Petitioners, former Home Guards/Special Police Officers, sought appointment as Constables and a stay on the advertised recruitment. The Court dismissed the petition, holding it misconceived and that existing lawful recruitment cannot be stayed.
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GAHC010088452023
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/2844/2023
SRIMANTA DAS AND 37 ORS
S/O SRI HEMAKANTA DAS, R/O VILL-BALIKUCHA, P.S.-RAHA, P.O.GASPARA, DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM), PIN-782425
2: JYOTI PRASAD SAIKIA S/O LT. KASHIRAM SAIKIA R/O VILL-KARHALIGAON P.O.-KOLLONGPAR HALOWAGAON P.S.-RUPAHIHAT DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-782141
3: UTPAL MASORONG S/O SRI RAMSING LASKAR R/O VILL-SIMALUGURI P.O.-KACHUMARI P.S.-NAGAON DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-782426
S/O LT. HAREN BORAH R/O VILL-ULUANE P.O.-KUMARGAON P.S.-RUPAHE DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-782460
5: CHAND MIYA S/O ALI AHMED R/O VILL-BHULAKATA P.O. AND P.S.-BISWANATH CHARIALI DIST-SONITPUR (ASSAM) PIN-784177
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6: RUPAM BASUMATARY S/O DHARANIDHAR BASUMATARY R/O VILL-HIMANIPUR P.O.-MEZANGJULI P.S.-DHEKIAJULI DIST-SONITPUR (ASSAM) PIN-784110
7: MADHAB CH. ROY S/O LT. NARAYAN CH. ROY R/O VILL-SIRAJULI SATRA P.O. AND P.S.-DHEKIAJULI DIST-SONITPUR PIN-784110
8: ROBIN CH. BORO S/O SRI PUNEYSWAR BORO R/O VILL-BORBIL P.S.-THELAMARA P.O.-BORBIL DIST-SONITPUR (ASSAM) PIN-784149
9: TABIBAR AHMED S/O LT. ALTABUDDIN AHMED R/O VILL- JANGAL BASTI W/NO-1 P.O. AND P.S.-DHEKIAJULI DIST- SONITPUR (ASSAM) PIN-784110
10: BIJOY DEKA S/O BUDESWAR DEKA R/O VILL-MAJGAON P.O.-PAHUMARA P.S.-NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST-LAKHIMPUR (ASSAM) PIN-787031
11: UMA KANTA TAYUNG S/O PADHMA RAM TAYUNG R/O VILL-NUNIBARI P.O.-RAIDINGIA P.S.-NARAYANPUR DIST-LAKHIMPUR PIN-784165
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12: NATRADHAR BORAH S/O LT. NARAM BORAH R/O VILL-MOHPARA P.O.-CHALCHALI P.S.-SAMOGURI DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-782141 13: DHURBA HAZARIKA S/O LT. THANESWAR HAZARIKA R/O VILL AND P.O.-BHELAGURI P.S.-SAMAGURI DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-782140
14: MD. ANUAR HUSSAIN S/O LT. MAIR UDDIN R/O VILL-RANGALOO P.O.-JUMUR MUKH P.S.-KAMPUR DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-782428
15: DADUL BORO @ DULAL S/OLT. NAKUL BORO R/O VILL-BORBIL KOCHARI GAON P.O.-BORBIL P.S.-THELAMARA DIST-SONITPUR (ASSAM) PIN-784149
16: ARUN BISWAS S/O SAITENDRA BISWAS R/O VILL-WARIGADING P.O.-BARAPUTIA P.S.-HOJAI DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-782428
17: RAGHU NATH BHAKAT S/O SRI ATUL CH. BHAKAT R/O VILL-JINKATA PT.1 P.O.-MAHAMAYAHAT P.S.-GOLAKGANJ DIST-DHUBRI (ASSAM) PIN-783335
18: DIP KANTA BHAKAT
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S/O LT. KAMALESWAR BHAKAT R/O VILL-GHARAIAL DANGA P.O.-MAHAMAYAHAT P.S.-GOLAKGANJ DIST-DHUBRI (ASSAM) PIN-783335 19: JOGANNATH DEVNATH S/O PUMA CH. DEVNATH R/O VILL-SHILDANGA P.O.-HATIPOTA P.S.-CHAPAR DIST-DHUBRI (ASSAM) PIN-783348 20: HANIF ALI SK S/O ATAB ALI R/O VILL-TELIPARA P.O.-GENAAMARI P.S.-GAURIPUR DIST-DHUBRI (ASSAM) PIN-783348 21: MD RIBUL ALI S/O MD SULTAN ALI R/O VILL-BHUYAN P.O.-CHENGAMARI P.S.-SOOTIA DIST- SONITPUR (ASSAM) PIN-784175 22: MOZIBUR RAHMAN @ MAZIBAR RAHMAN S/O LT SAHARUDDIN R/O VILL- NO 2 KUMOLIA P.O.-PANIBHARAL P.S.-BISWANATH CHARIALI DIST- SONITPUR (ASSAM) PIN-784176 23: GHANENDRA NATH S/O AMRIT NATH R/O VILL- RAJA MAYONG P.O.-RAJA MAYONG P.S.-MAYONG DIST-MORGAN PIN-782411 24: JITEN NATH
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S/O BADRA KT NATH R/O VILL-BAMUNBORI P.O.-BAMUNBORI P.S.-MIKIRBHETA DIST- MORIGAON (ASSAM) PIN-782103 25: NOMIT NAIDING S/O SRI RONTA NAIDING R/O VILL-HATIKHALI P.O.-HATIKHALI P.S.-HATIKHALI DIST-DIMA HASO (ASSAM) PIN-788832 26: CHANDAN ARDAU S/O SRI MAINON ARDAU R/O VILL- KASH KARLI GAON P.O.-BORLANGFER P.S.-BORLANGFER DIST- KARBI ANGLONG (ASSAM) PIN-782447 27: NARESWAR KR. NATH S/O LT EKARAM NATH R/O VILL-POLOKHAGURI P.O.-GANDHIBORI P.S.-RAHA DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-782103 28: RAJEN RABHA S/O LT KOTO RABHA R/O VILL-KHERONI MAJGAON P.O.-KHERONI DIST-KARBI ANGLONG (ASSAM) PIN-782448 29: NAHEJ ALI S/O HASHEM ALI R/O VILL-NALDUBA P.O.-MORNAI P.S.-MORNAI DIST-GOALPARA (ASSAM) PIN-783101 30: DHRUBA JYOTI DEKA S/O LT HAREN DEKA
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R/O VILL-DONGABARI P.O.-DONGABARI P.S.-JAGIROAD DIST-MORIGAON (ASSAM) PIN-782410 31: ROBIRAM BASUMATARY S/O NAGEN BASUMAATARY R/O VILL-GARMARA KACHARI GAON P.O.-GARMARA P.S.-DHEKIAJULI DIST-SONIPUR (ASSAM) PIN-784111 32: GIRDHAR SHILL S/O LT. KESHAB SHILL R/O VILL AND P.O.-GHATUA P.S.-THELAMARA DIST-SONITPUR (ASSAM) PIN-784149 33: DIPAK SAIKIA S/O LT LILADHAR SAIKIA R/O VILL-BHUTAIGAON P.S.-NAGAON SADAR P.O.-URIAGAON DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-782003 34: MANIK PATOR S/O LT JOPORA PATAR R/O VILL-PANDIT GHAT P.O.-BARPANI P.S.-KACHURA DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-
35: UJJAL BORAH S/O MOHEN BORAH R/O BHERBHERIGAON P.O.-HALOWAGAON P.S.-SAMAGURI DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-782141
36: MANJIL BORAH S/O MOHEN BORAH R/O BHERIBERIGAON
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P.O.-HALOWAGAON P.S.-SAMAGURI DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-78214
37: NAREN BORDOLOI S/O APERSON BORDOLOI R/O DHEMAJI P.O.-FULAGURI P.S.-RAHA DIST-NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-782103
38: LAXMAN BISWAS S/O RAJU KR. BISWAS R/O PUB SATMARI P.O.-HINDU BLOCK P.S.-HOJAI DIST- NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN-78244
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, HOME AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT, ASSAM SECRETARIAT, CM BLOCK, SECOND FLOOR, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, ASSAM-781006
2:DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ASSAM ASSAM POLICE HEADQUARTERS ULUBARI GUWAHATI-781007
3:DIRECTOR GENERAL OF CIVIL DEFENSE AND COMMANDANT GENERAL OF HOME GUARDS ASSAM BELTOLA GUWAHATI-78102
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M K CHOUDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI
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ORDER
09.06.2023
Heard Shri P. Chakraborty, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Shri R. Dhar, learned State Counsel for the State respondents.
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petition would make it clear that the direction was only for consideration of the representations submitted by the petitioners for re-appointment as SPOs and therefore the said writ petition cannot be connected with the recruitment process initiated vide the advertisement dated 28.12.2022. He further submits that it would open for the petitioners to apply in terms of the said advertisement.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
2 issues framed by the court
Whether a writ of mandamus for appointment as Constable is maintainable for petitioners who were formerly Special Police Officers.
Whether an ongoing statutory recruitment process for Constables should be stopped at the instance of individual petitioners.
SRIMANTA DAS AND 37 ORS
THE STATE OF ASSAM
SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI
As recorded by the court registry
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