Page No.# 1/8 GAHC010107242024 2025:GAU-AS:3236 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : PIL/34/2024 SHANKAR MANDIR PRATIBEKHI SAMAJ AND 25 ORS HOWARAGHAT, KARBI ANGLONG, ASSAM, PIN- 782481, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SHRI MADHAV BORAH, SON OF LATE RATNESWAR BORAH, RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 2, HOWARAGHAT, KARBI ANGLONG, ASSAM, PIN- 782481. 2: MADHAV BORAH S/O- LATE RATNESWAR BORAH R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 3: KAMAL CH. SAIKIA S/O- LATE BOLORAM SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 4: ROHIT MEDHI S/O- LATE BALIRAM MEDHI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 5: JITU SHARMA S/O- LATE NITANANDA SARMAH R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN Page No.# 2/8 KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 6: HOMEN SAIKIA S/O- LATE BHABEN SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 7: KRISHNA RAJBONGSHI S/O- LATE THABURAM RAJBONGSHI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 8: SARAPA NANDA BORA S/O- LATE CHENIRAM BORA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 9: KIRTI BORA S/O- KHUDRA BORA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 10: PINKU BARUAH S/O- LATE SANTA RAM BARUAH R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 11: MANURAM SAIKIA S/O- LATE MANIK SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN Page No.# 3/8 KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 12: SMTI TRIPTI SAIKIA W/O- SHRI KAMAL CH. SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 13: DHARMENDRA RAJBONGSHI S/O- LATE JOGESH RAJBONGSHI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 14: ANANTA RAJBONGSHI S/O- LATE JOGESH RAJBONGSHI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 15: JEETU BORAH S/O- LATE KHUDRA BORAH R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 16: DILIP MALLICK S/O- JOGENDRA MALLICK R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 17: PRAJYOTI HAZARIKA S/O- DEBNATH HAZARIKA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN Page No.# 4/8 KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 18: RITUMONI HAZARIKA S/O- LATE BISWANATH HAZARIKA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 19: NAYAN MONI SAIKIA S/O- SHRI KAMAL CH. SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 20: UJJAL SAIKIA S/O- LATE BHABEN SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 21: DIPANKAR HAZARIKA S/O- SHRI LALIT HAZARIKA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 22: BHABATARAM BORA S/O- LATE CHENIRAM BORA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 23: JYOTI GOGOI S/O- SHRI LILADHAR GOGOI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN Page No.# 5/8 KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 24: PRANJAL KALITA S/O- LATE NILA KALITA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 25: DEEP KALITA S/O- SHRI ARUN KALITA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 26: KUSHAL SAIKIA S/O- LATE BOLORAM SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, ASSAM SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006. 2:COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 3:DIRECTOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT BELTOLA ASSAM GUWAHATI-781028. 4:EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD (BUILDING) DIVISION Page No.# 6/8 DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM 5:DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KARBI ANGLONG DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782460. 6:KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782460. 7:EDUCATION SECRETARY KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782460. 8:MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THE SANKARDEV VIDYA NIKETAN HOWRAGHAT KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM 9:CHIRANJIV AGARWAL S/O- MANNALAL AGARWAL DIPHU WARD NO. 01 M.G. ROAD NEAR LATIKA CINEMA HALL DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782460 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B K DAS, MR G JALAN,MR H P GUWALA,H P NEOG Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, MR P C DEY(R-9),MR BASAB DEY (R-9),MR M CHETIA (r-8),MR J PAYENG (r-8),SC, K A A C,SC, PWD (BULDING),SC, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT Page No.# 7/8 BEFORE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Date : 24.03.2025 (Vijay Bishnoi, CJ) This PIL petition has been filed by the petitioners, essentially, praying that the school authorities be directed to relocate Sankardev Vidya Niketan, Howraghat, to a bigger plot of land measuring 15 Bighas 1 Katha 14 Lechas under Dag Nos. 514/83 and Patta Nos. 136/63 Revenue village Howraghat Gaon, Mouza Howraghat, in the District of Karbi Anglong, in terms of the order passed by the Principal Secretary, Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council(KAAC), Diphu, on 13.09.2022. Learned counsel for respondent No. 8 appearing for the Managing Committee of Sankardev Vidya Niketan, Howraghat, Karbi Anglong, has made a statement before this Court that the management of the school concerned has principally decided to re-locate the Upper Section(after Class-8) of the school, in question, to a new plot of land. However, since the construction for the primary section is going on in the existing plot of land; the school authorities need some more time to initiate the process of relocating the Upper Section(after Class-8) of Sankardev Vidya Niketan, Howraghat, Karbi Anglong, to the new plot of land. Page No.# 8/8 In view of the fact that the Managing Committee of Sankardev Vidya Niketan, Howraghat, Karbi Anglong, has principally decided to re-locate the Upper Section(after Class-8) of the above-referred school; we dispose of this PIL petition with the expectation that the managing committee of Sankardev Vidya Niketan, Howraghat, Karbi Anglong, shall initiate the process of relocating the Upper Section(after Class-8) of the school, in question, to a bigger plot of land as indicated in this PIL petition, within a period of 1(one) year from today. It is hereby ordered accordingly. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant