Page No.# 1/5 GAHC010210082024 2025:GAU-AS:1885-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WA/375/2024 1.DILIP KUMAR SARMAH AND 21 ORS. SON OF LATE. SARBESWAR SARMAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE LARAMA, P.O. SANEKUCHI, DISTRICT- NALBARI, STATE- ASSAM, PIN- 781350, AGE- 51 YEARS, UAN NO- 100029247299, DATE OF JOINING- -01/01/2002 2: ANIL CHANDRA DAS SON OF - LATE. UTTAM DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MAKELI P.O. CHHAYAGAON DISTRICT - KAMRUP STATE - ASSAM PIN - 781124 AGE - 51 YEARS UAN NO - 100029284655 DATE OF JOINING - 01/10/2002 3: JAJATI DEKA SON OF LATE. JOGEN DEKA RESIDENT OF DORAKAHARA P.O. DORAKAHARA DISTRICT - KAMRUP STATE - ASSAM PIN – 781101 AGE - 43 YEARS UAN NO - 100029188728 DATE OF JOINING - 01/10/2006 4: ABHIRAM KALITA SON OF LATE. AMRIT CHANDRA KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NIZ KACHULA P.O. MOHARIPARA DISTRICT - KAMRUP(BAKSA) ASSAM PIN- 781364 UAN NO. 100029145028 DATE OF JOINING-01-07-1992. 5: NIPEN MEDHI SON OF LATE. KEILASHMESDI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KEOTKUCHI P.O. KEOTKUCHI DISTRICT - BARPETA STATE - ASSAM PIN - 781309 AGE - 47 YEARS UAN NO - 100029190698 DATE OF JOINING - 01/06/2005 6: NRIPEN CHANDRA DAS SON OF LATE. HOMESWAR DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KUSUMPUR P.O. HINGULI DISTRICT - KAMRUP STATE - ASSAM PIN - 781380 AGE - 47 YEARS UAN NO - 100029182786 DATE OF JOINING - 01/03/2008 7: NRIPEN KALITA SON OF MANIK CHANDRS KLIT RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GHOHKUCHI Page No.# 2/5 P.O. KHATIKUCHI DISTRICT - NALBARI STATE - ASSAM PIN - 781369 AGE - 57 YEARS UAN NO - 100029206104 DATE OF JOINING - 01/07/1992 8: FAZIRUDEIN AHMED SON OF LATE. IDRISH ALI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NIRANCHUBA P.O. PATHARIGHAT DISTRICT - DARANG STATE - ASSAM PIN - 784144 AGE - 58 YEARS UAN NO - 100029183058 DATE OF JOINING - 01/07/1992 9: BHOLARAM DEKA SON OF LATE DHARANI DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SAHAN P.O. KENDUA DISTRICT - KAMRUP STATE - ASSAM PIN - 781121 AGE - 53 YEARS UAN NO - 100012832810 DATE OF JOINING - 01/07/1992 10: SULTAN MAHMUD SON OF MR. MAKIBAR RAHMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NIRANCHUBA P.O. PATHARIGHAT DISTRICT - DARANG STATE - ASSAM PIN - 784144 AGE - 40 YEARS UAN NO - 100031384048 DATE OF JOINING - 01/01/2002 11: JITUPARNA SARMA SON OF MR. HARESWAR SARMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BARANGABARI P.O. BARANGABARI DISTRICT - DARANG STATE - ASSAM PIN - 784522 AGE - 42 YEARS UAN NO - 100018378287 DATE OF JOINING - 01/06/2005 12: DWIPEN RJBONGSHI SON OF SRI NAGEN RAJBONGSHI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE 2 NO. NAPTIPARA P.O. JAGARA DISTRICT - NALBARI STATE - ASSAM PIN - 781310 AGE - 43 YEARS UAN NO – 100037226686 DATE OF JOINING - 01/10/2006 13: UDHAB DEKA SON OF MR. DAMODAR DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NABURKA SATRA P.O. KSHUDRADIMU DISTRICT - KAMRUP STATE - ASSAM PIN - 781382 AGE - 52 YEARS UAN NO - 100011555272 DATE OF JOINING - 01/01/2002 14: DILIP MOZUMDAR SON OF LATE TULIA MOZUMDAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAMPUR P.O. RAMPUR DISTRICT - KAMRUP STATE - ASSAM PIN - 781132 AGE - 50 YEARS UAN NO - 100029283480 DATE OF JOINING - 01/06/2005 15: DEBEN BORO SON OF MR. KUJA BORO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GOBARDHAN P.O. CHOUDHARY KHAT DISTRICT - KAMRUP STATE - ASSAM PIN - 781141 AGE - 45 YEARS UAN NO – 100026108649 DATE OF JOINING - 01/01/2002 16: BALEN NATH SON OF LATE. DEBEN NATH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KOKERIA P.O. BAIHATA DISTRICT - KAMRUP STATE - ASSAM PIN - 781380 Page No.