Page No.# 1/13 GAHC010109822026 2026:GAU-AS:10806 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2909/2026 RATUL GOHAIN AND 49 ORS. SON OF SRI TRAILOKYA GOHAIN, RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.5, AMULAPATTY WARD NO.9, P.O. SIVASAGAR, P.S. SIVASAGAR, DISTRICT SIVASAGAR, AASAM, PIN 785640. 2: PRABITRA GOGOI SON OF LATE RAJANI GOGOI RESIDENT OF HOUSE DIMORUGURI VILLAGE P.O. LAIPULI P.S PANITOLA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM. PIN. 786183. 3: MONURAM PHUKAN SON OF LATE MADON MOHAN PHUKAN RESIDENT OF HOUSE OKANIMURIA BANGALI GAON P.O. HIJUGURI DIHINGIA GAON P.S. PANITOLA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM. PIN. 786192 4: JITEN DAS SON OF LATE SATAR DAS RESIDENT OF HOUSE AHOM GAON P.O. SAIKHOWAGHAT P.S. DOOMDOOMA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM. PIN. 786154 5: AJAY VERMA SON OF SRI JOGINDRA VERMA RESIDENT OF HOUSE BHUBANKHAL GAON P.O. SAIKHOWAGHAT P.S. DHOLLA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM. PIN. 786154 Page No.# 2/13 6: BIKI KISHAN SON OF SRI MOHENDRA KISHAN RESIDENT OF HOUSE DHOLLA T.E. P.O. SAIKHOWAGHAT P.S. DHOLLA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM. PIN. 786154 7: JYOTI REKHA GOGOI WIFE OF SRI KAMAL GOGOI RESIDENT OF HOUSE DHOLLA MIRI PATHAR GAON P.O. SAIKHOWAGHAT P.S. DHOLLA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM. PIN. 786154 8: AKSHAYLAL SINGH YADAV SON OF LATE GAJANAND SINGH YADAV RESIDENT OF 11 NO BAMUN GAON P.O. GABHARUBHETI P.S. DOOMDOOMA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN. 786160 9: BOBITA SONOWAL WIFE OF SRI MADAN SONOWAL RESIDENT OF HOUSE BIHIA GAON P.O. DANGARI P.S. DOOMDOOMA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM. PIN. 786156 10: NAMITA SONOWAL WIFE OF LATE PUSPADHAR SONOWAL RESIDENT OF HOUSE BIHIA GAON P.O. DANGARI P.S. DOOMDOOMA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786156 11: MONALISHA DUMBA DAUGHTER OF LATE DEBENDRO DUMBA RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 4 2NO. NAKONG PATHAR GAON P.O. KETETANG P.S. MARGHERITA DISTRICT TINSUKIA. ASSAM PIN 786181 12: T LAXMI WIFE OF LATE SANJOY RATNAM RESIDENT OF 2 NO. FAKIAL GAON Page No.# 3/13 P.O. KETETANG P.S. MARGHERITA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786181. 13: JANMONI BEGUM WIFE OF LATE ABDUL ALI RESIDENT OF SHANTIPUR 7NO. P.O. CHAPAKHOWA P.S. SADIYA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786157. 14: PURNIMA RAJKONWAR WIFE OF SRI ANIL RAJKONWAR RESIDENT OF HAMUKJAN GAON P.O. LEDO P.S. LEDO DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786182 15: BALARAM SHARMA SON OF LATE UMAPATI SHARMA RESIDENT OF 1NO. LAZUM MARGHERITA P.O. MARGHERITA P.S. MARGHERITA DISTRICT TINSUKIA. ASSAM PIN 786181. 16: ANITA DEBNATH WIFE OF LATE NITAI DEBNATH RESIDENT OF HOUSE MARGHERITA BABUL HALL ROAD P.O. MARGHERITA P.S. MARGHERITA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786181 17: OLI BORAH DAUGHTER OF LATE MUNIN BORAH RESIDENT OF 4NO. MAKUM PATHAR P.O. MAKUM PATHAR P.S. MARGHERITA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786187. Page No.# 4/13 18: SWAPNA RAJAK KARMAKAR WIFE OF SRI SANIKA KARMAKAR RESIDENT OF AGBANDHA SIDING P.O. AGBANDHA SIDING P.S. MARGHERITA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786181. 19: JIRODA BARUAH WIFE OF SRI PADMA BARUAH RESIDENT OF BORJHIYA GAON P.O. CHAPAKHOWA P.S. SADIYA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786157 20: SHANTI BORUAH WIFE OF SRI MONTU BORUAH RESIDENT OF MARGHERITA CHARI ALI P.O. MARGHERITA P.S. MARGHERITA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786181. 21: KABITA SONOWAL DAUGHTER OF LATE TANKESWAR SONOWAL RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 52 PHILLOBARI NATUN MAITHONG P.O. AMGURI P.S PENGAREE DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786160. 22: DILIP TOSSA SON OF SRI BINUD TOSSA RESIDANT OF HOUSE AGBANDHA SIDING P.O. AGBANDHA SIDING P.S. MARGHERITA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786181. 23: UMA KANTA MORAN Page No.# 5/13 SON OF LATE BHUGESWAR MORAN RESIDENT OF KAKOPARHAR GANDHOIGURI GAON P.O. KAKOPATHAR P.S. KAKOPATHAR DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786152. 24: PARBOTI TASSA WIFE OF LATE GOPAL TASSA RESIDENT OF 1NO. ALUBARI P.O. MARGHERITA P.S. MARGHERITA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786181 25: DULAREE GARH WIFE OF SRI LALIT GARH RESIDENT OF POWAI NABAJYOTI GAON P.O. POWAI P.S. DIGBOI DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786171. 26: PANKAJ TIPOMIA SON OF LATE NAKUL TIPOMIA RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.28 PALENGI KESWANI GAON P.O. PALENGI P.S. DEMOW DISTRICT SIVASAGAR AASAM PIN 785672. 27: KAJAL PAUL WIFE OF SHYAMAL PAUL RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.125 AMGURI WARD NO.2 P.O. AMGURI P.S. AMGURI DISTRICT SIVASAGAR AASAM PIN785680. 28: LILIMAI DAS WIFE OF SRI LOKESWAR DAS RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.165 AMGURI PANGERA GAON Page No.# 6/13 P.O.AMGURI P.S. AMGURI DISTRICT SIVASAGAR AASAM PIN 785680. 29: MINTI BORA DAUGHTER OF LATE DOMBARUDHAR BORA RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.58 AMGURI RAIDONGIA P.O. AMGURI P.S. AMGURI DISTRICT SIVASAGAR AASAM PIN 785680. 30: CHAYA BORGOHAIN WIFE OF SRI JANAK CHUTIA RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.160 GOR ALI GOHAIN GAON P.O. RAJAPOOL P.S. NAZIRA DISTRICT SIVASAGAR AASAM PIN 785685. 31: ASHOK KOIRI SON OF SRI JAGDISH KOIRI RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO 130 CHAKIMUKH PHULONIBARI GAON P.O. CHAKIMUKH P.S. NAZIRA DISTRICT SIVASAGAR ASSAM. PIN 785685. 32: JUNMONI BEGUM DAUGHTER OF LATE HORMUJ ALI RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.180 KOPAHUWA GAON P.O. NAZIRA P.S. NAZIRA DISTRICT SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN 785685. 33: PREMADHAR GOGOI SON OF LATE KHAGEN GOGOI RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.84 LIGIRIPUKHURI KHANIKAR GAON P.O. LIGIRIPUKHURI P.S. NAZIRA DISTRICT SIVASAGAR Page No.# 7/13 PIN 785685. 34: HUNTU GHATOWAR SON OF SRI NANDA GHATOWAR RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.326 LIGIRIPUKHURI NATUNMATI WARD NO.9 P.O. RLIGIRIPUKHURI P.S. NAZIRA DISTRICT SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN 785685. 35: RAJU KALITA SON OF SRI SUREN KALITA RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. SAPUN NAGAR P.O. RUDRASAGAR P.S. JOYSAGAR DISTRICT SIVASAGAR AASAM PIN 785665. 36: DURGADHAR PHUKAN SON OF SRI SUKLESWAR PHUKAN RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 178 OKANIMURIA BANGALI GAON P.O HIJUGURI DIHINGIA GAON P.S. PANITOLA DISTRICT TINSUKIA ASSAM. PIN 786192. 37: POLI KALITA DAUGHTER OF LATE ATUL KALITA RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.100 KALOOGAON GAYAN GAON P.O. KALOOGAON P.S. JOYSAGAR DISTRICT SIVASAGAR AASAM PIN 785666. 38: RANJAN HANDIQUE SON OF LATE PROBIN HANDIQUE RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 246 THAKUR PARA GAON P.O. JOYSAGAR P.S. SIVASAGAR DISTRICT SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN 785665. 39: MANASH JYOTI PHUKON SON OF SRI LILA KANTA PHUKON Page No.# 8/13 RESIDENT OF PADUMONI CHETIA GAON P.O. SELENGHAT P.S.TEOK DISTRICT JORHAT ASSAM PIN 785636 40: SIPUL CHANDRA RAY SON OF LATE BABLU RAY RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 188 DEBOTTAR VILLAGE HASDAHA PT-5 P.O. DEBOTTAR HASDAHA P.S. GOLAKGANJ DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783334. 41: DEEPAK KUMAR ROY SON OF LATE DHARANI KANTA ROY RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 184 GAURIPUR WARD NO. 3 P.O. GOURIPUR P.S. GAURIPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783331. 42: ASHOK KR ROY SON OF LATE PROFULLA KR. ROY RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 100 BEGUNTALI VILLAGE PT 1 P.O. SOUTH GERAMARI P.S. GAURIPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783331. 43: CHAMPAK KUMAR RAY SON OF LATE CHITTA RANJAN RAY RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 33 DAKHIN KACHAKHANA VILLAGE P.O. KACHAKHANA P.S. TAMARHAT DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783334. 44: SARIFUL HAZARIKA DAUGHTER OF SRI RAHINI HAZARIKA Page No.# 9/13 RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO 226 ROWMARI VILLAGE P.O. CHPAR P.S. CHAPAR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783371. 45: PRIYA BALA ROY DAUGHTER OF SRI GHANASHYAM ROY RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.3 BHAKTGAON VILLAGE P.O. CHAPAR P.S. CHAPAR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783371. 46: AMIR HUSSAIN SON OF SRI SHOKA SHEIKH RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 22. HALDIBARI VILLAGE P.O. MAJER GAON P.S. CHAPAR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783376. 47: GOLAP UDDIN AHMED SON OF LATE TAFIL UDDIN AHMED RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 53 DHORARGHAT PT.1 P.O. SAHEBGANJ P.S. GAURIPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783331. 48: NUR SALAM SON OF SRI MIRAZ UDDIN SHEIK RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.270 JHOWDANGA VILLAGE PT-2 P.O. JHOWDANGA P.S. MANKACHAR DISTRICT SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN 783131. 49: MINUTAZ ARA BEGUM Page No.# 10/13 DAUGHTER OF MD. MEHERZAMAN SARKAR RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO.87 P.O. SUKCHAR P.S. SUKCHAR DISTRICT SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN 783131. 50: MD HABIBUL ISLAM SON OF LATE BABUR ALI SK RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO. 87 BERABHANGA VILLAGE PT-2 P.O. SUKCHAR P.S. SUKCHAR DISTRICT SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN 783128 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER SPECIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, PIN 781006, ASSAM. 2:THE DIRECTOR HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HENGRABARI GUWAHATI 781036. 3:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 ASSAM. 4:THE JOINT DIRECTOR OFFICE OF THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT HEALTH SOCIETY DISTRICT TINSUKIA PIN - 786125 5:THE JOINT DIRECTOR Page No.# 11/13 OFFICE OF THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES SIVASAGAR CIVIL HOSPITAL JOYSAGAR RUPAHI PATHAR SIVASAGAR ASSAM 785664. 6:THE JOINT DIRECTOR OFFICE OF THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES CR DAS ROAD BORO BAZAR DHUBRI ASSAM 783301. 7:THE JOINT DIRECTOR OFFICE OF THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES HATSINGIMARI SOUTH SALMARA-MANKACHAR DISTRICT ASSAM PIN 783135 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K N CHOUDHURY, MR. ADREET HAZARIKA,MR. TANUZ KASHYAP,N GAUTAM,MS S BORA,MR. D J DAS Advocate for the Respondent : SC, HEALTH, SC, FINANCE BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NELSON SAILO ORDER Date : 05.08.2026 Heard Mr. R.M. Deka, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. A. Chaliha, learned Standing Counsel, Finance as well as Health Department. Having regard to the nature of grievance projected by the petitioners, the writ petition is taken up for disposal at this stage. It is the case of the petitioners that they have been engaged on casual Page No.# 12/13 basis under different Hospital Management Societies between the year 2008- 2015 by various individual orders and they continue as such on a fixed remuneration. It is the case of the petitioner that they are entitled to minimum scale of pay in terms of the various decision of this Courts, importantly, the decision of the Apex Court in State of Punjab Vs. Jagjit Singh (2017) 1 SCC 148, wherein, the Apex Court held that casual employees having workforce considering number of years on a fixed pay are also entitled to be given the minimum scale of pay like those performing similar nature of work. The learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn the attention of this Court to the Judgment and Order dated 10.11.2022, passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in WP(C)/7711/2016, wherein, the Court having regard to the decision of the Apex Court in Jagjit Singh (Supra) had disposed of the writ petition by directing the petitioners therein to file their individual representations before the respondent authorities concerned and further, directed the respondent authorities to consider the same for grant of minimum scale of pay to them within a time frame. The learned counsel therefore submits that the instant writ petition may be disposed of in similar lines. Mr. A. Chaliha, learned Standing Counsel, Finance as well as Health Department submits that the petitioners concerned should file their respective representations separately and liberty may be granted to the authorities to consider the same in accordance with the decision that have been made by this Court in the earlier cases. Considering the above, the writ petition stands disposed of by giving liberty to the petitioners to submit their individual representations before the concerned Superintendent of the Hospitals in which they are working within a period of 15(fifteen) days from today and the Superintendent concerned upon Page No.# 13/13 receipt of the same shall place the same before the appointing authority who shall thereafter consider the case of the petitioners with regard to payment of minimum scale of pay and make due payment if they are entitled to the same. The decision on the representations to be submitted by the petitioners should be made within a period of 3(three) months from the date of receipt of the same. It is needless to mention herein that a copy of the decision to be made should be invariably served to the petitioners concerned. JUDGE Comparing Assistant