The Director of Medical Education, Assam and Anr. v. Kuldeep Tassa and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Short closing order, Gauhati High Court, 02.02.2026 — Writ Appeals WA/378/2024 and linked WA/366/2025. Parties: State of Assam and State Level Caste Scrutiny Committee (petitioners, counsel R M Das) v. Kuldeep Tassa (writ petitioner, counsel Ms F Hussain), Director of Medical Education Assam, Principal Assam Medical College, Director of Plain Tribes Welfare Assam (counsel R Dhar) and District Commissioner, Dibrugarh; Mr B Gogoi, learned Additional Advocate General, appeared. Bench: Michael Zothankhuma and Kaushik Goswami, JJ. Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh) directed by order dated 11.11.2025 paid and receipt acknowledged; both writ appeals closed. No merits ratio; citable only for the fact of closure and payment.
What did the court decide?
Both writ appeals (WA/378/2024 and linked WA/366/2025) closed after the Court recorded that Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh), directed to be paid to the petitioner vide order dated 11.11.2025, had been paid and its receipt was acknowledged by counsel for the writ petitioner.