Page No.# 1/21 GAHC010261692025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/6848/2025 JUBARAJ BRAHMA AND 62 ORS SON OF LATE ARJUN BRAHMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HABRUBARI, P.O AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR, DISTRICT - KOKRAJHAR, ASSAM, PIN- 783370. 2: SMT. SUKUSRI BRAHMA DAUGHTER OF RAMESWAR BRAHMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KHUNTHAIBARI P.O. HALOADOL P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT - KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 3: SMT. RANGINA BRAHMA CARE OF RANEN BRAHMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HABRUBARI P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 4: SMT. PANCHA BRAHMA DAUGHTER OF LATE TILAK CHANDRA BRAHMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE OWABARI Page No.# 2/21 P.O. CHORAIKHOLA P.S.KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783376. 5: SIBIRAM BRAHMA SON OF URUN BRAHMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BANDUGARI P.O. CHORAIKHOLA P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783376. 6: SANJIT GAYARY SON OF LATE DAYALSING GAYARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KATRIGASHA P.O. RAINADABRI P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 7: RAJEN BASUMATARY CARE OF MAYA BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SOUTH NARABARI P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. Page No.# 3/21 8: ABINASH BASUMATARY DAUGHTER OF KARKE BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BEDLANGMARI P.O. NAYEKGAON P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783376. 9: JWNGKHANG BRAHMA SON OF NAKUL CHANDRA BRAHMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HABRUBARI P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 10: MANOK NARZARY SON OF LATE RAJENDRA NARZARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HABRUBARI P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 11: KAUSHAL BRAHMA CARE OF INDRA MAHAN BRAHMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHECHAPANI P.O. MAGURMARI P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR Page No.# 4/21 ASSAM PIN-783370. 12: JATAN LAL NARZARY SON OF LATE ANDI NARZARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TARANGURI P.O. HALTUGAON P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 13: BHASKAR ISLARY CARE OF RANJIT ISLARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HABRUBARI P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 14: SMT. MUNNU BASUMATARY DAUGHTER OF BINESWAR BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KHARGAON P.O. KHARGAON P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 15: SMT. KANIKA BRAHMA DAUGHTER OF DEBENDRA BRAHMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NAKARGAON Page No.# 5/21 P.O. PUTHIMARI P.S. DOTMA DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783347. 16: PILOTSING BORO SON OF LATE BAREN BORO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE THALGURI P.O. HALOADOL P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 17: SMT. SAPANI NARZARY DAUGHTER OF LATE DUKURAM NARZARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BATABARI P.O. SIMBARGAON P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 18: SMT. NIJIRA BRAHMA DAUGHTER OF MANEN BRAHMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HABRUBARI P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. Page No.# 6/21 19: DANSWRANG BORO SON OF LATE DIPEN BORO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NARABARI P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 20: BIJOY GOYARI SON OF LATE RAMAN GOYARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SOUTH NARABARI P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 21: JAYANTA BASUMATARY CARE OF TARUN BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HABRUBARI P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 22: SANJIB MASHAHARY SON OF BHABEN MASHAHARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PAROURA P.O. SASHARGAON P.S.KOKRAJHAR Page No.# 7/21 DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 23: SMT. BEAUTY DUTTA DAUGHTER OF SRI SATENDRA NATH DUTTA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SANTINAGAR WARD NO.2 P.O. KOKRAJHAR P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 24: GWMSAT BARGAYARY SON OF RAJESH BARGAYARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BODOPUR P.O. JHARBARI P.S. SERFANGURI DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783346. 25: ANSUMA BASUMATRY SON OF RINGSAR BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MADHYA KALUGAON P.O. SIMBARGAON P.S.KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 26: HARIMU KHUNGUR BASUMATARY Page No.# 8/21 SON OF DWMWILU BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE THAIGIRBILW P.O. AND P.S. BISHMURI DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783346. 27: MOMIL BASUMATRY SON OF DADHIRAM BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BANSUMGURI P.O. JHARBARI P.S. SERFANGURI DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783346. 28: MISS KABITA BRAHMA DAUGHTER OF RAJEEB BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TENGAPARA WARD NO.5 P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 29: SMT. MAINA RAMCHIARY DAUGHTER OF NAGEN RAMCHIARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RUPALI NWGWR WARD NO.3 P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR Page No.# 9/21 DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 30: KANAK CH ROY SON OF LATE LAKHINDAR ROY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DAHALAPARA P.O. HALOADAI P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 31: GWRWBTHA NARZARY SON OF LATE AMARENDRA NARZARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GYANIPUR P.O. SERFANGURI P.S. JHARBARI DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783376. 32: RITINJAY LAWARY SON OF LATE MANTU LAWARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GUWABARI P.O. PATGAON P.S. SERFANGURI DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783346. 33: SMT. KANTHAI NARZARY Page No.# 10/21 DAUGHTER OF LATE JOYRAM NARZARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NORTH BHATIPARA P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN- 783346. 34: SMT. JOBA BASUMATARY WIFE OF LATE RABINSON BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BORO BHATARMARI P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 35: MWKTHANG KUMAR BASUMATARY SON OF BIJAY KUMAR BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHAWRAGURI P.O. JHARBARI P.S. SERFANGURI DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN- 783346. 36: DIJU BASUMATARY SON OF LATE PRASANTA BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HATIMATA WARD NO.8 P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM Page No.# 11/21 PIN-783370. 37: SHANKAR BARMAN SON OF SRI SURESH BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE 2 NO. GOSSAIGAON P.O. GOSSAIGAON P.S. GOSSAIGAON DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783360. 38: MANIPAL BRAHMA SON OF SRI UKHIL BARHMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KUNTHAIBARI P.O. HALOADAL P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 39: DHARAMSRANG BASUMATARY SON OF LATE BANDHU RAM BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DEPOT ROAD WARD NO.5 P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 40: MANIL BRAHMA SON OF LATE KARINDRA BRAHMA Page No.# 12/21 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KUNTHAIBARI P.O. HALOADAL P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 41: SMT. SOMELA BASUMATARY DAUGHTER OF SRI BALICHARAN BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DIAJHIJARI P.O. HALTUGAON P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 42: SMT. SOMAINA BASUMATARY DAUGHTER OF LATE NIBARAN BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHATIPARA P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 43: NIRANJAN BASUMATARY SON OF LATE NIBARAN BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHATIPARA P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM Page No.# 13/21 PIN-783370. 44: BRIJESH BRAHMA SON OF SRI JAYANTA RANJAN BRAHMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RUPNWGWR WARD NO.4 P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 45: DIDWMGWRA BASUMATARY SON OF RABIRAM BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HABRUBARI P.O. AND P.S. SERFANGURI DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783346. 46: KRISHNA BASUMATARY SON OF LATE RUBI RAM BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DOLJHARA P.O. HOLTUGAON P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 47: MRINAL BHATTACHARYYA SON OF SRI KIRAN BHATTACHARYYA Page No.# 14/21 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TENGAPARA WARD NO.5 P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370 48: SANSWRANG BASUMATARY SON OF SAMAR BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHANDRAPUR P.O. HOLTUGAON P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 49: SMT. PRAMILA ISLARY WIFE OF KHANDARAM BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MALGAON P.O. SILAGARA P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 50: NIJWM BASUMATARY SON OF PRANESWAR BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE THAKAMPUR P.O. KACHUGAON P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR Page No.# 15/21 ASSAM PIN-783360. 51: RAJU BARGOYARY SON OF ROTOLA BARGOYARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NO. 2 TAKAMPUR P.O. KACHUGAON P.S.KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783360. 52: SMT. BEAUTI BRAHMA WIFE OF AMIYA BRAHMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DANGARKUTI P.O. DOTMA P.S. DOTMA DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783346. 53: TASKING BRAHMA CHOUDHURY SON OF PRASANTA BRAHMA CHOUDHURY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHALUKMARI P.O. DOTMA P.S. DOTMA DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783346. 54: RAPWDAI BASUMATARY Page No.# 16/21 SON OF LATE SAMBRIT BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ALENGMARI P.O. DUMARIGURI P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 55: GAUTAM ROY SON OF SRI MUKUL ROY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BABUBIL 2 NO. GOSSAIGAON P.O. AND P.S. GOSSAIGAON DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783360. 