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2026 DAILYLAW 15376 (GAU)

SHRI AMAL CH PAUL AND 44 ORS. v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS.

WP(C)/5267/2026 · 2026-09-27

Devashis Baruah

Writ Petition (Civil)body2026

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Page No.# 1/9 GAHC010211482026 2026:GAU-AS:14437 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/5267/2026 SHRI AMAL CH PAUL AND 44 ORS. S/O- LATE BENI MADHAV PAUL, R/O- BADARPUR, S.P. PALLY, PIN-788806, DIST.- CACHAR, ASSAM 2: MIRA BISWAS W/O- SHEKHAR BISWAS R/O- LALGANESH GUWAHATI DIST.- KAMRUP M ASSAM. 3: ARUN KUMAR GHOSH S/O- LATE MANORANJAN GHOSH R/O- RADHA NAGAR BADARPUR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM. 4: PRADIP GHOSH S/O- LATE BHAJAHARI GHOSH R/O- GONAMOYEE ROAD TARAPUR SILCHAR DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 5: NARAYAN DEB S/O- LATE AJIT KUMAR DEB R/O- MAIBANG NORTH CACHAR HILLS DIST.- DIMA HASO DIPAK BOSE (B.B. BOSE) DEATH CASE S/O LATE DIGENDRA BOSE R/O RAILWAY COLONY NAGALAND DIST. NAGALAND Page No.# 2/9 6: APELE KHAPE C/O- LATE W.KHAPE R/O- KHEL NAGARJAN DIST- NAGALAND. 7: RAKESH BARUA S/O- LATE NALINI RANJAN BARUA R/O- LUMDING TOWN WARD NO. 6 DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM. 8: R TOKO AO C/O- RONGSEENUMBA R/O- KHEVIJA U COLONY DIST.- NAGALAND. 9: BISWAJIT SAHA S/O- LATE BINAY BHUSAN SAHA R/O- LUMDING TOWN WARD NO. 6 DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM. 10: SANJEB KUMAR CHOWDHURY S/O- LATE BIRENDRALAL CHOWDHURY R/O- NETAJI ROAD WARD NO. 7 LUMDING TOWN ASSAM 11: JHUMA MITRA W/O- LATE SHEKHAR MITRA R/O- RANGIRKHARI SILCHAR DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 12: JAY RAJ SHARMA S/O- LATE BIDHI CHAND SHARMA R/O- NEW COLONY LUMDING TOWN DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM. 13: VIKRANT KALHAN S/O- LATE SARTHILAL PANDIT R/O- JYOTI CINEMA HALL ROAD LUMDING TOWN Page No.# 3/9 DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM 14: DIPALI MAZUMDER (CHANNA MAZUMDER) DEATH CASE W/O- CHANNA MAZUMDER R/O- AZAD SAGAR ROAD DHARMANAGAR DIST.- SRIBHUMI (KARIMGANJ) ASSAM 15: B.B. BOSE S/O- LATE DIGENDRA BOSE R/O- RAILWAY COLONY DIMAPUR NAGALAND. 16: IBA LUNGALUNG C/O- NAMSINEUNG LUNGALUNG R/O- RAILWAY COLONY DIMAPUR DIST.- NAGALAND. 17: USHA RANI GHOSH C/O- LATE RAJANI KANTA GHOSH R/O- RAILWAY COLONY DIPHU DIST.- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM. 18: AMOL SEN (DEATH CASE) S/O- LATE AMAR SEN R/O- SORUPATHAR DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM. 19: BASANA DEY W/O- LATE SANTIMOY DEY R/O- KUTHURBAND DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 20: SUDEB GHOSH S/O- LATE L.R. GHOSH R/O- SRINAGAR COLONY DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 21: SUDIP BHOWMICK Page No.# 4/9 (PARTNER) WITH NIRMAL CHANDRA BHOWMICK DEATH CASE S/O - LATE PARIMAL BHOWMICK S/O- LATE PRAFULLA BHOWMICK R/O- JAGIROAD DIST.- MORIGAON ASSAM. 22: SIKHARANI GUHO W/O- NITYA GOPAL GUHO C/O- USHARANI GUHO R/O- CHAPARMUKH DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM. 23: NARAYAN DEB S/O- LATE AJEET DEB R/O- NEW COLONY MAIBANG DIST.- DIMA HASAO ASSAM. 24: GEETA MAZUMDAR D/O- J.R. MAJUMDAR R/O- DHARMANAGAR DIST.- DHARMANAGAR. 25: UTTAM PAUL S/O- LATE PARULWALA PAUL R/O- KANISAIL KARIMGANJ DIST.- SRIBHUMI (KARIMGANJ) ASSAM 26: S.B. DAS S/O- LATE RABINDRA NATH DAS R/O PANCHARATNA COMPLEX BLOCK-3 2ND FLOOR B BATELIAN GATE GUWAHATI-18 DIST. KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 27: BHIVA RANI GHOSH C/O- GOPAL CH. GHOSH R/O- KARIMGANJ ROAD TARAPUR DIST.- CACHAR Page No.# 5/9 ASSAM. 28: PRASANJEET GHOSH S/O LATE PARIMAL CHANDRA GHOSH R/O TARAPUR SILCHAR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM 29: SATYAJEET GHOSH S/O LATE KHITISH CHANDRA GHOSH R/O KANISAIL DIST. SRIBHUMI (KARIMGANJ) ASSAM 30: DULAL DEBNATH S/O- SACHINDRA DEBNATH R/O- DHARAMNAGAR DIST.- NORTH TRIPURA. 31: MONI GHOSH D/O- VINAY KUMAR GHOSH R/O- S.P. PALLY DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 32: BHARATI GHOSH C/O- LATE RAGHU NANDAN GHOSH R/O- BADARPUR WARD NO. 1 DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 33: UMA GHOSH D/O- LATE BASU DEB GHOSH (DEATH CASE) R/O - SRIBHUMI DIST.- SRIBHUMI (KARIMGANJ) ASSAM. 34: ANITA RANI GHOSH W/O- LATE RAMESH CHANDRA GHOSH (DEATH CASE) R/O- KANAISAIL DIST.- SRIBHUMI (KARIMGANJ) ASSAM. 35: NAMITA CHANDRA D/O LATE AVA RANI CHANDRA R/O BADARPUR SRINAGAR COLONY DIST. CACHAR Page No.# 6/9 ASSAM (DEATH CASE). 36: HRISHI NARAYAN PAUL S/O- LATE MANIK CHANDRA PAUL R/O- LOWER HALFLONG DIST.- NORTH CACHAR HILLS (DEATH CASE) 37: L. SAKHI DEVI (DEATH CASE) D/O- LATE SANATONI DEVI R/O- GUWAHATI DIST.- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM. 38: MEDEMKALA JAMIR (DEATH CASE) S/O- LATE T.D. AO R/O- ZELIANGRONNG COLONY WARD NO. 18 NAGALAND DIST.- CHUMUKDIMA. 39: PHILIP IMTI R/O- MOKOKCHANGM DIST.- MOKOKCHANG NAGALAND. 40: NIRMALANDU BARUA S/O- LATE REBOTI RANJAN BARUA R/O- KEVIJAO COLONY DIST.- NAGALAND. 41: W. LUTHA D/O- LATE PHANTSOMO R/O- HOUSE NO. 13 DIST.- NAGALAND. 42: TOSHIRENLA JAMIR W/O- LATE BILIP AO JAMIR R/O- 8TH MILE DIST.- CHUMUKITDIMA NAGALAND. 43: PINTU GOPE S/O- LATE SURESH CHANDRA GOPE R/O- LUMDING TOWN DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM 44: SOMA GHOSH W/O- LATE SANTANU GHOSH Page No.# 7/9 R/O- MISTRY PATTY LUMDING TOWN WARD NO. 5 DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM 45: SITA RAM AGARWAL S/O LATE KASHI RAM AGARWAL R/O CHAPARMUKH TOWN DIST. NAGAON ASSA VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS RAIL BHAWAN, NEW DELHI-110001 2:THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ESTABLISHMENT TOURISM AND CATERING BOARD RAILWAY BOARD NEW DELHI INDIA. 3:THE SR DIVISIONAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER LUMDING NF RAILWAY. 4:THE DIVISIONAL COMMERCIAL MANAGER NF RAILWAY. 5:THE ASSISTANT COMMERCIAL MANAGER LUMDING NF RAILWAY. 6:THE CHIEF COMMERCIAL CATERING LUMDING NF RAILWAY For the Petitioner(s) : Ms. S. Singh, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. S. S. Roy, CGC Page No.# 8/9 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER Date : 28.09.2026 Heard Ms. S. Singh, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners and Mr. S. S. Roy, the learned CGC appearing on behalf of all the Respondents. 2. The present writ petition has been filed by the Petitioners seeking directions upon the Respondents to consider their representations dated 02.07.2024, 22.07.2024 and 17.09.2026 on the ground that the Petitioners herein are entitled for renewal of their licenses in view of the judgment of the Supreme Court dated 29.01.2016 in Civil Appeal No. 618-620 of 2016. 3. This Court has duly perused the materials on record and it is shocking and surprising to take note of that the various judgments passed by this Court, the judgment of the learned Division Bench as well as the order passed by the Supreme Court thereby affirming the judgment and order passed by this Court as well as the order of the learned Division Bench of this Court dated 13.03.2023 passed in Writ Appeal No. 47/2023 and Writ Appeal No. 54/2023 have not been brought to the notice. 4. During the course of the hearing, Mr. S. S. Roy, the learned Page No.# 9/9 CGC had submitted that the representations so submitted by the Petitioners have already been rejected on 25.09.2026 and in that regard, he has also placed the rejection order dated 25.09.2026 before this Court which is kept on record and marked with the letter “X”. 5. Considering the above, it is the opinion of this Court that the present proceedings is an abuse of the process of the Court. Further to that, no conceivable right has been shown which would permit the Petitioners to seek any extension of renewal of their licenses. 6. Accordingly, this Court does not find the present writ petition to be a fit case for issuance of notice for which the same stands dismissed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant