Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010019062014 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) WP(C)/5366/2020 PRANAB KALITA AND 6 ORS. S/O LATE RAGHUNATH KALITA R/O VILL-DHARMAPUR TOWN ABHAYAPURI DIST-BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN-783384 2: JUGAL CHANDRA RAY S/O JANAK CHANDRA RAY R/O VILL-GERUKABARI P.O.-GERUKABARI P.S.-MANIKPUR DIST-BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN-783390 3: SHIB NARAYAN RAY S/O SATYA NARAYAN RAY VILL-NAYAPARA WARD NO. 4 P.S.-ABHAYAPURI DIST-BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN-783384 4: GAYATRI ROY W/O DR MRIDUL NATH VILL-BAHALPUR NATHPARA P.O.-BAHALPUR P.S.-CHAPAR DIST-DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783371 Page No.# 2/4 5: HEMANTA DEKA S/O LT. GOJEN DEKA R/O VILL-NO 2 BOKULONI P.O.-BOKULONI CHARIALI P.S.-DULIAJAN DIST-DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-786191 6: PRANJIT PRATIM BHUYAN S/O LATE PRATAP BHUYAN R/O ADARSHA GAON DULIAJAN DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-786602 7: BHARASHA MEDHI D/O UDDHAB MEDHI R/O VILL-MITANI P.O.-MALOIBARI P.S.-KHETRI DIST-KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN-782403 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM SECONDARY EDUCATION (SECONDARY) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 3:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 4:THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (SECONDARY) DEPARTMENT KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-781019 Page No.# 3/4 5:MEMBER SECRETARY EMPOWERED COMMITTEE FOR TET FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-781019 6:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KAMRUP(M) PANBAZAR GUWAHATI-781001 7:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BONGAIGAON DIST BONGAIGAON PIN-783380 8:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DHUBRI DIST DHUBRI PIN-783301 9:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIBRUGARH DIST DIBRUGARH PIN-786003 ----------- For petitioner/appellant(s) : Mr. D. Sarmah, Advocate For respondent(s) : Mr. N.J. Khataniar, SC, Education Mr. A. Chaliha, SC, Finance – BEFORE – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE 13.05.2025 (Vijay Bishnoi, CJ) This writ petition is filed by the petitioners essentially, challenging the Office Memorandum dated 14.07.2016 issued by the Principal Secretary to Govt. of Assam, Education Department, Page No.# 4/4 whereby it was made mandatory for the petitioners to appear and pass the TET conducted by the Government for the post of Graduate Teacher of Provincialised Higher Secondary/High Schools. The petitioners have also prayed for regularization of their services. It is informed that during the pendency of this writ petition, the Government has already regularized the services of the petitioners vide notification dated 1st July, 2020. However, a condition is imposed that no pensionary benefit will be payable to those teachers. Learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that since the services of the petitioners have already been regularized, nothing remains for adjudication in this petition. However, so far as the claim of the petitioners regarding the pensionary benefit is concerned, liberty be granted to the petitioners to agitate the same before the appropriate forum in the appropriate proceeding. Learned counsel for the respondent State has no objection, if such liberty is granted. In such circumstance, this writ petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to agitate their grievances, if any, by availing appropriate remedy before the appropriate forum, in accordance with law. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant