Dipanjali Das v. the State of Assam and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court; WP(C)/6204/2022; order dated 04.02.2026; Justice Rajesh Mazumdar; staff nurse recruitment; experience criteria; 10 marks under 'head experience'; NHM nurse experience certificate; no provision in online application form for uploading experience certificate; advertisement Sl. No. 4 silent on experience certificate; consent-based disposal; verification by Director of Health Services Assam; two-week authenticity verification; six-week appointment timeline; Scheduled Caste category claim to be verified; petitioner Dipanjali Das; counsel M. Ahmed and MD I H Laskar for petitioner; D. Upamanyu, Standing Counsel Health and FW Department, for respondents.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with directions: petitioner to appear before respondent No.2 (Director of Health Services Assam) on 13.02.2026 with the original experience certificate and self-attested copies; respondent No.2 to receive the certificate and may verify its authenticity within two weeks; if authentic, experience marks to be added to the petitioner's merit and the case placed before the appropriate authority for selection and appointment; appointment process to conclude within 6 weeks of the certificate being found authentic if the petitioner is fit; respondents to verify the petitioner's Scheduled Caste claim and act accordingly.