Petitioners, Guest/Part-time Lecturers in Engineering Colleges of Assam, sought relief covered by a prior judgment in WP(C) 8073/2019 affirmed in appeal. Both sides agreed the earlier ruling applied, and the writ petition was dismissed in its terms.
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GAHC010018742023
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/4819/2023
ZAKARIA HALIM AND 23 ORS. S/O- LATE ZIAD ABDUL HALIM R/O- BYE LANE NO-3 MILAN NAGAR P.O- C.R BUILDING DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-786003 2: MD. SARFUL ALAM S/O- ABDUL JALIL R/O- VILLAGE RANIGRAM P.O- JALALNAGAR T.E DIST- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788712
3: GAUTAM KUMAR DAS S/O- PRABHAT DAS R/O- G.S COLONY BHARALUMUKH DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 4: MOLOY SAMEER DUTTA S/O- MUKUL KUMAR DUTTA R/O- DERGAON WARD NO 8 PHCG PATH . P.O- DERGAON DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
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5: DR. KHAIRUJJAMAN LASKAR S/O- SAKAT ALI LASKAR R/O- VILLAGE BHATIRKUPA PART 3 P.O- BHATIRKUPA DIST- HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN-788152 6: NIPAN BHANDAR KAYASTHA S/O- LATE PRADIP BHANDAR KAYASTHA R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O- HALOGAON P.S- SUALKUCHI DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM 7: PRANAMI BHUYAN D/O- MRIDUL BHUYAN R/O- RAMANAYPUR TRP ROAD DIST- JORHAT ASSAM PIN-785001 8: DEBASHISH GOGOI S/O- DIMBESWAR GOGOI R/O- BYELANE 1 H.NO-1 SHRIMANTA NAGAR PUBERUN PATH BAGHARBARI PANJABARI GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781037
9: PRASENJIT BARMAN S/O- SHARAT CHANDRA BARMAN R/O- VILLAGRE BALASUNDAR P.O- BALASUNDAR P.S- FALAKATA DIST- ALIPURDUAR WEST BENGAL PIN-735211 10: DR. ADIL AKHTAR S/O- NUR AFRUZ AHMED R/O- KHAMAR MANIKPUR P.O- KRISHNAI DIST- GOALPARA PIN-783126
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11: NANDIT NANDAN PRASANTA GAYAN S/O- LATE P.K GAYAN R/O- MADHUPUR NAGAON PIN-782003 12: PRANAB KUMAR OJAH S/O- LATE APURBA KUMAR OJAH R/O- HOUSE NO- 3 BISHNU PATH RGB ROAD NEAR ASSAM STATE ZOO DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 13: DR. DIMBALITA DEKA D/O- LATE THANESWAR DEKA R/O- HOUSE NO-8 JYOTI PATH AMBIKAGIRI NAGAR GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781024 14: DR . EMON BARUA S/O- RATUL BARUA R/O- H.NO- 24 ARUNODOY PATH CHRISTIAN BASTI DISPUR KAMRUP METRO ASSAM PIN-781005 15: DR. ABHINABA PAUL S/O- AMRIT LAL PAUL R/O- H.NO-45 2ND LINK ROAD LANE NO-9 SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788006
16: DR. IKBAL BAHAR LASKAR
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S/O- AKAL ALI LASKAR R/O- VILLAGE SAIDPUR PART II P.O- NIT SILCHAR ASSAM PIN-788013 17: DR. BANAJIT SARMAH C/O- LATE LAKHESWAR SARMA R/O- PUBERUN APARTMENT SURVEY BELTOLA GUWAHATI KAMRUP ASSAM PIN-781028 18: DR. MAITRAYEE SAIKIA D/O- LATE PARAMA SAIKIA R/O- HATIGAON BISHNU JYOTI PATH H.NO- 17 GUWAHATI-38 19: DR. ASHIM CHANDRA BHOWAL C/O- GOBINDA CHANDRA BHOWAL R/O- S.K DEV ROY ROAD WARD NO-11 KRISHNA NAGAR HOJAI PIN-782435 20: DR. SANGEETA BARUAH D/O- LATE SUPRATIM BARUAH R/O- NUMALIGARH GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785699 21: NIHARIKA DAS C/O- GUNESWAR DAS R/O- RAHA WARD NPO-3 DIST- NAGAON PIN-782103 ASSAM 22: DR. MRIDUSMITA PHUKAN
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W/O- DR. MRIDUPAWAN SAIKIA R/O- H.NO- 30 U.N BRAHMA PATH RUPNAGAR GUWAHATI-32 KAMRUP METRO ASSAM 23: DR. BIDIKA PHUKAN C/O- BIMAL CH. PHUKAN R/O FLAT NO-3B RISHANG RESIDENCY GOTANAGAR GUWAHATI-11 KAMRUP METRO ASSAM 24: DR. SHAZIDA BEGUM C/O- MUSLIMUDDIN AHMED R/O- NAZIRA NAGAR WARD NO-5 NAZIRA DIST- SIVASAGAR PIN-785685 ASSAM VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 3:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM EDUCATION (HIGHER) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 4:THE SECRETARY
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TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 5:DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION ASSAM DIRECTORATE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781019 6:THE CHAIRMAN ASSAM ENGINEERING SERVICE RECRUITMENT BOARD REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN ASSAM TEXTILE INSTITUTE CAMPUS GUWAHATI-01 -----------Advocate for : MR H K NATH Advocate for : SC HIGHER EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS.
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA
ORDER
Date : 03.03.2025
Heard Mr. D. Das, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. H. K. Nath, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. K. Gogoi, learned counsel for the State respondents.
The counsels for the parties submit that as the petitioners are all Guests/Part-time Lecturers in the Engineering Colleges of Assam, their cases are covered by the judgment and order dated 07.02.2025 passed in WP(C) 8073/2019, which has been affirmed by the Division Bench of this Court in WA 47/2025, vide order dated 25.02.2025.
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Accordingly, in terms of the judgment passed in WP(C) 8073/2019 and WA 47/2025, the writ petition stands dismissed.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioners, Guest/Part-time Lecturers in Engineering Colleges of Assam, are covered by the earlier judgment in WP(C) 8073/2019.
Zakaria Halim and 23 others
The State of Assam and 5 others
Michael Zothankhuma
As recorded by the court registry
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