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NILAKSHI DEVI AND 59 ORS. v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 16 ORS.

I.A.(Civil)/2926/2022 · 2025-09-04

Michael Zothankhuma

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Page No.# 1/12 GAHC010102442022 2025:GAU-AS:12071-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2926/2022 1: NILAKSHI DEVI AND 59 ORS. W/O- NIRANJAN NATH R/O- VILL- KHUTIKATIA P.O- HAIBORGAON P.S- SADAR DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782002 2: BHUPAL CH RAY C/O- PROVAT CH RAY R/O- VILL- - DUMARDAHA P.O- BALAJAN P.S- GAURIPUR DISTRICT- DHUBRI ASSAM 3: PRIYANKA GOGOI D/O- MANOJ GOGOI R/O- VILL- NIZ DAHOWAL NEAR POLYTECHNEC INSTITUTE P.O- LAHOWAL DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 786010 4: PURNIMA NAYAK C/O BUDHESWAR NAYAK R/O VILL. BONAGAL GAON P.O. RANGAJAR P.S. TITABAR DIST. JORHAT ASSAM PIN-785630 5: SUSEN GOGOI C/O- DIMBESWAR GOGOI R/O- VILL TAKOWBARI P.O- SISSI BORGAON P.S- SILAPATHAR DISTRICT- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787110 6: BARNALI THAKURIA C/O- BHUPEN THAKURIA R/O- VILL- NOWAPARA P.O. CHAMPAKNAGAR DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781124 7: SUKANYA BHAGAWATI C/O- HAREN BORA R/O- VILL- KATONI GAON P.O- PATHARI DISTRICT- NAGAON STATE- ASSAM PIN- 782003 8: SANGEETA GOGOI C/O- NAGEN GOGOI R/O- VILL- CHABUA C WARD P.O- CHABUA DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH Page No.# 2/12 ASSAM PIN-786184 9: RINTI DUARAH C/O- BIREN DUARAH R/O- VILL- SANTIPUR WARD NO 10 P.O. SONARI DISTRICT- CHARAIDEO ASSAM PIN- 785690 10: TANMAYEE SAIKIA C/O- BIPUL PALOK R/O- VILL- AMULAPATTY P.O- DHAKUAKHANA DISTRICT-LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN-787055 11: PRATIBHA BASHYA C/O- BHABANI KANTA SARMA R/O- VILL- SANTIPUR ASHRAM ROAD DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN-781009 12: NAMITA BARUAH C/O- PURNIMA MANSION R/O- VILL- BLOCK B RKB ROAD NEW CHACHAL VIP ROAD SIXMILE DISTRICT- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN-781022 13: JHARNALINI PATHAK C/O- DHIRAJ BARUAH R/O- SANTINAGAR BYELANE 5 KAHILIPARA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM Page No.# 3/12 PIN-781011 14: SHIKHA MONI GOGOI BORGOHAIN R/O- VILL- PACHIMNALBARIA P.O- BORUA NAGAR DISTRICT- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 785692 15: PARASHMONI BORGOHAIN R/O- VILL- ARENGA PARA P.O- GOLAGHAT DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT STATE- ASSAM PIN- 785621 16: ANIL BORAH S/O- KESHARAM BORAH R/O- VILL- BHAJUJALBHARI P.O- BATGHARIA DISTRICT- DHEMAJI STATE- ASSAM PIN- 787057 17: PRANAMI KONWAR C/O- RATUK DOWARAH R/O- KONWARPUR BURAGAON P.O- CHOULKARA DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR STATE- ASSAM PIN- 785667 18: MAHASWETA SAVAPANDIT C/O- MR. DEBAJIT BORA R/O- VILL- BODOTI JAMUGURI P.O- BODOTI DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR STATE- ASSAM PIN- 784161 Page No.# 4/12 19: GITANJALI BORAH C/O- ARUP SONOWAL R/O- NEAR GOVT. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL N.L.P. P.O- NORTH LAKHIMPUR DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR STATE- ASSAM 20: ARCHANA BORA NEOG C/O- DIBYA JYOTI NEOG R/O- BASMATIA TEA ESTATE P.O- LAHOAL DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 786010 21: CHANDANA KUMARI RAY C/O- RAJKHUMGUR BASUMATARY R/O- H/NO.-130 BIRUBARI NIZARAPARA ROAD P.O- GOPINATH NAGAR DISTRICT- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN- 780016 22: SWAPNA HAZARIKA C/O- KAMALA KANTA BURHAGOHAIN R/O- VILL- GOHAITEKELA P.O.- AZAD DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 23: PARISHREE DAS C/O- DIMBESWAR DAS R/O- BONDAPARA P.O- BONDAPARA P.S- BOKO DISTRICT- KAMRUP (R) STATE- ASSAM PIN- 781135 24: RASHMI SUT C/O- KHAGEN SUT R/O- H. NO. 18 A DHAKUAKHANA Page No.# 5/12 P.O- DHAKUAKHANA DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787055 25: PREETY REKHA BORA C/O- PANKAJ TAMULI R/O- VILL- NIZ BALI GAON P.O- GOROKHIA DOLE DISTRICT- JORHAT STATE- ASSAM PIN- 785015 26: REKHA NIKHA GOHAIN C/O- GAUTAM DUTTA R/O- VILL - NALINI PAM P.O- DHEMAJI DISTRICT- DHEMAJI STATE- ASSAM PIN- 787057 27: JUTIKA GOGOI C/O- MAHANANDA GOGOI R/O- VILL- BIJOY NAGAR WARD NO. 14 P.O- KHELMATI DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787001 28: RUPOM GOGOI C/O- BUDHESWAR GOGOI R/O- VILL- BOKATA NANAGALAMORA AHOM GAON P.O- NANAGALAMORA DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN- 785674 29: DIPANKAR KUMAR C/O- AKSHAY SINGHA KUMAR R/O- JYOTI NAGAR ARADHAL P.O- ARADHAL Page No.# 6/12 DISTRICT- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787057 30: RAJIB DAS C/O- RAJEN DAS R/O- VILL- MILANPUR P.O- BOKO DISTRICT- KAMRUP (ASSAM) PIN- 781123 31: DEBAJIT SAIKIA C/O- BIREN SAIKIA R/O- VILL- JIAMORIA GAON P.O- DHAKUAKHANA P.S- DHAKUAKHANA DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787055 32: RIJUMONI NATH C/O- MAHESWAR NATH R/O- NEAR GOVT. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL P.O- BONGAIGAON DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 783380 33: MADHU BOR BARUAH C/O- NITUMONI SARMAH R/O- VILL KOCHGAON HEM CHANDRA GOSWAMI PATH P.O- CHARILI DISTRICT- BISWANATH ASSAM PIN- 784176 34: SAGARIKA SAIKIA C/O- ARUP SONOWAL R/O- H. NO. 41 SACHAL SIXMILE P.O- KHANAPARA DISTRICT- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN- 781022 35: ARPANA BHUYAN Page No.# 7/12 C/O- DHRUBAJYOTI BORA R/O- JAGDUAR TINIALI BONGALI GAON WARD NO. 2 P.O- JOGDUAR DISTRICT- JORHAT ASSAM PIN- 785112 36: GAYATRI SUT C/O- PUNYESWAR SUT R/O- VILL- GHANHI GAON P.O- DHAKUAKHANA DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787055 37: KARABI NATH C/O- BHAWANI NATH R/O- BATAKUCHI KAMRUP P.O- CHAYGAON DISTRICT- KAMRUP STATE- ASSAM PIN- 781124 38: KRIPAKSHI CHARUKIA C/O- DIPANJAL BORAH R/O- NANGALAMORA KOCH GAON P.O- NANAGALAMORA TINIALI DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN- 785674 39: BONANI SAIKIA C/O- ROBIN SAIKIA R/O- DHOWACHALA P.O- NOTUN BECHAMARA P.S- KAMALABARI DISTRICT- MAJULI ASSAM PIN- 785110 40: RASHMI KONCH C/O- RAJ JYOTI SAIKIA R/O- VILL- ANANDA BAGAN P.O- PATHALI PAM Page No.# 8/12 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR STATE- ASSAM PIN- 787056 41: BHANU SAUD C/O- ARUN SAUD R/O- VILL- NATUN JARABARI P.O- NATUN JARABARI DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 781124 42: SANJIPANA BORA C/O- BOLORAM BORA R/O- VILL- BONGAON P.O- RAHDHALA DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785621 43: ANUSMITA BAYAN C/O- MANIK BAYAN R/O- DAKUAPARA P.O- BOKO DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781123 44: BULU RAJKHOWA C/O RAHUL GOHAIN VILL-HIND GOHAIN GAON P.O-DIRGHA MAJ GAON DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN-787030 45: NIHARIKA GOGOI C/O- LATE MANIK GOGOI R/O- VILL- PANDHUWA P.O- PANDHUWA TINIALI DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-786103 46: ABHIJIT DAS C/O- ANIL DAS R/O- VILL-- MANIKPUR TAKABARI ROAD Page No.# 9/12 PAREYUAPARA NEAR DURGA MANDIR DIST- BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN-783392 47: HARIDEV BARMAN C/O- ATUL BARMAN R/O- VILL- BHOGPUR P.O- BHALAGURI DISTRICT- BAJALI PIN-781318 48: JUNU MONI GOGOI C/O- BHUBAN CH. GOGOI VILL- NAPAMUA P.O- NIBUKALI DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782102 49: LAKHIMI KURMI C/O- NALANIBARI P.O- DUFFLAGARH DISTRICT- BISWANATH PIN-784171 50: DIMPIMANI SAHARIAH C/O- NLOON HAZARIKA VILL- UPAHUPARA P.O- MANGALDAI DISTRICT- DARRANG ASSAM PIN-784125 51: ABHIJIT PHUKAN C/O- LATE SIBA PRASAD PHUKAN VILL- 1 NO HILOIDARI P.O- DIGHALA DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787055 52: RAJIB KUMAR DEY C/O- BIJIT KUMAR DEY VILL- UTTAR BANDAR MELA P.O- MURAJAR DISTRICT- HOJAI Page No.# 10/12 ASSAM PIN-782439 53: HAIDAR ALI AHMED C/O- BADAR UDDIN AHMED VILL- BHALUKABARI P.O- TUKRAPARA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(R) PIN-781137 54: DAISY GOGOI C/O- JAGOTIYOTI BHARALI VILL- C. D. ROAD WARD NO-7 P.O- MOIDOMIA DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN-787032 55: KABITA SARKAR C/O- HITESWAR RAY VILL- NIDANI P.O- BAHALPUR DISTRICT- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783371 56: SURAMA DEKA C/O- HARISH DEKA VILL- NABURKA SATRA P.O- KRHUDRADIMA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(R) ASSAM PIN-783182 57: GITIMANJORI BORAH C/O- PRAFULLA BORAH VILL- NO-2 BORPATHER P.O- NAHORBARI DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN-784182 58: JUGAL THAKURIA C/O- PARAMANANDA THAKURIA VILL- KOCHPARA P.O- MIRZA DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN-781125 59: KRISHNA RANI GOGOI C/O- JITEN GOGOI VILL- HILOIDARI NO-2 P.O- MANIKACHUK DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 60: JYOTIKA DAS C/O- BANTI RAM DAS VILL-ATHGAON P.O- HINGULEE DISTRICT-KAMRUP ASSAM PIN-781380 VERSUS 1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 16 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY SECONDARY EDUCATION DISPUR GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781006 Page No.# 11/12 2:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION KAHILIPARA ASSAM PIN-781019 3:RASHTRIYA MADHYAMIK SIKSHA ABHIJAN (RMSA) REPRESENTED BY ITS MISSION DIRECTOR KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI.781019 4:TET EMPOWERED COMMITTEE FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE MEMBER SECRETARY C/O MISSION DIRECTOR RMSA KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN. 781019. 5:HABIBUL HOQUE S/O JAMSER ALI R/O VILL-BHIJAPARA P.O.-BARKHANDA P.S.-BILASIPARA DIST-DHUBRI ASSAM 6:KH. ABDUL MUHAYMUN S/O KH ABDUL KARIM VILL-BARBHITA P.O.-BARBHITA P.S.-PATACHARKUCHI DIST-BARPETA 7:SHARIFUL ISLAM S/O FAZLUR RAHMAN VILL-BARBALA P.S.-HOWLY DIST-BARPETA ASSAM 8:AKKAS ALI S/O SAHAB UDDIN VILL-BARBHITHA P.O.-B.D. PATHAR P.S.-PATHARKUCHI DIST-BARPETA ASSAM. 9:JABIN SULTANA CHOUDHURY W/O ANOWAR HUSSAIN VILL-MOIRABARI P.O. AND P.S.-MOIRABARI DIST-MOIRABARI ASSAM 10:SAIFUL KHAN S/O NAWAB KHAN VILL-HARIPUR P.O.-BAHARI HAT P.S.-TARABARI DIST-BARPETA ASSAM 11:INJAM UL HOQUE S/O AYUB UDDIN AHMED VILL-HARIPUR P.O.-BAHARI HAT P.S.-TARABARI DIST-BARPETA ASSAM 12:JAHANGIR ALI AHMED S/O SAIDUR RAHMAN AHMED VILL-KAKDHOWA P.O.-GHUMAFULBARI P.S.-TARABARI DIST-BARPETA 13:SAHABUL HUSSAIN S/O KAMAL UDDIN VILL-HALANGAPARA P.O.-KACHUMARA P.S.-KACHUMARA DIST-BARPETA ASSAM. 14:MOSTAFIZUR RAHMAN AKAND Page No.# 12/12 S/O RAJAB ALI AKAND VILL-BAMUNIGAON P.O.-KARTIMARI P.S.-GOSAIGAON DIST-KOKRAJAHR ASSAM. 15:MRIMOY JOTI NATH S/O NILARAM NATH VILL-PRAFULLAPARA P.O.-MONGALDAI P.S.-MONGALDAI DIST-DARRANG ASSAM. 16:MONSER ALI AHMED S/O ABDUL WOHAB MONDAL VILL-2 NO. SOUTH MUSALMANPARA P.O.-KAMALSING P.S.-GOSSAIGAON DIST-KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM 17:ASMINA AKHTARA D/O IBRAHIM ALI AHMED VILL-BARBHITA P.O.-B.D. PATHAR DIST-BARPETA ASSAM Advocate for : MR. K M MAHANTA Advocate for : SC SEC. EDU. appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 16 ORS. – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA 05.09.2025 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) In view of the judgment & order passed today in the connected writ appeal being Writ Appeal No.222/2022 and other analogous writ appeals, no further order is called for in the present application. Accordingly, the interlocutory application stands closed. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant