In a writ petition challenging non-issuance of call letters for Bill Clerks cum Meter Readers recruitment and seeking stay on test results, the court dismissed the petition for non-prosecution as none appeared on the call.
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GAHC010182082012
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/1010/2012
PRADIP CH. SARMAH and 97 ORS S/O LT. NARENDRA NATH SARMAH, R/O VILL. SANTIPUR MATHURANAGAR UPPERTILLA, PO. BHARALUMUKH, P.S. BHARALUMUKH, DIST. KAMRUP M, ASSAM.
2: KOSHESWAR DAS
S/O LT. MOHENDRA DAS R/O VILL. CHANDMARI PO. GOLAGHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
3: MOHON BORAH
S/O LT. TONKESWAR BORAH R/O VILL. KAKADONGA GAON PO. KAKADONGA DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM.
4: MUKIB ALI
S/O LT. AJIMAT ALI VILL. KUMARPATTY PO. GOLAGHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
5: FARIDUDDIN AHMED
S/O MD. FIRDUSH AHMED VILL. KACHARIHAT PO. KACHARIHAT
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DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
6: NRIPEN BORAH
S/O TANKA BORAH VIL. BOSABHARALUWA PO. SALIKIHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
7: PRATAP CH. KALITA
S/O LT. TARUN KALITA R/O BONGAON PO. GERUAH PS. HAJO DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM
8: AJIT BORAH
S/O NORENDRA NATH BORAH R/O MISSION PATTY PO. GOLAGHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
9: NOBIN SAIKIA
S/O LT. DEBO KANTA SAIKIA R/O VILL. PANCHALI PO. LASKER PATER DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
10: NILOMONI ROY
S/O LT. MONINDRA ROY R/O VILL. LANKA WARD NO.2 PO. LANKA DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
11: SADAN KR. DAS
S/O LT. HIRANMOY DAS R/O LANKA
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WARD NO.2 PO. LANKA DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
12: RIPON KR. BARUAH
S/O LT. BHABANANDA BARUAH R/O VILL. BARUAH CHOOK PO. PURANIGUDAM DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
13: MINTU BORAH
S/O LT. BAPDHAN BORAH VILL. SINGIA KUMARGAON PO. SINGIA DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
14: MONI BORAH
S/O GOKUL CH. BORAH R/O VILL. SUTER SALIABHATI PO. BOROBNGATOLI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
15: DEBAKANTA NATH
S/O LT. KHAGESWAR NATH R/O VILL. PADMAPUR PO. NAHARBARI DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM
16: DIPAK KR. BORAH
S/O R/O VILL. NASATRA PO. AIBHETI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
17: IVARANI GAYAN HAZARIKA
D/O LT. SARAT HAZARIKA R/O VILL. SANARIGAON
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PO. SILGHAT DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
18: DHARMENDRRA NATH R/O VILL. BALIGAON PO. CHAMUA GAON DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
19: BAKUL NATH
R/O VILL. NAM DUMDUMIA PO. DHING DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
20: BIRENDRA KR. DEKA
R/O VILL. MAHGARH PO. PHULAGURI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
21: KHAIRUZ ZAMAN HAZARIKA
R/O VILL. PACHIM MUKUNDA ATI PO. MITHA PUKHURIPAR DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
22: NITYANANDA BORUAH
S/O ROBIRAM BORAH R/O VILL. BURA CHOOK PO. SOOTEA DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN-784175
23: DADHI BHARALI
S/O BASUDEB BHAALI R/O VILL. NIZ BAGHMARI PO. BURHI GANG DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM
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24: DIPAK SARMAH
S/O LT. TOSHESWAR SARMAH R/O VILL. DAGAON PO. CHARIALI DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM
25: JIBAN CH. NATH
R/O VILL. BALIGAON PO. CHAMUAGAON DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
26: RINU HAZARIKA
D/O SUREN HAZARIKA R/O VILL./PO. LEHUNGAON DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM
