The Gauhati High Court disposed of a writ petition filed by 41 petitioners challenging social welfare recruitment rules, declaring the matter infructuous due to a related petition (WP(C) No.23/2014) being dismissed on the same challenge.
The writ petition stands disposed of as infructuous; interim order vacated.
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GAHC010240192019
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/8121/2019
CHARULATA DAS AND 39 ORS. C/O- ACHYUT HAZARIKA, VILLAGE AND P.O.- BALIJAN, GAHPUR, DISTBISWANATH, ASSAM.
2: NIRUPAMA BORAH C/O- LATE NITYANANDA BORAH VILL- DIGHALIPUKHURI GUWAHATI- 01 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 3: LILA CHAUDHURY C/O- LATE DHIRAJ KUMAR DAS H NO. 20 BHETAPARA GUWAHATI- 28 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM
4: KRISHNA HAZARIKA C/O- KESHI RAM HAZARIKA NAMGHAR NATH PANJABARI GHY- 37 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 5: BINA PANI DAS C/O- KAILASH GOSWAMI VILL AND P.O- JYOTIKUCHI DHUPLIN DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM
6: ALAKANANDA BARUAH
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C/O- ANIL KUMAR PATRA H NO.1 JILIKA PATH BY LANE- 2 VILL- SANKARDEV KALAKHETRA P.O- PANJABARI GUWAHATI DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 7: ANURADHA DAS C/O- BIRINCHI BAISHYA GOTA NAGAR TETELIA NURSURY GUWAHATI- 11 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 9: PUTULI BEGUM C/O- MD. MEER HUSSAIN VILL- NORTH JALUKBARI P.O- JALUKBARI DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 10: SIBANI BHATTACHARJYA C/O- TAMAL BHATTACHARJYA VILL AND P.O- BARSHAPARA BINAVA NAGAR GHY- 18 DIST- KAMRUP (M) 11: JUNTI HAZARIKA C/O- BAKUL HAZARIKA HAIBARGAON P.O AND DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 12: NITUMONI DEVI C/O- MRIDUL ADHIKARY H NO. 39 VILL AND P.O- SAUKUCHI DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 13: PRIYAMA BRAHMA C/O- LATE PRANAB BARGAYARY H NO. 107 BELTOLA BAZAR
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GUWAHATI- 28 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 14: LAKHESWARI LAGASU C/O- HARPHULLA BODO ADALAT PATH PANJABARI GUWAHATI- 37 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 15: BIVA RANI DIHINGIA C/O- MAHENDRA NATH DIHINGIA H NO. 56 JAWAHAR NAGAR OPP AASC KHANAPARA GHY- 22 DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM 16: SAJEDA BEGUM C/O- MAFIZUDDIN AHMED VILL- HIDAYATPUR P.O- BALADMARI DIST- GOALPARA ASSAM 17: RUPALI HAZARIKA C/O- KUMUD BAISHYA BHOOTNATH PATH SANTIPUR GUWAHATI- 9 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 18: PAKIZA AHMED C/O- ANISUR RAHMAN VILL- KENDUKONA NEAR RAIL GATE P.O- PUTHIMARI DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM 19: RITA DAS C/O- JAYANTA DAS VILL AND P.O- AMINGAON
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GUWAHATI DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM 20: DIPANJALI DIHINGIA C/O- UTPAL CHANDRA GOGOI PEARL ENCLAVE JATIYA SEWALI PATH BELTOLA (NEAR AMARNATH MANDIR) GHY- 28 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 21: PRANITA TALUKDAR C/O- MUKUT SINGHA CHUTIA VILL AND P.O- CHUNSALI BILPAR GHY- 20 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 22: ILA CHETIA C/O- LATE LAKHESWAR CHETIA VILL- DWARAKA NAGAR CHARIALI TRINAYAN PATH GHY- 22 DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM 23: SABITRI SAIKIA C/O- LATE RAJIB DEKA H NO.5 KALYANI SANGAM PATH KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI- 19 DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 24: KALPANA BORAH C/O- PK BORAH VILL- AMULLAPATTY P.O AND DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 25: MANJU RABHA C/O- PRABHAT RABHA ANUSUYA APARTMENT LANKESWAR
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JALUKBARI GHY- 14 DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 26: KABITA DEVI C/O- JAY KUMAR SINGH H NO. 14 RUPNAGAR GHY- 32 DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 27: USHA DEVI C/O- DINESH SARMA NORTH GUWAHATI GUWAHATI- 30 DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 28: NIBEDITA NATH C/O- KALYAN NATH P.O- HAIBARGAON DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 29: KABITA SARMAH C/O- LATE KRISHNA KANTA SARMAH VILL AND P.O- MIRZA DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 30: BIBHA MALI C/O- PALASH TALUKDAR H NO. 1 BYE LANE NO.9 DR ZAKIR HUSSAIN ROAD SARUMATARIA GUWAHATI DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 31: JURI BARUAH C/O- KALYAN BARUAH GOTANAGAR GOPALTHAN GHY- 11 DIST- KAMRUP(M)
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ASSAM
32: ANJEET KAUR C/O- PRASANTA HAZARIKA VILL- BATAHGHULI NEAR GANESH MANDIR PANJABARI GHY- 37 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 33: BANALATA TALUKDAR C/O- SAFIN AHMED BHARALUMUKH SANTIPUR GUWAHATI- 09 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 34: JHARNA DAS C/O- P K MEHDI H NO. 24 BIRUBARI GUWAHATI DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 35: PADMA SAIKIA C/O- PRAFULLA BORAH VILL- PANIGAON PALLY ROAD P.O- ITAKHULI DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 36: BABITA DAS C/O- UTPAL DAS ARNAPURNA COMPLEX BY LANE NO.2 RAJGARH ROAD CHANDMARI GUWAHATI DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM 37: ANJUARA BEGUM C/O- BAHAR ALI H NO.8B ISLAMPUR
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OPP NEHRU STADIUM GHY- 7 DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 38: SANGITA TANTIA C/O- ZAKIR HUSSAIN SARKAR H NO.9 NOONMATI MASJID ROAD GHY- 20 DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 39: MAMANI HALOI C/O- HARGOBINDA HALOI SURVEY AJANTA PATH BYE LANE ELORA PATH GHY DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 40: SONTI BAISHYA C/O- AMARJIT DAS H NO. 16 HEMBARUA PATH ZOO ROAD TINIALI GHY DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM 41: MANASHI BHUYAN C/O- PRANAB KUMAR DEKA H NO.4 MILAN NAGAR AMBIKA NAGAR GHY- 24 DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSA
VERSUS
THE UNION OF INDIA AND 3 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (CD SECTION), SHASTRI BHAWAN, NEW DELHI- 110001.
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2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 3:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM THE ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION KHANAPARA GUWAHATI-22. 4:THE DIRECTOR DEPTT OF SOCIAL WELFARE ASSAM UZAN BAZAR GHY- 0
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M ISLAM
Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I.
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUMAN SHYAM
ORDER
13.12.2021
Heard Mr. U. K. Nair, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. M. Islam,
learned counsel appearing for the writ petitioners. I have also heard Mr. T. J. Mahanta, learned senior counsel assisted by Ms. P. Sarma, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.3. Mr. T. C. Chutia, learned Addl. Sr. Govt.
Advocate, Assam, is present on behalf of the respondent Nos. 2 and 4.
Mr. Nair submits that since the outcome of this writ petition was entirely dependent on the challenge made to the recruitment rules in WP(C)
No.23/2014 by the same petitioners, in view of the dismissal of the said writ
petition, the present matter has become infructuous.
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The learned departmental counsel has also agreed to the said submission. Perused the judgment and order dated 01.12.2021 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No.23/2014 and the batch of connected writ petitions whereby the challenge to the rule was negated.
In view of the above, this writ petition stands disposed of as infructuous.
Interim order passed earlier shall stand vacated.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
Charulata Das and 39 Ors.
The Union of India
The State of Assam
The Secretary to the Government of Assam
The Director Deptt of Social Welfare Assam
Suman Shyam
As recorded by the court registry
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