Gauhati High Court
WP(C)/7681/2022 of SARITA DEVI AGARWALLA Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS on 6 October 2026
GAHC010243932022 2026:GAU-AS:14998 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/7681/2022 SARITA DEVI AGARWALLA W/O- PRADIP KUMAR AGARWALLA, R/O- 402, MAHAVEER APARTMENT, USHA GALI, A.T.ROAD, GHY, 781009, DIST.- KAMRUP (M) VERSUS THE
GAHC010243932022
2026:GAU-AS:14998
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/7681/2022
SARITA DEVI AGARWALLA
W/O- PRADIP KUMAR AGARWALLA, R/O- 402, MAHAVEER APARTMENT, USHA GALI, A.T.ROAD, GHY, 781009, DIST.- KAMRUP (M)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS
REP. BY THE COMM. AND SECY., TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, HOME DEPTT., DISPUR, GHY-06
2:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
ASSAM
ULUBARI
GHY DIST.- KAMRUP (M)
3:THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE
GUWAHATI
DIST.- KAMRUP (M) ASSA
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S BORTHAKUR, MR. J SAIKIA,MS. S KAKATI
Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
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ORDER
07.10.2026
1. Heard Mr. S. Borthakur, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. N.
Goswami, learned Government Advocate for the respondents.
2. The petitioner has approached before this Court with a grievance that the respondent No. 3 has hired two vehicles belonging to the petitioner i.e. a Tata Truck bearing registration No. AS-14A-9646 and a Mini Van bearing registration No. AS-01-DC-1390. However, even after submission of hiring charges amounting to Rs. 12,25,324/- (Rupees Twelve Lakh Twenty Five Thousand Three Hundred Twenty Four) has not been paid.
3. The respondents have unequivocally admitted in their affidavit-in-opposition that an amount of Rs. 6,83,203/- (Rupees Six Lakh Eighty Three Thousand Two Hundred Three) to be due to the petitioner against vehicle hiring charges of the vehicle bearing Registration No. AS-14A-9646.
4. Accordingly, this Court under its order dated 13.03.2024, directed that the respondent authorities to do the needful for payment of the aforesaid admitted amount to the petitioner with a liberty to re-verify the report submitted by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Admin) for such payment. The entire exercise was directed to be carried out within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of the order passed on 13.03.2024 to be furnished by the petitioner before the respondent No. 3.
5. As regards the hiring charges against the other vehicle i.e. Mini Van bearing registration No. AS-01-DC-1390, another affidavit-in-opposition has been filed which goes to show that as of now an amount Rs. 3,46,230/- is due and proposal for approval has already been forwarded to the sanctioning authority.
6. In view of the matter, more particularly, the admission, this writ petition stands disposed of directing the respondent authorities to complete the exercise and pay the admitted amount payable to the petitioner after due verification, within a period of four months.
7. Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant