Sri Madhusudhan Dasgupta v. the State of Assam and 6 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, WP(C)/6583/2025, order dated 16.02.2026 by Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair. Petitioner Madhusudhan Dasgupta, assistant teacher, Anchalik Me School, Panigaon, Kachalkhowa, Nagaon, versus State of Assam (School Education and Finance departments) and officers including Director of Elementary Education, DEEO Nagaon, DI of Schools, BEO Rupahi, Treasury Officer. Relief: release of arrear salary Rs.1,67,658/- for 01.09.2023 to 29.02.2024; entitlement admitted by respondents; sanction and budget allocation dated 12.02.2026; direction to pay within 30 days of certified copy; petition allowed. Keywords: arrear salary, assistant teacher, elementary education Assam, salary sanction, budget allocation, writ mandamus for payment.
What did the court decide?
Direction upon the respondents to release the petitioner's admitted arrear salaries for the period w.e.f. 01.09.2023 to 29.02.2024 within 30 (thirty) days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of the order; the communication dated 12.02.2026 furnished by Mr. P. K. Bora kept on record and marked as 'X'.