Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010043762024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/140/2024 MUKUL BHAGABATI SON OF SRI NAREN BHAGABATI, VILLAGE- MAHIBAHA, P.O.- MAKHIBAHA, DISTRICT- NALBARI, ASSAM, PIN- 781374. VERSUS NARAYAN KONWAR AND 4 ORS TH SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, DISPUR-06. 2:SURANJANA SENAPATI THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-29. 3:BIKASH DAS THE DIRECTOR OF PENSION ASSAM HOUSEFED COMPLEX DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 4:SIMANTA DEKA AES THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER/ DEPUTY INSPECTOR Page No.# 2/3 OF SCHOOLS NALBARI DIST.- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781335. 5:MR. JAYANT NARLIKAR IAS THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GHY-06 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K R PATGIRI, MR G SARMA,MS K BARMAN,MS CHITRALEKHA DAS Advocate for the Respondent : MR B DEURI(R-3), MR S M T CHISTIE (R-4),MR A CHALIHA(R- 5),R M BAROOAH(R-5),MR P NAYAK(R-5),MR. B GOGOI (R-5),MR S M T CHISTIE(R-2),MR B KAUSHIK (R-2),MR. D SAIKIA(R-2) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Date : 11.03.2026 Heard Mr. K R Patgiri, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. S M T Chistie, learned counsel appearing for the respondent nos. 1, 2 & 4 and Mr. A Chaliha, learned counsel appearing for the respondent no. 5. 2. Mr. S M T Chistie, learned counsel appearing for the respondent nos. 1, 2 & 4, on instructions, has submitted that the in compliance with the directions passed by this Court, vide judgment & order dated 31.03.2023 in WP(C) No. 6403/2021 (Purnima Hore & Anr v. The State of Assam & Ors) and other analogous matters, more particularly the directions passed in Para No. 118 (i), thereof, the respondents have issued an order dated 17.01.2026 in compliance, thereof, extending the benefits of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to the petitioner. It is submitted that the further Page No.# 3/3 process, as would now be mandated to be done, would be so taken in the matter by the concerned authorities. 3. In view of the above, Mr. K R Patgiri, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the order dated 17.01.2026, the present contempt petition be closed, however, liberty be granted to the petitioner to approach this Court in the event the further processing requisite in the matter is not so carried out by the respondent authorities. 4. Prayer accepted. 5. The order dated 31.03.2023 in WP(C) No. 6403/2021 (Purnima Hore & Anr v. The State of Assam & Ors) being found to be complied with, liberty is reserved to the petitioners to approach this Court by way of filing an appropriate application, in the event, further processing in the matter as mandated, is not taken forward. 6. A copy of the order dated 17.01.2026, as furnished by Mr. S M T Chistie, learned counsel, is kept on record and marked as ‘X’ for the purpose of identification. JUDGE Comparing Assistant