# 3/5 AGE - 40 YEARS UAN NO - 100693897947 DATE OF JOINING - 01/10/2015 17: AMAL NATH SON OF MR. LAKHIRAM NATH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KHARKHARI P.O. BAMUNIGAON DISTRICT - KAMRUP STATE - ASSAM PIN - 781141 AGE - 38 YEARS UAN NO - 100027154179 DATE OF JOINING - 01/02/2009 18: LOHIT DAS SON OF MR. TRIPEN DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SAKUMURA P.O. CHALANTAPARA DISTRICT - BONGAIGAON STATE - ASSAM PIN - 783388 AGE - 33 YEARS UAN NO – 100064851341 DATE OF JOINING - 01/04/2011 19: SHAMBHU RAJAK SON OF SRI SADAPHAL BAITHA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE - MURADIH P.O. BIHAR PIN - 841426 AGE - 43 YEARS UAN NO - 10005216 5738 DATE OF JOINING - 01/07/2009 20: ASHOK BASFOR SON OF LATE JOGENDRA BASFOR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SATGAON P.O. SATGAONKOSHPARA DISTRICT - KAMRUP STATE – ASSAM PIN - 781027 AGE - 37 YEARS UAN NO. 100021937580 DATE OF JOINING - 17/04/2014 21: SAJID HUSSAIN SON OF LATE SIRAJUDDIN AHMED RESIDENT OF SANTIPUR MASZID ROAD BHARALUMUKH KAMRUP METRO GUWAHATI STATE - ASSAM PIN - 781009 AGE - 43 YEARS UAN NO - 101616736699 DATE OF JOINING - 01/09/2020 22: GOBINDA BAHADUR CHETRY SON OF LATE TULSI BAHADUR CHETRY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BASISTHA STATE - ASSAM PIN - 781009AGE - 36 YEARS UAN NO - 1000 6505 4741 DATE OF JOINING - 01/11/201 VERSUS 1.M/S S. H. ENTERPRISE AND 5 ORS A SOLE PROPRIETORSHIP OF MD. SAFIQUL HUSSAIN, SON OF LATE HUSSAIN ALI WITH ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT SILBHANGA, JAGIROAD, DISTRICT - MORIGAON, ASSAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE MR. WAZIDUR RAHMAN, SON OF LATE OHIDUR RAHMAN, RESIDENT OF RAJ APARTMENT, BLOCK- B, 2ND FLOOR, GMCH ROAD, BHANGAGHAR, GUWAHATI, KAMRUP, ASSAM-781005. 2:THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTORE BONGAIGAON REFINERY P.O DHALIGAON Page No.# 4/5 DISTRICT - CHIRANG ASSAM- 783385. 3:THE GENERAL MANAGER I/C (HR) INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. BONGAIGAON REFINERY P.O. DHALIGAON DISTRICT CHIRANG ASSAM - 783385. 4:THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (CONTRACTS) INDIAN CORPORATION LTD. BONGAIGAON OIL REFINERY P.O. DHALIGAON DISTRICT - CHIRANG ASSAM-783385. 5:THE SENIOR MANAGER (EMPLOYEE SERVICES) INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. BONGAIGAON REFINERY DHALIGAON DISTRICT - CHIRANG ASSAM- 783385. 6:THE CHIEF MANAGER (EMS) INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. BONGAIGAON REFINERY P.O. DHALIGAON DIST. CHIRANG 783385 For the Appellant(s) : Mr. A. Dasgupta, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. A. Das, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. R. Sharma, Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. P. Phukan, Advocate for respondent No.1. : Mr. K.N. Choudhury, Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. R.R. Kakoti, Advocate for respondent Nos.2, 3 & 4. – BEFORE – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR 21.02.2025 (Vijay Bishnoi, CJ) This writ appeal is preferred on behalf of the appellants being aggrieved with the judgment and order dated 06.09.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No.3804/2023 and WP(C) No.6596/2023. The said writ petitions were preferred on behalf of the writ petitioner/respondent No.1 herein, i.e. Ms. S.H. Enterprise, alleging that the principal employer, i.e. Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) is not allowing the Page No.# 5/5 petitioner Contractor to engage employees of his choice and are forcing to retain the employees of the erstwhile Contractor. The petitioner Contractor also challenged the action of the IOCL of termination of his contract vide order dated 06.11.2023. The learned Single Judge has allowed the writ petitions and observed that the principal employer cannot insist the writ petitioner to engage the employees of the erstwhile Contractor. Being aggrieved with the order passed by the learned Single Judge, the employees of the erstwhile Contractor have challenged the said order by way of this writ appeal. It is informed that the contract period for which M/s S.H. Enterprise was awarded the contract, is already over and in the meantime, the IOCL has also floated a new tender which is subjected to challenge by the Contractor Ms. S.H. Enterprise in a separate writ petition and the same is pending consideration. In view of above facts and circumstances of the case, we are of the view that this writ appeal can be disposed of while keeping it open for the appellants or any other party to press the question of law raised in this writ appeal in appropriate proceedings. With these observations, this writ appeal is disposed of. .. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant