Samir Baidya @ Samir Sukla Baidya and Anr. v. the State of Assam and 3 Ors.
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Gauhati High Court, WP(C)/1181/2025, Justice Devashis Baruah, order dated 05.02.2026 — writ petition closed on withdrawal with liberty to re-file. Subject matter: non-grant of benefit of order dated 31.12.2024 promoting petitioners (Samir Baidya @ Samir Sukla Baidya; Jalnur Ali) to the Indian Forest Service, select list 2020, from the State Forest Service of Assam-Meghalaya Joint Cadre (Assam Segment); Clause v of that order required a certificate that officers are 'in service as on date', preventing forwarding of names; petitioners had retired; reliance on Annexure-6 regarding post-retirement notional promotion; respondents include State of Assam (Forest Department), Union of India (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change), Special Chief Secretary and Principal Chief Conservator of Forest. No statute or precedent discussed; matter not adjudicated on merits; fresh challenge to Clause v contemplated. Internal registry code GAHC010039572025 appears on the record.