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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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Page No.# 1/9 GAHC010090322024 undefined 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 Page No.# 2/9 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 Page No.# 3/9 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 Page No.# 4/9 W/O- SRI CHAMPAK DAS 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 Page No.# 5/9 16: SRI MANASH JYOTI KALITA S/O- SRI BHADRESWAR KALITA 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 Page No.# 7/9 ASSAM. PIN- 783126. 25: SRI BISWA DEBNATH S/O- LT. BIREN DEBNATH 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