Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010121042023 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : PIL/45/2023 1: PRITOM HAZARIKA AND ANR S/O- HARENDRA KUMAR HAZARIKA, R/O- MANIK NAGAR, P.O. JAPORIGOG, P.S. DISPUR, PIN- 781005, GUWAHATI, KAMRUP(M), ASSAM 2: JON JYOTI SARMAH S/O- LATE JAMINI SARMAH R/O- KHUTIKATIA NAGAON PIN- 782002 DIST. NAGAON ASSAM VERSUS 1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, ASOM SACHIVALAYA, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, PIN- 781006, KAMRUP(M), ASSAM 2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT ASOM SACHIVALAYA DISPUR GUWAHATI PIN- 781006 ASSAM 3:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF HOME AND POLITICAL ASOM SACHIVALAYA DISPUR GUWAHATI PIN- 781006 KAMRUP METRO ASSAM 4:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE ASSAM KAMRUP(M) GUWAHATI PIN- 781007 ASSAM 5:THE COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE MAN INQUIRY COMMISSION HEADED BY JUSTICE (RETD.) B K SHARMA RETIRED JUDGE OF HONBLE GAUHATI HIGH COURT REGARDING ANOMALIES AND MALPRACTICES IN CONDUCT OF EXAMINATIONS BY APSC IN CCE- 2013 (REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY) OFFICE OF THE INQUIRY COMMISSION RELATING TO AFFAIRS OF APSC MAGISTRATE COLONY 1ST FLOOR HOUSE NO 4 HEDAYATPUR GUWAHATI-781003 KAMRUP(M) ASSA Page No.# 2/2 For the Petitioner(s) : For the Respondent(s) : Ms. M. Devi, Government Advocate, Assam. – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 19.03.2026 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) This case has come at the instance of the Office. In the third paragraph of the judgment dated 16.03.2026 passed in the present PIL, there is a reference of PIL No.79/2025. In fact, the direction of the Court, referred to in the afore-noted paragraph, has been passed in PIL No.79/2015. As such, in the judgment dated 16.03.2026, in Paragraph 3, the reference to the PIL be read as “PIL No.79/2015” instead of “PIL No.79/2025”. The judgment stands modified to the extent indicated above. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant