Page No.# 1/9 GAHC010118522025 2025:GAU-AS:14757 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3165/2025 ZULFIKAR ALI BARBHUIYA AND ORS S/O LATE ZILKADAR ALI BARBHUIYA VILLAGE- BAHADURPUR PT-I P.O- RANGAUTI, P.S- HAILAKANDI DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI, ASSAM PIN- 788155 2: TAHIR ALI LASKAR S/O ATAR RAJA LASKAR VILLAGE- BAHADURPUR PT-I P.O- RANGAUTI DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 3: GIASH UDDIN MAZUMDER S/O LATE ABDUL MOTLIB MAZUMDER VILLAGE- BAHADURPUR PT-I P.O- RANGAUTI P.S- HAILAKANDI DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 4: FARUK AHMED CHOUDHURY S/O LATE SAKAT ALI CHOUDHURY VILLAGE- LAKHIRBOND PT-I P.O- LAKHIRBOND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 Page No.# 2/9 5: FOKRUL ISLAM LASKAR S/O HUSSAIN ALI VILLAGE- LAKHIRBOND PT-I P.O- LAKHIRBOND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 6: AKRAM UDDIN CHOUDHURY S/O LATE ABDUL NOOR CHOUDHURY VILLAGE- LAKHIRBOND PT-I P.O- LAKHIRBOND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 7: NAZIM UDDIN CHOUDHURY S/O LATE ABDUL NOOR CHOUDHURY VILLAGE- LAKHIRBOND PT-I P.O- LAKHIRBOND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 8: SAHAB UDDIN LASKAR S/O ISMAIL ALI LASKAR VILLAGE- CHECK CHANDPUR P.O- CHANDPUR DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 9: NAZMUL HUSSIAN BARBHUIYA S/O ISMAIL ALI LASKAR VILLAGE- CHECK CHANDPUR P.O- CHANDPUR DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 10: ABDUL MALIK MAZUMDER S/O LATE MUSIN ALI VILLAGE- BILPAR-DHUMKAR P.O- RANGAUTI DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM Page No.# 3/9 PIN- 788155 11: MUJAKKIR HUSSAIN MAZUMDER S/O NIZAM UDDIN VILLAGE- BILPAR-DHUMKAR P.O- RANGAUTI DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 12: SABIR AHMED MAZUMDER S/O S/O NIZAM UDDIN VILLAGE- BILPAR-DHUMKAR P.O- RANGAUTI DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 13: ATABUR RAHMAN S/O JALAL UDDIN BARBHUIYA VILLAGE- PURBAGOOL P.O- BARHAILAKANDI DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 14: ATIQUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA S/O JALAL UDDIN BARBHUIYA VILLAGE- PURBAGOOL P.O- BARHAILAKANDI DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 15: ABDUL MALIK LASKAR S/O POSOND ALI LASKAR VILLAGE AND P.O- PAIKAN DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 16: MOJIBUR RAHMAN MAZUMDER S/O NUR UDDIN Page No.# 4/9 VILLAGE- PAIKAN P.O- TEMPUR DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 17: HAFIZUR RAHMAN S/O IRSHAD ALI VILLAGE- PAIKAN P.O- TEMPUR DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 18: FARUK AHMED LASKAR S/O LATE MOTOSIN ALI LASKAR VILLAGE- ITARKANDI PT-II P.O- KANCHANPUR DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 19: ALTAF HUSSIAN LASKAR VILLAGE- ITARKANDI PT-II P.O- KANCHANPUR DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 20: SABUL HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O LATE ABDUL SAMAD LASKAR VILLAGE- ITARKANDI PT-II P.O- KANCHANPUR DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 21: MASUK UDDIN LASKAR S/O LATE SURUJ ALI LASKAR VILLAGE- NARAINPUR PT-IV P.O- NARAINPUR DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 22: KAJAL HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O LATE ASMN ALI LASKAR Page No.# 5/9 VILLAGE- NARAINPUR PT-V P.O- NARAINPUR DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 23: FORIZ UDDIN BARBHUIYA S/O LATE ABDUR RASHID BARBHUIYA VILLAGE- NARAINPUR PT-IV P.O- NARAINPUR DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 78815 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS REP BY THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPTT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT GOVT OF INDIA NEW DELHI 110001 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 3:THE COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT PANJABARI ROAD JURIPAR GUWAHATI-37 4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CUM DISTRICT PROGRAMME COORDINATOR MGNREGA HAILAKANDI P.O AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI PIN- 788151 5:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ZILLA PARISHAD HAILAKANDI P.O AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI PIN- 788151 6:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Page No.