Page No.# 1/12 GAHC010215222026 2026:GAU-AS:15116 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/5463/2026 KHAGEN CHANGMAI AND 46 ORS S/O LOKESWAR CHANGMAI, RESIDING AT BORBIL GAON NO 1, TINSUKIA, ASSAM 786171 2: PREM PRASAD JAISHI S/O GOVINDA PRASAD JAISHI RESIDING AT VASTU RESIDENCY 1ST FLOOR BLOCK B-4 VENCHI JOTE PATHARGHATA CHAMTA DARJEELING WEST BENGAL 734009 3: GANESH SHARMA S/O PADAM PANI SHARMA RESIDING AT HOUSE NO 21088 CENTRAL DIGBOI AOC BLOCK 2 NDPT P.O. DIBOI TINSUKIA ASSAM 786171 4: BOJENDRA KUMAR GHOSH S/O BIRENDRA KISHORE GHOSH RESIDING AT DUUPLEX 3 NOVEL APARTMENT NAFAR CHANDRA NASKAR ROAD GARIA KOLKTA WEST BENGAL 700084 5: SORRA GURAYYA Page No.# 2/12 S/O LATE SORRA KAMAYYA RESIDING AT SANTINAGAR VEEDHI PALLISARADH DIST. SRIKAKULAM ANDHYRA PRADESH 532222 6: NIBAS CHANDRA SARMA S/O RAJANI KANTA SARMA RESIDING AT BY LANE NO 45 KOCHPARA VTC DHARAPUR P.O. AZARA KAMRUP M ASSAM 781017 7: T JANKI RAO S/O T. APPANNA RESIDING AT 1-472 L MAIN ROAD BYPALLOIE SRIKAKULAM ANDHRA PRADESH 532219 8: D ARAMBU REDDY S/O DALLI PAPAIAH RESIDING AT 1-66 CHUKKA VEEDHI SRIKAKULAM ANDHRA PRADESH 532312 9: MD HUSSAIN AHMED S/O FAIZUR RAHMAN RESIDING AT 04 BARLASKAR MALUGRAM P.S. VILL. MALUGRA MELA ROAD CACHAR ASSAM 788002 10: RAM DARASH MAURYA S/O LATE BAIJ NATH MAURYA RESIDING AT 48 VINAYAK PURAM VIKAS NAGAR UTTAR PRADESH 226022 Page No.# 3/12 11: LOLIT KOTOKY S/O LT. SURENDRA NATH KOTOKY RESIDING AT BOHOTIA GAON BAPUJU NAGAR JORHAT ASSAM 785006 12: KANAK CHANDRA GOGOI S/O BAPURAM GOGOI RESIDING AT HOUSE NO 125 BOKAKHAT TOWN HIGH SCHOOL ROAD GOLAGHAT ASSAM 785612 13: P MADAN MOHAN S/O LATE PALA MADHAVA REDDY RESIDING AT 1-307/A BIG STREET SRIKAKULAM ANDHRA PRADESH 532312 14: DAL PRASAD ADHIKARI S/O PURNA BAHADUR LAMA RESIDING AT JANKI VILLAGE APARTMENT B/2 DAGAPUR DARJEELING WEST BENGAL 734010 15: GANESH BAHADUR CHETRY S/O KHARKA BAHADUR CHETRY RESIDING ATVASTU RESIDENCY CHAMTA DARJEELING WEST BENGAL 734009 16: JIT BAHADUR KONWAR S/O LATE GOBINDAR KONWAR RESIDING AT VASTU RESIDENCY CHAMTA DARJEELING WEST BENGAL 734009 17: ISWARI PRASAD SAPKOTA S/O LATE CHANDRA BAHADUR NEWAR SRISTHA RESIDING AT VASTU RESIDENCY NANDALAL THAPA PATH CHAMTA DARJEELING WEST BENGAL 734009 Page No.# 4/12 18: JIT BAHADUR SONAR S/O JAGOORAM SONAR RESIDING AT FLAT NO 4 BLOCK 4A MOUNT VEIEW APARTMENT NEAR SALBARI HAT DARJEELING WEST BENGAL 734009 19: PROBIN CH PHUKAN S/O MAHESWAR PHUKAN RESIDING AT SHANTIGRAM HOUSING COMPLEX TRIPURA ROAD KHANAPARA KAMRUP M ASSAM 781022 20: ASHIM PAUL CHOUDHURY S/O SASHI MOHAN PAUL CHOUDHURY RESIDING AT FLAT NO A3-401 PUSHPANJALI PARTMENT LOKHRA SAWKUCHI KAMRUP M ASSAM 781040 21: DIKSHIT KUMAR BHATTACHARJEE S/O TIKANDRA NATH BHATTACHARJEE RESIDING AT VIDYANAGAR BY LANE 1 NAMGHAR PATH PANJABARI . KAMRUP M ASSAM 781037 22: PAPLU BHATTA S/O NAKUL CHANDRA BHATTA RESIDING AT MISSION PARA DIGBOI TINSUKIA ASSAM 786171 23: BINOY KUMAR MALAKAR S/O ROHINI KANTA MALAKAR RESIDING AT PLOT NO Z-20 NLS AREA DIGBOI TINSUKIA ASAM 786171 24: DIPAK KUMAR DAS Page No.