Kumar Bikash Nath v. the Commissioner and Secretary to the Govt. of Assam and 6 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court 2026 writ petition disposed; contractual teacher B.Voc Retail Management Jagiroad College; withheld/unreleased salary June 2024 and February 2025; minimum 100 hours / 60 hours working-days norm for Contractual Teachers held arbitrary; teacher worked 16 days 82.24 hours entitled to half month wages; direction to College/Governing Body to pay within one month; liberty to sue for compensation in Civil Court for alleged arbitrary release; I.A. (Civil) No. 3395/2025; interim order vacated; Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair; petitioner Kumar Bikash Nath; respondents include UGC, Gauhati University, Director of Higher Education Assam.
What did the court decide?
College authorities directed to release the Petitioner's wages for 16 days (February 2025) within one month of receipt of a certified copy of the order; liberty granted to pursue a compensation claim before the Civil Court of competent jurisdiction; interim order earlier passed vacated; prayer regarding release from services not pressed (course closed down).