# 6/9 ZILLA PARISHAD HAILAKANDI P.O AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788151 7:THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER CUM BLOCK PROGRAMME COORDINATOR(MGNREGA) HAILAKANDI DEVELOPMENT BLOCK HAILAKANDI P.O AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788151 8:THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER CUM BLOCK PROGRAMME COORDINATOR(MGNREGA) ALGAPUR DEVELOPMENT BLOCK P.O- KALIBARIBAZAR DISTRICT-HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788150. 9:THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER IN THE OFFICE OF THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER CUM BLOCK PROGRAMME COORDINATOR (MGNREGA) HAILAKANDI P.O AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788151 10:THE ACCREDITED ENGINEER IN THE OFFICE OF THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER CUM BLOCK PROGRAMME COORDINATOR (MGNREGA) HAILAKANDI P.O AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788151 11:THE SECRETARY BAHADURPUR GAON PANCHAYAT P.O- RANGAUTI P.S AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 12:THE SECRETARY RANGAUTI GAON PANCHAYAT P.O- RANGAUTI P.S AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI Page No.# 7/9 ASSAM PIN- 788155 13:THE SECRETARY NARAINPUR-TUPKHANA GAON PANCHAYAT P.O- NARAINPUR P.S AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 14:THE SECRETARY GANGPAR-DHUMKARGAON PANCHAYAT P.O- LAKHIRBOND P.S AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 15:THE SECRETARY MATIJURI-PAIKAN GAON PANCHAYAT P.O- MATIJURI P.S AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 16:THE SECRETARY KANCHANPUR GAON PANCHAYAT P.O- KANCHANPUR P.S AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155. 17:THE SECRETARY BASDAHAR-BARHAILAKANDI GAON PANCHAYAT P.O- BARHAILAKANDI P.S AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155. 18:THE SECRETARY CHANDPUR-UZANKUPA GAON PANCHAYAT P.O- CHANDPUR P.S AND DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788155 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR H I CHOUDHURY, MR A R BHUYAN,MR N A MAZARBHUIYA,MR N Z CHOUDHURY,H YEASMIN Page No.# 8/9 Advocate for the Respondent : SC, P AND R.D., DY.S.G.I.,GA, ASSAM BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR ORDER 31.10.2025 Heard Mr A R Bhuyan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Mr H Sarma, learned counsel appears for the respondents. 2. The grievance raised in this writ petition was that the respondent authorities were not granting the administrative approval for the MGNREGA Schemes under the respective Gaon Panchayats. It was the case of the petitioners that all the necessary procedures including approval by the respective Gram Sabhas, non-duplicacy, feasibility clearance were obtained and technical sanction had also been accorded. However, the respondents, for no apparent reasons, were not granting or rejecting the administrative approval for the schemes. 3. Mr H Sarma, learned counsel appearing for the respondents, has referred to the affidavit-in-opposition filed on behalf of the respondent No. 4, namely, the Assistant Commissioner, Hailakandi, Assam, and referred to paragraph-4 of the affidavit to submit that the process for according administrative approval is underway and the approvals are being granted as per the norms and guidelines of MGNREGA. It is being done in a phase-wise manner and the schemes in issue in this writ petition would also receive adequate attention, as and when their terms come up. 4. In view of the assertions made in the affidavit-in-opposition, Mr A R Bhuyan, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that this writ petition may be disposed of on the assurance of the respondents that the steps are being taken. The petitioners may, however, be given the liberty to approach this Court again, in case there is inappropriate delay in consideration of the schemes in issue. Page No.# 9/9 5. In view of the submissions made by Mr A R Bhuyan and the affidavit-in-opposition filed by the respondent No. 4, this writ petition is disposed of at this stage, on the basis of the assurance given by the State respondents that the schemes in issue would receive their due consideration, in as short time as the procedure allows. The petitioner shall be at liberty to approach this Court again, in case, the assurances are not adhered to. JUDGE Comparing Assistant