# 5/12 S/O RUP KANTA DAS RESIDING AT 38 ASHA DEEP REGENCY PUBJYOTI NAGAR NOONMATI KAMRUP M ASSAM 781020 25: HITANGSHU BHATTACHARJEE S/O HARENDRA CHANDRA BHATTACHARJEE RESIDING AT BISHNU RABHA PATH BELTOLA TINIALI GUWAHATI ASSAM 781028 26: GUNEDHAR BORA S/O LATE TANKESWAR BORA RESIDING AT QUARTER 1571 HOSPITAL TILLAH DIGBOI ASSAM 786171 27: SMT BINA KONWAR W/O DULJIT KUMR KONWAR RESIDING AT FLAT NO 2B BLOCK 1 SARAL MOHAN RESIDENTIAL COMPLEX KAHILIPARA MAIN ROAD JATIA KAMRUP M ASSAM 781019 28: CHANDER FARWAHA S/O LATE DA RAM FARWAHA RESIDING AT HOUSE NO 25A LIC COLONY MUNDI KHARAR SAS NAGAR MOHALI PUNJAB 140301 29: BIREN HAZARIKA S/O RUDRA KANTA HAZARIKA RESIDING AT BORBIL NO 3 RAMNAGAR DIGBOI TINSUKIA ASSAM 786171 Page No.# 6/12 30: SATISH CH BARMAN S/O JOGENDRA NATH BARMAN RESIDING AT A-2 LAKSHMI NIWAS ENCLAVE 2ND FLOOR BONGAIN ROAD GUWAHATI BELTOLA KAMRUP M ASSAM 781028 31: BANGARI KUMAR S/O BANGARI SOMALAH RESIDING AT 1-121 SUVARNAPURAM SRIKAKULAM ANDHAR PRADESH 532243 32: APHUN KHAMTI S/O LATE SHALVOI KHAMTI RESIDING AT TINGRARI DOOM DOOM ROAD NO 1 ASSOMIYA GAON DIGBOI TINSUKIA ASSMA 786171 33: PRADIP KUMAR BORAH S/O LATE HIRANYA KUMAR BORAH RESIDING AT JUNAKI PATH BORBIL NO 3 BORBIL GAON TINSUKIA ASSAM 786171 34: SANKAR SARKAR S/O TUTU SARKAR RESIDING AT N0001 MAHAMAYA COLONY SILIGURI M CORP. PRADHAN NAGAR DARJEELING WES BENGAL 734003 35: LIL BAHADUR SONAR S/O BIR BAHADUR SONAR RESIDING AT MOUNT VIEW APARTMENT Page No.# 7/12 BLOCK B FLAT NO 1 GROUND FLOOR NEAR SALBARI HAT DARJEELING WEST BENGAL 734009 36: PRASANTA SHARMA S/O SURJYA KANTA SHARMA RESIDING AT H. NO 10 BONKONWAR TILLA OPPOSITE KHARGHULI KAMRUP M ASSAM 781004 37: MOLOY BARUAH S/O SUKHENDRA BARUAH RESIDING AT GOLAI GAON NO 1 DAGBOI TINSUKIA ASSAM 786171 38: AZIM UDDIN AHMED S/O LATE KAJIMUDDIN AHMED RESIDING AT GOLAI GAON NO 1 DIGBOI TINSUKIA ASSAM 786171 39: BHABI LAL DARJEE S/O MON BAHADUR DARJEE RESIDING AT MILAN NAGAR DIGBOI TINSUKIA ASSAM 786171 40: JEERU MAHESWAR REDDY S/O JEERU PURSOTHAM REDDY RESIDING AT CORAMANDAL GATE MALKAPURAM VISAKHAPATNAM ANDHRA PRADESH 530011 41: DEBAJYOTI DAS S/O NARENDRA CH DAS RESIDING AT N.H. 38 ROAD GOLAI GAON NO 1 TINSUKIA DIST. DIGBOI Page No.# 8/12 ASSAM 786171 42: SMTI NILA MALAKAR W/O LATE SANTOSH MALAKAR RESIDING AT PLOT NO Z-18 NEW SETTLEMENT AREA MULIABARI DIGBOI ASSAM 786171 43: RANJIT HAZARIKA S/O LALIT CHANDRA HAZARIKA RESIDENT OF BAPAPUNG DIGBOI TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786171 44: DHARMESWAR DUTTA S/O MAHENDRA DUTTA RESIDING AT MATHURA NAGAR ASSAM SACHIVALAYA DISPUR KAMRUP M ASSAM 781006 45: JEETEN KR DAS S/O NALINI RANJAN DAS RESIDING AT BALIJAN FOREST VILLAGE DIGBOI 786171 46: SMTI JUTI GOGOI W/O LATE GUNINDRA NATH GOGOI WHO EXPIRED ON 09.06.2025 RESIDING AT BISHNU RABHA PATH BORBIL NO 1 DIGBOI TINSUKIA ASSAM 786171 47: SMTI MINAKHI GOGOI W/O LATE DIGANA KUMAR GOGOI WHO EXDPIRED ON 2ND MRCH 2025 RESIDING AT BORBIL NO 1 NEAR LIONS CLUB DIGBOI TINSUKIA ASSAM 78617 VERSUS Page No.# 9/12 UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, SHRAM SHAKTI BHAWAN, RAFI MARG, NEW DELHI 110001 2:THE CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT GOVT. OF INDIA BHAVISHYA NIDHI BHAWAN 14 BHIKAJI CAMA PLACE NEW DELHI 110066 3:THE REGIONAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER II EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION REGIONAL OFFICE TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786192 4:INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD ASSAM OIL DIVISION EMPLOYEES PF TRUST DIGBOI PIN 786171 ASSAM. 5:GENERAL MANAGER (HUMAN RESOURCE) INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD ASSAM OIL DIVISION P.O. DIGBOI DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN 786171 6:THE ADDL CENTRAL PROVIDENT FUND COMMISSIONER (HQ) PENSION EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION MINISTY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT GOVT. OF INDIA NBCC CENTRE BLOCK 2 GROUND FLOOR 4TH FLOOR EAST IDWAI NAGAR NEW DELHI 11002 For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. A.R. Das, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. R. Sarma, CGC Page No.# 10/12 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER Date : 07.10.2026 Heard Mr. A.R. Das, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners. Mr. R. Sarma, the learned CGC appears on behalf of the respondent Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 6. 2. The present writ petition has been filed assailing a show cause notice dated 26.03.2026 issued by the respondent No. 3 thereby calling upon all Pension on Higher Wages (PoHW) members under the Indian Oil Corporation Limited to show cause as to why the benefit of higher pension granted under Pension on Higher Wages should not be cancelled and the pension reverted to the normal pension as per the statutory wage ceiling. 3. Pursuant to the said show cause notice being issued, the petitioners have submitted a reply. Thereupon, pending adjudication of the said show cause proceedings, the petitioners have approached this Court by filing the present writ petition. 4. Nothing could be shown before this Court that the respondent No. 3 lacks jurisdiction to issue the show cause notice. 5. In addition to that, this Court has also perused the reply so Page No.# 11/12 submitted to the show cause notice and therein also, there is no mention that the respondent No. 3 lacks jurisdiction to issue the show cause proceedings. 6. Consequently, it is the opinion of this Court that as the matter is pending before the respondent No. 3 and the petitioners have been issued a show cause notice, interference by this Court at this juncture would not be in the interest of justice, more so when nothing could be shown that the respondent No. 3 did not have the jurisdiction to issue the show cause notice. 7. It is also relevant at this stage to observe that if any order is passed in the said proceedings initiated by the respondent No. 3, the petitioners have statutory remedies including the remedy of approaching this Court and as such, it would not be proper on the part of this Court to entertain the present writ petition. 8. Be that as it may, this Court, taking into account the reply so submitted to the show cause proceedings is also of the opinion that the petitioners or their union should be given an opportunity of personal hearing prior to such decision being taken. 9. Under such circumstances, the writ petition, therefore, stands disposed of with the following observations and Page No.# 12/12 directions: (i) This Court is not inclined to entertain the instant writ petition against the show cause notice dated 26.03.2026. (ii) Taking into account that the petitioners have submitted their reply to the show cause notice, this Court directs the respondent No. 3 before taking a decision to give an opportunity of personal hearing to the petitioners against whom action is sought to be taken for cancellation of the higher pension. (iii) There shall be no order as to costs. JUDGE Comparing Assistant