GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER FOR NAH DAIMARI V/S THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS

GUWAHATI, India, Jan. 16 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Dec. 16:

1. Heard Mr. R.M. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. A. Bhattacharya, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue; Mr. J. Handique, learned Standing Counsel, GA, Assam; Ms. H. Baruah, learned counsel for the respondent no.1 and Ms. B. Bora, learned counsel for the respondent no.6.

2. By filing this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a direction to the respondent authorities to pay the ex-gratia grant of Rs. 5,00,000/- in terms of the notification dated 15.11.2014, by which the quantum of relief in respect of persons who were killed/injured due to extremist violence/ terrorist violence/acts of miscreants/communal violence etc. has been revised.

3. The father of the petitioner late Santal Daimari, resident of village : Bagwntola, PO, P.S and District - Udalguri, BTC(BTR), Assam was killed by the miscreants on 08.03.1989 and the dead body was thrown in the river Dhansiri. Accordingly, a case was registered as Udalguri P.S Case No.62/1989 under Section 302/201/34 IPC R/W Section 3/4 TADA (P) Act.

4. The petitioner, being a son of late Santal Daimari was paid ex-gratia grant of Rs.1,00,000/- in terms of the Assam Public Services (appointment of family members and persons killed by the extremist/terrorist, Rules, 1992) which has been repealed subsequently.

5. It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the Government of Assam in the Revenue and Disaster Management Department vide notification dated 15.11.2014 has revised the quantum of relief of ex-gratia grant payable to the Next of Kin of the persons who were killed/injured by the extremist/ terrorist / miscreants/ up to Rs. 5,00,000/-. Since the father of the petitioner was killed by unknown miscreants/extremist, the petitioner is entitled to receive an enhanced ex-gratia grant of Rs. 5,00,000/- in terms of the notification dated 15.11.2014. 6. The respondent authorities have placed the instructions from the Joint Secretary to the Government of Assam and Revenue and Disaster Management Department, which reflects that as per record, Shri Nah Daimari, Next of Kin of late Santal Daimari had already been benefited with the additional ex-gratia grant of Rs.2,00,000/- as per the Government Office Memorandum dated 29.07.2013 in addition to an earlier amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- granted by the Government vide Sanction dated 23.07.1993. 7. In view of the above instruction, the learned counsel for the petitioner was granted three weeks time to obtain instruction, way back on 31.10.2022. However, today Mr. R.M. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner has unable to place any instruction except to submit that the petitioner has only been paid Rs.95,000/- and even not Rs. 1,00,000/- in terms of the earlier notification for payment of ex-gratia grant.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=QnBUxJ6a3gIx%2B5SFrUiAoA8o6X6W88uAjQIp%2FeEcAsDPV1%2FPdksDelx3RgS9MmhW&caseno=WP(C)/6690/2021&cCode=1&cino=GAHC010204032021&state_code=6&appFlag=)

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