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SUMITRA DEWRY AND 60 ORS v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 11 ORS.
WA/396/2023 · 2025-07-23
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Review.Pet./236/2025 SUKLA MOCHAHARY AND 2 ORS S/O SRI MAHESWAR MOCHAHARY, R/O VILL. DALBARI, P.O. DALBARI, DIST. BAKSA, BTAD, ASSAM, PIN 781333 2: ALOKA DAS W/O SRI SUKLA MOCHAHARY R/O VILL. BARAMA P.O. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM PIN 781333 3: RAJEN MOCHAHARY S/O BAGUN MOCHAHARY R/O VILL. AND P.O. DALBARI DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM PIN 78133 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 11 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, EDUCATION ELEMENTARY DEPTT., DISPUR, GUWAHATI 6 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE WPT AND BC DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI 6
Page No.# 2/16 3:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM. EDUCATION DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 4:THE SECY. FINANCE (SIU) DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 5:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECY. BTC KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN 783370 6:THE ADDL. PRINCIPAL SECRETARY BTC KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN 783370 7:THE SECRETARY EDUCATION DEPTT. BTC KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN 783370 8:THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION BTC KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN 783370 9:THE DIRECTOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 19
Page No.# 3/16 10:THE DIST. ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER BAKSA MUSHALPUR DIST. BAKSA ASSAM. 11:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOL BAKSA MUSHALPUR DIST. BAKSA ASSAM. 12:THE BLOCK ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER BAKSA MUSHALPUR / TIHU BARAMA / JALAH / GOBARDHANA / GORESWAR / TAMULPUR DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN 78133 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R M CHOUDHURY, Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU, SC, BTC Linked Case : WA/396/2023 SUMITRA DEWRY AND 60 ORS W/O SRI HARKANTA MOCHAHARY R/O VILL- BARAMA P.O. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 2: SRI SUKLA MOCHAHARY S/O SRI MAHESWAR MOCHAHARY R/O VILL- DALBARI P.O. DALBARI DIST. BASKA ASSAM PIN - 781333. Page No.# 4/16 3: SMTI. DAMONTI BASUMATARY D/O LATE GENTHAI BASUMATARY R/O VILL- UDUGOAN P.O. NIMUA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 4: SRI KALA RAM MOCHAHARY S/O LT. PRATAP CH.MOCHAHARY R/O VILL- BARKHUA P.O. KHARUA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 5: SRI DILIP BARMAN C/O SRI GOPESH DAS R/O VILL- NIZ ZULUKI P.O. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 6: MISS MINU DAS D/O LT. BALAK DAS R/O VILL- ROUMARI P.O. SAMUGUTI
DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 7: SRI SUMI BRAHMA D/O DINESH BARHMA R/O IVLL- BANGALIPARA P.O. NIZ BANGALIPARA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333.
8: SRI RAHUL KALITA S/O KAMALESWAR KALITA R/O VILL- BILPAR P.O. SATHISAMUKHA DIST. BAKSA
Page No.# 5/16 ASSAM PIN - 781333. 9: SMTI. USHA DEWRY D/O NANDESWAR DEWRY R/O VILL- BANGOAN
P.O. BARAMCHARY DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 10: MD. CHANDMAHAMAD ALI S/O MAKIBAR RAHMAN R/O VILL- GERUA P.O. GARUA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 11: SMTI. SIKHA KALITA W/O SRI DEBEN CH. KALITA R/O VILL- GELPEJAR P.O.MERKUCHI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 12: SRI DIGANTA CHAKRABARTY S/O SRI BANI KT. CHAKRABARTY R/O VILL- BARAMA P.O. BARMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 13: SMTI. KRISHNA KALITA S/O SACHIN KALITA R/O VILL- BRAHMA P.O. BARMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 14: SRI NALINI KT. BHATTACHARJYA S/O LT. BANI KT. BHATTACHARJYA R/O VILL- NIZ JULUKI P.O. BARMA
Page No.# 6/16 DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 15: MISS. GAYATRI CHETRY D/O LATE SURJYA BAHADUR CHETRY R/O VILL- GOPINATHPUR P.O. KUMARIKATA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 16: SMTI. NANDITA GOSWAMI W/O SRI MONOJ KR. SARMAH R/O VILL- DAKAUNIA P.O. GOBARADAL DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 17: MISS. RINGKUMANI TALUKDAR D/O BINOY KR. TALUKDAR R/O VILL- LABDUNGURI PATHAR P.O. LABDUNGURI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 18: SMTI. JAYANTI MOCHAHARY D/O SRI NARESWAR MOCHAHARY R/O VILL- AND P.O. DALBARI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 19: SRI SANKAR MEDHI S/O LT. TARANI MEDHI R/O VILL AND P.O. KALZAR DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 20: SRI MITHISAR GWRA NARZARY S/O SRI THANESWAR NARZERA R/O VILL AND P.O. CHECHAPANI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. Page No.# 7/16 21: SRI SAGAR RAMCHIARY S/O CHANDRA KT. RAMCHIARY R/O VILL- UTTARPARA P.O. BAGANPARA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 22: SMTI. DIPALI KALITA W/O PHANIDHAR KALITA R/O VILL- BARZAR P.O. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 23: SMTI. SANGEETA DEKA D/O ANIL DEKA R/O VILL- BARJHAR P.O. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 24: MISS.
JANUTA DEUWRY D/O NANDESWAR DEUWRY R/O VILL- BANGAON
P.O. BARAMCHARI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN- 781333. 25: SMTI. ALOKA DAS W/O SRI SUKLA MOCHAHARY R/O VILL AND P.O. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 26: SRI BENUDHAR DAS S/O RATNESWAR DAS R/O VILL- NIZ JULUKI P.O. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. Page No.# 8/16 27: SRI KULAJIT DEWRY R/O VILL- BONGOAN P.O. BARAMCHARI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 28: SRI PARESH KALITA R/O VILL- DAKUNIA P.O. GABARADAL DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 29: SMTI. RUBI BHATTA W/O NALINI KANTA BHATTACHARYYA R/O VILL- ZULUKI P.O. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 30: SRI TILAK CH. ROY S/O JADU RAM ROY R/O VILL- BUNMAJA P.O. BUN MUN KHATA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 31: SRI RAJEN MOCHAHARY S/O BAGUN MOCHARAY R/O VILL AND P.O. DALBARI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 32: SRI SURANJITA KALITA R/IO VILL- BHOGPUR P.O. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 33: SRI BHUPEN SWARGIARY S/O KHOGEN SWARGIARY R/O VILL- KOKLABARI
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P.O. DALBARI
DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 34: MISS. MAIJAN BEGUM D/O MAZNUR ALI R/O VILL- RATANPUR P.O. DIGHELI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 35: SMTI. RITU BASUMATARY W/O SRI CHAMPAK BORO R/O VILL- ALGIHAR P.O. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 36: SMTI. KANCHAN GAYARI D/O LT. JOY RAM GAYARI R/O VILL AND P.O. BAGHMARA BARBARI L.P. SCHOOL
DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 37: SRI MRINAL KUMAR DAS S/O LT. PRAFFULA KR. DAS R/O VILL- UZAN BARBARI P.O. KADAIGURI
DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 38: MD. AIJUDDIN AHMED S/OLT. AKBAR ALI R/O VILL- RATANPUR P.O. DHEGELI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. Page No.# 10/16 39: SMTI. JURI KALITA D/O JIBAN CH. KALITA R/O VILL- BHOGPUR P.O. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 40: MISS. BASANTI BORO D/O SRI MEBAO BORO R/O VILL- BAMUNDABA P.O. MEDAGHAT DIST.
BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 41: SMTI. MINATI NARZARY W/O SRI THANESWAR NARZARY R/O VILL- HAZIRA P.O. BENNABARI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 42: SMTI. MOHINI BASUMATARY D/O LT.NARAYAN BASUMATARY R/O VILL- CHOUDHURYPARA P.O.KOKLABARI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 43: SRI HITESH TALUKDAR S/O SRI MAHENDRA TALUKDAR R/O VILL- KADAIGURI P.O. KADOIGURI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 44: SMTI. RITA SWARGIARY D/O KALARAM SWARGIARY R/O VILL- HATIRTARI P.O. ATHIABARI
DIST. BAKSA ASSAM
Page No.# 11/16 PIN - 781333. 45: SMTI PRAMILA RAMCHIARY D/O KARUNA RAMCHIARY R/O VILL- KHAMRIGOAN P.O. DHANBIL DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 46: SMTI. BARNALI SARMA W/O ARUP BARO R/O VILL- AND P.O. MURMELA
DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 47: SRI APURBA BARMAN S/O UDAY BARMAN R/O VILL- PUB BARJHAR P.O. BARMA
DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 48: SMTI. DEPANJALI MEDHI D/O TARANI MEDHI R/O VILL-KALJHAR P.O. BARMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 49: SRI CHANDAN KALITA S/O JIBAN CH. KALITA R/O VILL- BHOGPUR (NAKTIPRA) P.O. BARMA
DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 50: SRI BIRESWAR BASUMATARY S/O LT. MELORAM BORO R/O VILL- BARAIGOAN P.O. TAMULPUR
Page No.# 12/16 DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 51: MD. ABDUL MANNAF ALI S/O ABDUL KADIR ALI VILL- MAKHARIA P.O. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 52: SMTI. GITANJALI KALITA W/O SRI TARUN BARMAN R/O VILL- ALAGZAR P.O. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 53: SRI GOJEN DAS S/O SRI RAMESH DAS R/O VILL AND P.O. SAUDARVITHA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 54: SMTI. MANJU BARO D/O DHARMESWAR BARO R/O VILL AND P.O. MURMELA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 55: SRI BIBEK NATH S/O SRI NAGEN NATH R/O VILL- UTTAR BARTARY P.O. ANADA BAZAAR
DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 56: SRI AKHIL BORO S/O SRI NAGEN CH. BORO R/O VILL- RANGAFALI P.O. NAHERBARI
Page No.# 13/16 DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 57: SMTI.
MANIMA DEWRY D/O SRI RUPNATH DEWRY R/O VILL- BANGOAN P.O. BARAMCHARI
DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 58: SMTI. BEAUTY DAS D/O SRI MAHENDRA DAS R/O VILL AND P.O. SAUKUCHI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 59: SRI NALIN MOCHAHARY S/O MONI MOCHAHARY R/O VILL AND P.O. DABARI DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 60: SMTI. LATIFA CHETRY W/O LT. SURJA BAHADUR CHETRY R/O VILL- GOPINATHPUR P.O. KUMARIKATA
DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 61: MISS. ANJALI GOYARY D/O SRI HARENDRA NATH GOYARY R/O VILL- UDUGOAN
P.O. NIMUA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 11 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. Page No.# 14/16 OF ASSAM EDUCATION (ELEMENTARY) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI - 6 2:THE COMMISSONER AND SECRETARY TO THE WPT AND BC DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI -06. 3:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 4:THE SECRETARY FINANCE (SIU)
(DEPARTMENT) DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 5:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY BTC
KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM PIN - 783370. 6:THE ADDITIONAL PRINICPAL SECRETARY BTC KOKRAJHAR ASSAM
PIN - 783370. 7:THE SECRETARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BTC KOKRAJHAR
Page No.# 15/16 ASSAM PIN- 783370. 8:THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION BTC KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN - 783370. 9:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER MUSHALPUR DIST. BAKS ASSAM PIN - 781333. 10:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS BAKSA MUSHALPUR
DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. 11:THE B.E.E.O. BAKSA MUSHALPUR/ TIHU-BARAMA/ JALAH- GOBARDHANA/ GORESWAR/ TAMULPUR
DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN - 781333. ------------ Advocate for : MR. A R BHUYAN Advocate for : SC ELEM. EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 11 ORS. For petitioner/appellant(s) : Mr. R.M. Choudhury, Advocate
For respondent(s) : Mr. S. Bora, SC. BTC
Ms. K. Das, SC, Elementary
Education
Page No.# 16/16 – BEFORE – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR.
JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA 25.09.2025 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ)
This review petition has been filed by the petitioners seeking a review of the judgment dated 24.07.2025, passed by this Court in WA No. 396/2023. The learned counsel for the petitioners/Mr. R. M. Choudhury presses the same set of facts, which formed the basis of the arguments when the writ appeal was first decided. We are afraid whether in review jurisdiction, a case could be re-heard. No good ground has been made out by the petitioners for reviewing the judgment dated 24. 07.2025. The review petition is dismissed. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE
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