Page No.# 1/18 GAHC010022302019 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/935/2019 PURNA KANTA BRAHMA AND 18 ORS. S/O- SUBODH BRAHMA, R/O- VILL- NAMJAIPARA, P.O- BOROBAZAR, P.S- BIJNI, DIST- CHIRANG, BTAD, ASSAM 2: JAHAR ALI SHEIK S/O- LATE ABUL HUSSAIN R/O- VILL- BATABARI P.O- BIJNI P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 3: RAM CHANDRA RABHA S/O- LATE BIBIRAM RABHA R/O- VILL NO. 1 KHUJRAPGURI P.O- MONGOLIAN BAZAR (MALIPARA) P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 4: ASAN ALI S/O- LATE USHMAN ALI R/O- VILL NO. 2 KAWADI P.O- PATILADAHA (BAGHORGAON) P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 5: NOBER ALI S/O- LATE MOYAN ALI Page No.# 2/18 R/O- VILL- DUPURI P.O- SONAIKOLA P.S- BIJNI (PANBARI) DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 6: NAGEN MUCHAHARY S/O- LATE ANANDI RAM MUCHAHARY R/O- VILL- KOPTUPALI P.O- HANCHARA (BIJNI) P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 7: RANJOY GOYARY S/O- LATE KHAMINI GOYARY R/O- VILL NO. 1 BHALATAL P.O- BHALATAL P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 8: KAMALESWAR BASUMATARY S/O- LATE CENA RAM BASUMATARY R/O- VILL NO. 1 SILKHAGURI P.O- BAGORGAON P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 9: ABDUR RAHIM S/O- LATE SAHABUDDIN R/O- VILL- BOWPARA P.O- ALUKHUNDA P.S- BIJNI(PANBARI) DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 10: DANDESWAR MUCHAHARY S/O- LATE NAKHARSING MUCHAHARY R/O- VILL- MONESWARI P.O- CHATIANGURI (BIJNI) P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG Page No.# 3/18 BTAD ASSAM 11: KHALILUR RAHMAN S/O- LATE MABARAK ALI R/O- VILL- DAWAGURI P.O- BAGORGAON P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 12: KASHEM ALI S/O- LATE ABUL HUSSAIN R/O- VILL- BAGORGAON P.O- BAGORGAON P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 13: ABDUL BAREK S/O- ALTE KOLIM UDDIN SHEIKH R/O- VILL NO. 1 MAJRABARI P.O- BHALATAL P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 14: KAMESWAR BASUMATARY S/O- LATE KANDURA BASUMATARY R/O- VILL- NO. 2 CHATIANGURI P.O- BIJNI P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 15: JAGODISH RAY @ JAGODISH CHANDRA RAY S/O- THANESWAR RAY R/O- VILL- PUB KHAMARPARA P.O- BAGORGAON P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM Page No.# 4/18 16: UMA CHARAM BRAHMA S/O- LATE GEBARAM BRAHMA R/O- VILL- MAOJIPARA (KHALEPPARA) P.O- BOROBAZAR P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 17: NIREN DHAR S/O- LATE LALIT DHAR R/O- VILL NO. 2 CHARAGAON P.O- HANCHARA (BIJNI) P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 18: AKARA ZAMAN @ AKARUJ JAMAN S/O- LATE RAJAB ALI R/O- VILL NO. 1 GORAIMARI P.O- ALKHUNDA P.S- PANBARI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 19: MANGALSING BASUMATARY S/O- LATE TEBRA RAM BASUMATARY @ TEBRA BASUMATARI R/O- VILL- GAIBARI (NO. DEWANPARA) P.O- BAGORGAON P.S- BIJNI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM, REVENUE (LR) DEVELOPMENT DEPTT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, PIN- 781006 2:THE COMMISIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM FINANCE (ESTT-A) DEPTT DISPUR GHY Page No.# 5/18 PIN- 781006 3:THE DIRECTOR LAND RECORDS AND REVENUE DEVELOPMENT ASSAM GUWAHATI PIN- 781006 4:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL REP. BY THE SECRETARY LAND RECORDS AND SURVEY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM PIN- 783370 5:THE DIRECTOR LAND RECORDS AND SURVEYS BTC KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM PIN- 6:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIRANG P.O P.S AND DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM PIN- 7:THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER (C) BIJNI P.O AND P.S- BIJNI AND DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM PIN- 8:THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER(C) SIDLI P.O AND P.S- SIDLI DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM PIN- Page No.# 6/18 9:THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER (C) KAJALGAON P.O AND P.S- KAJALGAON DIST- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM PIN Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A A R KARIM, MR. A DEB Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, Linked Case : WP(C)/2112/2019 DAMBRUDHAR BASUMATARY AND 44 ORS. S/O- LATE MAHIRAM BASUMATARY R/O. VILL.- GARAGAON SALBARI P.O. GARUBHASA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 2: LACHIT BASUMATARY S/O LATE DEBEN BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILL. BAIRAJHARA P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST.- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 3: BINOD ISLARY S/O. LATE MODARAM ISLARY R/O. VILL. AND P.O.- DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 4: UTTAM WARY S/O LATE BHABEN WARY R/O. VILL. DOLOGAON Page No.# 7/18 P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 5: GANESH UPADHAY S/O. LATE SANKAR UPADHAY R/O. VILL. SOUTH NAMGDOLBARI P.O. GARUBHASA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 6: ANIL CHANDRA BARMAN S/O. LATE JAGESH BARMAN R/O.VILL. THUNKUBARI P.S. AND P.O. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 7: MANORANJAN BARMAN S/O LATE NARENDRA CHANDRA BARMAN R/O. VILL. DIPU P.O. KASHIKOTRA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 8: JONA NARZARY S/O. SRI SODA NARZARY R/O. VILL. SANPUR P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 9: DAREN NARZARY S/O. LATE SUNDUR NARZARY R/O. VILL. KOMABARI P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. Page No.# 8/18 10: DINESH NARZARY S/O. LATE BINARAM NARZARY VILL. NO. 2 THALITBARI P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD (ASSAM). 11: RAJIT NARAYAN BASUMATARY @ RANJIT NARAYAN BASUMATARY S/O. LATE RAMWSHWAR BASUMATARY R/O. VILL. NIMAGAON P.O. AND P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 12: ATUL ISLARY S/O. LATE PUJARU ISLARY R/O. VILL. BAMUNGAON P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 13: MUTILAL MUCHAHARY @ MOTILAL MUCHAHARY S/O.LATE BANGTU MUCHAHARY R/O. VILL. ANGKORBARI P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 14: GAREN WARY @ GOREN WARY S/O. LATE JEBRA WARY R/O. VILL. SHYAMSINGKILLA P.O. SHAMPA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 15: PROTAPSING BASUMATARY S/O. LATE SAWAN BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILL. AMLAIGURI (GORAGAON) Page No.# 9/18 P.O. CHAMPABATI BAZAR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 16: HALKA MUSHAHARY S/O. LATE SONARAM MUSHAHARY R/O. VILL. DIPU P.O. KASHIKOTRA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 17: SANDRAI MARDI S/O. LATE NAYAN MARDI RESIDENT OF VILL. AMGURI P.O. GORUBHASA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 18: GYANENDRA LAIFANGRY S/O. LATE BABURAM LAIFANGRY R/O. VILL. SIMLAGURI P.O. GURUBHASA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 19: HOREN BARMAN S/O. LATE JOTIN BARMAN R/O. VILL. NO. 3 DHUPGURI P.O. KASHIKOTRA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 20: DURGA MARDI S/O. LATE SUPAL MARDI R/O. VILL. DIPU P.O. KASHIKOTRA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG Page No.# 10/18 BTAD ASSAM. 21: JOLESWAR KUJUR S/O. LATE FIDRICH KUJUR R/O. VILL. DIPU P.O. KASHIKOTRA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 22: AROBINDRA MUCHAHARY S/O. LATE HABANG MUCHAHARI R/O. VILL. KALABARI P.O. AND P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 23: RAJEN MUCHAHARY S/O. LATE LOBAR MUCHAHARY R/O. VILL. SOULMARI P.O. AND P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 24: JOGOR BASUMATARY S/O. LATE PARSING BASUMATARY R/O. VILL. DANGSHIBARY P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 25: BIJENDRA MUCHAHARY S/O. LATE SOMBAM MUCHAHARY R/O. VILL. BHAORAGURI P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 26: JOHRSING NARZARY S/O. LATE DAREN NARZARY Page No.# 11/18 R/O. VILL. DADURI BIL P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 27: DAOKE MUCHAHARY S/O LATE GALOR MUCHAHARY R/O. VILL. THOSOBARI P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 28: PERKHAO DAIMARY @ PERKAO DWYMARY S/O. GOJEN DWYMARY R/O. VILL. DHOLAPARA P.O. DUTTAPUR DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 29: TORONI BASUMATARY S/O. LATE RUMAL BASUMATARY R/O. VILL. JAMBUBARI P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 30: RAMWNDA BASUMATARY S/O LATE KATIRAM BAUMATARY R/O. VILL. POSCHIM GASLABARI P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 31: MOHEN NARZARY S/O. MAORIYA NARZARY R/O. VILL. NO. 1 THALITBARI P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG Page No.# 12/18 BTAD ASSAM. 32: NOGEN BASUMATARY S/O. SRI DEBORSING BASUMATARY R/O. VILL. SELEKHAGURI P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 33: KOKEN NARZARY @ KAKHEN NARZARY S/O. LATE CHANDRA NARZARY R/O. VILL. EAST GARLABARI P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. BASUGAON DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 34: BIJOY SING MUCHAHARY S/O. LATE ANDA MUCHAHARY R/O. VILL. SOUTH BATABARI P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 35: BAHADUR CHAMPRAMARY S/O. LATE SUREN CHAMPRAMARY R/O. VILL. NO. 1 BATTABARI P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 36: SWITO BASUMATARY @ SAITYA BASUMATARY S/O. HODOM BASUMATARY R/O. VILL. GENDERGAON P.O. KASHIKOTRA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. Page No.# 13/18 37: DHOJEN RABHA S/O LATE MANIK RABHA R/O. VILL. TILOKGAON P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 38: RAJEN GOYARY S/O. LATE GOPAL GOYARY R/O. VILL. DHOROMPUR P.O. DUTTAPUR P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 39: MUSLAM UDDIN AHMED S/O. LATE AZOR ALI R/O. VILL. AND P.O. MOZABARI P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 40: DEOBAHADUR CHETRY S/O. LATE RAMBAHADUR CHETRY R/O. VILL. GURUBHASA NEPALPARA P.O. GURUBHASA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 41: RENJEN EKKA S/O. LATE KADRU EKKA R/O. VILL. NO. 1 NAGDARBARY P.O. GARUBHASA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 42: SAMAI MURMU S/O. BAJEL MURMU R/O. VILL. CHANDPUR P.O. GARUBHASA Page No.# 14/18 P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 43: INDRA MOHAN NARZARY S/O. LATE SUNIRAM NARZARY R/O. VILL. NORTH DEOLGURI P.O. RAMCHAIDHAM P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 44: TIMICWARAN WARY S/O. LATE ANDA WARY R/O. VILL. BATABARI P.O. GARUBHASA P.S. SIDLI DIST.- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 45: LALMOHAN BASUMATARY S/O. LATE KATINATH BASUMATARY R/O. VILL. NO. 2 BHALATAL P.O. BHALATAL P.S. BIJNI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS. THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE (L.R.) DEVELOPMENT DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006. 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE (ESTT.- A) DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006. 3:THE DIRECTOR LAND RECORDS AND REVENUE DEVELOPMENT Page No.# 15/18 ASSAM GUWAHATI- 781006. 4:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL REP. BY THE SECRETARY LAND RECORDS AND SURVEY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM- 783370. 5:THE DIRECTOR LAND RECORDS AND SURVEYS BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM- 783370. 6:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CHIRANG P.O. P.S. AND DIST.- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 7:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER (C) BIJNI P.O. AND P.S. BIJNI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 8:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER (C) SIDLI P.O. AND P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 9:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER (C) KAJALGAON P.O. AND P.S. KAJALGAON DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : MR. A A R KARIM Page No.# 16/18 Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 27.02 .2026 Heard Mr. A. A. R. Karim learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. B. Bora, learned Government Advocate for State, Mr. S. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel for Revenue, Mr. N. R. Sarma, learned Standing Counsel for BTC and Mr. A. Chaliha, learned Standing counsel for Finance. 2. The writ petitioners were selected as honorary Gaon Buras of their respective villages in Chirang District as per the resolutions taken by villagers and have been working for more than 10 years efficiently to the satisfaction of the villagers and the Departmental Authorities. There was a decision taken by the Department prescribing the age limit of Gaon Buras from 21 to 40 years for General and 45 years for SC/ ST Category and that the applicant must have passed class 10th examination for the post of Gaon Bura. However, this notification provided that these criteria shall not be applicable for those Gaon Buras who had already appointed earlier. 3. Since the petitioners are not allowed to participate in the Selection Process they approached this Court earlier by filing WP(C) No. 2054/ 2017 seeking relaxation from age and qualification and to participate in the Selection process. The writ petition came to be disposed of permitting the Respondents to file their representation before the authorities. After due consideration of the representation, the authority extended the age participation from 45 to 50 Page No.# 17/18 years, but did not relaxed qualification of passing class 10th examination. 4. Subsequent thereto, on 10.12.2018 second advertisement was published dated 10th April, 2018, cancelling the earlier advertisement and inviting applications for filling up of 172 posts of Gaon Bura under the Chirang District including the post in which the petitioners are presently working as honorary/ adhoc basis. Being aggrieved the present writ petition has been filed seeking direction to set aside the advertisement/ alternatively permit the writ petitioner to participate in the selection process by relaxation of their education and qualification of class 10th pass. 5. Notices were issued in the matter and during the pendency of the writ petition it was submitted by the learned Standing Counsel BTC that the BTC authorities have taken a decision to cancel all advertisement published in the year 2016, 2017 and 2018 due to the grounds mentioned therein. The copy of this order dated 22.12.2025 is placed before the Court and which is extracted below:- ” In the interest of public service and in view of report submitted by the Director, Land Records & Surveys, BTC vide Memo No. BTC/DLR-39/GB(Pt- 2)/2022/3, dated 26.11.2024 with regard to upto date report on Gaonbura/Gaon Pradhan appointment which was initiated vide advertisement published in the year 2016-2017&2018, the Bodoland Territorial Council is pleased to cancel all such advertisements published in the year 2016- 2017&2018 due to following grounds: (a). Revenue Circle wise evaluation sheets to be signed by the Chairman of the Committee were not found. (b). In some cases 2-3 individual members had also not signed the evaluation sheets. (c). No compilation sheets of evaluation signed by the Chairman and Page No.# 18/18 Members of the Selection Committee are found. (d). Though viva-voice was conducted, evaluation and compilation of marks were not done and thus the selection process was not complete. (e). The most of the Committee Members including the Chairman who were Govt. Officials have retired and it is practically not possible to complete the incomplete process with the existing records of interview which are incomplete. (f). Moreover, almost six years have elapsed since the conduct of interview. In the meantime more and more vacancies have resulted requiring fresh initiative to fill up these vacancies. The Sr. Standing Counsel of BTC be communicated the decision accordingly for taking necessary step before the Hon'ble Court for all Gaon Bura Cases. This order shall come into force with immediate effect.” 6. In view of this clear order passed by the Secretary BTC, Kokrajhar, cancelling all the advertisement no further cause is alive in this writ petition and accordingly the same stands close and disposed of. 7. Interims order, if any, will stands merged and the writ petitioners will be permitted to continue as honorary Gaon Buras till such time the BTC Authorities takes steps as per the procedure prescribed for appointment of Gaon Buras. 8. Accordingly this writ petition is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant