Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010287292025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/620/2026 DIPA SHARMA CHAKRABORTY W/O LATE TUSHAR KANTI CHAKRABORTY, R/O- MUNICIPALITY WARD NO. 6, BLOCK 1, KARIMGANJ TOWN, P.O. AND P.S.- KARIMGANJ, DISTRICT- SRIBHUMI KARIMGANJ, ASSAM, PIN-788710 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, P AND RD, ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06 2:THE COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSAM PANJABARI JURIPAR GUWAHATI-17 3:HAILAKANDI ZILA PARISHAD REPRESENTED BY CEO ZILA PARISHAD HAILAKANDI ASSAM. 4:CEO ZILA PARISHAD HAILAKANDI ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR MONZUR K CHOUDHURY, R. BARUAH,TANZIM L. CHOUDHURY,MR. S N AHMED,MS. T Y RASHID Page No.# 2/3 Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, P AND R.D. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 09.02.2026 Heard Mr. Monzur K, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. A.K. Ghosh, learned counsel appearing for the P&RD. 2. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner praying for a direction to the respondents to pay interest at the rate of 10% per annum against the arrear salary payable to the petitioner’s husband and which subsequently under orders of the Court, was released. The petitioner had earlier approached the Court by filing W.P(C) No. 2178/2022 which came to be disposed of by order dated 13.12.2023 directing the following directions: ”Considering the limited prayer made in the writ petition, this Court is of the considered view that this writ petition need not be pending for want of instructions from the respondent authorities. Accordingly, the respondent authorities, more particularly, the respondent no.2 will cause an enquiry into the claims made by the petitioner for release of arrear salary of the late husband of the petitioner to an amount of Rs.9,51,102/-. If the amount is found to be payable, then the same shall be released as expeditiously as possible, preferably within the outer limit of 90 (ninety) days from the date of any such order has been passed. The exercise of conducting the enquiry and passing any appropriate order as to the entitlement of the claim of the petitioner shall be made within 30 (thirty) days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. If the amount as claimed by the petitioner is found to be payable and is not released to her as per the outer limit fixed by the Court which is 90 (ninety) days from the date of passing of the order showing the entitlements of the claims of the petitioner, then the petitioner will be entitled to claim interest at the Bank rates.” 3. After the writ petition was disposed of, the respondents had released the amount. Subsequently, the petitioner has approached the authority by filing a representation praying for grant of interest @10% per annum. The said prayer Page No.# 3/3 not being granted, the present writ petition has been filed. 4. Although CPC is not specifically applicable, spirit of CPC is applicable and on the principles of constructive res-judicata, the petitioner ought to have made prayers for release of interest if any at the time when the earlier proceedings were filed which came to be disposed of by order dated 13.12.2023. 5. Under such circumstances, at this stage, there are no explanations furnished in the writ petition as to why the prayer was not made or could not be made by the petitioner at the time of writ petition was filed and disposed of. The arrear salary due to the petitioner’s husband was released by the respondent pursuant to the orders passed by the Court vide order dated 13.12.2023. 6. Under such circumstances, we find no merit in the writ petition, without issuing notice. However, since the representation has already been filed by the petitioner before the respondent authorities, we permit the respondent authorities to pass appropriate orders on the said representation within a period of four weeks from today. 7. The writ petition stands disposed of in terms of the above directions. JUDGE Comparing Assistant