A writ petition filed by approximately sixty assistant teachers seeking relief related to their service was dismissed on withdrawal with liberty to file afresh upon the emergence of a fresh cause of action.
Prayer for withdrawal allowed with liberty to file afresh as and when a fresh cause of action arises.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
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GAHC010006652021
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/511/2021
LALIT PHUKAN AND 59 ORS S/O- SRI GIRI KT. PHUKAN, R/O- VILL.- GENDHALI BEBEJIA, P.O. SAMAGURI, PIN- 782140, DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF LATABOWA M.V. SCHOOL.
2: TAPAN KR. SARMAH S/O- SRI GIRISH CH. SARMAH R/O- VILL.- BORDOL P.O. UDMARI PIN- 782140 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF LATABOWA M.V. SCHOOL.
3: MISS GEETA MONI DADHARA D/O- SHRI HEMA KANTA DADHARA R/O- VILL.- SUTAR RANDHANI CHOOK P.O. BORANGATALI PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF LATABOWA M.V. SCHOOL.
4: BISHNU RAM BASUMATARY S/O- LATE BADARAM BASUMATARY R/O- VILL.- AUNIATI BORBARI P.O. CHAPANLLA PIN- 782135 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF BAMUNI M.E. SCHOOL.
5: MISS NIRMALI MAHANTA D/O- LATE LESHA KT. MAHANTA R/O- VILL.- BAJIAGAON P.O. BAJIAGAON PIN- 782140 DIST.- NAGAON
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ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF ALHAJ NARUL HUSSAIN HIGH MADRASSA SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED).
6: MISS PRANALI MAHANTA D/O- LATE PREM KANTA MAHANTA R/O- VILL.- SAMAGURI P.O. SAMAGURI PIN- 782140 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF BHELAGURI ANCHALIK HIGH SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED). 7: MISS DIPA BHUYAN D/O- SRI UMA RAM BHUYAN R/O- VILL.- PHUKAN KHAT P.O. SINGIA PIN- 782140 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF BHELAGURI ANCHALIK HIGH SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED). 8: SOURAV HAZARIKA S/O- LATE PUTU HAZARIKA R/O- VILL.- BORANGATOLI P.O. BORANGATOLI PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF KHATOWAL BORANGATOLI M.V. SCHOOL 9: RAFIQUL ISLAM S/O- LATE ABDUL JABBER R/O- VILL.- BORGHAT P.O. BORGHAT PIN- 782125 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF BORGHAT M.E. SCHOOL. 10: BISWAJIT PHUKAN S/O- LATE KAMAL CH. PHUKAN R/O- VILL.- BARBARI P.O. BAMUNI PIN- 782102 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF BALIJURI KAZIRANGA M.E. SCHOOL. 11: BARSING RONGPI S/O- SRI GOYARAM RONGPI
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R/O- VILL.- BAMUNI P.O. KARBIGAON PIN- 782102 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF BAMUNI M.E. SCHOOL. 12: MRS. LILY HAZARIKA D/O- LATE RAMESWAR SAIKIA R/O- VILL.- SUTAR SONARIGAON P.O. BORANBGATOLI PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF ALHAJ NURUL HUSSAIN HIGH MADRASSA SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED). 13: DILIP CH. BORA S/O- LATE BUBALI BORAH R/O- VILL.- BORPAMIGAON KEUTOR CHOWK P.O. BORPAMIGAON PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF KUMAR GAON FAJARALI M.E. SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED).
14: MRS. KABITA SAIKIA D/O- LATE JIBESWAR SAIKIA R/O- VILL.- BORPANIGAON P.O. BORPANIGAON PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM HEAD MASTER OF SOUD BHOLANATH BARUAH ADARSHA L.P. SCHOOL. 15: DHIREN SARMAH S/O- LATE TILOK CH. SARMAH R/O- VILL.- TELIAGAON P.O. TELIAGAON PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF 450 NO. GEREKI L.P. SCHOOL.
16: GAKUL CH. HIRA S/O- LATE MOHIRAM HIRA R/O- VILL.- NIZKHATOWAL P.O. BORANGATOLI PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF BALIJURI GRANT L.P. SCHOOL.
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17: JAGOT BORA S/O- LATE BONGSHI BORA R/O- VILL.- PANIKHOWASUK P.O. BORANGATOLE PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF PUTANI MUKTAB SCHOOL. 18: POBITRA KR. BORA S/O- LATE TIKHAR CH. BORAH R/O- VILL.- BORPANIGAON P.O. BORPANIGAON PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF 57 NO. LATAIMARI L.P. SCHOOL. 19: BHUPEN PATHAK S/O- LATE DHANI PATHAK R/O- VILL. AND P.O. BORPANIGAON PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF 543 NO. RUPAHI TOWN M.K.B. SCHOOL. 20: KABITA HAZARIKA D/O- LATE PRAFULLA HAZARIKA R/O- VILL.- BORUAH CHOOK P.O. PURANIGUDAM PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF 81 NO. POHUKATA PAMIGAON L.P. SCHOOL.
21: PRABHAT CH. BORA D/O- LATE THANURAM BORA VILL.- BHELAGURI P.O. BHELAGURI PIN- 782140 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM HEAD MASTER OF BHAKOT GAON L.P. SCHOOL 22: INDIRA MADHI DAS D/O- LATE PROBIN DAS VILL.- BARBHATI P.O. BORANGSTOLI PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF MADHYA GAREMATI KHOWA MUKTUB.
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23: MRS. RAJLAKHI GOSWAMI D/O- SRI KANU GOSWAMI VILL P.O. PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF UDMARI HIGH SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED). 24: MRS. MAMONI BORA D/O- SISU RAM BORA VILL.- HALOGGAON P.O. MISSA PIN- 782138 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF 145 NO. MISSA L.P. SCHOOL. 25: PURNA SAIKIA S/O- LATE BOPA RAM SAIKIA VILL.- SIBASTHAN P.O. SIBASTHAN PIN- 782140 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF SINGARI ME SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED). 26: MD. IMAM HUSSAIN S/O- LATE MOSROF ALI HAZARIKA VILL.- PALASHANI P.O. PALASHANI PIN- 782003 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF OWANA L.P. SCHOOL. 27: MD. ROSID UDDIN AHMED S/O- SOFI UDDIN AHMED VILL.- MISSA P.O. MISSA PIN- 782138 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF SIALI KHAITIL L.P. SCHOOL. 28: TIKEN BAIRAGI S/O- ATUL CH. BAIRAGI VILL.- KHOUNDAR CHOOK P.O. PURANIGUDAM PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON
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ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF RUPAHI ME SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED).
29: MRS. HEMA PRABHA CHOWDHURY D/O- LATE JATIN CH. CHOWDHURY VILL.- TOWN TELIA PANIGAON P.O. ITACHALI PIN- 782003 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF RANGAGORAH BOSTI L.P. SCHOOL. 30: DIPU KALITA S/O- LATE GOPAL CH. KALITA VILL.- HEMABORI P.O. BORANGOTOLI PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF RUPAHI ME SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED). 31: RAFIQUL ISLAM S/O- LATE ABDUL KARIM VILL. BORANGOTOLI P.O. BORGHAT PIN- 782125 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF RUPAHI ME SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED). 32: KRISNA KT. BORA S/O- LATE MOTI RAM BORA VILL.- BRAHMACHARI SATRA P.O. TELIA GAON PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF ALHAJ NURUL HUSSAIN HIGH MADRASSA (AMALGAMATED).
33: DIPAK KR. BORA S/O- LATE BHUMI KANTA BORA VILL.- MAHAGRIATI P.O. KAMRUP PIN- 782426 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF 702 NO. KACHARI GAON L.P. SCHOOL.
34: MRS. NIRMALI BORA D/O- LATE KHIRESWAR BORA VILL.- BAMUNI P.O. BAMUNI PIN- 782102 DIST.- NAGAON
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ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF SINGIA POTANI MV SCHOOL.
35: MRS. KASHMIRI DOLOI D/O- SRI KUMUDSWAR DOLOI VILL.- BAMUNI P.O. BAMUNI PIN- 782102 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF SWHID ANIL BORA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL KACHALUKHUA (AMALGAMATED). 36: MRS. BHARATI KAKATI BHUYAN D/O- LATE KHEMESWAR KAKATI VILL.- BHOTAIGAON P.O. URIAGAON PIN- 782003 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF URIAGAON GIRLS MV SCHOOL. 37: MRS. MINATI BORA D/O- LATE ADHAN CH. BORA VILL.- CHAKARIGAON P.O. DIMORUGURI PIN- 782003 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF CHAKARIGAON MV SCHOOL. 38: MRS. NILIMA TAMULI SAIKIA D/O- LATE MADAN CH. TAMULI VILL.- KARAIYANI HENGULI CHUK P.O. POLASONI PIN- 782003 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF CHAKARIGAON MV SCHOOL. 39: KASIMUDDIN AHMED S/O- LATE HANIF AHMED VILL.- MAJGAON P.O. PURANIGUDAM PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF SASHI KANTA BARUAH ME SCHOOL. 40: ANIL BODO S/O- SRI ROBIN BODO VILL. HALWAGAON P.O. MISSA PIN- 782138
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DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF SONARIBALI L.P. SCHOOL. 41: NUKUL CH. RABBHA S/O- LATE DINESH CH. RABHA VILL.- SHAMAGURI GRANT P.O. SHAMAGURI PIN- 782140 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF SHASHI KANTA BORAH ME SCHOOL. 42: AKHTAR ZAMAN HAZARIKA S/O- LATE NAKIBUZ ZAMAN HAZARIKA VILL. AND P.O. PURANIGUDAM PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF HAMPLUIJURE L.P. SCHOOL. 43: RATAN CH. BARMAN S/O- LATE AMULYA CH. BARMAN VILL.- GATANGA P.O. RANGARA PIN- 782140 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF KORAIGURI MV SCHOOL. 44: SMT. PURABI BAIRAGI D/O- LATE BHUJEN BAIRAGI VILL.- GAYAN BAIRAGI GAON P.O. PURANIGUDAM PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF SAMAGURI PURNIMA SAIKIA HIGH SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED). 45: SMT. DIPALI BORA D/O- LATE BIHU RAM BORA VILL.- CHAKARIGAON P.O. DIMARUGURI PIN- 782003 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF BORBHATI HIGH SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED). 46: SMT. LALITA BORA D/O- MAHESWAR BORAH VILL.- PHUKANTOOL P.O. SAMAGURI
