Abul Kalam Barbhuiya v. the State of Assam and 6 Ors.
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Gauhati High Court writ petition WP(C)/1000/2024, order dated 09.12.2025 by Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair; petitioner Abul Kalam Barbhuiya versus State of Assam and 6 others (Chief Secretary, Information Technology Department; Additional Chief Secretary; Director, Directorate of Information Technology and Electronics; District Commissioner cum Chairman DEGS Silchar; Deputy Commissioner Cachar; private respondents Sanjeeb Nath Mazumdar and H. Debashish Singha). Subject matter: recruitment for post of District Technical Support Staff (DTSS) initiated vide advertisement dated 22.12.2023, discharge of petitioner's services, withdrawal of writ petition with liberty to seek other employment under the same employer, and release of arrear salaries pending since April 2023; dismissal on withdrawal; representation to respondent authorities to be considered in accordance with law. Counsel: A. R. Sikdar and S. I. Talukdar for petitioner; J. K. Goswami, Additional Senior Government Advocate, for respondents; B. K. Das for Respondent No. 7. No statute or precedent cited; no monetary amount quantified.