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2025 DAILYLAW 19728 (GAU)

PRABHASH SUTRADHAR AND ORS v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

WP(C)/5750/2025 · 2025-09-25

Kalyan Rai Surana

Writ Petition (Civil)body2025

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Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010215712025 2025:GAU-AS:13506 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/5750/2025 PRABHASH SUTRADHAR AND ORS S/O- ARJUN SUTRADHAR. VILL.- JANIA, P.O.- JANIA, DIST.- BARPETA, P.S.- BARPETA-781314. 2: DEEPJYOTI MAHALIA S/O- BAKUL MAHALIA. VILL.- VTC NO.2 GORAIBARI P.O.- UDALGURI STATE- ASSAM PIN - 784509. 3: AJIT CHETRY S/O- SONTABIR CHETRY. VILL.- LEMCHAPORI BAHGURI MIRI GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN - 785614. 4: ANKUR BIKASH SAIKIA S/O- HEMA SAIKIA. VILL.- KACHOMARI P.O.- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN - 785705. 5: MOUSUM GOGOI S/O- BENUDHAR GOGOI. VILL.- NAGAJORI GAON SARUPATHAR GOLAGHAT ASSAM Page No.# 2/4 PIN- 785601. 6: JAYDEEP DAS S/O- JITENDRA DAS. R/O- VILL.- BERATUK P.O.- ANIPUR P.S.- RATABARI DIST.- SRIBHUMI ASSAM - 788734. 7: MEHBUB ALAM S/O- AYNUL HAQUE. R/O- VILL.- BEHAIRDALA P.O.- LILACHILA P.S.- RATABARI DIST.- SRIBHUMI ASSAM- 788734 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI-110001. 2:THE STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION (SSC) REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN/SECRETARY STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION BLOCK-12 CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI-110003. 3:THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR (NER) STAFF SELECTION COMMISSION RUKMINI NAGAR P.O.- ASSAM SACHIVALAYA GUWAHATI-06. 4:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL CRPF (RECRUITMENT BRANCH) EAST BLOCK- 7 LEVEL -4 SECTOR R.K. PURAM NEW DELHI-110066. 5:PRESIDING OFFICER- PST/PET BOARD. RECUITMENT OF CT/GD-2025 GC CRPF Page No.# 3/4 GUWAHATI-781023. 6:PRESIDING OFFICER- PST/PET BOARD. ARTC AND S (SHOKUVI) DIMAPUR CENTER Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. D DEKA, MR N ALI Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., MR. S S ROY (C.G.C) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA ORDER Date : 26.09.2025 Heard Mr. D. Deka, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. S. Baruah, learned CGC appearing for the respondents. 2. The case of the petitioner’s is that pursuant to order an advertisement by the Staff Selection Commission for appointment of Constable (GD) in the Central Armed Police Forces, SSF and Rifleman (GD) in Assam Rifles and Sepoy in Narcotics Control Bureau Examination, 2025, the petitioners had submitted their respective candidature. However, by rejection slip of the petitioner no. 1 dated 02.09.2025, petitioner no. 2 dated 29.08.2025, petitioner no. 3 dated 26.08.2025, petitioner no. 4 dated 27.08.2025, petitioner no. 5 dated 27.08.2025, petitioner no. 6 dated 21.08.2025, petitioner no. 7 dated 27.08.2025, petitioner no. 8 dated 22.08.2025, the candidature of the petitioners were rejected for recruitment to the post of Constable (GD) in CAPF’s as they were not found qualified in the PST. 3. The conditions of the advertisement and the rejection slip was that the appeal was to be filed on the same day, accordingly, the aggrieved petitioners have approached this Court. Page No.# 4/4 4. The learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that under similar circumstances, by an order dated 15.09.2025, passed in WP(C) 5411/2025, this Court had granted 2 (two) weeks time to prefer an appeal before the competent authority against the rejection of candidature. Considering the said order dated 15.09.2025, passed in WP(C) 5411/2025, the Court is inclined to grant 7 (seven) days time to the petitioner from date of the order to prefer separate appeals before the competent authority, enclosing the certified copy of the order. On receipt of the appeal filed by the petitioner, competent authority shall take the appeal of the petitioner on board and decide the same within a period of 30 (thirty) days from the date of submission of the appeal. 5. Accordingly, the matter stands disposed of in the motion stage without issuance notice upon the respondents. JUDGE Comparing Assistant