Mithu Yadav v. the Gauhati High Court and 21 Ors.

Gauhati HC13 Oct 2025Review.Pet./253/2025

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What is this about?

Review petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to mount a fresh challenge; Gauhati High Court; centralized recruitment of Stenographers (Grade-I/Grade-II); contention that some Grade-II Stenographer respondents were ineligible to apply for Grade-I Stenographer posts was neither taken up by the learned Single Judge nor discussed in the appellate judgment; linked matters WA/281/2025 and WA/291/2025; bench: Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar with Justice Arun Dev Choudhury; order dated 14.10.2025.

What did the court decide?

Permission to withdraw the review petition, with liberty to challenge afresh the dismissal of the petitioner's writ petition on the ground of ineligibility of certain Grade-II Stenographer respondents. ¶¶101

Mithu Yadav Vs the Gauhati High Court and 21 Ors. — Gauhati HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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GAHC010227032025

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

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Case No. : Review.Pet./253/2025

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MITHU YADAV

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S/O SRI RAM CHANDRA GOALA, R/O VILL. NATUN BAZAR DERTY ROAD, P.O. NARSINGHPUR, P.S. DHOLAI, DIST. CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN 788115

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VERSUS

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT AND 21 ORS REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR GENERAL, UZABAZAR, GUWAHATI 01

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2:THE STATE OF ASSAM

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REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF LAW DISPUR GUWAHATI 06

3:RASHMI RANJAN BORA

GUWAHATI

4:BHASKAR BRAHMA

GUWAHATI

5:SOMEN CHANDRA PAUL GUWAHATI

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6:PALLAB KR. NATH

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C/O REGISTRAR GENERAL OF GAUHATI HIGH COURT UZANBAZAR

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GUWAHATI 01

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7:THE CENTRALIZED RECRUITMENT

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GAUHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI REPRESENTED BY REGISTRAR (ADMN.) CUM IN CHARGE CENTRALIZED RECRUITMENT GAUHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI 781001.

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8:NOZRUL ISLAM LASKAR

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S/O LATE BASIR UDDIN LASKAR R/O VILL AND P.O. CHIPORSANGON DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN 788801

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9:GULZAR HUSSAIN BARBHUIYA

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S/O LATE KHOYER UDDIN BARBHUIYA R/O VILL. NIZ PHULBARI PART III P.O. FULBARI P.S. KALIGORAH DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788802

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10:SURAJIT KAR

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GUWAHATI.

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11:JAYANTA BURAGOHAIN GUWAHATI.

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12:KAUSHIK NATH MAZUMDER GUWAHATI.

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13:MANAS PRATIM MAHANTA GUWAHATI.

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14:ARABINDA GHOSH

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GUWAHATI 15:ATANU BISWAS GUWAHATI

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16:MOHIBUL ISLAM GUWAHATI

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17:HIMAKSHI DUTTA

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GUWAHATI 18:PARASH JYOTI CHUTIA GUWAHATI 19:MAIKEL ROY GUWAHATI. 20:MANABI MAZUJDER GUWAHATI

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21:SARADA CHAKRABORTY

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SL NO. 10 TO 22 ARE C/O REGISTRAR GENERAL OF GAUHATI HIGH COURT UZANBAZAR GUWAHATI 0

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M A SHEIKH, MS F INTAZ

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Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, FOR CAVEATOR,MR. P K R CHOUDHURY,SC, GHC

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Linked Case : WA/281/2025

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT AND 2 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL GAUHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI M.G. ROAD PIN 781001 ASSAM.

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2: THE REGISTRAR GENERAL

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GAUHATI HIGH COURT M.G. ROAD UZAN BAZAR

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GUWAHATI 1

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3: THE REGISTRAR (ADMIN) CUM IN CHARGE CENTRALIZED RECRUITMENT GAUHATI HIGH COURT M.G. ROAD UZAN BAZAR GUWAHATI 1 VERSUS NOZRUL ISLAM LASKAR AND 19 ORS S/O LATE BASIR UDDIN LASKAR R/O VILL .AND P.O. CHIPORSANGON DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN 788801 2:GULZAR HUSSAIN BARBHUIYA S/O- LATE KHOYER UDDIN BARBHUIYA R/O- VILL.- NIZ FULBARI PART-III P.O. FULBARI P.S. KATIGORAH DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788802. 3:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-1. 4:SURAJIT KAR

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STENOGRAPHER GRADE- III OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE SONITPUR P.O. TEZPUR DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM. PIN-784001.

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5:JAYANTA BURAGOHAIN

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STENOGRAPHER GRADE III OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE CHARAIDEO P.O. AND DIST- CHARAIDEO

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ASSAM PIN- 785640. 6:KAUSHIK NATH MAZUMDER STENOGRAPHER GRADE III OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE CACHAR P.O. SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788001. 7:MANAS PRATIM MAHANTA STENOGRAPHER GRADE- III OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE SIVASAGAR P.O. AND DIST- SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN- 785640. 8:ARABINDA GHOSH STENOGRAPHER GR- III OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE DARRANG P.O. MANGALDOI DIST- DARRANG ASSAM PIN- 784125. 9:ATANU BISWAS STENOGRAPHER GR- III OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE BISWANATH P.O. BISWANATH CHARIALI DISTRICT- BISWANATH ASSAM PIN- 784176. 10:MOHIBUL ISLAM STENOGRAPHER GR- III OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE LAKHIMPUR P.O. AND DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM

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PIN- 787001. 11:HIMAKSHI DUTTA STENOGRAPHER GR- III OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE KAMRUP (M) P.O. GUWAHATI DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN- 781001. 12:PARASH JYOTI CHUTIA STENOGRAPHER GR- III OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE JORHAT P.O. AND DIST- JORHAT ASSAM PIN- 785001. 13:MAIKEL RAY STENOGRAPHER GR-III OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE DIMA HASAO P.O. HAFLONG DIST- DIMA HASAO ASSAM PIN-788819. 14:MRINAL KANTI SARKAR STENOGRAPHER GR- III OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE TINSUKIA P.O. AND DISTRICT- TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN- 786125. 15:MANABI MAZUMDER STENOGRAPHER GR- III OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE KAMRUP (M) P.O. GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM

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PIN- 781001. 16:PALLAB KUMAR NATH STENOGRAPHER GR- II OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE UDALGURI P.O. AND DISTRICT- UDALGURI ASSAM PIN- 784509. 17:SOMEN CH PAUL STENOGRAPHER GR- II OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE BISWANATH P.O. BISWANATH CHARIALI DIST- BISWANATH ASSAM PIN- 784176. 18:BHASKAR BRAHMA STENOGRAPHER GR-II OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE BAKSA P.O. AND DIST- BAKSA ASSAM PIN- 781313. 19:SARADA CHAKRABORTY STENOGRAPHER GR-II OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE KOKRAJHAR P.O. AND DIST- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370. 20:RASHMI RANJAN BORA STENOGRAPHER GR II OFFICE OF THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE NAGAON P.O. AND DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782001. ------------

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Advocate for : MR H K DAS Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for NOZRUL ISLAM LASKAR AND 19 ORS

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Linked Case : WA/291/2025

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HIMAKSHI DUTTA W/O RUPJIT DUTTA R/O HOUSE NO. 83 KRC ROAD KUMARPARA BHARALUMUKH P.O. BHARALUMUKH PS. BHARALUMUKH DIST. KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN 781009

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2: PRAKASH JYOTI CHUTIA

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R/O LAHING NOISIPORIA GAON P.O. LAHING VIA NAKACHARI P.S. TEOK DIST. JORHAT ASSAM PIN 785635

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3: KAUSHIK NATH MAZUMDAR

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S/O KUSHAL KANTI NATH MAZUMDER ADDRESS TARAPUR MANIPURI BASTI PART VII P.O. TARAPUR PIN 788003 P.S. SILCHAR DIST. CACHAR. 4: MOHIBUL ISLAM S/O MD. ABDUL MAZID R/O WARD NO. 14 CHANDMARI (W) P.O. KHELMATI P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST. LAKHIMPUR PIN 787001

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5: MAIKEL RAY

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S/O SRI NARMOHAN RAY R/O RANGJULI P.O. RANGJULI P.S. RANGJULI DIST. GOALPARA ASSAM PIN 783130

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6: MANABI MAZUMDER

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D/O SRI GANESH CH. MAZUMDER R/O BHAKARIVITA P.O. BONGAIGAON P.S .BONGAIGAON DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN 783380

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7: ATANU BISWAS

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S/O CHURAMANI BISWAS R/O DOLAIGAON WARD NO. 15 P.O. BONGAIGAON P.S. BONGAIGAON DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN 783380

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8: MANAS PRATIM MAHANTA S/O SRI SARAT CH. MAHANTA R/O ZOO ROAD TINIALI NARIKAL BASTI BYE LANE 1 HOUSE NO. 8 P.O. ZOO ROAD P.S. GEETANAGAR DIST. KAMRUP M ASSAM PIN 781024

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9: MRINAL KANTI SARKAR

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S/O LT. MONOTOSH SARKAR R/O ALIPURDUAR NEW TOWN WARD NO. VI

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OPP. AMAR TALKIES P.O. AND P.S. ALIPURDUAR DIST. ALIPURDUAR 736121 WEST BENGAL.

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10: SURAJIT KAR S/O LT. SANKAR KAR R/O WARD NO. 19 BHAKARIVITA P.O. P.S. AND DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM 783380

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11: JAYANTA BURAGOHAIN

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S/O LATE RAMESH BURAGOHAIN R/O MOTHIACHIGA ACHALA PATHAR P.O. RAJMOW P.S. NAZIRA DIST. SIVASAGAR PIN 785685 VERSUS THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL GAUHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI 1 2:THE CENTRALIZED RECRUITMENT

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GAUHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI REPRESENTED BY REGISTRAR (ADMIN) CUM IN CHARGE CENTRALISED RECRUITMENT GAUHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI 1

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3:THE STATE OF ASSAM

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REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM JUDICIAL DEPTT DISPUR GUWAHATI 1

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4:NOZRUL ISLAM LASKAR

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S/O LATE BASIR UDDIN LASKAR

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VILL. AND P.O. CHIPORSANGON DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN 788801

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5:GULZAR HUSSAIN BARBHUIYA

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S/O LATE KHOYER UDDIN BARBHUIYA R/O VILL. NIZ FULBARI PART III P.O. FULBARI P.S. KATIGORAH DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788802 ------------

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For petitioner/appellant(s) : Mr. M. A. Sheikh, Advocate Ms. F. Intaz, Advocate

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For respondent(s) : Mr. P. Saikia, GA, Assam

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Mr. N.K. Sarma, Advocate (for H.K. Das, SC, GHC) Mr. P.K. Roy Choudhury, Advocate

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– BEFORE –

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HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY

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14.10.2025

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(Ashutosh Kumar, CJ)

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After some arguments, Mr. M. A. Sheikh, learned counsel for the review petitioner seeks permission to withdraw this review petition in order to challenge the dismissal of his writ petition, on the ground that some of the respondents falling in the category of Grade-II Stenographer were not even eligible to apply for the post of Grade-I Stenographer.

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It is the contention of the learned counsel for the petitioner that the issue of

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ineligibility of some of the respondents was never dealt with by the learned Single Judge and his writ petition was dismissed along with other writ petitions. Unfortunately, the issue of ineligibility of some of the Grade-II Stenographers was neither taken up by the learned Single Judge, nor was it discussed in the judgment of the appellate court whereby the judgment passed by the learned Single Judge was reversed.

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As prayed for, the review petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty aforesaid.

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JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE

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