Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010277692024 2025:GAU-AS:9785 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/4866/2024 NAWSHAD ALI AHMED S/O- LATE HUSSAIN ALI R/O- VILLAGE- PURANGAON P.S. BOKO DISTRICT- KAMRUP (ASSAM) VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006 2:THE DIRECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI- 781019 3:THE ACCOUNT GENERAL (A AND E) ASSAM MAIDAMGAON BELTOLA GUWAHATI- 781019 4:THE PRINCIPAL-CUM-DRAWING AND DISBURSING OFFICER SONTALI ANCHALIK COLLEGE MAHTOLI KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781136 5:MOBAROK AHMED Page No.# 2/3 ASST. PROFESSOR OF DEPT. OF ARABIC P.O. MAHTOLI P.S. BOKO DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MR H DAS Advocate for : SC HIGHER EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NELSON SAILO ORDER Date : 30-07-2025 Heard Mr. H Das, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. S Bhuyan, learned Standing Counsel, Higher Education Department appearing for respondent Nos. 1 & 2 as well as Ms. S Dihingia, learned counsel appearing for the respondent Nos. 4 & 5. 2. It is the case of the petitioner that he is the senior most Assistant Professor in Sontali Anchalik College, Kamrup district, Assam and therefore, he should be made the in-charge Principal of the said College. However, ignoring his seniority, the respondent authorities have placed the respondent No. 5, who is much junior to him as the in-charge Principal of the College. Aggrieved, petitioner is before this Court. 3. During the pendency of the writ petition, the Director of Higher Education issued an order dated 13.12.2024 by which the order by which the respondent No. 5 was kept as in-charge Principal was extended for further 3 (three) months w.e.f. 01.12.2024. In view of such development, the petitioner filed I.A.(Civil) 83/2025. Although the period of 3 (three) months has already expired, the Page No.# 3/3 respondent No. 5 still continues to be the in-charge Principal of the College. 4. Mr. H Das, learned counsel submits that the limited prayer of the petitioner, at this stage is that the representation filed by the petitioner on 17.08.2024 (Annexure-10) may be considered and disposed of by the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Higher Education Department (respondent No. 1) by way of a speaking order and within a time frame. 5. Considering the above submission, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Higher Education Department (respondent No. 1) to consider and dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 17.08.2024 by way of a speaking order within a period of 1 (one) month from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The decision to be taken by the respondent No. 1 shall be communicated to the petitioner. 6. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly. JUDGE Comparing Assistant