Page No.# 1/8 GAHC010015432025 2025:GAU-AS:973 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/401/2025 HAMIDUL ISLAM AND 24 OTHERS S/O LT. ELI BOSH, VILL- DOMORTOLA, P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT, P.S.- MANKACHAR, DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-783131 2: MONOWAR HUSSAIN S/O ABDUL ZUBBAR VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 3: AKAT MONDAL S/O AMIN UDDIN VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 4: AKKER ALI S/O FOZOL KARIM VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 5: MONSUR AHMED S/O BAKTO ZAMAL VILL- DOMORTOLA Page No.# 2/8 P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 6: FOZIAL HOQUE S/O OLIUL ISLAM VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 7: AMIRUL ISLAM S/O SHAMSER ALI VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 8: ASHADUL ISLAM S/O AMJAD ALI VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 9: AKINUR ISLAM S/O NUR ISLAM VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 10: MUNTAZ ALI S/O NOZIRUL ISLAM VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR Page No.# 3/8 ASSAM PIN-783131 11: MUSTAR AHMED S/O ASHAFUL ISLAM VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 12: SOHOR ALI S/O FOJOR UDDIN SK VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 13: ZOHIRUL ISLAM S/O SURUT ZAMAL SK VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 14: SAIFUL ISLAM S/O KUBBAT HUSSAIN VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 15: FULL BADSHA S/O ABDUL KUDDUS VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 Page No.# 4/8 16: GAZIBAR RAHMAN S/O LT. ABUL HUSSAIN SK VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 17: ABUL KALAM S/O LT. BODE SK VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 18: SAIFUL ISLAM S/O CHUMUR UDDIN VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 19: NUR UDDIN S/O LT. CHUMUR UDDIN VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 20: MUKTADUL ALOM S/O MOZAFFOR ALI VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 21: SOZIB MIAG S/O RABBANI MIAH VILL- DOMORTOLA Page No.# 5/8 P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 22: ESANUR ISLAM S/O ZAIDUL ISLAM VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 23: EZANUR ALOM S/O GAZI RAHMAN VILL- DOMORTOLA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 24: HABIBAR RAHMAN S/O LT. SURUT ULLAH VILL- BHURAKATA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 25: MONIRUL ISLAM S/O LT. ABDUL BARIK VILL- BHURAKATA P.O.-RADHAMADHAB HAT P.S.-MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-78313 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06, ASSAM Page No.# 6/8 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DEPARTMENT (PWRD) DISPUR GUWAHATI-06 ASSAM 3:THE CHIEF ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DEPARTMENT (PWRD) CHANDMARI GUWAHATI-03 ASSAM 4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR P.O.-HATSINGIMARI DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783136 5:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWRD SOUTH SALMARA DISTRICT TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION MANKACHAR P.O.-MANKACHAR DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 6:THE ASSISTANT ENGINEER CUM SITE IN-CHARGE ENGINEER OF DIARA KALAPANI (SADULLABARI) ROAD (PWRD) SOUTH SALMARA DISTRICT TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION MANKACHAR P.O.-MANKACHAR DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 7:SHAMIM AMEEN CONTRACTOR OF DIARA KALAPANI (SADULLABARI) ROAD R/O SAMNNAY PATH LAKHIMI NAGAR HOUSE NO. 05 P.O. HATIGAON DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN-78100 Page No.# 7/8 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M R KHANDAKAR, MR. A ROHMAN Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, PWD BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE LANUSUNGKUM JAMIR ORDER Date : 29.01.2025 Heard Mr. M. R. Khandakar, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. K. Gogoi, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, appears for the respondent Nos. 1 & 4 and Mr. B. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, PWD, appears for the respondent Nos. 2, 3, 5 & 6. 2. The petitioners before this Court are the local residents of Domortola and Bhurakata village in the district of South Salmara Mankachar, Assam. It is the case of the petitioners that the Public Works Roads Department (PWRD), Assam, sanctioned an amount of Rs.985.63 Lakh only for Improvement and Upgradation of Diara Kalapani (Sadullabari) Road from 3.75 meter to 5.50 meter, Carriageway with 7.50 meter Roadway width under the Mukhya Mantri Unnata Paki Path Nirman Achani (MMUPPNA) for the year 2023-24, in the district of South Salmara Mankachar, Assam. Thereafter, the Chief Engineer (Roads), PWRD, Assam, issued a notice to proceed with the work on 27.02.2024 to the respondent No. 7/Mr. Shamim Ameen. 3. The grievance of the petitioners in the present writ petition is that the respondent No. 7 is not carrying out the work as per specification and the work is constructed haphazardly and by using sub-standard materials. Accordingly, the petitioners made a representation before the District Commissioner, South Page No.# 8/8 Salmara Mankachar, Assam on 06.01.2025. The petitioners also made another representation on 06.01.2025 before the Commissioner and Secretary, Government of Assam, PWRD. However, the representations made by the petitioners are yet to be considered. 4. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and taking into consideration that the representations made by the petitioners are yet to be considered by the concerned respondents, this writ petition is disposed of directing the Commissioner and Secretary, Government of Assam, PWRD/respondent No. 2, to consider the representation dated 06.01.2025 made by the petitioners and dispose of the same by a Speaking Order and in accordance with law within a period of 2 (two) weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this Court’s Order. 5. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant