYA R/O VILL DHANIPUR WARD NO. 10 P.O. SONAIMUKH DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM - 788119 23: BIMAL KR. BARMAN S/O LT. GURENDRA BARMAN R/O VILL AND P.O. LAILAPUR DISTRICT - CACHAR ASSAM - 788120 24: BHUBAN BARMAN S/O LT. MADHU BARMAN R/O VILL AND P.O. DEBIPUR DISTRICT - CACHAR ASSAM - 788114 25: RAHUL NUNISA S/O LT. BINOY CHARAN NUNISA R/O VILL SADAGRAM Page No.# 5/17 P.O. AND P.S. DHOLAI DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM - 788114 26: DILIP BORA S/O LT. AKON BORA R/O DERGAON BHOKOTTA GAON P.O. HAHPANI DISTRICT GOLAGHAT ASSAM 785614 27: NAYANMANI NATH S/O LT. MAHANANDA NATH R/O VILL AND P.O. GALIA DISTRICT BARPETA ASSAM 781352 28: HARI CHANDRA OWARY S/O LACHAN OWARY R/O VILL NADHIAPARA P.O. GERUKABARI DISTRICT - CHIRANG ASSAM 783390 29: NIRANJAN SARKAR S/O NIRMAL CH. SARKAR R/O SANTINAGAR WARD NO. 1 P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT KOKRAJHAR ASSAM 783370 30: RAFIQUDDIN AHMED S/O LT. SARIF HUSSAIN R/O VILL AND P.O. UDIANA P.S. RANGIA DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM - 781354 31: RUBUL AHMED S/O KALU ALI R/O VILL KARIPARA P.O. BHOGPUR P.S. GORESHWAR DISTRICT - BAKSA ASSAM 781366 Page No.# 6/17 32: AYAN DEKA S/O HARBALLAB DEKA R/O SARTHEBARI P.O. AND P.S. SARTHEBARI DISTRICT - BARPETA ASSAM 781307 33: MANTU NATH BORO S/O KULENDRA BORO R/O. VILL NO. 2 GORESWAR P.O. AND P.S. GORESWAR DISTRICT - BAKSA ASSAM 781366 34: CHAKRADHAR KAKATI S/O LT. JALTIRAM KAKATI R/O VILL PUB KASUKATA P.O. DHEKIPUTA P.S. TAMULPUR DISTRICT - BAKSA ASSAM 781368 35: LOKNATH KALITA S/O LT. SANJAY KALITA R/O VILL SOUBI P.O. DAGAON P.S. RANGIA DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM 781133 36: DASHAM CH. DEKA S/O LT. JOGESHWAR DEKA R/O SARUFUL CHAKI P.O. AND P.S. GORESWAR DISTRICT - BAKSA ASSAM - 781366 37: HITESH CH. KAKATI S/O LT. HARICHANDRA KAKATI R/O VILL NO. 2 GORESWAR P.O. AND P.S. GORESWAR DISTRICT - BAKSA ASSAM 781366 38: DHANESHWAR NATH S/O LT. NIGAM NATH R/O VILL PACHIM NOWKATA P.O. NOWKATA Page No.# 7/17 P.S. GORESWAR DISTRICT - BAKSA ASSAM 781364 39: MONISHA CHANGMAI D/O BIJOY CHANGMAI R/O MILON TIRTHA P.O. RUPAI SIDING P.S. DOOMDOOMA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM - 786153 40: JAYNAL ABDIN TALUKDAR S/O OKUB ALI TALUKDAR R/O VILL AND P.O. AMBARI P.S. ABHAYAPURI DISTRICT - BONGAIGAON ASSAM 783384 41: GHANSHYAM RAY S/O LATE JIBAN CH. RAY R/O VILL KUMARGAON P.O. DOMPARA P.S. MANIKPUR DISTRICT - BONGAIGAON ASSAM - 783392 42: JAGIN CHANDRA RAY S/O LATE KARIN CHANDRA RAY R/O VILL KAMARPARA P.O. CHOKAPARA P.S. BONGAIGAON DISTRICT - BONGAIGAON ASSAM - 783380 43: BALEN CHANDRA DEVA SARMA S/O LATE TARUN SARMA R/O VILL DOMPARA P.O. DOMPARA P.S. MANIKPUR DISTRICT - BONGAIGAON ASSAM - 783392 44: ALI HUSSAIN S/O ABDUL KODDAS R/O KACHARIPATTY PT1 Page No.# 8/17 P.O AMBARI P.S. ABHAYAPURI DISTRICT - BONGAIGAON ASSAM - 783384 45: FAZLUL KARIM MONDAL S/O LATE ABDUL JALIL MONDAL R/O VILL NO. 2 BHANDARA P.O. BHANDARA BAZAAR P.S. MANIKPUR DISTRICT - BONGAIGAON ASSAM - 783390 46: BISHNUPADA SARKAR S/O TARAPADA SARKAR R/O VILL CHOWRAGURI P.O. GORAIMARI P.S. BONGAIGAON DISTRICT - BONGAIGAON ASSAM - 783390 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF COMMISSIONER TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6 2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 3:THE ASSAM STATE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BOARD REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RAMKRISHNA MISSION ROAD ULUBARI GUWAHATI - 7 4:THE CHAIRMAN ASSAM STATE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BOARD RAMKRISHNA MISSION ROAD ULUBARI GUWAHATI - Advocate for the Petitioner : MR B D DAS, MR D KALITA,MS. K PHUKAN Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, AGRICULTURE,MR. N J GOGOI (R-2),SC, A S A Page No.# 9/17 M B Linked Case : WP(C)/4537/2020 ROMEN BORAH AND 13 ORS S/O LATE TILU BORAH R/O CHENIJAN HATICHUNGI GAON PO. CHENIJAN P.S. TEOK DIST. JORHAT ASSAM PIN 785010 2: PROBIN HANDIQUE S/O LATE NABA HANDIQUE R/O HANDIQUE GAON P.O. AND P.S. TITABOR DIST. JORHAT ASSAM PIN 785630 3: ARPON BORDOLOI S/O LATE KHOGESWAR BORDOLOI R/O DHAKIAJULI SUNARI GAON P.O. DHAKIAJULI P.S. TITABOR DIST. JORHAT ASSAM PIN 785009 4: RANA KACHARI S/O SRI JOGESWAR KACHARI R/O BOJALBARI GAON P.O BORUAJAN P.S. TITABOR DIST. JORHAT ASSAM PIN 785630 5: KHUDESWAR DAS S/O LATE DUGARAM DAS R/O DIGAMBAR CHOWK N.K. ROAD P.O. AND P.S. JORHAT Page No.# 10/17 DIST. JORHAT ASSAM PIN 785001 6: BIRINCHI HAZARIKA S/O SRI MALIRAM HAZARIKA R/O KAKARI KATA GAON P.O. BULI CHAPORI P.S. GORMUR (MAJULI) DIST. MAJULI ASSAM PIN 785104 7: BARUN SAIKIA S/O LATE SURTANU SAIKIA R/O MILON NAGA WARD NO 1 P.O. AND PS. JORHAT DIST. JORHAT ASSAM PIN 785001 8: NIKUL CH. DAS S/O LATE DOMBORU DAS R/O VILL. KHUMTAI P.O. PUB KHUMTAI PS. BORPATHAR DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN 785621 9: RANA TAMULI S/O LATE KESHORAM TAMULI R/O VILL. DHOLAGAON P.O. DOIGRONG P.S. NUMALIGARH DIST GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN 785702 10: GOLAP KONWAR S/O LATE PADMADHAR KONWAR R/O VILL. NO. 1 DUBORANI GAON DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN 785602 11: BIREN TAMULY Page No.# 11/17 S/O LATE BAPURAM TAMULY R/O VILL. PONGKIALGAON P.O. DOIGRONG P.S. GOLAGHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN 785702 12: TARUN SARMA S/O LATE SACHINDRA SARMA R/O NARSINGPUR GAON P.O. NARSINGPUR P.S. SONAI DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788115 13: CHANDRA SHEKHAR DUTTA S/O LATE CHITTARANJAN DUTTA R/O NARSINGPUR GAON P.O. NARSINGPUR GAON P.S. DHULAI DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788115 14: FAKRUL AMIN MAZUMDAR S/O JAHARUDDIN MAZUMDAR R/O BERENGA GAON P.O. AND P.S. BERANGA PIN 788005 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF COMMISSIONER TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM AGRICULTURE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM AGRICULTURE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 3:THE ASSAM STATE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RAMAKRISHNA MISSION ROAD Page No.# 12/17 ULUBARI GUWAHATI 781007 4:THE CHAIRMAN THE ASSAM STATE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BOARD RAMAKRISHNA MISSION ROAD ULUBARI GUWAHATI 781007 ------------ Advocate for : MR. P SARMA Advocate for : SC AGRI. DEPARTMENT appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS Linked Case : WP(C)/496/2021 RATUL KUMAR DAS AND 24 ORS S/O. LT. LAKSHMI KANTA DAS VILL. BARBILA P.O. BHELLA DIST. BARPETA ASSAM-781309. 2: SANJIT DAS S/O. LT. PRASANNA DAS VILL. BAHARI P.O. BAHARIHAT DIST. BARPETA ASSAM-781302. 3: AYUB HUSSAIN S/O. LT. NABIR HUSSAIN VILL. MAHCHARA P.O. KASUMARA DIST. BARPETA ASSAM-781127. 4: NABAB LITTOL AHAMED S/O. LT. RAIJUDDIN VILL. NORTH BARPETA P.O. SANKUCHI DIST. BARPETA ASSAM-781314. 5: ARUP DAS S/O. MUNINDRA DAS VILL. DANGARKUCHI Page No.# 13/17 P.O. SANKUCHI DIST. BARPETA ASSAM-781314. 6: DHARMESWAR HALOI S/O. BIBHARKHA HALOI VILL. DAHUDI P.O. SALMARA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM-781338 7: ANIRUDDHA RAJBONSHI S/O. LT. KALICHARAN RAJBONSHI VILL. DAHUDI P.O. SALMARA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM-781338. 8: TARINI CHARAN BARMAN S/O. LT. GOBINDA MORAL VILL. NO. SINGIMARI P.O. BELSOR DIST. NALBARI ASSAM-781304. 9: ABDUL SAHID LASKAR S/O. HABIBUR RAHMAN LASKAR VILL. ROWARPAR P.O. KARIGURI P.S. MURAZAR DIST. HOJAI ASSAM-782440. 10: JAMAL UDDIN CHOUDHARY S/O. ABDUL NOOR CHOUDHARY VILL. AND P.O. NILBAGAN P.S. MURAZAR DIST. HOJAI ASSAM-782445. 11: SHIRAJ UDDUN LASKAR S/O. ABDUR RAHMAN VILL. BORDOLOI PATHER P.O. TINIALI BAZAR P.S. LANKA DIST. HOJAI Page No.# 14/17 ASSAM-782446. 12: KHANINDRA NARAYAN BARUAH S/O. CHANDRA AHAR BARUAH VILL. 1 NO. KAKI 3 NO. GAON P.O. AND P.S. KAKI DIST. HOJAI ASSAM-782446. 13: JAYANTA CHAKRABORTY S/O. RAMPADA CHAKRABORTY VILL. BHALUKUMARI P.O. BHALUKUMARI P.S. LANKA DIST. HOJAI ASSAM-782442. 14: DILIP BANIK S/O. HARADHAN BANIK VILL. HARIOM TILLA P.O. AND P.S. LUMDING DIST. HOJAI ASSAM-782447. 15: OHIBUR RAHMAN BARBHUYAN S/O. BASARAT ALI BARBHUYAN VILL. SADARGAON P.O. NILBAGAN P.S. MURAJHAR DIST. HOJAI ASSAM-782442. 16: MD. FAKAR UDDIN BORBHUYAN S/O. MD. KALA RAJA BORBHUYAN VILL. SADAR GAON P.O. NILBAGAN DIST. HOJAI ASSAM-782445. 17: BIPLAB KR. DAS S/O. BISWANATH DAS VILL. DABAKA PURNA BAZAR WARD NO.9 P.O. AND P.S. DABAKA DIST. HOJAI ASSAM-782440 18: MD ABDUL AZIZ Page No.# 15/17 S/O. KUTUBMIYAN VILL. MATI GAON P.O. NILBAGAN P.S. MURAJHAR DIST. HOJAI ASSAM. 19: MD. RAFIQUE UDDIN LASKAR S/O. ILIAS ALI VILL. SADARGAON P.O. NILIBAGAN P.S. MURAJHAR DIST. HOJAI ASSAM-782445 20: MD. ZAKIR HUSSAIN BORBHUYAN S/O. FAIZUR RAHMAN VILL. CHANDANPUR P.O. NILBAGAN DIST. HOJAI ASSAM-782445. 21: JELAL UDDIN CHOUDHARY S/O. SAYED ALI BEPARI VILL. MADHUSOULMARI PART-II P.O. MADHUSOULMARI P.S. GAURIPUR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM-783331. 22: MADHUSUDHAN RAY S/O. SRI KHIROD CH. RAY VILL. KHUDIMARI PT-II P.O. KHUDIMAR P.S. GAURIPUR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM-783331. 23: HABIBAR RAHMAN S/O. LT. NAUSHAD ALI VILL. DANGUA PARA P.O. BANEKUCHI DIST. NALBARI ASSAM-781340. 24: MAKIB ALI S/O. FATAK ALI P.O. AND P.S. MUKALMUA Page No.# 16/17 DIST. NALBARI ASSAM-781126. 25: MONUJ KONWAR S/O. DIBYA KONWAR R/O. BAPAPANG P.O. AND P.S. DIGBOI DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM-786171. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS REP. BY THE ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM AGRICULTURE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM AGRICULTURE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 3:THE ASSAM STATE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BOARD REP. BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER RAMKRISHNA MISSION ROAD ULUBARI GUWAHATI-07. 4:THE CHAIRMAN ASSAM STATE AGRICULTURAL MARKETING BOARD RAMKRISHNA MISSION ROAD ULUBARI GUWAHATI-07. ------------ Advocate for : MR B D DAS Advocate for : SC AGRI. DEPARTMENT appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUMAN SHYAM ORDER Date : 23/05/2025 Page No.# 17/17 Mr. D.Kalita, learned counsel for the writ petitioners in WP(C) 3785/2020 and WP(C) 496/2021 and Mr. P. Sarma, learned counsel for the writ petitioners in WP(C) 4537/2020 have submitted that during the pendency of these writ petitions, their respective clients have gone for voluntary retirement by accepting the VRS scheme and, therefore, nothing survives for adjudication in these writ petitions. Ms. R. Bora, learned Standing Counsel, Agriculture Department, Assam, appearing for the respondent nos. 1 & 2 and Mr. N.J. Gogoi, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 3 & 4, are present and have confirmed the said position. In view of the above, these writ petitions stand disposed of, as infructuous. JUDGE Comparing Assistant