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N.LITSEMO v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND 21 ORS

Court: Gauhati High Court

Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY

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Case summary

Gauhati High Court judgment dated 2024-03-27. N.LITSEMO v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND 21 ORS. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

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Page No. # 1/9 GAHC020001392024 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH Case No. : I. A. (Civil)/34/2024 N. LITSEMO AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, S/O NZINYIMO, R/O MESHANGBEN, P. O. AND P. S. WOKHA DISTRICT-WOKHA, NAGALAND, PIN -797111 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 21 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NORTH BLOCK, NEW DELHI, PIN-110001 2:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ASSAM RIFLES THE MAHANIDESHALAYA ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA PIN-793010 3:THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ASSAM RIFLES THE MAHANIDESHALAYA ASSAM RIUFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA PIN-793010 4:THE COL. / LT. COL PRESIDING OFFICER MAHANIDESHALKAYA PIN-793010 5:THE MAJOR/DEPUTY COMMAMDANT Page No.

# 2/9 SHILKLONG MEGHALAYA PIN-793010 6:THE MAJOR GENERAL MAHANIDESHALAYA ASSAM RIFLES DIRECTORATE GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA PIN-793010 7:THE LIEUTENANT COLONEL PRO THE MAHANIDESHALAYA ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA PIN-793010 8:THE LIEUTENANT COLONEL CONTROL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER TRHE MAHANIDESHALAYA ASSAM RIFLES DIRECTORATE GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA PIN-793010 9:THE COMMANDANT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND PIN-797115 10:MANUJ HAZARIKA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS CHEST NO. 107 S/O ROBIN HAZARIKA 11:YANBOTHUNG N KIKON AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS CHEST NO. 3113 S/O NCHUMBEMO KIKON 12:HONTOK KONYAK AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS Page No. # 3/9 CHEST NO. 8152 13:MEDOSE ZECHO AGED ABOUT 30 YEWARS CHEST NO. 4642 S/O KEDUHO ZECHO 14:LEPDENCHIBA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS CHEST NO. 5047 S/O I. TOSHI AIER 15:DZUZUVOYI S VENUH AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS CHEST NO. 4718 S/O HUTSEIZO S VENUH 16:MHABEMO LOTHA AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS CHEST NO.

3080 S/O THUNGYAMO LOTHA 17:MARTEMJEN AIER AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS CHEST NO. 11320 S/O TAKU AIER 18:DINESH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS CHEST NO. 1091 S/O BIJENDRA SINGH 19:SUSHIL KUMAR AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS CHEST NO. 1313 S/O SOHAN KUMAR 20:C. CHANBEMO AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS CHEST NO. 3218 S/O CHONPANTHUNG 21:A. KHONYU KONYAK AGED ABOUT 35 YEWARS CHEST NO. 8427 Page No. # 4/9 S/O ANYIANGBA KONYAK 22:KUVEYI CHIZO AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS CHEST NO. 4735 S/O VESHETSO CHIZ Advocate for the Petitioner : PREMIKA TOKBIPI Advocate for the Respondent : CGSC Linked Case : WP(C)/236/2019 N. LITSEMO S/O NZINYIMO R/O MEZHANGBEN P. O/P. S - WOKHA NAGALAND VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 21 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS NORTH BLOCK NEW DELHI 2:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ASSAM RIFLES THE MAHANIDESHALAYA ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA 3:THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR GENERAL OF ASSAM RIFLES THE MAHANIDESHALAYA ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA 4:THE COL. /LT. COL.

PRESIDING OFFICER MAHANIDESHALAYA ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA 5:THE MAJOR/DEPUTY COMMANDANT Page No. # 5/9 SHILLONG MEGHLAYA 6:THE MAJOR GENERAL MAHANIDESHALAYA ASSAM RIFLES DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA 7:THE LIEUTENANT COLONEL PRO THE MAHANIDESHALAYA ASSAM RIFLES DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA 8:THE LIEUTENANT COLONEL CONTROL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER THE MAHANIDESHALAY ASSAM RIFLES DIRECTORATE GENERAL ASSAM RIFLES SHILLONG MEGHALAYA 9:THE COMMANDANT ASSAM RIFLES TRAINING CENTRE AND SCHOOL DIMAPUR NAGALAND 10:MANUJ HAZARIKA AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS CHEST NO. 107 S/O ROBIN HAZARIKA 11:YANBOTHUNG N. KIKON AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS CHEST NO. 3113 S/O NCHUMBEMO KIKON 12:HONTOK KONYAK AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS CHEST NO. 8152 Page No. # 6/9 13:MEDOSE ZECHO AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS CHEST NO. 4642 S/O KEDUHO ZECHO 14:LEPDENCHIBA AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS CHEST NO. 5047 S/O TOSHI AIER 15:DZUZUVOYI S VENUH AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS CHEST NO.

4718 S/O HUTSEIZO S VENUH 16:MHABEMO LOTHA AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS CHEST NO. 3080 S/O THUNGYAMO LOTHA 17:MARTEMJEN AIER AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS CHEST NO. 11320 S/O TAKU AIER 18:DINESH KUMAR AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS CHEST NO. 1091 S/O BIJENDRA SINGH 19:SUSHIL KUMAR AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS CHEST NO. 1313 Page No. # 7/9 S/O SOHAN KUMAR 20:C CHANBEMO AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS CHEST NO. 3218 S/O CHONPANTHUNG 21:A KHONYU KONYAK AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS CHEST NO. 8427 S/O ANYIANGBA KONYAK 22:KUVEYI CHIZO AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS CHEST NO. 4735 S/O VESHETSO CHIZO ------------ Advocate for : N. K. MURRY Advocate for : YANGER WATI appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 21 ORS BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY ORDER Date : 27-03-2024 Heard Mr. N. K. Murry, learned counsel for the applicant/writ petitioner and Mr. Yangerwati, learned C. G. C represent-ing the party respondent nos. 1 to 9. The applicant as writ petitioner, has preferred the connected writ petition, W. P. (C) 236/2019. The party- respondent nos.

10 to 22 in the connected writ petition, have been im- Page No. # 8/9 pleaded vide an Order dated 19. 06. 2023 passed in an interlocutory application, I. A. (C) no. 66/2023. The instant interlocutory application is preferred fol-lowing leave granted by Order dated 12. 02. 2024 passed in W. P. (C) 236/2019, whereby, the applicant/writ petitioner has been granted liberty to file application seeking permission of the Court to take steps for service of notice to the party respondent nos. 10 to 22 through the respondent no. 2. It has been averred that the party-respondent nos. 10 to 22 in the connected writ petition, W. P. (C)236/2019 are em-ployees under the respondent no. 2 i. e. the Director General of Assam Rifles. The applicant/writ petitioner has sought leave to allow him to serve the notices upon the respondent nos. 10 to 22 in the connected writ petition, W. P. (C) 236/2019 through the respondent no. 2. Mr. Yangerwati, learned C. G. C appearing for the respondent Nos.

1 to 9 including the respondent no. 2, has submitted that admittedly, the respondent nos. 10 to 22 are employ-ees of the Assam Rifles but they are posted at various places throughout the North East Region and as such, it would require some time for the respondent no. 2 to serve notice upon them. In such view of the matter, Mr. Yangerwati, learned C. G. C has submitted that a period of 6(six) weeks be granted to the respondent no. 2 to serve such notices to the party-respondent nos. 10 to 22. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, the instant I. A is allowed. Page No. # 9/9 The learned counsel for the applicant/writ petitioner shall furnish requisite number of copies of the writ petition along with its annexures, to Mr. Yangerwati, learned C. G. C within 3(three) working days from today. On receipt of copies of the writ petition, the respondent no. 2 shall take the necessary steps for service of the notices upon the party respondent nos.

10 to 22 and shall submit a compliance report to that effect, within a period of 6(six) weeks therefrom. Sd/- JUDGE Comparing Assistant

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