Gauhati High Court
The Union Of India And 4 Ors vs Laba Kt Baro And 36 Ors on 4 May, 2026
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WA/18/2026
1.THE UNION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS.
REPRESENTED BYTHE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY
OF DEFENCE, BORDER ROADS DEVELOPMENT BOARD, B WING, 4TH
FLOOR, SENA BHAWAN, NEW DELHI.
2: THE DIRECTOR GENERAL
BORDER ROADS SEEMA SADAK BHAWAN
RING ROAD NEW DELHI-110010.
3: SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICER JOINT DIRECTOR
E/G2 HEADQUARTERS DTE. GENERAL BORDER ROADS
SEEMA SADAK BHAWAN RING ROAD NEW DELHI-110010
4: CHIEF RECORD OFFICER RECORD OFFICE
GENERAL RESERVE ENGINEERING FORCE
DIGHI CAMP PUNE-15.
5: THE COMMANDANT
EASTERN BASE WORKSHOP GREF
C/O-99 APO. PIN -93170
VERSUS
1.LABA KT BARO AND 36 ORS.
GS NO180217K, S/O- SHRI NAREN BARO, EBW GREF, C/O 99 APO
2:DUDHESHWAR SINGH
GS NO.185706Y
S/O- SHRI RAM DEW SINGH
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
3:VIJAY PRAKASH SINGH
GS NO.180224A
S/O- SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN SINGH
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EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
4:RAM PRASAD MEHTA
GS NO.180227N
S/O- SHRI SINGHESHWOR MEHTA
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
5:LAXMAN VERMA
GS NO.180285X
S/O- SHRI RADHA KRISHNA VERMA
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
6:SUDHIR KUMAR
GS NO.180346K
S/O- LT. HARI CHAND
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
7:SAMAR SARKAR
GS NO.178237Y
S/O-LT. PHANIBHUSAN SARKAR
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
8:GAWANDE PRAMOD SUKHADEO
GS NO. 181164H
S/O SHRI SUKHDEO MAHADE GAWANDE
EBW GREF C/O 99 .APO
9:AJAI PRAKASH GAIROLA
GS NO.178655N
S/O- SHRI HARI PRASAD GAIROLA
EBW GREF C/O 99 . APO
10:KALYAN SINGH KHOLIA
GS NO. 179824W
S/O- LT. KRIPAL SINGH
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
11:HARENDRA SINGH MARTOLA
GS NO. 181786K
S/O- SHRI KHUSHAL SINGH
EBW GREF C/O 99 .APO
12:BIJENDRA RAWAT
GS NO. 180213N
S/O- LT. KUNWAR SINGH RAWAT
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
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13:KANTAPPA JAWALAGI
GS NO. 177740K
S/O- BANDAPPA
EBW GREF C/O 99 . APO
14:MUNNA LAL
GS NO. 179629Y
S/O- ILAM CHAND
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
15:KRISHNA KUMAR D
GS NO. 180983A
S/O- DIVAKARAN K
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
16:RAUT PRAKASH LAXMAN
GS NO. 179814M
S/O RAUT LAXMAN
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
17:RANJEET SINGH
GS NO. 183453W
S/O- SHRI HUKAM SINGH
EBW GREF C/O 99 .APO
18:SENTHIL NATHAN M
GS NO. 182773Y
S/O- MR. MANICKAM
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
19:A SHAMIULLA
GS NO. 179902H
S/O- ABDUL GANI
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
20:SURENDER SINGH
GS NO. 176363M
S/O- CHARAN SINGH
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
21:T JOSEPH LEO INBRAJ
GS NO. 179813K
S/O- A THOMAS XAVIER
EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
22:ANAND KUMAR
GS NO. 182735H
S/O- SHRI RAM SARAN
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EBW GREF C/O 99 APO
23:NAGENDRA PRASAD
G.S. NO.179639H
S/O- HARI NARAYAN MAHTO
1068 F/W C/O 99 APO
24:DHARMENDRA SINGH BISHT
GS NO. 180214W
S/O- TRILOK SINGH BISHT
1446 BCC C/O-99 APO
25:YESPAL SINGH
GS NO. 180225H
S/O- SHRI NANDAN SINGH RAWAT
1063 FD WKSP C/O 99 APO.
26:SHRI KRISHAN
GS NO. 178658F
S/O-LT. MANGAL SINGH
1072 FD WKSP C/O-99 APO
27:RUPESH KUMAR
GS NO. 181355X
S/O- SHRI BS VERMA
1159 I FD WKSP C/O- 99 APO.
28:DONGARE SHRIRAM SHANKAR
GS NO. 179918N
S/O- SHANKAR NAGOJI DONGARE
1068 FD WKSP C/O 99 APO.
29:SURESH KUMAR
GS NO. 180275N
S/O- SHRI RAM ASRA
1068 FD WKSP C/O 99 APO.
30:BODKHE SANJIV MURLIDHAR
GS NO. 179815X
S/O- BODKHE MURLIDHAR
62 RCC C/O 99 APO
31:R RAVI
G.S. NO. 179997N
S/O RAMA SAMY
1072 FD WKSP C/O 99 APO.
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32:TUNGAJ DHAWAJ
GS NO. 181329W
S/O- DURJAN PRASAD
423 RMPL/130 RCC C/O 99 APO
33:A SATYANARAYANA
GS NO. 185771Y
1079 FD WKSP C/O 99 APO.
34:DINESH CHANDRA KHANDURI
GS NO. 185705W
S/O SHRI RAM CHANDRA KHANDURI
1079 FD WKSP C/O-99 APO.
35:AWADHSHESH KUMAR RAJAK
GS NO. 178748H
S/O-SHRI BADRI PRASAD RAJAK
1448 BCC C/O 99 APO
36:JHANTU BISWAS
GS NO. 180973W
S/O- SHRI KAJDASS BISWAS
71 RCC C/O-99 APO
37:K BHUVANESWARAN
GS NO. 179996L
S/O- LT. PS KUPPUSAMY
1066 FW C/O-99 AP
Linked Case : WP(C)/3842/2023
1.GS 178626Y
WELDER TRIBHUWAN KUMAR SINGH AND 16 ORS.
SON OF DEWAKI SINGH
RESIDENT OF VILL. GAURI
TEHSIL BAIKUNTHAPUR IN THE DISTRICT OF GOPALGANJ
BIHAR PIN- 841409.
2: GS- 190068P
WELDER SHELKE RAMRAO PANDIT
SON OF SRI SHELKE PANDIT
RESIDENT OF AT POST. CHUDAWA
TEHSIL PURNA IN THE DISTRICT OF PARBHANE
MAHARASHTRA PIN- 431511.
3: GS- 190225W
WELDER BHOR SANTOSH JANARDHANA
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SON OF BHOR JANARDHANA
RESIDENT OF AT POST. BHORWAID IN THE DISTRICT OF AHMEDNAGAR
MAHARASHTRA PIN- 414005
4: GS- 189999M
WELDER SUBHENDU BHANDARI
SON OF SRI KASHINATH BHANDARI
RESIDENT OF VILL. KAMALPUR IN THE DISTRICT OF HOOGHLY
ASSAM PIN- 712707.
5: GS- 190037P
WELDER RATHOD MOHAN SITARAM
SON OF RATHOD SITARAM AMRUTA
RESIDENT OF 94 SEVADAS NAGAR
DIST. NANDED MAHARASHTRA PIN- 431715.
6: GS- 190028N
WELDER BANTE SUBHASH MUKUNDA
SON OF BANTE MUKUNDA
RESIDENT OF AT- BOTHALI IN THE DISTRICT OF BHANDARA
MAHARASHTRA PIN- 441905.
7: GS- 190039A
WELDER BANSODE SANDESH ANANDA
SON OF BANSODE ANANDA
RESIDENT OF 7/1 H TYPE RANGHILLS ESTATE
KHADKI IN THE DISTRICT OF PUNE MAHARASHTRA
PIN- 411020
8: GS- 179668X
WELDER GURBARU BARIHA
SON OF TENGANU BARIHA
RESIDENT OF AT- JAMHARI TEHSIL SARAIPALI IN THE DISTRICT OF
MAHASAMUND CHATTISGARH PIN- 493558
9: GS- 190035K
WELDER CHAUDHARI HIRALAL RAMESHWAR
SON OF CHAUDHARI RAMESHWAR VASUDEV
RESIDENT OF VILL. SHENDURJANA BAZAR
TEHSIL. TIOSA IN THE DISTRICT OF AMRAVATI
MAHARASHTRA PIN- 444903.
10: GS- 175497Y
WELDER MANE BHART TANAJI
SON OF MANE TANAJI NARAYAN
RESIDENT OF VILL. KARANAL IN THE DISTRICT OF SANGLI
MAHARASHTRA PIN- 416416.
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11: GS- 190030L
WELDER JANBANDHU JITENDRA MAHADEV
SON OF JANBONDHU MAHADEV MARUTI
RESIDENT OF AT- SHINGOLI IN THE DISTRICT OF AMRAVATI
MAHARASHTRA PIN- 444701.
12: GS-190057A
WELDER MOHITE SATISH GAJANAN
SON OF MOHITE GAJANAN
RESIDENT OF VILL. MANJARDE IN THE DISTRICT OF SANGLI
MAHARASHTRA PIN- 416312
13: GS-190072X
WELDER PATIL DNYANESHWAR SITARAM
SON OF PATIL SITARAM
RESIDENT OF A.T. POST NAKANE IN THE DISTRICT OF DHULE
MAHARASHTRA PIN- 424002.
14: GS-190007X
WELDER KHARADE ANAND KISAN
SON OF KHARADE KISAN SURYABHAN
RESIDENT OF VILL. BAWACHI IN THE DISTRICT OF OSMANABAD
MAHARASHTRA PIN- 413502
15: GS- 177752Y
WELDER MUNNA RAM
SON OF SHRI RAM
RESIDENT OF VILL. BAKHARIPUR IN THE DISTRICT OF GHAZIPUR
UTTAR PRADESH PIN- 233227
16: GS-190033Y
WELDER SURYAKAR NAGNATH DADARAO
SON OF SURYAKAR DADARAO
RESIDENT OF VILL. HER IN THE DISTRICT OF LATUR
MAHARASHTRA PIN- 413517
17: GS-190034P
WELDER LANGADE RAVINDRA PRAHLADRAO
SON OF LANGADE PRAHLADRAO BAJIRAO
RESIDENT OF VILL. CHAWDAR RLY IN THE DISTRICT OF AMRAVATI
MAHARASHTRA PIN- 444904.
VERSUS
1.THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS.
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SOUTH BLOCK NEW DELHI - 110011.
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2:THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
TRANSPORT BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110001.
3:THE MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIAREPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DEFENCE SOUTH BLOCK NEW
DELHI- 110001
4:THE BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION
REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR GENERAL
SEEMA SADAK BHAWAN RING ROAD NARAINA
DELHI CANTT. NEW DELHI- 110010
5:THE COMMANDANT
BORDER ROADS ORGANISATION GENERAL RESERVE ENGINEER FORCE
(BRO GREF)GREF CENTRE DIGHI CAMP PUNE MAHARASHTRA
PIN- 411015.
6:THE COMMANDANT
EASTERN BASE WORKSHOP (GREF)
C/O 99 APO TEZPUR ASSAM PIN- 931723
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. Y. Doloi, Senior Central Government Panel Counsel in
WA No.18/2026.
: Mr. A. Chakraborty, Advocate in WP(C) No.3842/2023.
For the Respondent(s) : Mr. P.K. Roy, Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. S.K.
Chakraborty, Advocate in WA No.18/2026. : Mr. K.M. Hasson, Advocate on behalf of Mr. D.C. Borah, Central Government Counsel in WP(C) No.3842/2023.
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HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 04.05.2026 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) As prayed for by Mr. Y. Doloi, learned Senior Central Government Panel Counsel for the appellants in WA No.18/2026, let Page No.# 9/9 these set of cases come up for consideration on 21.07.2026.
JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant