Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010098392024 2025:GAU-AS:14039 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2631/2024 DINAMANI HALOI SON OF SRI RAJENDRA NATH HALOI, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE AND P.O. BIHAMPUR, P.S. BELSOR, DIST.- NALBARI, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM HANDLOOM, TEXTILES AND SERICULTURE DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06 2:THE DIRECTOR HANDLOOM AND TEXTILE AMBARI GUWAHATI-01 ASSA For the Petitioner(s) : Ms. S. Chutia, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. R. Dhar, Standing Counsel BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER Date : 22.10.2025 Heard Ms. S. Chutia, the learned counsel appearing on behalf Page No.# 2/3 of the petitioner. Mr. R. Dhar, the learned Standing Counsel, Handloom & Textile Department appears on behalf of all the respondents. 2. The petitioner herein is aggrieved on account of non- payment of an amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- which was deposited as the earnest money and further an amount of Rs. 1,08,082/- which was deducted from the bills of the petitioner. 3. It is seen that this Court vide an order dated 20.05.2024 had issued notice. Today when the matter is listed, Mr. R. Dhar, the learned Standing Counsel, Handloom & Textile Department has placed before this Court an instruction dated 26.01.2025 issued by the Secretary, ARTFED, Guwahati. The said instruction is kept on record and marked with the letter “X”. 4. From the said instruction which is kept on record and marked with the letter “X”, it is seen that the petitioner has already been paid an amount of Rs. 19,89,025/-. In addition to that, it is also seen that as regards the security deposit money, out of Rs. 1,08,582/-, an amount of Rs. 90,000/- has already been paid and the remaining amount which is payable to the petitioner is Rs. 18,582/-. 5. This Court enquired with Mr. R. Dhar, the learned Standing Counsel, Handloom & Textile Department appearing on behalf of Page No.# 3/3 the respondents, as to why, the said amount of Rs. 18,582/- has not been paid. 6. Mr. R. Dhar, the learned Standing Counsel, Handloom & Textile Department duly submitted that the non-payment must have been on account of lack of funds. 7. Taking into account the above, this Court, therefore, disposes of the instant writ petition holding inter alia that as the petitioner has already been paid the amounts as have been mentioned in the instruction dated 26.01.2025 which is kept on record and marked with the letter “X” and only an amount of Rs. 18,582/- is payable, the respondents herein are jointly and severely directed to take steps for making payment to the petitioner the amount of Rs. 18,582/- within a period of 6 (six) weeks from the day a certified copy of this order is served upon the respondent No. 2. JUDGE Comparing Assistant