of Science and Technology (JIST) vide a notification dated 18.11.2008 issued by the Higher Education (Technical) Department, Govt. of Assam. Subsequently, a Society was formed through a Memorandum of Association (MoA) called the Jorhat Institute of Science and Technology dated 20.07.2009. The aforesaid Society was registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 . The petitioners have highlighted Clause 3 (iv) whereby the action to appoint employee/personnel in the Society was to be done after prior approval of the State Government. As per Clause-4, General Body and the membership was notified, in which out of 10 members, 5 are senior personnel of the Government, two Heads of Department of the College, two eminent social workers and one Principal of the Institute as Member Secretary. The Chief Secretary of the State of Assam was to be the Chairman of the Governing Body and as per Clause-6, the Chairman would preside over all the meetings of the Governing Body. Attention of the Court has also been drawn to Clause 9 (iii) whereby the duties, salaries, allowances and other service conditions of the officers and employees of the Society are to be fixed with the prior approval of the State Government. Under Clause-17, the names of the Members of the First Governing Body of the Society have also been given which is as per Clause-4 mentioned above.
