Page No.# 1/13 GAHC010065142025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3221/2025 In WP(C)/1752/2025 1.BISWAJIT DAS AND ORS SON OF LATE DHIRAJ KUMAR DAS RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 20 NANDAN PATH BISHNURABHA ROAD BHETAPARA GUWAHATI P.O -BELTOLA P.S - HATIGAON KAMRUP METRO PIN-781028 ASSAM. 2: KALYAN ARDAO SON OF KALIPADA ARDAO HAGJER NAGAR APOLLO ROAD TOWN RAZI HAFLONG PO- HAFLONG PS- HAFLONG DIST- DIMA HASAO PIN 788819 3: ABHINAB SARMA SON OF DR. GOPAL SARMA RESIDENT OF BAGHORBORI PANJABRI GUWAHATI P.O. PANJABARI P.S. DISPUR DISTRICT- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM PIN- 781037. 4: FIROZ AHMED SON OF LATE FAIZ ALI RESIDENT OF DHIRENPARA AMTOL GUWAHATI P.O. DHIRENPARA P.S. FATASHIL AMBARI DISTRICT- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM PIN- 781025. 5: RONI MD TAWSIF KAMAL SON OF ABDUL KHALIQUE RESIDENT OF QUARTER NO. 1 GROUND FLOOR SDO BUILDING PWD CAMPUS CHANDMARI P.O. AND P.S.- CHANDMARI DIST- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM PIN-781003. 6: ROKTIM GOGOI SON OF UMESH CHANDRA GOGOI RESIDENT OF JAMIRAH MOTTOCK GAON P.O- JAMIRAH P.S- BARBARUAH DISTRICT -DIBRUGARH PIN-786001 ASSAM 7: DARIN BARUAH SON OF GOLOK CHANDRA BARUAH RESIDENT OF CHIRING CHAPORI Page No.# 2/13 SANOTSHIMAA LANE KHATONIARPARA P.O. DIBRUGARH P.S. DIBRUGARH DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 786001 8: NEHA BORAH DAUGHTER OF NABAJYOTI BORAH RESIDENT OF RONGDOI GOHAINTIKA GAON JORHAT ASSAM. P. O. RONGDOI CHARIALI P. S. JORHAT PIN- 785101. 9: KISHOR KALITA SON OF LATE GANESH KALITA VILLAGE - KATPUHA P.O. ARIKUCHI DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN 781339. 10: SHAYAN PAUL SON OF SRI SUDHANGSHU PAUL RESIDENT OF VILL AND P.O. AMBARKHANA P.S. KARIMGANJ DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788712 11: MRINAL BHUYAN S/O- MEGH NATH BHUYAN KALYAN NAGAR P.O. NAHARKATIA P.S. NAHARKATIA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-786610. 12: BHIMLAL KONWAR SON OF BABUL KONWAR RESIDENT OF NEAR HOJAI MARKETING WHOLESALE CONSUMERS COOPERATIVE SOCIETY LTD ADARSHA BAZAAR MAIN ROAD HOJAI P.O- HOJAI P.S.- HOJAI ASSAM PIN- 782435. 13: SUBHANKAR DAS SON OF SANJIB DAS RESIDENT OF PEOLINAGAR MORAN P.O. MORAN P.S. MORAN DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 785670. 14: KRITIKA LANGTHASA DAUGHTER OF LT. ARNODA LANGTHASA SAINZA RAJI HAFLONG PO- HAFLONG PS- HAFLONG DIST- DIMA HASAO PIN 788819. 15: SUBHAM SEN S/O PRADEEP SEN R.K. ROAD BENGALIPATTY NAGAON ASSAM P.O. NAGAON P.S. - NAGAON SADAR PIN- 782001. 16: TAHIR AHMED SON OF JASHIM UDDIN LASKAR VILLAGE AND PO- RAKHAL KHALER PAR- I P.S. SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM-788025 17: TARALI SAIKIA RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO-346 MOTHER TERESA ROAD P.O.- ZOO ROAD P.S.- GEETANAGAR POLICE STATION DISTRICT- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM PIN- 781024. Page No.# 3/13 18: BHASKAR JYOTI PEGU SON OF GOLAP CHANDRA PEGU RESIDENT OF - NO1 KACHUTALI MAHORICAMP GOGAMUKH DHEMAJI P.O. UKHAMATI P.S.- GOGAMUKH DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787056. 19: YEKHYOPA CHOWLIK DAUGHTER OF LATE SILLAKHIT CHOWLIK POWAIMUKH VILLAGE P.O. MAKUMKILLA P.S. MARGHERITA DIST- TINSUKIA PIN- 786187. 20: SUSHANTA SARKAR SON OF SURESH CH. SARKAR JOYNAGAR WARD NO. 4 PO AND PS -GOSSAIGAON DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR PIN- 783360. 21: MOON MOON MEDHI DAUGHTER OF RAMKRISHNA MEDHI RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.2 SHANTI PATH FAKHARUDDIN ALI AHMED NAGAR PANJABARI ROAD SIXMILE P.O.- KHANAPARA P.S. -DISPUR DIST- KAMRUP METRO PIN-781022 22: DHRUBAJYOTI DAS SON OF LATE SUREN CHANDRA DAS RESIDENT OF SHREE HARI APARTMENT 1/B NEAR BHARALUMUKH POST OFFICE K.R.B ROAD KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN-781009. 23: BIJOY SANKAR SAKIA S/O HEMKANTA SAIKIA ADDRESS CHARIGAON KATHONIARKURI P.O. CHENGELIGAON P.S. JORHAT DIST.- JORHAT ASSAM PIN 785010. 24: APURBA DAS SON OF LATE JADAV DAS K.K.H. SANSKRIT COLLEGE GATE PADUMBARI JALUKBARI DIST- KAMRUP (M) PIN 781013. 25: AJOY DOLEY SON OF MANIK CHANDRA DOLEY RESIDENT OF KUMARBARI JENGRAIMUKH P.O- JENGRAIMUKH P.S- JENGRAIMUKH DISTRICT- MAJULI ASSAM PIN-785105 26: AIONDEEP GOGOI SON OF NOGEN GOGOI RESIDENT OF VILL- BORBHETACHAPORIGAON P.O- LICHUBARI P.S- LICHUBARI DIST- JORHAT ASSAM PIN- 785008. 27: PROTUL HOJAI SON OF JAYPALAL HOJAI VILLDIMALIKPUR P.O.- MAIBANG P.S.- MAIBANG PIN-788831 DISTRICT- DIMA HASAO. 28: ARIHANA GOGOI DAUGHTER OF GHANASHYAM GOGOI RESIDENT OF TARAJAN NEAREST LANDMARK - ONGC DISPENSARY PO. TARAJAN P.S.TARAJAN DISTRICT- JORHAT ASSAM PIN-785001 Page No.# 4/13 29: HEMANGA SAIKIA R/O TOWN NARAYANPUR WARD NO- 01 P.O. DIKRONG P.S. NARAYANPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR PIN- 784164. 30: SAHARUL AHMED SON OF MD ABDUL MANIK VILLAGE- DEORAIL P.O.- BADARPUR AND P.S.-BADARPUR PIN-788806 DISTRICT SRIBHUMI. 31: BIJOY SANKAR BORAH SON OF PRASANTA BORAH VILLAGE SONARI P.O-SONARI P.S.-SONARI DISTRICT-CHARAIDEO PIN-785690. VERSUS 1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS. REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL COMMISSIONER AND SPECIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DEPARTMENT DISPUR LANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ESTABLISHMENT-B BRANCH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI -781006. 3:SURESH KALITA GUWAHATI NH CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 4:KHANINDRA KHATANIAR GUWAHATI NH CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 5:RANJAN MAHANTA SIVASAGAR DISTRICT TERRITORIAL BUILDING DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 6:MAINUDDIN AHMED GOALPARA BUILDING CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 7:NUR AHMED ALI DHUBRI DISTRICT TERRITORIAL BUILDING DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 8:BIRAJ KUMAR MUDIAR DISPUR AND GUWAHATI EAST TERRITORIAL BUILDING DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 9:NUR AMIN ALI KOKRAJHAR BUILDING CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 10:KRISHNA DUTTA Page No.# 5/13 NAHARKATIA DULIAJAN CHABUA BUILDING DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 11:SHANE ALAM TEZPUR BUILDING CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 12:BISHNU ARJEL CHETRI DIPHU ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 13:RAJAT KANTI NATH OFFICE OF HAFLONG (R AND B) CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 14:ACHYUT KR NATH SIPAJHAR AMD KALAIGAON TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 15:PANKAJ DAS OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER SONITPUR AND BISWANATH ROAD CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 16:DIJU GOGOI JORHAT DERGAON AND TITABOR RAOD DIVISION. 17:AJIT BARMAN OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER NALBARI ROAD CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 18:SANKAR SARMA SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER NALBARI ROAD CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 19:RIJU GOGOI DIBRUGARH LAHOWAL MORAN AND TINGKHONG TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 20:MONOWAR HUSSIAN SARBHOG AND JANIA TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. 21:SAIFUDDIN AHMED SOUTH KAMRUP TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 22:HEMENDRA BARMAN OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER Page No.# 6/13 NALBARI ROAD CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 23:KANAK KALITA BRAHMAPUTRA BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION DIVISION-II PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 24:LAKHESWAR THAKURIA BARPETA BAGHBAR AND CHENGA TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 25:TIKENDRA CHOUDHURY BHAWANIPUR PATACHARKUCHI AND SARUKHETRI TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 26:SHAMSUJJAMAN BARLASKAR HAILAKANDI DISTRICT TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 27:MD NUR ISLAM SOUTH SALMARA DISTRICT TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 28:ANUD TAMULI NAZIRA AND AMGURI TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 29:AJAY KR SARMA OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF ENGINEER TEZPUR ZONE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 30:BALIN GOGOI OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER CHARAIDEO AND SIVSAGAR ROAD CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 31:MD TAZUDDIN AHMED BARPETA BAGHBAR AND CHENGA TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 32:CHANDAN CHAKRABORTY MUSALPUR R AND B DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 33:KHITABUDDIN AHMED OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (BORDER ROADS) AND NEC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DEPARTMENT AND ATTACHED TO JALUKBARI AND HAJO TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 34:DUL MALLA BUZARBARUAH RANGIA NH DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Page No.# 7/13 35:RANJIT PATOWARI OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DEPARTMENT 36:DIPAK CH DAS NORTH KAMRUP TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 37:PRADIP KONWAR GOLAGHAT AND KHUMTAI TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 38:MAZIDUR RAHMAN DHUBRI CIVIL SUB-DIVISION TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 39:JAYANTA KR KHATONIAR OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER CHARAIDEO AND SIVSAGAR ROAD CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 40:BHASKAR BORAH TEZPUR SOOTEA AND RANGAPARA TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 41:MOHIT RANJAN DAS SILCHAR AND UDARBAND TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 42:BHUPENDRA NATH DAS OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR ARRANDTI PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 43:SATYENDRA NATH THAKURIA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ROADS) PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DEPARTMENT 44:DHIRAJ SARMA OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER BONGAIGAON AND DHUBRI ROAD CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 45:SYED AFROZ AHMED ABHYAPURI CONSTRUCTION DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 46:ANIRUDDHA BISWAS MAHUR ROADS DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 47:UCHCHAL KR BHATTACHARJEE Page No.# 8/13 NAZIRA AND AMGURI TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 48:HERAMBA MEDHI NORTH KAMRUP TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 49:NIRMALI KAKOTY HOJAI DISTRICT TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 50:TASMIN AHMED TINSUKIA DOOMDOOMA AND SADIA TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 51:CHINU PHUKAN GUWAHATI NH CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 52:HITESH SARMA OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER DARRANG ROAD CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 53:GOLAP CH KALITA GOALPARA WEST AND JALESWAR TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 54:H M SANOWAR HUSSAIN SOUTH SALMARA DISTRICT TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 55:KAILASH PATOARY OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (BORDER ROADS AND NEC) WORKS PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 56:NABA KR SARMA GUWAHATI NH DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 57:JITENDRA NATH DEKA EAST GUWAHATI TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 58:RAJUMONI KOTOKY OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER MORIGAON ROAD CIRCLE Page No.# 9/13 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 59:DURLAV GOGOI OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER CHARAIDEO AND SIVSAGAR ROAD CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 60:PRABHAKAR MAHANTA BAKULIA NH DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 61:MAINU MAHANTA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (BORDER ROADS AND NEC) WORKS PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 62:ANAMUR RAHMAN BARBHUYAN KARIMGANJ NORTH KARIMGANJ SOUTH AND BADARPUR TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 63:SD ASHADULLAH DEWAN OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (BORDER ROADS AND NEC WORKS) PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DEPARTMENT 64:ANIL RANJAN DAS RANGIA NH DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 65:MD OSMAN GONI OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF ENGINEER EASTERN ZONE DIBRUGARH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 66:DHIRAJ DUTTA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ROADS) PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 67:RUPAM KAKATI OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER LAKHIMPUR AND MAJULI ROAD CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 68:DALIM KALITA OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER GOALPARA AND SOUTH SALMARA ROAD CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Page No.# 10/13 69:DEEPJYOTI DEKA BHAWANIPUR PATACHARKUCHI AND SARUKHETRI TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 70:HIMANGSHU TALUKDAR NALBARI NH CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 71:ARUNODAY DAS HAILAKANDI DISTRICT TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 72:AMAL DEKA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ROADS) PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND ATTACHED TO WEST GUWAHATI TERRITORIAL ROADS DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 73:JUNU MONI BORGOHAI OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF ENGINEER EASTERN ZONE DIBRUGARH PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 74:DIPAK BHARALI SOUTH KAMRUP TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION AND ATTACHED TO JALUKBARI AND HAJO TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION 75:GAJENDRA BAISHYA OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR ARRANDTI PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 76:BISWAJIT BANIK OFFICE OF THE HOJAI DISTRICT TERRITORIAL BUILDING DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 77:DILIP GOYARY MUSALPUR (R AND B) DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 78:PIJUSH KANTI CHOUDHURY BORKHOLA AND KATIGORAH TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 79:UTPAL KUMAR KHAKHLARY DUDHNOI AND GOALPARA EAST TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 80:BIJOY KUMAR DAS NALBARI NH CIRCLE Page No.# 11/13 PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 81:RAJIB SAIKIA GOLAGHAT NH DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 82:BAPUTI DEORI LAKHIMPUR NAOBOICHA AND BIHPURIA TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 83:NABIN CHANDRA DOLOI OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ROADS) PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 84:RONALD LAL ROCHAON INBUON DIPHU BUILDING CIRLCE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 85:BABY TOKBIPI BAKULIA NH DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 86:HONKON SHYAM SARUPATHAR TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 87:HEMSING RONGPHAR UMPANAI ROADS DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 88:NAREN CHANDRA TERANG OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (ROADS) PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 89:CHATRA TERON DIPHU ROAD DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 90:HITESH DAS GUWAHATI NH DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 91:DIMBAJIT DEORY GUWAHATI BUILDING CIRCLE-I PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Page No.# 12/13 92:KOLOM SINGH BEY BAKULIA ROADS DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 93:AMAL CHANDRA DEORI DHEMAJI DISTRICT TERRITORIAL ROADS DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 94:DILIP HAZARIKA LAKHIMPUR NAOBOICHA AND BIHPURIA TERRITORIAL ROADS DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 95:BHASKAR JYOTI BORA DIBRUGARH NH CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT 96:TIRAN CHANDRA RABHA OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (BORDER ROADS) AND NEC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DEPARTMENT 97:AJIT HOJAI HAFLONG NEC CIRCLE PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DEPARTMENT 98:SANJIB KUMAR ROY ABHAYAPURI CONSTRUCTION DIVISION PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DEPARTMENT 99:JAYANTA KUMAR GOSWAMI ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE ENGINEER (C) PWRD MORIGAON TERRITORIAL ROAD SUB-DIVISION DISTRICT MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782105 For the Applicant(s) : Mr. K.N. Choudhury, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. R.M. Deka and Mr. D.J. Das, Advocates. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. P. Nayak, Additional Advocate General, Assam. : Mr. B.D. Konwar, Senior Advocate assisted by Mrs. J.M. Konwar, Advocate for respondent Nos.3 to 92. : Mr. P. Doley, Advocate for respondent Nos.94 to 98. Page No.# 13/13 – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 20.02.2026 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) In view of the judgment and order passed today in WP(C) No.1752/2025, this Interlocutory Application stands disposed off. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant