Gauhati High Court Jharna Tours And Travels vs The Union Of India And 4 Ors on 12 November, 2025 Page No.# 1/7 GAHC010250472025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/6403/2025 JHARNA TOURS AND TRAVELS A PROPRIETORSHIP FIRM, HAVING ITS OFFICE SARUPATHAR TOWN, BY LANE3, INDRAMALOTI PATH,WARD NO.3, NEAR SARUPATHAR POLICE STATION, P.O SARUPARTHR, P.SSARUPATHAR, DIST. GOLAGHAT, ASSAM, PIN 785601 REPRESENTED BY ITS PROPRIETOR SMT. JHARNA BORTHAKUR,51 YEARS WIFE OF SHRI NAREN BORTHAKUR, RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 3, SARUPATHAR TOWN, NEAR SARUPATHAR POLICE STATION, P.O. SARUPATHAR, P.S. SARUPATHAR, DIST. GOLAGHAT, ASSAM, PIN785601. VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS. REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS, KARTAVYA BHAWAN03, JANPATH, NEW DELHI, PIN110001. 2:THE NUMALIGARH REFINERY LIMITED LOCATED AT MORANGI GOLAGHAT ASSAM REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 122A NRL CENTRE G.S. ROAD CHRISTIAN BASTI GUWAHATI781005 ASSAM 3:MS SHARMA TOUR AND TRAVEL AGENCY NUMALIGARH P.O. NUMALIGARH Page No.# 2/7 DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN 785615 4:M/S RAMEN KUMAR PHUKON NO.1 PONKA GRANT BISHNUPUR GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN785699 5:SUVRASHRI TOUR AND TRAVELS HENGARABARI DISPUR GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN78100 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. P K GOSWAMI, MRS L BORUAH,MS M BORAH,MS. G GOSWAMI,MR. B B BORAH Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., MR. S S ROY (C.G.C) Linked Case : WP(C)/6412/2025 LAKHI PRASAD BORA A PROPRIETORSHIP FIRM BISHNUPUR P.O. KANAIGAHT NUMALIGARH DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM REPRESENTED BY SHRI LAKHI PRASAH BORA ITS PROPRIETOR SON OF MOHENDRA BORA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PONKA GAON BISHNUPUR P.O.KANAIGHAT NUMALUGARH DISTGOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN785699 Page No.# 3/7 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA 4 ORS. REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS KARTAVYA BHAWAN03 JANPATH NEW DELHI PIN110001 2:THE NUMALIGARH REFINERY LIMITED LOCATED AT MORANGI GOLAGHAT ASSAM . REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 122A NRL CENTRE G.S. ROAD CHRISTIAN BASTI GUWAHATI781005 ASSAM. 3:M/S SHARMA TOUR AND TRAVEL AGENCY NUMALIGARH P.O. NUMALIGARH DIST.GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN785615. 4:M/S RAMEN KUMAR PHUKON NO.1 PONKA GRANT BISHNUPUR GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN785699 5:SUVRASHRI TOUR AND TRAVELS HENGARABARI DISPUR GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN781006 Page No.# 4/7 Advocate for the petitioner(s): Mr. PK Goswami (in WP(C)No.6403/2025) Senior Advocate Ms. G Goswami Advocate for the petitioner(s): Ms. B Choudhury (in WP(C)No.6412/2025) Advocate for the respondent(s): Mr. SS Roy, CGC Mr. N Deka for respondent No.2 BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER 12.11.2025 Heard Mr. PK Goswami, the learned Senior Counsel, assisted by Ms. G Goswami, the learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioners in WP(C)No.6403/2025 and Ms. B Choudhury, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the writ petitioners in WP(C)No.6412/2025. 2. Issue notice in both the writ petitions, making the same returnable on 10.12.2025. 3. Mr. SS Roy, the learned counsel appears and accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1 in both the writ petitions and Mr. N Deka, the learned counsel appears and accepts notice on behalf of the respondent No.2 in both the writ petitions. Extra copies of both the Page No.# 5/7 writ petitions be furnished to them by tomorrow i.e. 13.11.2025. 4. As regards the respondent Nos.3, 4 and 5, the petitioners in both the writ petitions shall take steps for service of notice by way of speed post by tomorrow i.e. 13.11.2025. 5. In addition to that, liberty is also given to the petitioners in