Page No.# 1/6 GAHC010094642025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1440/2025 THE DIRECTOR, WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT, ASSAM, UJANBAZAR, GUWAHATI 781001 VERSUS SUHANA BEGUM AND 4 ORS W/O JAMALUDDIN AHMED, R/O VILL. HAWAIPUR, P.O. AND P.S. HOJAI, DIST. HOJAI, ASSAM, PIN 782435 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM SOCIAL WELFARE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 3:THE DIST. SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782435 4:THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER DHALPUKHURI ICDS PROJECT DIST. HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782435 5:FOUJIA TABASSUM W/O HUSSAIN CHOUDHURY Page No.# 2/6 R/O VILL. MILIKBASTI P.O. NANDAPUR CHARIALI P.S. HOJAI DIST. HOJAI PIN 782435 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT VILL. HAWAIPUR BEYGAON P.O. NANDAPUR CHARIALI P.S. AND DIST. HOJAI ASSAM PIN 78243 Advocate for the Petitioner : SR. GA, ASSAM, MR. D NATH Advocate for the Respondent : MR. M H RAJBARBHUIYAN, Linked Case : WP(C)/2434/2024 FOUJIA TABASSUM W/O- HUSSAIN CHOUDHURY VILLAGE- BEGAON (HAWAIPUR) P.O- NANDAPUR CHARIALI P.S- HOJAI DIST- HOJAI ASSAM PIN-782435 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE ASSAM UZANBAZAR Page No.# 3/6 GUWAHATI-1. 3:THE DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER CUM THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE DHALPUKHURI ICDS PROJECT DIST-HOJAI ASSAM PIN- 782435. 4:THE CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER DHALPUKHURI ICDS PROJECT DIST-HOJAI ASSAM PIN- 782435. 5:SUHANA BEGUM W/O- JAMALUDDIN AHMED VILLAGE- WEST BEGAON (HAWAIPUR P.O- HOJAI P.S- HOJAI DIST- HOJAI ASSAM PIN-782435 ------------ Advocate for : MR J ABEDIN Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS Linked Case : WP(C)/2162/2024 SUHANA BEGUM W/O- JAMALUDDIN AHMED R/O- VILL- HAWAIPUR P.O. AND P.S. HOJAI DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM PIN- 782435 VERSUS Page No.# 4/6 THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 2:DIRECTOR WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT UJANBAZAR GUWAHATI-1 3:DISTRICT SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER HOJAI ASSAM PIN- 782435 4:CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICER DHALPUKHURI ICDS PROJECT DIST- HOJAI PIN- 782435 5:FOUJIA TABASSUM W/O- HUSSAIN CHOUDHURY R/O- VILL- MILIKBASTI P.O. NANDAPUR CHARIALI P.S. HOJAI DIST.- HOJAI PIN- 782435 PRESENTLY RESIDING AT VILL- HAWAIPUR BEYGAON P.O. NANDAPUR CHARIALI P.S. HOJAI DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM PIN- 782435 ------------ Advocate for : MR. M H RAJBARBHUIYAN Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS Page No.# 5/6 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Date : 05.05.2025 Heard Mr. D. Nath, learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Mr. M. H. Rajbarbhuiyan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner in WP(C) No. 2162/2024 and Mr. J. Abedin, learned counsel appearing for the respondent no. 5. The present Interlocutory application has been instituted by the applicant, Director, Women and Child Development, Assam praying for granting further 2(two) weeks time to file the affidavit-in-opposition in terms of the directions passed by this Court vide order dated 24.04.2025 in WP(C) No. 2162/2024 and WP(C) No. 2434/2024. Further, the applicant has prayed for exemption of his personal appearance on 07.05.2025 in terms of the said order. I have perused the contentions made in the Interlocutory application and accordingly, I am of the considered view that the prayer made in the Interlocutory application merits acceptance. In view of the above, the Director, Women and Child Development, Assam, is granted time till 23.05.2025 to file the affidavit in terms of the directions passed by this Court vide order dated 24.04.2025. The personal appearance of the Director, Women and Child Development, Assam, on 07.05.2025 is dispensed for the time being. However, the Director, Women and Child Development, Assam, shall invariably file the affidavit on or before 23.05.2025. With the above observations and directions, the Interlocutory application stands disposed of. Page No.# 6/6 JUDGE Comparing Assistant