Page No.# 1/7 GAHC010169942024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/4675/2024 DWIJENDRA NATH SARMAH AND 11 ORS S/O- LATE KHAGENDRA NATH SARMAH, SCIENCE GRADUATE TEACHER, JAHAMARI HIGH SCHOOL, R/O- VILLAGE- BASANTIPUR-7, P.O- TEZPUR, DIST- SONITPUR, PIN-784001 2: ANUPAM BORTHAKUR S/O- LATE SIVA NATH BORTHAKUR SCIENCE GRADUATE TEACHER DERING PATHAR HIGH ENGLISH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE BISWANATH GHAT P.O- BISWANATH GHAT DIST- BISWANATH PIN-784177 3: NITYA DEV MAHANTA S/O- LATE LILA KANTA MAHANTA SCIENCE GRADUATE TEACHER BIHAGURI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE BHALUKE KHOWA P.O- PIHAKHOWA DIST- SONITPUR PIN-784153 Page No.# 2/7 4: GANESH CHANDRA KAKATI S/O- BHABIN CHANDRA KAKATI ASSISTANT TEACHER PUB PAR GANDHIJI H E VIDYAPITH KAMRUP R/O- VILLAGE DWIGUNPAR (LEZA) P.O- BARUAJANI P.S- KAMALPUR DIST- KAMRUP PIN-781380 5: GANESH SARMA S/O- LATE JAYDEV SARMA ASSISTANT TEACHER SIDDHINATH VIDYAMANDIR HIGH SCHOOL RANGIA KAMRUP R/O- VILLAGE BANGALIKUCHI DIST- KAMRUP PIN-781354 6: NURUL ISLAM S/O- BHABIN CHANDRA KAKATI ASSISTANT TEACHER JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU H.S SCHOOL BAMUNGAON KAMRUP R/O- VILLAGE ATHARA P.O- PUTHIMARI P.S- RANGIA DIST- KAMRUP Page No.# 3/7 PIN-781380 7: MD. ABDUL REZZAK S/O- MD. JINNAT ALI MA B.ED. GRADUATE ASSISTANT TEACHER DR. ZAKIR HUSSAIN HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O- TAPAN PATHAR P.S- CHHAYGAON DIST- KAMRUP PIN-781137 8: KANDARPA KUMAR DEKA S/O- DINA NATH DEKA ASSISTANT TEACHER JANATA HIGH SCHOOL DIMU R/O- KHUDRA DIMU P.O- KHUDRA DIMU P.S- RANGIA DIST- KAMRUP PIN-781382 9: ISHA RANI KALITA D/O- LATE BIRENDRA NATH KALITA SCIENCE GRADUATE TEACHER BURALIKSON HIGH SCHOOL GOLAGHAT R/O- VILLAGE DHODANG GAON P.O- BARUABAMUNGAON DIST- GOLAGHAT PIN-785618 Page No.# 4/7 10: NAGEN BORA S/O-JUNARAM BORA SCIENCE GRADUATE TEACHER MERAPANI TOWN HIGH SCHOOL GOLAGHAT R/O- VILLAGE UDAYPUR MERAPANI CHC P.O- MERAPANI DIST- GOLAGHAT PIN-785705 11: GHANASHYAM SAIKIA S/O- KUSHUM SAIKIA SCIENCE GRADUATE TEACHER BALIJAN HIGH SCHOOL GOLAGHAT R/O- VILLAGE BALIJAN P.O- BARUA GAON DIST- GOLAGHAT PIN-785603 12: CHANDAN KUMAR SAIKIA S/O- LATE LALIT SAIKIA SCIENCE GRADUATE TEACHER FALLANGANI NAVAJYOTI HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE ABHAYPURIA P.O- MORANGI DIST- GOLAGHAT PIN-785702 13: RAJMONI BHUYAN S/O- LATE JIBON CHANDRA BHUYAN Page No.# 5/7 SCIENCE GRADUATE TEACHER JAMUGURI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL R/O- 73 LAW COLLEGE ROAD NEAR MAJJID WARD NO-4 BENGENAKHOWA P.O- BENGENAKHOWA DIST- GOLAGHAT PIN-785702 14: LOKESWAR BORA S/O- JOGESWAR BORA SCIENCE GRADUATE TEACHER CHICHUPANI HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE KACHOMARI P.O- MERAPANI DIST- GOLAGHAT PIN-785705 15: SHIKHAMONI SARMAH D/O- NABIN CH. SARMA TAMULY SCIENCE GRADUATE TEACHER TARFAT HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE 138 OLD AMULAPATTY PATH P.O- GOLAGHAT DIST- GOLAGHAT PIN-78562 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION (SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT), ASSAM Page No.# 6/7 (CIVIL) SECRETARIAT, BLOCK-C, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, ASSAM, PIN-781006 2:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN- 781019. 3:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS KAMRUP DISTRICT CIRCLE AMINGAON ASSAM PIN- 781039. 4:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS SONITPUR DISTRICT CIRCLE TEZPUR ASSAM PIN-784001 5:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS GOLAGHAT DISTRICT CIRCLE GOLAGHAT P.O- GOLAGHAT DIST- GOLAGHAT PIN-78562 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B PURKAYASTHA, J.P. BARUAH,MR. S SUTRADHAR Advocate for the Respondent : SC, SEC. EDU., BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJAN MONI KALITA ORDER Date : 11/08/2025 (Michael Zothankhuma, J) Page No.# 7/7 Mr. B. Purkayastha, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of the amendment of Rule 14(2)(b) of the Assam Secondary Education (Provincialised School) Service Rules, 2018, by the Assam Secondary Education (Provincialised School) Service (Amendment) Rules, 2025, he would like to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file afresh. Mr. N.J. Khataniar, learned counsel for the State, submits that the petitioners have not been made any challenge to the 2025 Rules. On the prayer of the petitioner’s counsel, the writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty being given to file afresh, if so advised. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant