Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010125122020 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3794/2020 MAUSAM DUTTA S/O LATE PREMANGSHU DUTTA, IN CHARGE HEAD MASTER, CHANDRANATHPUR ME SCHOOL, VILLAGE AND PO CHANDRANATHPUR, SUB DIVISION SILCHAR SADAR, DIST CACHAR, ASSAM 788817 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, EDUCATION, ELEMENTARY DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI 6 2:THE DIRECTOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 19 3:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER CACHAR ASSAM SILCHAR 4:THE BLOCK ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER KATIGORAH EDUCATION BLOCK SUB DIVISION SILCHAR SADAR CACHAR ASSAM 5:SRI SHISHU RANJAN BARMAN HEAD MASTER HBDS RAJABAZAR MV SCHOOL Page No.# 2/3 VILLAGE JOYPUR RAJABAZAR SUB DIVISION LAKHIPUR CACHAR SILCHAR ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B U LASKAR, Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU, BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN ORDER Date : 02.04.2026 Heard Mr. BU Laskar, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B Talukdar, learned Standing Counsel, Elementary Education. The petitioner has filed this application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India challenging the order dated 09.06.2020 by which the respondent no.5 was promoted to the post of Headmaster in Chandranathpur M.E. School under Silchar (Sadar), Sub-Division. It is the case of the petitioner that he was not considered for promotion to the post of Headmaster of the said school although he has made number of representation and he is eligible for the said post. However, when the matter is called up today, the learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner retired on 31st of November, 2025 and the process for his pension is also been initiated. As such, he submits that the instant matter has become infructuous. Page No.# 3/3 Accordingly, the matter is closed as infructuous. JUDGE Comparing Assistant