Sahil Ahmed Choudhury v. the State of Assam and 6 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Assam compassionate appointment; abolition OM 18.09.2024 Personnel (B) Department; died in harness prior to 01.04.2017; OM No. ABP.50/2006/Pt-182 dated 01.06.2015 superseded; DLC/SLC rejection set aside; reconsideration on merit within six months; State of West Bengal v. Debabrata Tiwari Civil Appeal 8842-8855/2020; consent-based disposal, merits not adjudicated; not a precedent for filings on/after 04.04.2025; Gauhati High Court WP(C)/342/2025 and linked petitions; Michael Zothankhuma; decision date 03.04.2025.
What did the court decide?
Consensual batch disposal: challenged DLC/SLC rejections pending as on 03.04.2025 set aside; all petitioners' compassionate-appointment applications to be reconsidered and disposed of on merit by DLC/SLC applying pre-01.04.2017 State guidelines and relevant judgments within six months; authorities barred from relying on the OM dated 18.09.2024 (Debabrata Tiwari judgment may still be considered/applied).