Mahfuza Khatun Alias Mahfaza Begum Vs the State of Assam and Ors. — Gauhati HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Mahfuza Khatun Alias Mahfaza Begum Vs the State of Assam and Ors. — Gauhati HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Direction to the respondent authorities to disburse Rs. 4,37,839/- to the petitioner expeditiously towards the medical reimbursement of her late husband, with the petitioner to cooperate to facilitate the disbursement; the communication dated 23.01.2026 taken on record and marked 'X' for identification.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondent authorities should be directed to release to the petitioner the amount of Rs. 4,37,839/- towards the medical reimbursement bill of her late husband.

Court's answer

In view of the respondent authorities' recorded steps for re-sanction and disbursement, and as agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, no issue survived to be determined in the petition; accordingly, the writ petition stands closed.

Ratio / Principle

The respondent authorities shall disburse the amount of Rs. 4,37,839/- to the petitioner expeditiously, and the petitioner shall cooperate with the concerned authorities so as to facilitate the process of disbursement.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Gauhati High Court (Kardak Ete, J.), WP(C)/4971/2025, order dated 12-02-2026: The petitioner, wife of a late Retired Subject Teacher of S.P. H.S. School, Dhubri, sought a direction to the respondent authorities to release Rs. 4,37,839/- (Rupees Four Lakh Thirty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Nine only) towards the medical reimbursement bill of her late husband, sanctioned on 23.02.2024. Mr. P. P. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department, placed on record a communication dated 23.01.2026 from the Joint Director, Secondary Education, Assam, showing that the Inspector of Schools, Dhubri District Circle had been requested to instruct the concerned DDO to draw and disburse the re-sanctioned amount to the petitioner through her bank account after observing all prescribed formalities. As agreed by learned counsel for the parties, the Court held that no issue survived to be determined, closed the writ petition, and directed the respondent authorities to disburse Rs. 4,37,839/- to the petitioner expeditiously, with the petitioner to cooperate in the disbursement process. The communication dated 23.01.2026 was taken on record and marked 'X' for identification. No statute or precedent was cited in the order.

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GAHC010186422025

2026:GAU-AS:1994

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

Case No. : WP(C)/4971/2025

MAHFUZA KHATUN ALIAS MAHFAZA BEGUM W/O- LATE KASMAT ALI SHEIKH, R/O- WARD NO-14, SOUTH COLLEGE NAGAR, BIDYAPARA, P.S AND DISTDHUBRI, ASSAM, PIN-783324

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION (SECONDARY), DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006

2:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-781019

3:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS DHUBRI DISTRICT CIRCLE DHUBRI P.O. AND DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783301 4:THE PRINCIPAL OF S.P HIGHER SECONFARY SCHOOL DHUBRI P.O. AND DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783301 5:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E) ASSAM MAIDAMGAON BELTOLA

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GUWAHATI-29

6:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06 7:THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES CUM CHAIRMAN DISTRICT LEVEL ADMISSIBILITY BOARD DHUBRI DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN--78330

Advocate for the Petitioner : MD. A HUSSAIN, MR. T ISLAM,MR. K ALOM

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, SEC. EDU., MR. S K MEDHI (SC,AG (A AND E),SC, AG (A AND E),SC, HEALTH,SC, FINANCE

BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE

ORDER

Date : 12-02-2026

Heard Md. A. Hussain, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P. P. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department for the respondent Nos. 1 to 3; Ms. R. Dutta, learned counsel for the respondent No. 5 and Mr. D. Upamanya, learned Standing Counsel for the Health & Family Welfare Department, for the respondent No. 7.

2. The present petition has been filed seeking a direction to the respondent authorities to release an amount of Rs. 4,37,839/- (Rupees Four Lakh Thirty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Nine only) to the petitioner towards the medical reimbursement bill in respect of her

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late husband, which was sanctioned on 23.02.2024.

3. Mr. P. P. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department, by placing on record the communication dated 23.01.2026 from the Joint Director, Secondary Education, Assam, submits that the Inspector of Schools, Dhubri District Circle, Dhubri, has been requested to instruct the concerned DDO to draw and disburse the re-sanctioned amount to the petitioner through her bank account, after observing all prescribed formalities. Specific directions have been issued for payment in favour of the petitioner, namely, Mahfuza Khatun, wife of late Kasmat Ali Sheikh, Retired Subject Teacher of S.P. H.S. School, District-Dhubri, being the cost of medicines and other hospital charges incurred for her late husband’s treatment.

4. In view of the above and as agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, no issued is survived to be determined in this petition. Accordingly, the writ petition stands closed.

5. It is needless to provide that the respondent authorities shall disburse the amount of Rs. 4,37,839/- (Rupees Four Lakh Thirty-Seven Thousand Eight Hundred and Thirty-Nine only) to the petitioner expeditiously and the petitioner shall cooperate with the concerned authorities so as to facilitate the process of disbursement.

6. The communication dated 23.01.2026 is taken on record and marked as ‘X’ for identification.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant