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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3376/2026 TAPAN DEBNATH S/O LATE KRIPESH DEBNATH, R/O SILCHAR, TARAPUR (NARSGING ROAD) HOUSE NO. 33. P.O TARAPUR P/S TARAPUR DIST- CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-
788003. VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS, RAIL BHAVAN RAISINA ROAD, NEW DELHI, PIN-110001.
2:THE DIG (ESTABLISHMENT) RAILWAY BOARD RAIL BHAVAN RAISINA ROAD NEW DELHI PIN-110001.
3:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF RAILWAY PROTECTION FORCE RAIL BHAVAN RAISINA ROAD NEW DELHI PIN-110001 4:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF SECURITY COMMISSIONER NORTHEAST FRONTIER RAILWAY MALIGAON GUWAHATI 781011 ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR I RAFIQUE, MRS S A CHOUDHURY,MS A AFREEN,N
Page No.# 2/4 CHAKRABORTY,CHONBEN Z YANTHAN Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I.,
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA
ORDER
24.06.
2026
Heard Mr. I. Rafique learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. R. K. D. Choudhury, learned D.S.G.I. & Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. L. Devi,
learned counsel for the Union of India.
2. The writ petitioner has approached this Court assailing the transfer order issued by the Railway authorities.
3. Mr. I. Rafique, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has instructions to submit before this Court that the writ petitioner will approach the appropriate authority by filling a detailed representation. It is further submitted that the petitioner will ventilate his grievances by way of representations and prays that the same be directed to be taken into account by the appropriate authority, namely Respondent No. 4, the Principal Chief Security Commissioner, Northeast Frontier Railway. It is further submitted that, upon such representations being filed, the said respondents be directed to consider and dispose of the representation by taking into account of the grievances made by the petitioner by passing a speaking order.
5. Prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner is not objected to by
Page No.# 3/4 the learned DSGI. However, he submits that the representation be filed within a period of 3 days from today and thereafter within a further period of 1 week, the representations will be disposed of by the Respondent No. 4.
6. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition stands disposed of with the following order.
7. The petitioner is permitted to file detailed representations before the Respondent No. 4, namely the Principal Chief Security Commissioner, Northeast Frontier Railway, ventilating their grievances within a period of 3 (three) days from today. Upon receipt of such representations, the representations will be
disposed of by the authorities concerned within a period of 7 (seven) days from the date of receipt of the representations being filed by the petitioner by passing a speaking order.
8. Needless to say, any such order that may be passed by the respondent authorities, copies thereof shall be served upon the writ petitioner.
9. Till the representations stands disposed of as directed, the movement orders shall not be given effect to. It is also made clear that in the event, the petitioner fail to file the representations within the time frame as permitted, then the interim order passed by this Court shall stands vacated without any further reference to this Court.
10. Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of directing the authorities concerned to consider the prayer of the petitioner as per the relevant guidelines
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JUDGE Comparing Assistant