Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010070582025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2038/2025 NUR ISLAM SARKAR AND 7 ORS S/O- LATE SOKIOT ULLAH SARKAR, RETD R/T AND H/M OF DURAHATI HIGH SCHOOL UNDER INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS DDC, DHUBRI, VILL- DHARMASALA PT I, P.O DHARMASAHALA, P.S- DHUBRI, DIST- DHUBRI, ASSAM, PIN- 783324 2: SAYED ALI SHEIKH S/O LT. ABDUL JOBBAR BEPARI RETD R/T AND H/M OF F.A. MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ALOMGANJ UNDER INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS DDC DHUBRI VILL- GERAMARI (DAMPUR) P.O.- GERAMARI P.S.- GAURIPUR DIST- DHUBRI (ASSAM) PIN-783339 3: MATIAR RAHMAN S/O LT. MESSER UDDIN AHMED RETD R/T AND H/M OF PATAMARI SONARAM HIGH SCHOOL UNDER INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS DDC DHUBRI VILL- BIDYAPARA PT-II P.O.- KHALIPUR P.S.- DHUBRI DIST- DHUBRI (ASSAM) PIN-783325 4: MOINUL ISLAM S/O LT. KHALILUDDIN AHMED RETD R/T AND H/M OF CHAPAR GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL UNDER INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS DDC DHUBRI VILL- CHAPAR Page No.# 2/4 ROWMARI PT-I P.O. AND P.S.- CHAPAR DIST- DHUBRI (ASSAM) PIN-783371 5: BIMAL CHANDRA RAY S/O LT. JOGINDER NATH RAY RETD R/T AND PRINCIPAL OF BERBHANGI H.S. SCHOOL UNDER INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS DDC DHUBRI VILL- KISMATHASDAHA PT-II P.O.- KISMAT HASDAHA P.S.- DHUBRI DIST- DHUBRI (ASSAM) PIN-783334 6: JAMSHED ALI SHEIKH S/O LT. AHOR ALI SARKAR RETD R/T AND H/M OF GERAMARI M.E. SCHOOL UNDER DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER DHUBRI VILL- ALOMGAANJ PT-II P.O.- ALOMGANJ P.S.- GAURIPUR DIST- DHUBRI (ASSAM) PIN-783339 7: SAMPAT LAL KHETAWAT S/O LT. RAMAKISHAN KHETWAT RETD R/T AND H/M OF BISHKURA M.E. SCHOOL UNDER DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER DHUBRI VILL- DAKHIN TOKLRERCHARA PT-IV P.O. AND P.S.- GOLAKGANJ DIST- DHUBRI (ASSAM) PIN-783334 8: MIR KASHEM SK S/O LT. HASIMUDDIN SK RETD R/T AND H/M OF MALIRCHAR M.E. SCHOOL UNDER DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER DHUBRI VILL- CHARBARI P.O.- PURAN DIARA P.S.- MANKACAHR DIST- SOUTH SALMARA (ASSAM) PIN-78313 Page No.# 3/4 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 COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE (ESTT.-A) DEPARTMENT ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 3:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19 4:THE MISSION DIRECTOR SSA (SARBA SIKSHA ABHIJAN) ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19 5:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS P.O. AND DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-78330 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. P K DEKA, J MEDHI,MS. N M LONGKENG,MR. R. KARIM,MR. P DAIMARY Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU, SC, FINANCE,SC, SSA BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Date : 11.04.2025 1. Heard Mr. J. Medhi, learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. Also heard Mr. S. M. T. Chistie, learned standing counsel, Secondary Education Page No.# 4/4 Department, for respondent Nos. 1, 3 & 5; Mr. B. Gogoi, learned standing counsel, Finance Department, for respondent No.2 & 4. 3. The petitioners, before this Court, are the retired Headmasters of various High Schools of Dhubri and they are praying for a direction to the respondents to pay the earned leave encashment benefits to the petitioners for a maximum period of 300 days by calculating 30 days per year after deducting the leave encashment benefits already paid to the petitioners. 4. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and on consideration of the materials available on record, this Court is of the considered opinion that the ends of justice would be met if the petitioners file individual representations before the respondent No. 3 / Director of Secondary Education, Assam within a period of 1 (one) month from today raising their grievance. Thereafter, the respondent No. 3, on receipt of representations filed by the petitioners, shall consider the same and pass a reasoned order thereon in accordance with the settled position of law within a period of 2 (two) months from the date of receipt of the said representations. 5. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant