Manoj Kr Chowhan v. the State of Assam and 5 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court WP(C)/4318/2022, decided 08.01.2025 by Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair: disposal of writ petition of Manoj Kr Chowhan with directions for consideration of provincialisation of services in Tongoni Hoojan Hindi L.P. School under the Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers and Re-organisation of Educational Institutions) Act, 2017; representation before Director of Elementary Education, Assam within 15 days; verification of particulars by jurisdictional DLC; completion within 3 months; background enlistment under Assam Venture Educational Institutions (Provincialisation of Services) Act, 2011 and cancellation of Ram Pravesh Chowhan's enlistment on finding educational certificates fake.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to submit a representation before the Director of Elementary Education, Assam within 15 days (with a certified copy of the order) staking his claim for provincialisation under the Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers and Re-organisation of Educational Institutions) Act, 2017; Director to have the case placed before the jurisdictional DLC for verification of particulars and, on the DLC's recommendation, take the issue to its logical conclusion; entire exercise to be initiated and concluded within 3 months from receipt of the representation.