MRIGEN SARMA AND 26 ORS v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS
WP(C)/2379/2024 · 2025-06-08
Suman Shyam
Writ Petition (Civil)body2025
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2379/2024 MRIGEN SARMA AND 26 ORS S/O- LT. DASARATH SARMA, R/O VILLAGE- BAR BHALUKI, POST OFFICE- BHALUKI, POLICE STATION- PATACHARKUCHI, DISTRICT- BARPETA, ASSAM. PIN- 781371. 2: SRI BHARAT BANIA S/O- SRI DANDARAM BANIA
R/O VILLAGE- NIZDAHI
POST OFFICE- DIGHIRPAR
POLICE STATION- MANGALDAI
DISTRICT- DARRANG ASSAM. PIN- 784144. 3: SRI ATUL GOGOI S/O- LT. PADMA GOGOI
R/O VILLAGE - 1 NO. BORBIL
POST OFFICE- BALIJAN
POLICE STATION- KAKOTIBARI
DISTRICT- CHARAIDEO ASSAM. PIN- 785691. 4: SRI MUKUL BORA S/O- LT. BOGAI RAM BORA
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R/O VILLAGE- MORONGIAL
POST OFFICE- CHOTAHAIBOR
POLICE STATION- SADAR
DISTRICT- NOGAON ASSAM. PIN- 782003. 5: SRI KANKAN NAYAK S/O- SRI ACHINI NAYAK
R/O VILLAGE-AMRIKHOWA
POST OFFICE- AMRIKHOWA
POLICE STATION- SARTHEBARI
DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM. PIN- 781307. 6: SRI RAJIB BORAH S/O- LT. DIGEN BORAH
R/O VILLAGE- NAMPANI GAON
POST OFFICE- BORPANI GAON
POLICE STATION- SAMAGURI
DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM. PIN- 782141. 7: SMT. MAMI AHMED D/O- SRI CHIRAJUDDIN AHMED
R/O VILLAGE- AMANI
POST OFFICE- AMANI
POLICE STATION- BELSOR
DISTRICT- NALBARI ASSAM. PIN- 781306. 8: HASMA BEGUM D/O- SHRI MAFIJUDDIN AHMED
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R/O VILLAGE- SIDHABARI PART-II
POST OFFICE- BAKAITARI
POLICE STATION- MATIA
DISTRICT- GOALPARA ASSAM. PIN- 783125. 9: SRI SABEN NARZARI R/O VILLAGE- NC BAHIPUKHURI(KISHANPUR)
POST OFFICE- PATHAKPUR
POLICE STATION- MAZBAT
DISTRICT- UDALGURI ASSAM. PIN- 784507. 10: SRI ELIAS AHMED S/O- JAMAL UDDIN AHMED
R/O VILLAGE- KARAGARI PATHER
POST OFFICE-CHAPARBORI
POLICE STATION- BARPETA
DISTRICT- BARPETA (BAJALI) ASSAM. PIN- 781352. 11: SRI JYOTISH BARMAN S/O- SRI PABITRA BARMAN
R/O VILLAGE-KAITHALKUCHI
POST OFFICE- KAITHALKUCHI
POLICE STATION- BELSOR
DISTRICT- NALBARI ASSAM. PIN- 781370. 12: MRS. JONALI DAS
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R/O VILLAGE- MORNAI
POST OFFICE AND POLICE STATION - MORNAI
DISTRICT- GOALPARA ASSAM. PIN- 783101. 13: SMT. MADHURI KALITA MALAKAR D/O- KHAGENDRA NATH KALITA
R/O VILLAGE- DOWAMAKHA
POST OFFICE- LATIBARI
POLICE STATION- TAMULPUR
DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781368. 14: SRI DINAMANI SAIKIA S/O- SRI RATNESWAR SAIKIA
R/O HOUSE NO. 21 WARD NO. 58 BELTOLA COLLEGE ROAD KUNDILNAGAR NAMGHAR BELTOLA
POST OFFICE- BASISTHA
DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM. PIN-781029 15: SMT. BHANITA DAS D/O- LT. ANANTA KUMAR DAS
R/O VILLAGE- NIZ BONGSHAR
POST OFFICE- BONGSHAR
POLICE STATION- SUALKUCHI
DISTRICT- KAMRUP(R) ASSAM. PIN- 781103
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R/O VILLAGE- CHAMDHARA
POST OFFICE AND POLICE STATION- JURIA
DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM.
PIN- 782124. 17: OMEE HASNU KEMPRAI D/O- SHRI PRATAP HASNU
R/O VILLAGE-PASCHIM GOJALI PAR
POST OFFICE- PONDIT GHAT
POLICE STATION- HOWRAGHAT
DISTRICT- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM. PIN- 782481. 18: SRI MRIDUL KUMAR DEKA S/O- LT. CHANDRA DHAR DEKA
R/O VILLAGE- DAHA CHUBURI
POST OFFICE- CHAMUAPARA
POLICE STATION- MANGALDOI
DISTRICT- DARRANG ASSAM. PIN- 784529. 19: SRI JAKARIA AHMED BARBHUIYA S/O- ABDUL HOQUE BARBHUIYA
R/O VILLAGE- CHANDIPUR PT-III
POST OFFICE- KALIBARI BAZAR
P.S.- ALGAPUR
DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM. Page No.# 6/9 PIN- 788150. 20: SRI KAUSHIK SARMA S/O- ANIL SARMA R/O VILLAGE- NIZ SATHISAMUKA POST OFFICE- SATHISAMUKA
POLICE STATION- PATACHARKUCHI
DISTRICT- BAJALI (BARPETA) ASSAM. PIN- 782124. 21: SRI AMLAN JYOTI NATH S/O- ARUN CHANDRA NATH
R/O VILLAGE- SAMDHARA POST OFFICE AND POLICE STATION- JURIA
DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM. PIN- 782124. 22: SRI BINUD CHUTIA S/O- NUMAL CHUTIA R/O VILLAGE- CHOWKHAM POST OFFICE- GOWALCHAPORI
DISTRICT- DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN- 787057. 23: SRI BIPLAB MEDHI S/O- LATE NOMAL MEDHI R/O VILLAGE- BAJALI UDAYPUR POST OFFICE- BARBARI
POLICE STATION- NALBARI
DISTRICT- NALBARI ASSAM. PIN- 781351. 24: SOHIDUL HUSSAIN S/O- JALAL HUSSAIN R/O VILLAGE- PAIKAN PT-II
POST OFFICE- KRISHNAI POLICE STATION- KRISHNAI
DISTRICT- GOALPARA
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R/O- VILLAGE- DHING BETKATI GAON
POST OFFICE- CHAMUA GAON
POLICE STATION- DHING
DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM. PIN- 782123. 26: SRI RAMESH DAS S/O- LT. BHISHMA DAS
R/O VILLAGE- 1 NO. NARUA
POST OFFICE- NARUA
POLICE STATION- MUKALMUA
DISTRICT- NALBARI ASSAM. PIN- 781138. 27: SRI SOLEMAN ISLAM S/O- ABDUL MAJID MANDOL
R/O VILLAGE- TEKARKHATA
POST OFFICE- CHITHILA
POLICE STATION- FAKIRAGRAM
DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. PIN- 78335 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DISPUR, ASSAM SECRETARIAT, GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT DISPUR
Page No.# 8/9 ASSAM SECRETARIAT GUWAHATI-6. 3:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT DISPUR JANATA BHAWAN GUWAHATI-6.
4:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DISPUR ASSAM SECRETARIAT GUWAHATI-6. 5:THE STATE LEVEL RECRUITMENT COMMISSION FOR CLASS-IV POSTS REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY ASSAM ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE JAWAHARNAGAR KHANAPARA GUWAHATI-22 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S K ROY, MRS. M M ROY,S MEDHI Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, SLRC,SC, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT,SC, HEALTH AND F W
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUMAN SHYAM
ORDER Date : 09-06-2025
Heard Mr. S.K. Roy, learned counsel for the writ petitioner. Also heard Mr. J.K. Goswami, learned Addl. Sr. Govt. Advocate, Assam appearing for the respondent Nos. 1 & 2, Mr. D. Upamanu, learned standing counsel, Health Department, Govt. of Assam appearing for the respondent No. 3 and Ms. R.M. Deka, learned standing counsel, Social Justice & Empowerment Welfare Department, Govt. of Assam appearing for the
Page No.# 9/9 respondent No. 4. The 27 petitioners herein have approached this Court by filing this writ petition seeking a direction for extension of validity of select list dated 08-05-2024. Perused the order dated 15-05-2024 passed by this Court in the present proceeding whereby, the issue of maintainability of the writ petition has been flagged. Mr. Roy submits that subsequent to the order dated 15-05-2024, some of the writ petitioners, in their individual capacities, had approached this Court by filing separate writ petitions, some within the validity period of the select list and some after the expiry of the same, seeking a direction upon the authorities to issue appointment orders to them. It appears that all the writ petitioners are seeking employment in Gr.-IV posts against the quota reserved for Persons with Disabilities (PwD). Hence, the writ petition. Since similar writ petitions in the form of W.P.(C) No. 2379/2024 and the batch of connected writ petitions are pending before this Court wherein, the same issue is open for
consideration by this Court, this writ petition stands disposed of by providing that the petitioners would be at liberty to urge all legal points, as per law, in the pending writ petition referred to above, if so advised.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant