1 Serial No.08 Regular List HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA AT SHILLONG WP(C). No. 102 of 2025 Date of Decision: 06.06.2025 1. S/357953A Hav/ORL Vijay Singh Bhandari. 2. S/357983X Hav/ORL Shaji S. 3. S/358596P Hav/ORL Biju Kumar D. 4. S/357833F Hav/ORL Santosh Kumar. 5. S/358571H Hav/ORL Braham Datt. 6. S/357140K Hav/ORL Devendra Singh. 7. S/5024721X Hav/ORL Naresh Kumar. 8. S/358418M Hav/ORL Ravindra Pratap Singh. 9. S/355983Y Hav/ORL Ram Autar Prasad. 10. S/358154W Hav/ORL Shobha Ram. 11. S/357197Y Hav/ORL Ranjeet Singh Thakur. 12. S/357921X Hav/ORL Indrajeet Singh. 13. S/358124Y Hav/ORL Chuni Lal. 14. S/358591 Hav/ORL Kaiser Alam. 15. S/355635 Hav/ORL Hari Kumar K. 16. S/357871X Hav/ORL Joymone pj. 17. S/5019979 Hav/ORL Tingkhu Ronrang. 2025:MLHC:478 2 18. S/358388A Hav/ORL Youddhvir Singh. 19. S/357156 Hav/ORL Krishan Chand. 20. S/5023371K Hav/ORL R Thinakar. 21. S/358151H Hav/ORL Ashwani Kumar. 22. S/358270Y Hav/ORL Alil Mia. 23. S/355290F Hav/ORL Basant Ram. 24. S/357885X Hav/ORL Khim Singh Digari. 25. S/358841 Hav/ORL Shashi Bhushan. 26. S/357828W Hav/ORL Chanchal Kumar Dutta. 27. S/5024978H Hav/Orl Dharmendra Singh. 28. S/357461F Hav/ORL Tersaim Lal. 29. S/358526 Hav/ORL Raj Kumar Pandey. 30. S/357897M Hav/ORL Sanjay Kumar. 31. S/5023089Y Hav/ORL Moirangthem Dayal Singh. 32. S/5023084 Hav/ORL Maibam Anilkumar Meitei. 33. S/358826 Hav/ORL Ashok Kumar. 34. S/5020904W Hav/ORL Md Abdul Wahid. 35. S/356538 Hav/ORL Ishwar Nath Singh. 36. S/356559 Hav/ORL Geetam Singh. 37. S/5022891H Hav/ORL Ravindra Singh Kanyal. 38. S/357773X Hav/ORL Devraj Chauhan. 2025:MLHC:478 3 39. S/357549L Hav/ORL B Srinivasa Rao. 40. S/358328L Hav/ORL Desh Raj. 41. S/355485M Hav/ORL Rajendra kumar. 42. S/356233M Hav/ORL Vijaypal. 43. S/355637H Hav/ORL Dilip Kumar Yadav. 44. S/357008K Hav/ORL Parsuram Thapliyal. 45. S/358410A Hav/ORL Suresh Kumar B. 46. S/5024989P Hav/ORL Manoj Kumar. 47. S/5022960N Hav/ORL Kajal Malakar. 48. S/357142P Hav/ORL Kalyan Singh. 49. S/358068L Hav/ORL Ramchandra Singh. 50. S/355291K Hav/ORL Raj Kumar. 51. S/358805F Hav/ORL Ashok Negi. 52. S/357185K Hav/ORL Rajinder Prasad. 53. S/355100K Hav/ORL Hareram Prasad. 54. S/358960H Hav/ORL Krishan Kumar. 55. S/5021626 Hav/ORL Sunil Singh. 56. S/5024888F Hav/ORL Sukesh. 57. S/357144A Hav/ORL Sanjeevan Singh. 58. S/358531F Hav/ORL Surendra Singh Rawat. 59. S/5023358A Hav/ORL Sandeep Singh Negi. 2025:MLHC:478 4 60. S/355876L Hav/ORL Roshan Lal. 61. S/5024973K Hav/ORL Promod Kumar. 62. S/5022972 Hav/ORL Monsoon Kamey Chakma. 63. S/358597X Hav/ORL Sree Kumar CD. 64. S/357993F Hav/ORL Sam G George. 65. S/357675x Hav/ORL Rohtash Singh. 66. S/357710P Hav/ORL Shom Kumar. 67. S/358126k Hav/ORL J N Sharma. 68. S/357566L Hav/ORL Braj Thapa. 69. S/358482K Hav/ORL Surjeet Lama. 70. S/358802N Hav/ORL Yaspal Singh. 71. S/5023316N Hav/ORL Lalit Kumar. 72. S/357415M Hav/ORL Chamu singh. 73. S/357667Y Hav/ORL Kamal Singh. 74. S/357650L Hav/ORL Naresh Kumar. 75. S/357669 Hav/ORL Samsher Singh. 76. S/358500 Hav/ORL Salim E. 77. S/358196 Hav/ORL Md Ezzat Ali. 78. S/358213x Hav/ORL Babul Roy. 79. S/357432M Hav/ORL G.K.Nath. 80. S/358683H Hav/ORL Gautam Das. 2025:MLHC:478 5 81. S/358005H Hav/ORL Raj Kumar (Retd). 82. S/358604H Hav/ORL Bibat Kumar Shahi. 83. S/258478F Hav/ORL Laxman Singh. 84. S/358198N Hav/ORL Saikhlum Basumatary. 85. S/357655K Hav/ORL Surendra Singh. 86. S/357505N Hav/ORL Romesh Chander Bali. 87. S/5025682 Hav/ORL Pawan Kumar Dahiya. 88. S/358209 Hav/ORL Rindau Daimary. 89. S/356260 Hav/ORL Sandesh Kumar. 90. S/356554 Hav/ORL Nain Singh. 91. S/355165X Hav/ORL S N Singh. 92. S/357572 Hav/ORL R. Valsalan. 93. S/356381X Ex Hav/ORL Subhash Chandr. 94. S/357573 Hav/ORL Guna Velu R. 95. S/5021620Y Hav/ORL Satnam Singh. 96. S/357239A Hav/ORL Chhimed Rigzin Pethangpa. 97. S/355881H Hav/ORL Hardas K. …Petitioners -Versus- 1. Union of India, Represented by the Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block, New Delhi-110001. 2025:MLHC:478 6 2. Director General, Assam Rifles, Mahanideshalaya, (The Directorate General Assam Rifles), Shillong – 793011, Meghalaya. 3. Brigadier (Personnel), Directorate General Assam Rifles, Meghalaya, Shillong – 793011. …Respondents Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice H.S.Thangkhiew, Chief Justice (Acting) Appearance: For the Petitioner/Applicant(s) : Mr. M.Chanda, Adv. Mr. M.L.Nongpiur, Adv. For the Respondent(s) : Dr. N.Mozika, DSGI with Ms. K.Gurung, Adv. i) Whether approved for reporting in Yes/No Law journals etc: ii) Whether approved for publication Yes/No in press: JUDGMENT AND ORDER (ORAL) 1. The petitioners, presently working as Havildar (ORL), are before this Court praying for first financial upgradation under the relevant ACP Scheme. Their prayer is based on the ground that the respondents while 2025:MLHC:478 7 upgrading or redesignating the petitioners to the post of Havildar (ORL) had treated it as a promotion which had resulted in the denial of the petitioners’ benefits of the first financial upgradation under the ACP Scheme. 2. Mr. M.Chanda, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners are similarly placed as the petitioners in WP(C). No. 418 of 2024, whereby this Court vide judgment and order dated 17-02-2025, had directed the respondents to extend the benefits of the first financial upgradation under the ACP Scheme. He therefore, submits that as this case is covered by the aforementioned judgment, the same benefit be allowed to the petitioners herein. 3. Dr. N.Mozika, learned DSGI does not dispute the existence of the orders in similarly situated matters, but has only objected to the time taken by the petitioners to approach the Court for redressal of their grievances. 4. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and on consideration of the facts and materials, especially the earlier orders passed in similar matters, wherein this Court had come to the finding that remusteration is not a promotion or a financial upgradation, and that counting of service for financial upgradation under the ACP Scheme should be from the date of remusteration or date of initial entry to service, the instant case inspite of delay, is covered by the earlier judgments of this Court. 2025:MLHC:478 8 5. As nothing remains for consideration, the writ petition is closed and disposed of in the light of the earlier judgments rendered by this Court. 6. The respondents are also expected to complete the entire necessary exercise within a period of 6(six) months from the date of receipt of this order by the respondents. Chief Justice (Acting) 2025:MLHC:478 Digitally signed by SAMANTHA ANNA LIYA RYNJAH Date: 2025.06.06 05:13:08 IST