GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON PRANAB KUMAR BARUAH V/S THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS.

GUWAHATI, India, Oct. 9 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Sept. 9:

1. Heard Mr. B.J. Mukherjee, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. N. Upadhyay, learned Standing Counsel, Irrigation Department for the respondent no. 1; Mr. A. Chaliha, learned Standing Counsel, Finance Department for the respondent no. 2; Ms. M. Bhattacharjee, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent no. 3; and Mr. B. Sharma, learned Standing Counsel, Accountant General [A&E], Assam for the respondent no. 4.

2. The case of the petitioner, in brief, is that that petitioner was engaged initially as a Muster Roll Helper in the Dhubri Division of the Irrigation Department in 1989 w.e.f. 01.12.1989. Pursuant to a Government ...