Guwahati Court April 2007 Judgments
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Bhanu Lodh Vs. Tripura Jute Mills Ltd. and anr.
Court: Guwahati
Decided on: Apr-18-2007
A.B. Pal, J.1. The petitioner obtained the Degree of Master in Commerce (M.Com) and Master in Business Administration (MBA). He found a job in the Tripura Apex Weavers Co-operative Society, Agartala (for short, 'Co-operative Society), the post being Store-cum-Marketing Officer drawing a salary of Rs. 1,700/- in the pay scale of Rs. 750-1750/- in the year 1985. The Tripura Jute Mills Ltd., the first respondent herein, is a Govt. Company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 (herein after referred to as 'the Company'). In 1985 the Company advertised for the post of Commercial Officer in the pay scale of Rs. 1400-2350/-. The petitioner applied for the post on 9.7.1985 and was interviewed by a Selection Board of the Company on 14.9.1985. He was selected for the post of Commercial Officer following which he tendered resignation from the post of Store-cum-Marketing Officer of the said Co-operative Society. His resignation was accepted and he was released on 14.1.1986. To his surprise, he...
Sadhan Chowdhury Vs. State of Tripura
Court: Guwahati
Decided on: Apr-16-2007
U.B. Saha, J.1. This appeal under Section 374 Cr.P.C. has been filed challenging the correctness of the judgment and order dated 9.9.1999 passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, South Tripura, Belonia in Sessions Trial No. 18(ST/B) of 1999 convicting the appellant under Section 307 IPC and sentencing him to suffer R.I. for five years and a fine of Rs. 1,000, in default to suffer S.I. for six months.2. I have heard Mr. A. Das, learned Counsel for the appellant and Mr. R.C. Debnath, learned P.P. In-charge for the respondent-state.3. The prosecution story, in short, is as follows:On 14.10.1998, one Milan Shil (P.W. 1) lodged an FIR with the Officer in-Charge, PR. Bari Police Station stating, inter alia, that on that day at about 13.30 hours, he went to fetch water keeping his elder brother Swapan Shil (P.W. 7) in the shop at Barpathari market and at that time, heard sudden cry of his brother, he rushed at once to the shop and found the accused Sadhan Choudhury, appellant herein,...
Bulu Mazumdar and ors. Legal Heirs of Mon Kr. Mazumdar Vs. Department ...
Court: Guwahati
Decided on: Apr-13-2007
B.P. Katakey, J.1. This revision petition is directed against the judgment and decree of reversal dated 09.03.2000 passed by the learned District Judge, Lakhimpur, North Lakhimpur in Money Appeal No. 1/99 filed by the Respondent herein, decreeing the Money Suit No. 9/93 filed by it by setting aside the judgment and decree dated 24.06.99 and 29.06.99, respectively, passed by the Civil Judge (Sr. Division), Lakhimpur, North Lakhimpur, dismissing the suit.2. The Respondent herein filed Money Suit No. 9/93 against the predecessor-in-interest of the present revision petitioner No. 1(i) to 1(iv) as well as revision petitioner Nos. 2 to 4 claiming a decree for Rs. 17,000/- contending, inter alia, that the defendant purchased six years' National Savings Certificates (NSC) on 03.07.84 which were to be matured on 03.07.90. But, due to inadvertent mistake by the concerned officials of the plaintiff Post Office in putting the date of maturity as 03.07.89 instead of 03.07.90, the defendants have dr...
Mysore Agro Chemical Company Private Ltd. and anr. Vs. Union of India ...
Court: Guwahati
Decided on: Apr-13-2007
Amitava Roy, J.1. This proceeding witnesses a strident challenge to the award of the contract to the respondent No. 5, M/s Aeigis Health Care, Chatribari Road, Guwahati, by the Assam Rifles for supply of 15000 litres of CARDOIV CARDONOL to 1/2/3 Maintenance Group Assam Rifles for the year 2006-07. Apart from alleging gross illegalities, the process has been impeached to have been afflicted by malafide and abuse of executive power detrimental to public health and revenue.Entertaining the challenge, this Court while issuing notice on 22.1.2007 in the interim restrained payment for the supplies to the respondent No. 5. The said respondent, for vacation/cancellation/alteration of the said order has filed the application registered as Misc. case 361/2007.I have heard Mr. A.M. Mazumdar, Sr. Advocate assisted by Mr. S.S. Dey and Mr. M. Nath, Advocates for the petitioners, Mr. M. Ahmed, learned Central Government Counsel, for the official respondents and Mr. D. Das and Mr. I. Lahiri, Advocate...
Krishna Baruah Vs. State of Meghalaya and ors.
Court: Guwahati
Decided on: Apr-13-2007
T. Vaiphei, J.1. The petitioner in this writ petition is questioning the legality of the notifications dated 5.1.2001 and dated 16.1.2001 issued by the Revenue Department, Government of Meghalaya under the provisions of Sections 4(1) and (2) and 17(1) and (4) of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 ('the Act' for short) for acquiring about 7.879 acre situate at Maxwelton Estate, Kench's Trace, Shillong for construction of Office Complexes on the ground that there is no urgency.2. Though the facts in the writ petition are numerous, the point in controversy actually lies within a narrow compass. Shorn of unnecessary details, the case of the petitioner is that the aforesaid plot of land bounded on the North by Stream, on the South by PWD Road, on the East by PWD Road and on the East by the land of (late) B.K. Dey, Smt. Rajashree Bhattacharjee and on the West by the land of (late) R.K. Bisharad, which she claimed to inherit from her late husband, namely, Chittaranjan Baruah, is recorded in her ...
Bhaskarjyoti Sarma and ors. Vs. State of Assam and ors.
Court: Guwahati
Decided on: Apr-13-2007
Ranjan Gogoi, J.1. Restoration of possession of land measuring 1 B 4 Ks 16 Ls of the petitioners, following the adoption of the Urban Land (Ceiling and Regulations) Repealing Act, 1999 by the State of Assam is the principal relief prayed for in this writ petition. Interference with the allotment of an area of 4 Ls of the aforesaid land to the Respondent No. 6, Gauhati Metropolitan Development Authority made by order dated 27.11.2003 is the further relief prayed for by the petitioners.2. The relevant facts, which will be necessary to be noticed for an effective adjudication of the questions arising in the present writ petition, may briefly be stated at the outset:The petitioners are the legal heirs of Late Bhabadeb Sarma, who died on 3.10.1997. According to the petitioners, Late Bhabadeb Sarma was the owner of a plot of land measuring 73.26 Acre (5 Bs 2Ks 7 Ls) covered by K.P. Patta No. 493 (old)/594 (new) in Dag No. 1008 (old) of Sahar Ulubari, 2nd Part under Mouza Ulubari, Guwahati. ...
Pranab Kumar Baidya and ors. Vs. State of Assam and ors.
Court: Guwahati
Decided on: Apr-13-2007
B.P. Katakey, J.1. A process of selection for appointment to the post of Lower Division Assistant (LDA) in the establishment of the Deputy Commissioner, Nagaon under the provision of the Assam Ministerial District Establishment Service Rules, 1967 (hereinafter referred to as 'the 1967 Rules') was initiated in the first part of the year 1999 by notifying vacancies to the Employment Exchange, wherein the petitioners, the private respondents and others participated. On the basis of the written test as well as viva voce test conducted by the Selection Committee constituted under the provisions of the 1967 Rules, a select list selecting 28 persons including the petitioners, in order of merit, was prepared and published on 09.06.99 by the Deputy Commissioner, who is the Chairman of the Selection Committee with the stipulation that the list would be valid for one year and would expire on 30.06.2000. In the said select list the names of the petitioners appeared at Serial Nos. 21, 23, 25 and 2...
Prasanna Kumar Agarwal (Dr.) Vs. State Bank of India and ors.
Court: Guwahati
Decided on: Apr-13-2007
T. Vaiphei, J.1. The legality of the disciplinary proceedings conducted against the petitioner and the major penalty in the form of reduction to one stage lower in his time scale of pay for a period of two years with further direction of withholding his increment of pay during the period of such reduction having the effect of postponing his future increment of pay, even after the expiry of such reduction, is called into question in this writ petition.2. Mr. V.K. Jindal, the learned senior Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S.S. Sarmah, the learned senior Counsel for the respondent-Bank have been extensively heard by me.3. The material facts giving rise to this writ petition are that the petitioner was appointed as Part Time Medical Officer sometime in the year 1983 and was posted at the Regional Office of the respondent-Bank, Shi Hong and that on or about January 30, 1987, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI for short) registered a criminal case against him on the ground that he ...
Smt. Anu Sunar Etc. Vs. Shri N.P. Sharma Since Deceased Rep. by Wife S ...
Court: Guwahati
Decided on: Apr-13-2007
T. Vaiphei, J.1. This batch of MAC appeals is directed against the common judgment and award dated 6-2-2007 passed by the learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Shillong in MACT Cases Nos. 7 to 11 of 2006 dismissing the claim petitions filed by the claimants/appellants for compensation. Since all the claim cases arose out of the same vehicular accident, the appeals were heard together and are being disposed of by this common judgment.2. Heard Mr. V.K. Jindal, the learned senior counsel for the appellants. I have also heard Mrs. T. Yangi, the learned Counsel for the respondent-Insurance Company and Mr. K. K. Gupta, the learned Counsel for the respondent No. 1.3. The material facts giving rise to these appeals may be noticed at the very outset. On 11-12-2004 at about 10.30 p.m. there was a motor accident at Barik Point near Step by Step School, Shillong involving one Maruti Van bearing Registration Number ML-05-C-2051, one TATA Sumo bearing registration Number ML-05-B-6787 and...
Bicitra Bora and anr. Vs. State of Assam and ors.
Court: Guwahati
Decided on: Apr-13-2007
Amitava Roy, J.1. The process initiated by the State respondents in the year 1999 for recruitment in the cadre of Assistant Inspector of Excise in the Excise Department of the State is under challenge. The petitioners claim to have offered their candidature there for but were arbitrarily denied participation there in. Though the petition was entertained and a Rule was issued, no interim order had been passed. In the meantime, the process stands completed.2. I have heard Mr. S.D. Choudhury, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. A.C. Buragohain,, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam, for the respondents.3. The petitioners' pleaded case is that they are graduates and having come across an advertisement published in the month of March, 1999, in the local daily inviting applications from persons belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe (Plains), Scheduled Tribe (Hills) and others for the post of Assistant Inspector of Excise in Grade III of Assam Subordinate Excise Service ...
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