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Nibon Chandra Das and 27 Ors. v. the State of Assam and 8 Ors.

Gauhati HC13 May 2025WA/5/2024

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WA/5/2024; 2025:GAU-AS:5908- DB; Gauhati High Court writ appeal disposed 14.05.2025 (Vijay Bishnoi, CJ; Kardak Ete, J). Ex-cadre post holders denied consideration for promotion to Lower Division Assistant (LDA) posts by Single Judge's order dated 22.09.2023 in WP(C) No. 5589/2023, relying on Dilip Talukdar and 21 Others v. State of Assam, 2017 2 (GLT) 135. Appeal disposed with observation that appellants' pending en-cadrement prayer be decided by State Government (PHE Department) without being influenced by the impugned order; appellants from Cachar/Karimganj/Hailakandi (Barak Valley).

What did the court decide?

Protective observation: the State Government shall decide the appellants' pending en-cadrement case without being influenced by the impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No. 5579/2023. ¶46

Nibon Chandra Das and 27 Ors. Vs the State of Assam and 8 Ors. — Gauhati HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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GAHC010226452023

2025:GAU-AS:5908-

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

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Case No. : WA/5/2024

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NIBON CHANDRA DAS AND 27 ORS

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S/O LATE NONIGOPAL DAS KHALASI, R/O VILL-HILARA COLONY, P.O.KALAIN, DIST-CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-788814

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2: BIMAL CHANDRA DAS S/O LATE NIBARAN DAS KHALASI DATE OF JOINING 01.01.1987 UNDER SILCHAR PHE DIVISION-II R/O VILL- NETAJI PALLI TULARGRAM PART-II P.O.-SONAIMUKH DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788119

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3: MD. RAHIM UDDIN LASKAR S/O LATE HARUN RASHID LASKAR KHALASI DILCHAR PHE- DIVISION-I DOJ-08.07.7987 R/O VILL- WEST JARAILTALA P.O.-JARAILTALA BAZAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788127

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4: MURLIDHAR YADAV S/O LATE BIMAL GOALA KHALASI VILL AND P.O.-CHHOTA MAMDA DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788126

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5: ASHU TANTI S/O LATE NAKUL TANTI KHALASI DIVISION-II SILCHAR VILL AND P.O.-DEWAN T.E. DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788802 6: BIDHAN LASKAR S/O LATE BHANU KUMAR LASKAR KHALASI R/O CHANDRAPUR P.O.-BHAKATPUR DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788005 7: MD. ARJU RAHMAN BARBHUIYA S/O LATE SAFIQUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA KHALASI VILL-BERENGA PART-I P.O.-BERENGA DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788005 8: SANJIB DAS S/O LATE SUKHAMOY DAS KHALASI R/O NATIONAL HIGHWAY NEAR NP BHAWAN P.O.-KALPANA TRADING SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788005 9: BANIPADA SARMACHARJEE S/O LATE RAMESH CH SARMACHARJEE KHALASI R/O TARAPUR E AND D COLONY SHIBBARI ROAD SILCHAR DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788003

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10: SMTI TAPASHI BHATTACHARJEE W/O LATE SAMUAL KASHYAP KHALASI CHENCOORI ROAD MADHYASHREE LANE BYE LANE NO.1 HOUSE NO. 29 SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788004 11: MANGAL CHANDRA DAS S/O LATE ISHAN CHANDRA DAS R/O KHELMA PART-III P.O.-SADIRKHAL DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788815 12: DIPAK KUMAR DEB S/O LATE GOPAL CHANDRA DEB KHALASI RONGPUR SHANTIPARA WARD NO. 5 SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788009 13: RATHINDRA CHANDRA ROY S/O LATE SASHINDRA CH ROY KHALASI R/O KHELMA PART-I P.O.-GUMRAH BAZAR DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788815 14: GURU CHARAN KURMI S/O LATE GOPAL KURMI KHALASI R/O ASHRAM ROAD BILPAR P.O.-RANGIRKHARI SILCHAR

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DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788005 15: MD. ZAKIR HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O LATE HAZI ABDUL LATIF LASKAR KHALASI R/O VILL- KRISHNAPUR NIJJOYNAGAR P.O.-KRISHNAPUR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788126 16: NILKANTA ROY S/O LATE BROJENDRA ROY KHALASI R/O VILL-KALINAGAR PART-I P.O.-DALU DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788101 17: SAMSUL ALOM BARBHUIYA S/O SIRAJ UDDIN BARBHUIYA R/O VILL- NIZ LEVERPUTA P.O.-SADIRKHAL DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788815 18: BIDYADHAR HAZAM S/O LATE RAM SWARUP HAZAM KHALASI R/O VILL AND P.O.-CHOTOJALENGA DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788014 19: MEHBUB HUSSAIN BARBHUIYA S/O LATE MATHIR ALI BARBHUIYA KHALASI R/O VILL-GANIRGRAM P.O.-MOHADPUR DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788025

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20: SWAPAN CHANDRA ROY S/O LATE SUDHIR CHANDRA ROY R/O VILL AND P.O.-CHUTTAJALENGA PART-II DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788014 21: MD. BILAL UDDIN LASKAR S/O LATE ARBESH ALI LASKAR KHALASI R/O VILL AND P.O.-CHANDRAPUR DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788001 22: NAZRUL HOQUE BARBHUIYA S/O SUNAHAR ALI BARBHUIYA KHALASI VILL-BURIBAIL PART-I P.O.-GONIRGRAM CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788025 23: L NILMOHAN SINGHA S/O LATE GOBINDA SINGH KHALASI R/O VILL- SUNDARI PART-III P.O.-SUNDARI DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788001 24: MD. AKBAR HUSSAIN MAZUMDER S/O LATE FAIZUL BARI MAZUMDER KHALASI R/O BERENGA PART-I P.O.-BERENGA PART-II DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788005 25: SUJIT CHANDRA DAS S/O LATE SUNESH CHANDRA DAS KHALASHI R/O VILL- TULARGRAM PART-II P.O.-SONAIMUKH DIST- CACHAR

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ASSAM PIN-788001 26: BROJESWAR NATH S/O LATE BROJENDRA CHANDRA NATH KHALASI R/O VILL- SALGANGAR PAR P.O.-NORSHINGPUR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788115 27: MD. SALIM UDDIN LASKAR LATE KHALIL UDDIN LASKAR KHALASHI R/O VILL- DAKHAIN MEHERPUR PART-VII P.O.-DAKHIN MEHERPUR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788014 28: MD. AMADUL HAQUE CHOUDHURY S/O LATE SIDDQUE AHMED CHOUDHURY KHALASI R/O SARALKHA ROAD WARD NO. 2 P.O.-SETTLEMENT ROAD MAIZDHI DIST-KARIMGANJ PIN-788712. PETITIONER NO. 28 HAS COMMON ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE C/O SRI BIMAL CHANDRA DAS VILL- NETAJI PALLI TULARGRAM PART-II P.O.-SONAIMUKH DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-78811 VERSUS

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THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING, ASSAM CIVIL SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, ASSAM, PIN-781006

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2:THE CHIEF ENGINEER PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING (WATER) ASSAM HENGRABARI GUWAHATI

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ASSAM PIN-781036

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3:TEH ADDITIONAL CHIEF ENGINEER PHE BARAK VALLEY ZONE SILCHAR GUNGUR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788014

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4:THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINNER PHE CACHAR CIRCLE MEHERPUR SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788014

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5:THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PHE HAILAKANDI CIRCLE HAILAKANDI ASSAM

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6:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING SILCHAR DIVISION-I HOSPITAL ROAD SILCHAR DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788005

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7:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING SILCHAR DIVISION-II SMC ROAD GHUNGOOR SILCHAR DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788015

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8:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING

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HAILAKANDI DIVISION DIST-HAILAKANDI ASSAM

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9:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING KARIMGANJ DIVISION SETTLEMENT ROAD DIST-KARIMGANJ ASSA

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For petitioner/appellant(s) : Mr. B. D. Das, Sr. Advocate Mrs. R. Deka, Advocate For respondent(s) : Mr. I. Borthakur, SC, PHE

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– BEFORE –

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HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE

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14.05.2025

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(Vijay Bishnoi, CJ)

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This writ appeal is filed by the appellants being aggrieved by the order dated 22.09.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No. 5589/2023, whereby the prayer made by the appellants before the writ court, for directing the State respondents to consider their candidature for promotion on the posts of Lower Division Assistant (LDA), has been declined on the ground that since the appellants are holding ex-cadre posts and not holding any en-cadre posts, they are not entitled to be considered for promotion on the post of LDA. While coming to the said conclusion, the learned Single Judge has relied upon the decision of the Divison Bench of this Court, rendered in the case of Dilip Talukdar and 21 Others vs. State of Assam and Others , reported in 2017 2 (GLT) 135 .

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Learned counsel for the appellants has submitted that though the Division Bench of this Court has held that a person holding an ex-cadre post cannot be considered for promotion on a higher post, but despite this fact the State Government has granted

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promotion to several other persons on promotional posts who were working against ex-cadre posts.

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Learned counsel for the appellants has therefore submitted that after passing of the impugned order, the appellants have already approached the State Government with the prayer for en-cadrement of their posts and their prayer is pending consideration with the Government. Learned counsel has submitted that this Court may be pleased to make an observation that the dismissal of the writ petition filed by the appellants will not affect the right of the appellants for consideration of their prayer for en-cadrement of the posts, which they are holding, and the State Government should to take a decision without being influenced by the impugned order passed by the writ court.

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Learned counsel appearing for the respondents has no objection if such an observation is made by this Court while disposing of this writ appeal.

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In the above facts and circumstances of the case, this writ appeal is disposed of with the observation that if the case of the appellants for encadrement of their posts is pending consideration with the State Government and has not been decided till date, the State Government shall take a decision on the matter without being influenced by the impugned order passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No. 5579/2023.

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JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE

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