Petitioners challenged the recruitment process for Madrassa teachers due to lack of reservation for reserved categories. The court noted that the impugned notification and recruitment drives had been cancelled or superseded by subsequent orders in connected matters, leaving no surviving cause of action to adjudicate.
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GAHC010112952013
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/2253/2013
MD HUSSAIN AHMED and 21 ORS S/O HAFIZ MD. NIJAM UDDIN VILL- ATTARDIAHIR PAR, P.O. MARJATKANDI DIST. KARIMGANJ, ASSAM.
2: ABU ABDULLAH MD. SHABBIR AHMED S/O MOULANA SOMOR UDDIN VILL- BHORIBOND P.O. NILAMBAZAR DIST. KARIMGANJ
ASSAM.
3: MD. MUZAKKIR HUSSAIN S/O MD. AZIR UDDIN VILL- RONGPUR P.O. BHANGA BAZAR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
4: MD. RAYHAN UDDIN S/O LT. MD. KAMAL UDDIN VILL- BUDHAI KURI P.O. CHARAGI DIST. KARIMGANJ
ASSAM.
5: MD. ABDUL MUNIYEEM
S/O MOULANA AKLAS UDDIN VILL- CHINIPATON P.O. BHANGA BAZAR DIST. KARIMGANJ
ASSAM.
6: MD. SHAHIDUR RAHMAN
S/O LT. HAZI MAKRAM ALI VILL- CHINIPATHAN P.O. BHANGABAZAR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
7: MD. ATAUR RAHMAN
S/O MOBARAK ALI VILL- LAMARKHOLA P.O. SHIBIRCHAK DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
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8: MD. TAHIR AHMED S/O MD. ZIADUL HOQUE VILL- TINGHORI P.O. KATIGORAH DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 9: NAZRUL ISLAM S/O MD. SIRAJ UDDIN VILL- PANIGHAT P.O. PNIGHAT DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 10: MANJUR AHMED S/O LT. MD. MUHIB ALI VILL- PANIGHAT P.O. PANIGHAT DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM and 7 ORS TO BE REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.A K TALUKDAR
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, EDU
Linked Case : WP(C)/2949/2013
ASMA KHATUN and 4 ORS D/O LT. ABDUL SATTAR R/OF RAM BORA ROAD FOUZDARY PATTY P.O. NAGAON DIST. NAGAON ASSAM.
2: NARGIS SULTANA D/O ABDUL HASHIM VILL- RANGALU SUTARGAON P.O. JAMUGURI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM.
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3: NAMIMA KHATUN D/O ISMAT ALI VILL- RAMPUR SATRA P.O. KADAMONI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM. 4: MD. ABUL BASHAR S/O MD. AMIR UDDIN VILL- MELEKADHING P.O. BALIKATIA DIST. NAGAON ASSAM. 5: MD. ANWAR HUSSAIN S/O MD. ABUL KALAM VILL- BOGARIGURI P.O. JURIA DIST. NAGAON ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS TO BE REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM EDUCATION SECONDARY DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE DIRECTOR OF MADRASSA EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19. 3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER NAGAON DIST. NAGAON ASSAM. 4:THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR MADRASSA EDUCATION ASSAM-CUM-SECRETARY STATE MADRASSA EDUCATION BOARD ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19. 5:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS NAGAON DISTRICT CIRCLE DIST. NAGAON ASSAM. 6:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE NAGAON DIST. NAGAON
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ASSAM. 7:THE OFFICER IN-CHARGE BATADRAVA POLICE STATION. 8:THE OFFICER IN-CHARGE
NAGAON SADAR POLICE STATION DIST. NAGAON ASSAM. 9:THE SELECTION BOARD/COMMITTEE OF KADAMONI SENIOR MADRASSA TO BE REP.BY THE MEMBER SECRETARY-CUM- SUPERINTENDENT OF KADAMONI SENIOR MADRASSA VILL and P.O. KADAMONI PIN CODE- DIST. NAGAON ASSAM.
Advocate for : MR.M A I HUSSAIN Advocate for : SC EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS
Linked Case : MC/1379/2013
MD HUSSAIN AHMED and 21 ORS
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM and 7 ORS
-----------Advocate for : MR A R BHUIYAN Advocate for : MR.P NAYAK appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM and 7 ORS
Linked Case : WP(C)/1532/2013
BINOY KUMAR YADAV and 8 ORS S/O- RAMNATH YADAV VILL.- BADRIBASTI P.O.- KASHIPUR DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM.
