Madhab Kalita and 6 Ors. v. the State of Assam and 5 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court; WP(C)/3420/2025; Madhab Kalita and 6 Ors. v. State of Assam and 5 Ors.; Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers and Re-organisation of Educational Institutions) Act, 2017 ('Act of 2017'); Sections 2(u), 4(2)(iv), 6, 7 and 24 challenged; provincialisation of teachers' services; disposed of in line with Coordinate Bench decision in Mohor Ali Sheikh & Ors. v. State of Assam & Anr., 2024 (5) GLT 689; no further adjudication; consensus of counsel; Bench: Michael Zothankhuma and N. Unni Krishnan Nair, JJ.; decided 05/12/2025.
What did the court decide?
In view of the consensus between the learned counsels for the parties that the case is covered by the Coordinate Bench decision in Mohor Ali Sheikh & Ors. (Supra), the Court held that no further adjudication was called for and the writ petition could be disposed of by applying that decision.