27: MANOJ HAZARIKA
S/O NITYANANDA HAZARIKA R/O VILL. LEHUGAON PO. LEHUNGAON DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM
28: BIMAL DAS
S/O BALDEV DAS R/O VIL. MIKIRBHETA CHARAIBAHI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM
29: PRASANTA KAKATI
S/O LT. MOHURAM KAKATI R/O VILL. CHAMUAGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM
30: JATIN CH. BORUAH
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S/O LT. MOHORAM BORUAH R/O VILL. KHETRIGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 31: NIRANJAN DEKA S/O LT. GANGADHAR DEKA R/O VILL. BILIMARA DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM
32: PABAN KR. DEKA
S/O UPEN DEKA R/O VILL. MANAHA JHARGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 33: DILIP BISWAKARMA S/O PADMA BAHADUR BISWAKARMA R/O VILL. GOLIA PO. PANIBHARAL DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM
34: GOPAL BARUAH
S/O LT. TOPLAN CH. BARUAH R/O VILL. SARALA BARUAH CHOOK PO. SOOTEA DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM 35: BHUPEN CH. DAS S/O DANDIRAM DAS R/O VILL. SENSUAH PO. GOMIRIPAL DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM 36: DHARANI RAJBONSHI
S/O LT. JOGESWAR RAJBONSHI R/O VILL. SANTIPUR
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PO. JAMUGURIHAT DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM 37: DILIP RAJKHOWA S/O DURGESWAR RAJKHOWA R/O VILL. KAMDEWAL BORIGAON PO. KAMDEWAL DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM 38: DIPA BORKAKATI
D/O LT. PRAFULLA BORKAKATI R/O VILL. KANWARGAON JHARGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM 39: DIPAK DUTTA S/O RAMESH DUTTA R/O VILL. NEWPURUPBHAI GATE WARD NO. 6 PO. GOHPUR DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN-784168 40: JAJNA PRASAD TAMULY
S/O LT. PRABHAT CH. TAMULY R/O VILL. BORPATHORI SUTAR GAON DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
41: PRABIN KR. BORAH
S/O LT. KUSH RAM BORAH R/O VILL. BORJOHA DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
42: GOPAL SARMAH
S/O UPEN SARMAH R/O VILL. HAZARIKA CHUK
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WARD NO. 2 PO. GOHPUR DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN-784168
43: MUNINDRA BORAH S/O LT. HODORA BORAH R/O VILL. MIKIR BORAH CHOUK PO. MIKIR BORAH CHOUK DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM 44: UMA PRASAD TAMULY S/O LT. PRABHAT CH. TAMULY R/O VILL. MORIKOLONG DIST. NAGAON ASSAM 45: RANTU BORAH
S/O LT. DIMBESWAR BORAH R/O VILL. GOHPUR RAILWAY STATION ROAD WARD NO.4 PO. GOHPUR DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM 46: DIPA KUMARI BORAH D/O LT. BABULI BORAH R/O VILL. ASMOLAPATTY DIST. NAGAON ASSAM 47: NILI MONI GOGOI W/O LT. ATUL BORGOHAIN R/O VILL. FOUZDARIPATTY B.B. ROAD NAGAON ASSAM 48: NRIPEN KUMAR SAIKIA S/O LT. PADMA KANTA SAIKIA R/O VILL. HALOWAGAON
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DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
49: BINOD BARMAN
S/O LT. BHABANI CHARAN BARMAN R/O VILL. DHEKIAJULI WARD NO.10 PO. DHEKIAJULI DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM
50: DIPAK NATH
S/O LT. BUDH PD. NATH VILL. PNGB ROAD WARD NO.3 PO. DHEKIAJULI DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM
51: KALPANA KATAKY
D/O LT. HOREN KATAKY R/O VILL. AMOLAPATTY P.S. ROAD DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
52: DIPTY KUMAR BORAH
S/O LT. GHANASHYAM BORAH R/O VILL. DIPHALU PO. TELIAGAON PS. SADAR DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
53: UPARJAN SAIKIA
S/O LT. NITYANANDA SAIKIA R/O HUZGAON PO. HUZRONGAGORA DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
54: NARAYAN BORAH
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S/O LT. BHADRESWAR BORAH R/O VILL. MORIKOLONG SIALEKHOWA PO. CHOTAHAIBOR PS. SADAR DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
55: NAZIR HUSSAIN
S/O LT. ABDUL KADIR R/O VILL. AZAD NAGAR PO. CHOTO HAIBORGAON DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
56: DEBAJIT BORAH
S/O LT. BHUGRAM BORA R/O VILL. DEWRIGAON PO. DEWRIGAON PS. SADAR DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
57: HEMENDRA DEBNATH
S/O HARI CH. DEBNATH R/O VILL. TELIBASTI PO. TELIBASTI HOJAI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
58: HAREN SAIKIA
S/O LT. LOCHAN SAIKIA R/O VILL. CHETALI PO. JAMUGURI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
59: PULAK SARMAH BORDOLOI
S/O BASANTA BORDOLOI VILL. KASARIHAT PO. KASARIHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
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60: CHHABILAL SAPKOTA
S/O LT. KRISHNA PRD. SAPKOTA VILL. SINGRI PO. SINGRI DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM 61: JYOTI BARMAN S/O LT. DADHI RAM BARMAN R/O VILL. MITHAM DHEKIAJULI PO. DHEKIAJULI DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM
62: PRAFULLA SAIKIA
S/O LT. BHOGESWAR SAIKIA R/O VILL. PATHOTIA PO. DOIGRUNG DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
63: MANTU DUTTA S/O LT. KAMBESWAR DUTTA R/O VILL. NUGURA PO. WATNG DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
64: NASER SAYED AHMED
S/O MD. IKRAM HUSSAIN R/O VILL. NAHARANI GAON PO. NAHARANI DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM 65: RAJIB KAKATI S/O PRASANTA KAKATI R/O VILL. BILOTIA PO. NEGHERITING DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
66: AMARJYOTI HAZARIKA
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S/O LT. PROSAD HAZARIKA R/O VILL. MORIJHANJI TAMULI GAON PO. MORIJHANJI PS. BHOGAMUKH DIST. JORHAT ASSAM
67: SONATON SAIKIA
S/O LT. DHONI RAM SAIKIA R/O VILL. BAHORUA GAON PO. BORUA BAMUNGAON DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
68: INAMUL HOQUE
S/O MD. ALLAMUDDIN AHMED R/O VILL. DHAMAJI KAIBARTA GAON PO. BAHGURI DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
69: DIJEN DEKA
R/O VILL. PUB SATMARA PO. PHULANGURI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
70: PRADIP KR. HAZARIKA
S/O VILL. RAHA GARMARI PO. RAHA DIST. NAGAON ASSAM
71: SRIMANTA GOANKHOWA
S/O NANDESWAR GOANKHOWA R/O VILL. BARAPUJIA GORAHGAON SOUTH BARAPUYJIA BARAPUJIA DARRANGIALGAON MATHABORI RANGJAGATI
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P.S. RAHA DIST. NAGAON ASSAM.
72: BHUPEN BARUAH
S/O ANANDARAM BARUAH R/O VILL. HARIAMUKH PO. HARIAMUKH DIST. NAGAON ASSAM.
73: MAHENDRA SAIKIA
S/O KALIRAM SAIKIA R/O VILL. UTTAR PETBORHA PO. UTTAR PETBORHA DIST. NAGAON ASSAM.
74: CHANDI RAM HAZARIKA
S/O SABADU HAZARIKA R/O VILL. DAHI GANAK PARA PO. JANARAM CHOWKA PS. MANGALDAI PIN-784125 DIST. DARRANG ASSAM
75: SARAT CH. BARUA
S/O LT. RAMESWAR BARUA R/O VILL. HENGALPARA PO. HENGALPARA PS. SIPAJHAR PIN-784148 DIST. DARRANG ASSAM
76: NAGEN SARMA
S/O ANANTA NATH SARMA R/O VILL. KATPUHA PO. ULUBARI DIST. NALBARI ASSAM
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77: KULEN CH. SARMA
S/O GOPAL SARMA R/O VILL. BHAKUATEPA PO. ROULI DIST. BARPETA ASSAM
78: GANESH DEKA
S/O LT. BHAGABAN DEKA R/O VILL. DOUKUCHI PO. GOPAL THAN DIST. NALBARI ASSAM
79: DILJIT BARMAN
S/O SAMBHU RAM BARMAN R/O VILL. JAPARKUCHI PO. TERECHIA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM
80: JAYANTA RAY CHOUDHURY
S/O RAMCHARAN RAY CHOUDHURY R/O VILL. JAPARKUCHI PO. TERECHIA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM
81: PRAFULLA KALITA
S/O LT. MANIK CH. KALITA R/O VILL. SONDHA PO. SONDHA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM
82: JADAV DEKA
S/O LT. BHOLA RAM DEKA R/O VILL. BARHAZARA PO. BHOMOLAHATI PS. BAIHATACHARIALI DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM
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83: SUNIL SARMAH
S/O LT. RATNESWAR SARMAH R/O VILL. DIGHELI PO. BAR DIGHELI P.S. NALBARI DIST. NALBARI ASSAM
84: SAYDUR ROHMAN HAZARIKA S/O LT. RIJUAN HUSSAIN HAZARIKA R/O VILL. A.T.ROAD TEOK BONGALI GAON PO. TEOK PS. TEOK DIST. JORHAT ASSAM 85: JADAV DUTTA S/O PHATIK CH. DUTTA R/O VILL. KHONAMUKH CHARINGIA GAON PO. KHONAMUKH P.S. BHOGAMUKH DIST. JORHAT ASSAM
86: NOLIN KR. BHATTACHARYYA
S/O LT. RADHA NATH BHATTACHARYYA R/O VILL. DIHINGIA KOLITA GAON PO. TEOK P.S. TEOK DIST. JORHAT ASSAM 87: PRASANTA GOSWAMI S/O LT. GOVIN GOSWAMI R/O VILL. CHANGMAI GAON SUKANPUKHURI DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM
88: BIPUL DEKA
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S/O KHAGEN DEKA R/O VILL. OUGURI SAHIB PATHAR PO. MAMARONI DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM
89: BITUPON BORUAH
S/O LT. BISHESWAR BORUAH R/O VILL. PANITOLA NA-GAON PO. PANITOLA DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM
90: PRODIP CH. HAZARIKA
S/O LT. MINARAM HAZARIKA R/O VILL. JHANJIMUKH BHAKAT GAON PO. JHANJIMUKH P.S. TEOK DIST. JORHAT ASSAM
91: DILIP SAIKIA
S/O LT. INDRESWAR SAIKIA R/O PIRAKATA DEWAN BHOROJUA GAON PO. DEWAN GAON KAKOJAN PS. TEOK DIST. JORHAT ASSAM 92: BODAN BORA S/O LT. SUNARAM BORA R/O VILL. PIRAKATA NAPAM BHORALUA GAON PO. PIRAKATA P.S. TEOK DIST. JORHAT ASSAM 93: SURESH KR. BHUYAN S/O LT. PARAMANANDA BHUYAN R/O VILL. KAKOJAN TINKURIA PO. KAKOJAN PS. TEOK
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DIST. JORHAT ASSAM
94: JITENDRA NATH DAS S/O LT. JIBON DAS R/O VILL. DHENUCHUCHA GAON JORHAT PO. JORHAT PS. JORHAT DIST. JORHAT ASSAM 95: DIPEN GOSWAMI S/O LT. SIBA NATH GOSWAMI VILL. MAHARA GAON PO. TEOK PS. TEOK DIST. JORHAT ASSAM
96: INDRA KAMAL BORDOLOI
S/O LT. BODON CH. BORDOLOI R/O VILL. JODGUAR SONARI GAON PO. JOGDUAR SONAI DIST. JORHAT ASSAM 97: PROMOD CH. BORAH
S/O MAHAT RAM BORAH R/O VILL. NAMTARADUBI PO. TARADUBI DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM
98: HEMANTA HANDIQUE
S/O BISHNU HANDIQUE R/O VILL. MARBILBHUMUH PO. SASONI DIST. DIBRUGARH ASSA VERSUS
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THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS
REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, POWER AND ELECTRICITY DEPTT, DISPUR, GHY-6.
2:THE ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO.
REP. BY THE CHAIRMAN APDCL BIJULI BHAWAN GUWAHATI-1
3:THE GENERAL MANAGER HR ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD BIJULI BHAWAN GHY-1
4:THE DY. GENERAL MANAGER HR
ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION CO. LTD BIJULI BHAWAN GHY-
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.B K BHATTACHARJEE
Advocate for the Respondent :
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
ORDER
Date : 14.12.2021
None appears for the petitioner on call.
Grievance has been raised in this writ petition regarding non issuance of call letter to participate in the recruitment test held on 8.1.2012 for the post of Bill Clerks cum Meter Readers, even after the petitioner responded to the advertisement dated 19.7.2011(Annexure P/1).
The prayer for interim direction to the respondent authorities to not to act upon the written test result of the examination held on 8.1.2012, was also not granted in the writ proceeding .
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Be that as it may, as none has appeared for the petitioners on call, the matter is dismissed for non prosecution.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the writ petition challenging non-issuance of call letters for recruitment tests and non-grant of interim relief is maintainable in the absence of the petitioners.
Pradip Ch. Sarmah and Ors
The State of Assam and Ors
Arun Dev Choudhury
As recorded by the court registry
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