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2: AZAD KHAN S/O- ABDUL MATLIB KHAN VILL. and P.O.- MANIPUR PART- II DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 3: FIROZ KHAN S/O- MD. ABDUL MATLIB VILL. and P.O.- MANIPUR PART- II DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 4: ABUL KASHIM S/O- TUTA MIA VILL.- SUNDARI PART- II P.O.- SUNDARI DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 5: ABDUS SALAM S/O- JAMIR HUSSAIN VILL.- DIDARKUSH P.O.- MATINAGAR DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 6: LAVA RAM RABHA S/O- LT. GOBINDA RABHA R/O- ODAL BAKRA P.O. and P.S.- LALGANESH DIST.- KAMRUP M ASSAM. 7: MOHIDUL ISLAM S/O- MONIR UDDIN VILL.- UTTAR MOHANPUR P.O.- KAPTANPUR DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 8: HAMIDUL ISLAM S/O- KHALILUR RAHMAN R/O- AMBIKAPUR / 6 P.O.- SILCHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE P.S.- SILCHAR DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM.
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9: IDRISH ALI AZAD S/O- LT. INNAS ALI VILL. - BARBARADI P.O.- BARGHUL DIST.- BARPETA ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 7 ORS TO BE REP. BY THE CHIEF SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GHY- 6. 2:THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM WELFARE FOR PLAIN TRIBES AND BACKWARD CLASSES DEPTT. DISPUR GHY- 6. 3:THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PERSONNEL DEPTT. DISPUR GHY- 6. 4:THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM JUDICIAL DEPTT. DISPUR GHY- 6. 5:THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPTT. DISPUR GHY- 6. 6:THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM EDUCATION SECONDARY DEPTT. DISPUR GHY- 6. 7:THE DIRECTOR OF MADRASSA EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GHY- 19. 8:THE DY. DIRECTOR MADRASSA EDUCATION ASSAM - CUM- SECY. STATE MADRASSA EDUCATION BOARD ASSAM KAHILIPARA GHY- 19. 9:ALL ASSAM MADRASSA TEACHER'S AND EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY MAFIZ UDDIN AHMEDA SOCIETY REGISTERED UNDER THE SOCIETIES REGISTRATION ACT 1860 REGISTRATION NO. 132 OF 1972-73 REGISTERED OFFICE AT DIGHALI
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PATHER SENIOR MADRASSA P.O- ROWMARI DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM. 10:HAFIZ HUSSAIN AHMED S/O ASAD UDDIN VILLAGE- AMALGRAM P.O- BARAIGRAM DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ PIN- 788723 ASSAM.
-----------Advocate for : DR.B AHMED Advocate for : MR.R DUBEYR-10 appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 7 ORS
Linked Case : MC/1151/2013
BINOY KUMAR YADAV and 8 ORS
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 7 ORS
-----------Advocate for : MR.M A I HUSSAIN Advocate for : SC FINANCE appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 7 ORS
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
ORDER
Date : 10-11-2021
Heard Mr. A.R. Bhuyan, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. R. Mazumdar, learned Government Advocate, Assam, appearing for the State respondent Nos. 1 to 7 and
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Mr. R. Dubey, learned counsel for the respondent No. 8.
The petitioners belong to backward, handicapped and other reserved categories and aspirant for job in the provincialised Madrassa.
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cancellation was also put under challenge in a separate batch of writ petitions.
(i) Thus, the recruitment drives initiated by (i) notification No. ASE.258/2010/Pt.-III/84, dated 12.09.2012 issued by the Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Secondary Education Department, the process for filing up 470 posts of teacher lying vacant in various Madrassa Institutions under the Assam State Madrassa Education Board, and (ii) Communication under Memo No. DME. 491/Apptt.2010/129, dated 13.09.2012, the Director of Madrassa Education, Assam had come to an end on being cancelled by W.T. Message under Memo No. ASE.164.2013/8 dated 21.12.2013. The second point of the determination is answered accordingly.
(ii) Consequently, as regards, 49 teaching staff, who were appointed in 7 Madrassas pursuant to notification No. ASE.258/ 2010/Pt.III/84 dated 12.09.2012, this Court is constrained to observe that as this Court has upheld the validity of W.T. message under Memo No. ASE.164/2013/8 dated 21.12.2013 issued by the Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Secondary Education Department, it would be open to the Secondary Education Department and/or the Directorate of Madrassa Education, Assam to take such measures as they may be so advised.
(iii) The recruitment process initiated vide advertisement dated 30.08.2014 was a fresh recruitment drive, which cannot be said to be a continuation of the recruitment process that
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was initiated by the previous notification dated 12.09.2012.
(iv) Non-TET candidates who had participated in the previous recruitment drive that was initiated vide advertisement 12.09.2012 is to be given within a particular time frame to be eligible for future recruitment.
(v) The Director of Madrassa Education was allowed to go ahead with the recruitment process initiated vide advertisement dated 30.08.2014.
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JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the petitioners are entitled to a direction for making provisions for reservation in vacancies for Madrassa Education staff.
Whether the court should decide the matter given the status of the underlying statutes and recruitment processes.
MD Hussain Ahmed and 21 ors
The State of Assam
Arun Dev Choudhury
As recorded by the court registry
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