The Gauhati High Court disposed of an interlocutory application seeking impleadment of the Secretary, Department of Women and Child Development as a necessary party in WP(C) No. 5942/2022 concerning class reservation benefits.
Allowed impleadment of Secretary, Dept. of WPT & BC as Respondent No. 5 in WP(C) No. 5942/2022.
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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GAHC010183392022
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2874/2022
SHASHANKA ROY AND 28 ORS. S/O- LATE KALIDAS ROY
R/O- VILLAGE- NAYAGRAM
P.O.- DHALIBILL P.S.- R.K. NAGAR
PIN CODE 788166
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
2: NABENDU ROY S/O- LATE NANIGOPAL ROY
R/O- VILLAGE- MIRJANAGAR
P.O. JANAKALYAN BAZAR P.S. KARIMGANJ PIN CODE- 788720 DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
3: RANJAN KANTI ROY S/O- LATE RASAMOY ROY R/O- VILLAGE RATABARI
P.O.- BARIJALA
P.S. RATABARI
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DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE - 788734.
4: HIMANGSHU ROY S/O- SRI HARAMOHYAN ROY R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O.- BARUJALA
P.S. RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734 DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
5: KALPANA ROY C/O- LATE KOKIL CHANDRA ROY R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O.- BARUJALA
P.S. RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
6: SHIPRA RANI ROY C/O- ASHUTOSH ROY
R/O VILLAGE AND P.O. KARIMGANJ
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE- 788710.
7: PURABI SARKAR C/O. LATE PROMODH CHANDRA SARKAR R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O.- ANIPUR
P.S.- RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
8: SANTA RANI NAMASUDRA C/O- SRI SADAN NAMASUDRA
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O.- BHATGRAM
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PIN CODE- 788710.
9: DULU BHUSHAN ROY S/O. LATE SUKHLAL ROY
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O. BARUALA
P.S.- RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
10: NABENDU ROY S/O- LATE NAGENDRA CHANDRA ROY
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O. BARUALA
P.S. RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734.
11: TANIK BALA ROY D/O- LATE NIRANJAN ROY
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O. BARUALA
P.S. RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734.
12: RANJU ROY S/O- LATE RAIMOHAN ROY
R/O- VILLAGE KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL P.S.- KARIMGANJ
PIN CODE- 788720.
13: TAJENDRA ROY S/O- LATE D. NAMASUDRA
R/O- VILLAGE- SURIADAS
P.O.- KALIGANJ P.S.- KALIGANJ
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DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE- 788720.
14: NIRANJAN ROY S/O- LATE SURENDRA ROY R/O- VILLAGE KURIKALA
P.O. BARUALA P.S. RATABARI
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE- 788734.
15: SUDHANGSHU DAS @ HIMANGSHU DAS S/O- LATE SUKESH DAS
R/O- VILLAGE JARAIBARI
P.O. GOBINDAGANJ BAZAR
P.S. RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
16: HARENDRA NAMASUDRA S/O- LATE BISHNU CHANDRA NAMASUDRA
R/O- VILLAGE- PADMARPARA
P.O. AND P.S.- R.K. NAGAR
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE- 788166.
17: MOLOY ROY S/O- LATE MADHURAM ROY
R/O- NAYAGRAM P.O.- DHALIBILL PIN CODE- 788166
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DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
18: PRADIP DAS S/O- LATE PULIN BIHARI DAS
R/O- VILLAGE NALARPAR P.O. BARUALA P.S.- R.K. NAGAR PIN CODE- 788734 DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
19: ASIT NAMASUDRA S/O- LATE RAJKUMAR NAMASUDRA
R/O- VILLAGE- NABINGRAM
P.O.- ANILGARH P.S.- R.K. NAGAR PIN CODE- 788166
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
20: SIBANI CHOUDHURY S/O- LATE DEBESWAR CHOUDHURY
R/O- VILLAGE P.O. P.S. AND DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
21: CHANDAN RAY S/O- PROHLAD RAY
R/O- VILLAGE SONAPUR P.O.- OLIBIA CHERRA
P.S.- RATABARI
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ
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ASSAM.
22: DEBOBRATA RAY S/O PRAHLAD RAY
R/O- VILLAGE SONAPUR
P.O.- OLIBIACHERRA
P.S.- RATABARI
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
23: SANJIB MALLICK S/O- JOGENDRA MALLICK
R/O- VILLAGE KADAMTALA
P.S.- R.K. NAGAR
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE- 7887166
24: RANJIT NAMO SUDRA R/O- VILLAGE KADAMTALA
P.S. R.K. NAGAR
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
25: RAMANDU NAMO SUDRA R/O- VILLAGE KADAMTALA
P.S. R.K. NAGAR
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
26: SATYA RANJAN DAS S/O- LATE RABICHARAN DAS
R/O- VILLAGE NAYANOBIN
P.O.- FAKUAGRAM
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P.S.- KALIBARI
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
27: ATIST LAL DAS S/O- LATE BISHNU DAYAL DAS
R/O- VILLAGE- KAYANPUR
P.O.- GAMARI P.S. KALIBARI
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
28: RAM CHANDRA DAS S/O- RAJENDRA DAS
R/O- VILLAGE SHALIA NAGAR
P.O.- ANILNAGAR P.S.- R.K. NAGAR
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE- 7887156.
29: SADHANA ROY D/O. HAROMOHAN ROY
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O.- BARUALA
P.S.- RATABARI
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE. VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.
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2:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI- 781019. 3:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS KARIMGANJ DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788710. 4:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER KARIMGANJ DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN- 788710. 5:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM WPT AND BC DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. -----------Advocate for : MR. R MAJUMDAR Advocate for : SC ELEM. EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS.
Linked Case : WP(C)/5942/2022
SHASHANKA ROY AND 28 ORS. S/O- LATE KALIDAS ROY, R/O- VILLAGE- NAYAGRAM, P.O.- DHALIBILL, P.S.- R.K. NAGAR, PIN CODE 788166, DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ, ASSAM. 2: NABENDU ROY S/O- LATE NANIGOPAL ROY R/O- VILLAGE- MIRJANAGAR P.O. JANAKALYAN BAZAR P.S. KARIMGANJ PIN CODE- 788720 DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 3: RANJAN KANTI ROY S/O- LATE RASAMOY ROY
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R/O- VILLAGE RATABARI
P.O.- BARIJALA
P.S. RATABARI
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE - 788734.
4: HIMANGSHU ROY S/O- SRI HARAMOHYAN ROY
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O.- BARUJALA
P.S. RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734 DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
5: KALPANA ROY C/O- LATE KOKIL CHANDRA ROY
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O.- BARUJALA
P.S. RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
6: SHIPRA RANI ROY C/O- ASHUTOSH ROY
R/O VILLAGE AND P.O. KARIMGANJ
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE- 788710.
7: PURABI SARKAR C/O. LATE PROMODH CHANDRA SARKAR R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O.- ANIPUR
P.S.- RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ
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ASSAM.
8: SANTA RANI NAMASUDRA C/O- SRI SADAN NAMASUDRA
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O.- BHATGRAM
PIN CODE- 788710.
9: DULU BHUSHAN ROY S/O. LATE SUKHLAL ROY
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O. BARUALA
P.S.- RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
10: NABENDU ROY S/O- LATE NAGENDRA CHANDRA ROY
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O. BARUALA
P.S. RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734.
11: TANIK BALA ROY D/O- LATE NIRANJAN ROY
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O. BARUALA
P.S. RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734.
12: RANJU ROY S/O- LATE RAIMOHAN ROY
R/O- VILLAGE KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL P.S.- KARIMGANJ
PIN CODE- 788720.
13: TAJENDRA ROY S/O- LATE D. NAMASUDRA
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R/O- VILLAGE- SURIADAS
P.O.- KALIGANJ P.S.- KALIGANJ
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE- 788720.
14: NIRANJAN ROY S/O- LATE SURENDRA ROY
R/O- VILLAGE KURIKALA
P.O. BARUALA P.S. RATABARI
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE- 788734.
15: SUDHANGSHU DAS @ HIMANGSHU DAS S/O- LATE SUKESH DAS
R/O- VILLAGE JARAIBARI
P.O. GOBINDAGANJ BAZAR
P.S. RATABARI PIN CODE- 788734
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
16: HARENDRA NAMASUDRA S/O- LATE BISHNU CHANDRA NAMASUDRA R/O- VILLAGE- PADMARPARA
P.O. AND P.S.- R.K. NAGAR
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE- 788166.
17: MOLOY ROY S/O- LATE MADHURAM ROY
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R/O- NAYAGRAM P.O.- DHALIBILL PIN CODE- 788166 DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 18: PRADIP DAS S/O- LATE PULIN BIHARI DAS R/O- VILLAGE NALARPAR
P.O. BARUALA P.S.- R.K. NAGAR PIN CODE- 788734 DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 19: ASIT NAMASUDRA S/O- LATE RAJKUMAR NAMASUDRA R/O- VILLAGE- NABINGRAM P.O.- ANILGARH P.S.- R.K. NAGAR PIN CODE- 788166 DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 20: SIBANI CHOUDHURY S/O- LATE DEBESWAR CHOUDHURY R/O- VILLAGE P.O. P.S. AND DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. 21: CHANDAN RAY S/O- PROHLAD RAY R/O- VILLAGE SONAPUR
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P.O.- OLIBIA CHERRA
P.S.- RATABARI
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
22: DEBOBRATA RAY S/O PRAHLAD RAY R/O- VILLAGE SONAPUR
P.O.- OLIBIACHERRA P.S.- RATABARI
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
23: SANJIB MALLICK S/O- JOGENDRA MALLICK
R/O- VILLAGE KADAMTALA
P.S.- R.K. NAGAR
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE- 7887166
24: RANJIT NAMO SUDRA R/O- VILLAGE KADAMTALA
P.S. R.K. NAGAR
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
25: RAMANDU NAMO SUDRA R/O- VILLAGE KADAMTALA
P.S. R.K. NAGAR
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
26: SATYA RANJAN DAS
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S/O- LATE RABICHARAN DAS
R/O- VILLAGE NAYANOBIN
P.O.- FAKUAGRAM P.S.- KALIBARI
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
27: ATIST LAL DAS S/O- LATE BISHNU DAYAL DAS
R/O- VILLAGE- KAYANPUR
P.O.- GAMARI P.S. KALIBARI
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM.
28: RAM CHANDRA DAS S/O- RAJENDRA DAS
R/O- VILLAGE SHALIA NAGAR
P.O.- ANILNAGAR
P.S.- R.K. NAGAR
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE- 7887156.
29: SADHANA ROY D/O. HAROMOHAN ROY
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O.- BARUALA
P.S.- RATABARI
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN CODE VERSUS
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THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI- 781019. 3:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS KARIMGANJ DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788710. 4:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER KARIMGANJ DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN- 788710
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R MAJUMDAR
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU
BEFORE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK
16/11/2022
Heard Mr. R Mazumdar, learned counsel for the applicants. Also heard Mr. G Pegu, learned Standing counsel, Elementary Education Department for the respondent/opposite party Nos. 1 to 4.
The applicants as petitioners preferred the connected WP(C) No. 5942/2022 to get the benefit of similar direction passed by this Court earlier on 10.05.2022 in WP(C) No. 1785/2012.
By this application, the applicants have prayed for impleadment of the WPT & BC Department to the Government of Assam represented by its Secretary as party respondent No. 5 in the connected WP(C) No. 5942/2022 stating that he is a necessary party for proper adjudication of this case.
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Considering the above, the applicants are allowed to implead the Secretary, Department of WPT & BC, Dispur, Guwahati-6 as party respondent No. 5 in the connected WP(C) No. 5942/2022.
With the above observation, this Interlocutory Application stands disposed of.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the Secretary of the Department of WPT & BC is a necessary party to be impleaded in the connected writ petition regarding class reservation claims.
SHASHANKA ROY AND 28 ORS.
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS.
MANASH RANJAN PATHAK
As recorded by the court registry
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