Nabullah Sheikh and Anr. v. the State of Assam and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Honorary Gaon Buras sought regularization and challenged recruitment. The court rejected regularization outside the prescribed procedure but directed consideration of selection weightage through a reasoned decision. Affected petitioners could submit applications, with eligibility assessed against the original deadline. The petitions were allowed to that extent and interim orders vacated.
What did the court decide?
Reasoned decision directed on selection weightage; affected petitioners permitted to submit applications subject to the original eligibility cutoff.