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PIN- 782140 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF BILPAR LP SCHOOL. 47: SMT. ANJALI GOSWAMI D/O- LATE NANDESWAR GOSWAMI VILL.- BAKUTOLI P.O. BORANGATOLI PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF 14 NO. KHOTOWAL LP SCHOOL. 48: BIRSHA MUNDA S/O- LATE SARA MUNDA VILL.- BAMUNI P.O. JAKHALABANDHA PIN- 782136 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF NAPANI L.P. SCHOOL. 49: MRS. TRISHNAMONI KALITA D/O- LATE KHARGESWAR KALITA VILL.- TOWN TELIYAGAON P.O. ITACHALI PIN- 782003 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF PUKHURIPAR D.B L.P. SCHOOL. 50: RAM SHYAM DAS S/O- LATE NIRMAL CH. DAS VILL.- SUKATIPUTA P.O. TULASHIMUKH PIN- 782101 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF RANGAGALU URIA GRANT L.P. SCHOOL. 51: KALPANA BORAH D/O- LATE HARAN CH. BORAH VILL.- NORTH HAIBARGAON P.O. HAIBARGAON PIN- 782002 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF HUZKAIBARTA GAON L.P. SCHOOL. 52: TARULATA DEVI D/O- LATE KUNJA SHARMA VILL.- FOUZDARI PATTY P.O. NAGAON
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PIN- 782001 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF 2 NO. TOWN PANIGAON MUKTUB SCHOOL.
53: HARI PRIYA HAZARIKA D/O- LATE JOGESWAR HAZARIKA VILL.- HAIBURGAON P.O. HAIBURGAON PIN- 782002 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF HUZGAON NIMNA BUNIADI L.P. SCHOOL. 54: KATHA ACHARJEE D/O- LATE PAYALLA ACHARJEE VILL.- PANIGAON P.O. ITACHALI PIN- 782003 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF CHOKITOP ME SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED). 55: BANTI BORA D/O- KHIRA KANTA BORA VILL.- KASHARIGAON P.O. PURANIGUDAM PIN- 782141 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF KAYMARI H.S. SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED). 56: AKANTI BORAH D/O- LATE SOMESWAR BORAH VILL.- EST. AMOLAPATTI P.O. ITASALI PIN- 782003 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF AMLOKHI H.S. SCHOOL. 57: BULBUL BORAH D/O- SRI KHIRAKANTA BORAH VILL.- MIKIRAHAT HATIRGAON P.O. SINGIA PIN- 782140 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF 658 NO. SINGIA PRACTICING L.P.
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SCHOOL.
58: MD. YEAKUB ALI S/O- ASOM UDDIN VILL.- SOLMARI P.O. MAGURMARI PIN- 782140 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF KAOIMARI H.S. SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED).
59: ALIMA HAZARIKA D/O- SRI MOHIT CH. HAZARIKA VILL.- SINGIA KUMAR GAON P.O. SINGIA PIN- 782140 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF AAMLOKHI H.S. SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED).
60: LILY BORAH D/O- SRI LILA DHAR BORAH VILL.- MAJPATHARI P.O. MAJPATHRI PIN- 782003 DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER OF AMLOKHI H.S. SCHOOL (AMALGAMATED)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS. THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06. 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM
REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM EDUCATION (ELEMENTARY) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06.
3:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06.
4:THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT
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DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 5:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19. 6:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER NAGAON P.O. AND DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782001. 7:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS NAGAON P.O. AND DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782001
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S C BISWAS Advocate for the Respondent : SC, FINANCE
BEFORE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK
09-02-2021
Heard Mr. D. Bania, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. S. M.T. Chistie, learned Standing counsel, Secondary Education Department for the respondent Nos. 1 & 5. Also heard Mr. P. K. Borah, learned Standing counsel, Elementary Education Department for the respondent Nos. 2, 6 & 7 and Mr. B. Gogoi, learned Standing counsel, Finance Department for the respondent Nos. 3 & 4.
On instructions, Mr. Bania, learned counsel for the petitioners, prays for withdrawal of this writ petition with a liberty to file afresh as and when any fresh cause of action arises.
Prayer is allowed.
Liberty as prayed for, so granted.
Accordingly, this writ petition stands dismissed on withdrawal.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
Lalit Phukan and 59 Ors
State of Assam
Manash Ranjan Pathak
As recorded by the court registry
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