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2025 DAILYLAW 12981 (GAU)

MINAKSHI DEVI AND ORS v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS

WP(C)/2827/2025 · 2025-05-29

Kardak Ete

Writ Petition (Civil)body2025

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Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010110232025 2025:GAU-AS:7008 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2827/2025 MINAKSHI DEVI AND ORS C/O- TARUN CH. NATH. VILL- PACHATIA, WARD NO.3 DIST- MORIGAON, ASSAM 2: KIRAN DEVI C/O- MRIGENDRA NATH BARKAKATI. VILL- RAJAGAON WARD NO-5. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 3: EUNUS AHMED S/O- ABDUL RAJJAK MULLAH. VILL- NAGABANDHA. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 4: SEWALI DEVI C/O- UMAKANTA NATH. VILL- LOTHABORI WARD NO.1. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 5: DINESH CH NATH S/O- RAMESWAR NATH. VILL- HATIBAT. DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM. 6: RATAN CH MANDAL C/O- SURESH CH NATH. VILL- GUNUCHA. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 7: GIASUDDIN AHMED SON OF- SURUJ ALI. VILL- SILPUKHURI. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM. Page No.# 2/4 8: SAMSUL HUDA S/O- SURUJ ALI. VILL- MIKIRGAON. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 9: RUPESWAR MEDHI S/O- LATE HACHIRAM MEDHI. VILL- BORDIYA. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 10: FAIJUL KARIM S/O- JAHUR ALI. VILL- KURANIBORI. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 11: RANJIT KR MOLLIK S/O- LATE LAKHYAN CH. MOLLIK. VILL- BOHABORDOLONI. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 12: AMSAR UDDIN AHMED S/O- LATE NADE HUSSAIN. VILL- BAGARIBORI. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 13: DULUMONI BORKAKTI C/O- BANESWAR KAKATI. VILL- BARANGABARI. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 14: ABDUR RAHMAN C/O- SAMAR ALI. VILL- SILPUKHURI. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 15: JUSNARA BHUYAN C/O- HARES ALI. VILL- CHENIMARI. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM. 16: SURUJ ALI C/O- LATE MAMUD ALI. VILL- BUWALGURI. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 17: SAJIDA BEGUM C/O- ABDUL HAMID. VILL- DANDUWA MAJGAON. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 18: ANJALI DEVI Page No.# 3/4 C/O- BHABEN NATH. VILL- PUB- BARNHUGIA. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 19: MINAKHI HAZARIKA KALITA C/O- LATE BAPDHAN KALITA. VILL- GASBARI. DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM 20: CHANDASMITA BARUAH C/O- SRI NARENDRA NATH KEOT. VILL- JYOTINAGAR WARD NO-8. DIST- MORIGAON ASSA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, SCHOOL EDUCATION (SECONDARY DEPARTMENT), DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE DIRECTOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19. 3:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS MORIGAON DISTRICT CIRCLE DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A R BHUYAN, MR M KHAN,MR S ABDULLAH,S LASKAR,MR N Z CHOUDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : SC, SEC. EDU., BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE O R D E R Date : 30.05.2025. Heard Mr. A.R. Bhuyan, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. S.M.T. Chistie, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department appearing Page No.# 4/4 for all the respondents. The petitioners, 17 (seventeen) in numbers, serving as Assistant Teachers of different Upper Primary Schools in Morigaon District, who have been now amalgamated to High Schools, are aggrieved by the impugned letter dated 01.04.2025, issued by the Inspector of Schools, Morigaon, whereby referring to the letter dated 13.03.2025, indicating deduction of Grade Pay from the petitioners, from Rs.8,700/- (Rupees eight thousand seven hundred) only to Rs.6,200/- (Rupees six thousand two hundred) only, is sought to be implemented. Mr. S.M.T. Chistie, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department, on instruction submits that the impugned communication dated 01.04.2025, has been kept in abeyance, in other words, the same has not been implemented or acted upon until further orders. Having considered that the challenge made in this writ petition is the communication dated 01.04.2025 as well as the letter dated 13.03.2025, issued by the Inspector of Schools, Morigaon and the Director of Secondary Education Assam, which have been kept in abeyance, I am of the considered view that the grievance of the petitioners no longer survives in this writ petition. Accordingly, the writ petition is not entertained. However, as prayed for by Mr. A.R. Bhuyan, learned counsel for the petitioners, liberty is granted to approach this Court as and when fresh cause arises. JUDGE Comparing Assistant