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The Bodoland Territorial Council and Ors. v. Jaybhadra Basumatary and Ors.

Gauhati HC16 Sept 2026I.A.(Civil)/3312/2026

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What is this about?

An interlocutory application was filed by the Bodoland Territorial Council to expunge a cost of Rs. 3,000 imposed by a previous court order for delay in filing an affidavit-in-opposition. The High Court allowed the application, modifying the earlier order.

What did the court decide?

Expungement of cost of Rs. 3,000/- imposed for delay in filing affidavit-in-opposition.

The Bodoland Territorial Council and Ors. Vs… — Writ and Judicial Review | Gauhati HC (2026)

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

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Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3312/2026

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THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE MEMBER BTC KOKRAJHAR

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2: THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY BTC KOKRAJHAR ASSAM

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3: THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION BTC KOKRAJHAR ASSAM

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4: DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER BAKSA

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5: BLOCK ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER BAKSA

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VERSUS

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JAYBHADRA BASUMATARY AND ORS SO PUSPA KANTA KANTA BASUMATARY RO BAGHMARA PO RUPAHI PS SALBARI BAKSA 781318 ASSAM

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2:TILOTTAMA BASUMATARYDO PUSPA KANTA BASUMATARY RO VILL GWJWMUPURI PS SAPAGURI PS KAJALGAON DIST CHIRANG PIN 783380

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3:DIPALI BASUMATARY DO PUSPA KANTA BASUMATARY RO VILL MADHAPUR PO RUPAHI PS PATARKUCHI DIST BAJALI PIN 781318 ASSAM

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4:KANAK CH BASUMATARY SO NARAYAN BASUMATARY RO VILL SIMLA SANTIPUR PO SIMLA PS SIMLA BAZAR DIST BAKSA 781330 ASSAM

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5:MRINAL KALITA RO VILL TANGABARI PO AND PS SALBARI DIST BAKSA PIN 781318

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6:KOKILA NATH DO BHABEN NATH RO VILL GOLIYA PO GOLIYA

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PS BHAWANIPUR DIST BAJALI 781352

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7:SWAPNA GOYARI DO SWABIN GOYARI RO VILL SAMUWA GATI PS SALBARI DIST BAKSA 781320

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8:SANJIB DAS SO MANORANJAN DAS RO VILL SABLARI PO AND PS SALBARI DIST BAKSA 781318

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9:REBATI DAS DO RAMCHARAN DAS RO VILL SALBARI PO AND PS SALBARI DIST BAKSA 781320

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10:PRABIN KR MAJUMDAR SO PRAFULLA MAJUMDAR RO VILL PAKRIGURI PO SALBARI PS SALBARI DIST BAKSA ASSAM PIN 781318

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11:RAHMAT ALI AHMED SO HASEN ALI AHMED RO VILL PANPARA PO CHENGLIMARI PS PATHARKUCHI DIST BAJALI 781320 ASSAM 12:MANJUWARA KHATUN DO SAHAB UDDIN RO VILL PANPARA PO CHENGLIMARI PS PATHARKUCHI DIST BAJALI PIN 781320

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13:PARESH DAS SO PROPHULLA DAS RO VILL AND PO BHOGOLIKANDA PS KALIGAON DIST UDALGURI 784525 14:DHARITRI BORO DO BENUDHAR BORO RO VILL SIMLA PO KOKLABARI PS SIMLA DIST BAKSA 15:RANEN BASUMATARY SO GABARAM BASUMATARY RO VILL KARHUNA

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PO LAUKHATA PS SIMLA DIST BAKSA 781330 16:NAKUL PEGU SO BRIKUNDHAR PEGU RO JALAH DIST BAKSA 781313 17:KARUN DOLEY SO KANU DOLEY RO JALAH DIST BAKSA 781313 18:BINOD DOLEY SO DEBAKANTA DOLEY RO VILL JALAH DIST BAKSA 781313

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19:RAMPRASAD DAS SO RAM KANAI DAS RO VILL PUB CHAFAKMAR PO AND PS GOBARDHANA DIST BAKSA 781315 20:SOHIDUL ISLAM SO LT ASHAB UDDIN RO VILL PUB CHAFAKMAR PO AND PS GOBARDHANA DIST BAKSA 781315

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21:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM

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22:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY GOVT OF ASSAM EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

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23:SECRETARY GOVT OF ASSAM ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

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24:DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION GOVT OF ASSAM KAHILIPARA GHY 19

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25:DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BAKSA ASSAM -----------Advocate for : MR A K BHUYAN Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for JAYBHADRA BASUMATARY AND ORS

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Linked Case : WP(C)/3588/2025

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JAYBHADRA BASUMATARY AND 19 ORS. SON OF - PUSPA KANTA BASUMATRY, R/O - VILL- BAGHMARA, PORUPAHI, PS- SALBARI, DIST- BAKSA, PIN- 781318, ASSAM.

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2: TILOTTAMA BASUMATARY DAUGHTER OF - PUSPA KANTA BASUMATARY R/O - VILL- GWJWMPURI PO- SAPAGURI PS- KAJALGAON DIST- CHIRANG PIN- 783380 ASSAM.

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3: DIPALI BASUMATARY DAUGHTER OF PUSPA KANTA BASUMATARY R/O - VILL- MADHAPUR PO- RUPAHI PS- PATACHARKUCHI DIST- BAJALI PIN- 781318 ASSAM.

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4: KANAK CH. BASUMATARY

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SON OF NARAYAN BASUMATARY R/O - VILL- SIMLA SANTIPUR PO- SIMLA PS- SIMLA BAZAR DIST- BAKSA PIN- 781330 ASSAM.

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5: MRINAL KALITA R/O - VILL- TANGABARI

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PO- SALBARI PS- SALBARI DIST- BAKSA PIN- 781318 ASSAM.

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6: KOKILA NATH DAUGHTER OF BHABEN NATH R/O - VILL- GOLIYA PO- GOLIYA PS- BHAWANIPUR DIST- BAJALI PIN- 781352 ASSAM.

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7: SWAPNA GOYARI DAUGHTER OF - SWABIN GOYARY R/O - VILL- SAMUWA GATI PO- SAMUWA GATI PS- SALBARI DIST- BAKSA PIN- 781320 ASSAM.

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8: SANJIB DAS SON OF MANORANJAN DAS R/O - VILL- SALBARI POSALBARI PS- SALBARI DIST- BAKSA PIN- 781318 ASSAM.

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9: REBATI DAS DAUGHTER OF - RAMCHARAN DAS R/O - VILL- SALBARI PO- SALBARI PS- SALBARI DIST- BAKSA PIN- 781320 ASSAM.

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10: PRABIN KR MAJUMDAR SON OF - PRAFULLA MAJUMDAR R/O -VILL- PAKRIGURI PO- SALBARI PS- SALBARI DIST- BAKSA PIN- 781318 ASSAM.

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11: RAHMAT ALI AHMED SON OF HASEN ALI AHMED R/O -VILL- PANPARA PO- CHENGLIMARI PS- PATCHARKUCHI DIST- BAJALI PIN- 781320 ASSAM .

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12: MANJUWARA KHATUN DAUGHTER OF SAHAB UDDIN R/O - VILL- PANPARA PO- CHENGLIMARI

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PS- PATCHARKUCHI DIST- BAJALI PIN- 781320 ASSAM.

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13: PARESH DAS SON OF - PROPHULLA DAS R/O - VILL- AND PO- BHOGOLIKANDA PS- KALAIGAON DIST- UDALGURI PIN 784525 ASSAM.

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14: DHARITRI BORO DAUGHTER OF - BENUDHAR BORO R/O - VILL- SIMLA PO- KOKLABARI PS- SIMLA DIST- BAKSA

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15: RANEN BASUMATARY SON OF - GABARAM BASUMATARY VILL- KARHUNA PO- LAUKHATA PS- SIMLA DIST- BAKSA PIN- 781330 ASSAM.

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16: NAKUL PEGU SON OF BRIKUDHAR PEGU R/O - JALAH DISTRICT - BAKSA PIN 781313 ASSAM.

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17: KARUN DOLEY SON OF KANU DOLEY R/O - JALAH DISTRICT- BAKSA PIN 781313 ASSAM.

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18: BINOD DOLEY SON OF DEBAKANTA DOLEY R/O - VILL- JALAH DISTRICT - BAKSA PIN - 781313 ASSAM.

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19: RAMPRASAD DAS SON OF RAM KANAI DAS R/O -VILL- PUB CHAFAKAMAR PO- GOBARDHANA PS- GOBARDHANA DIST- BAKSA PIN - 781315 ASSAM.

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20: SOHIDUL ISLAM SON OF LT. ASHAB UDDIN R/O - VILL- PUB CHAFAKAMAR PO- GOBARDHANA PS- GOBARDHANA DIST- BAKSA PIN -781315

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VERSUS

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THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 9 ORS REPRESENTED BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVT. OF ASSAM.

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2:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNSEL REPRESENTED BY THE CHIED EXECUTIVE MEMBER BTC KOKRAJHAR ASSAM.

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3:PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL (BTC) BODOFA NWAGOR KOKRAJHAR.

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4:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM IN THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

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5:SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

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6:DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION GOVT. OF ASSAM KAHILIPAR GUWAHATI -19.

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7:DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BASKA ASSAM

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8:DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION BTC KOKRAJHAR.

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9:DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER BASKA.

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10:BLOCK ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER BASKA ASSAM

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. D P CHALIHA, MS M ROY Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, ELEM. EDU,SC, BTC

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BEFORE

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HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BUDI HABUNG

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ORDER

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Date : 17.09.2026

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Heard Ms. N. Choudhury, learned standing counsel, Bodoland Territorial Council(BTC), appearing on behalf of the applicants. Also heard Mr. D. P. Chaliha, learned senior counsel, assisted by Ms. M. Roy, learned counsel, appearing on behalf of the Opposite Parties.

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2. This interlocutory application has been filed, seeking modification of this Court’s order dated 03.07.2026 passed in WP(c)3588/2025, whereby, while permitting the respondents/applicants to file their affidavit-in-opposition, this

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Court imposed a cost of Rs. 3,000/- on account of delay in filing the affidavit-inopposition.

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3. Ms. Choudhury, learned standing counsel, Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), submits that although there was some delay in filing the affidavit-inopposition in the connected writ petition being WP(c)3588/2025, however, the same has since been filed now. She, therefore, prays for expunction of the cost of Rs. 3,000/-, imposed by the order dated 03.07.2026.

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4. Mr. Chaliha, learned senior counsel for the Opposite Parties, fairly submits that since he has received the affidavit-in-opposition filed by the respondentsBodoland Territorial Council(BTC) in the connected writ petition, he has no objection if the prayer of the applicants/respondents, as made above, is allowed.

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5. In view of the above, and having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsels appearing for the parties, the prayer for expunction of the cost of Rs. 3,000/- imposed upon the applicants/ respondents by this Court vide order dated 03.07.2026, is allowed.

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6. Accordingly, the order dated 03.07.2026 passed in WP(c)3588/2025, shall stand modified to the extent that the direction for payment of Rs. 3,000/- as cost, is hereby expunged.

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7. The interlocutory application stands allowed and disposed of, accordingly.

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JUDGE

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