56: GOLAB BASUMATARY SON OF BUDHIRAM BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MANDARIA P.O. KACHUGAON P.S.KACHUGAON DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783360. 57: SMT. RANGINA BASUMATARY DAUGHTER OF SRI PRADIP BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BOSHGAON P.O. SARAIBIL P.S. GOSSAIGAON Page No.# 17/21 DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783360. 58: JWNGMASRI BORGOYARY DAUGHTER OF SRI SHYAMA CHARAN BORGOYARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE OUGURI P.O. JHARBARI P.S. SERFANGURI DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783346. 59: SARAT CH. WARY SON OF SRI RIMAL CH. WARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SOUTH NARABARI P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 60: ANJALU DWIMARY SON OF SRI DIPUL DWIMARI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PAROURA P.O. SASHARGAON P.S. KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 61: ABDUS SATTAR SON OF GULZAR RAHMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PAROURA Page No.# 18/21 P.O. SASHARGAON P.S.KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 62: NIBARAN BRAHMA CHOUDHURY SON OF INDRA MAHAN CHOUDHURY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DANGARKUTI P.O. AND P.S. DOTMA DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783346. 63: MD. SAHANUR ISLAM SON OF MD. GOLJHAR RAHMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PAROURA P.O. SASHARGAON P.S.KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE, ASSAM, PANJABARI, GUWAHATI- 781037. 2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006. Page No.# 19/21 3:THE ADDITIONAL SECRETARY ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI - 781006. 4:THE ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST (A AND V) OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI- 781037. 5:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR BTC ASSAM-783370. 6:THE ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS CUM COUNCIL HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREST KOKRAJHAR BTC ASSAM-783370 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A K BARUAH, MR. N MAHAJAN,MR. H NATH,MR. R A PRAMANIK Advocate for the Respondent : SC, FOREST, SC, BTC BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 03.12.2025 Heard Mr. AK Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. BC Muchahary, learned Standing Counsel, BTC. 2. The case of the petitioners is that due to shortage of manpower between the period of 2006-2007, they have been engaged as casual workers Page No.# 20/21 for protection of forest and wildlife under different Divisions in Kokrajhar District, BTC. Even since their engagement, they have been working as such till date but have been paid only a meager sum of fixed wages. It is the case of the petitioners that they are entitled to get the benefit of minimum pay scale in terms of the decisions rendered by a Division Bench of this Court in “State of Assam Vs. Shri. Upen Das” reported in 2020 (5) GLT 605. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioners The petitioners are left out candidates and their names are mentioned in the list furnished by the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest-cum-CHD Bodoland Territorial Council, Kokrajhar by communication dated 09.05.2025. The list includes the name of all the writ petitioners. Therefore, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that since there is no dispute and the respondent authorities have duly admitted that the petitioners have been rendering their services, in the Forest Department, Kokrajhar, BTC since 2006-2007, a direction may be issued to the respondent authorities to pay the petitioners a minimum scale of pay in terms of Upen Das (supra). 4. Mr. BC Muchahary, learned Standing Counsel, BTC agrees to the same, However, he submits that the directions passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Upen Das (supra) is that all such Muster Roll Workers, Worked Charge Page No.# 21/21 Workers and similarly placed employees working since the last more than 10 years and not in a sanctioned post should be granted the minimum of pay scale w.e.f. 01.08.2017. Admittedly, the petitioners in the present case are not working against a sanctioned post but are engaged as casual worker since 2006-2007 which has not been disputed by the respondents. 5. Having considered the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, the respondent authorities are directed to grant the petitioners the benefit of minimum pay scale in terms of Upen Das (supra). However, it is made clear that before granting them such benefit, the respondents will make necessary verifications so as to ascertain the entitlement of the benefits of the petitioners to be conferred in terms of Upen Das (supra). The petitioners be afforded the minimum pay scale as directed note above as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of 3 (three) months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. 6. With the above observations and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant