Page No.# 1/19 GAHC010220372024 2025:GAU-AS:2108 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/5474/2024 HEMANTA DUTTA AND 56 ORS. BISHNUJYOTI HIGH SCHOOL, ASSISTANT TEACHER, SON OF LATE RUDRA DUTTA, RESIDENT OF MOIDOMIA, P.O. MOIDOMIA, PIN 787032, DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM 2: KUMUD SAIKIA MADHYA RANGANADI JANAJATI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF LATE BHUKANTA SAIKIA RESIDENT OF KHALIHAMARI P.O. NOWBOICHA PIN 787023 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 3: BINIRAM MILI KAPAK CHAPORI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF LATE ANESWAR MILI RESIDENT OF KAPAK GAON P.O. GUNASUTI DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. Page No.# 2/19 PIN - 787032 4: DIPAK CHUTIA RAJGARH BOGIBIL HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF LATE UPAN CHUTIA RESIDENT OF CHANDMARI NORTH LAKHIMPUR P.O. LILABARI DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN - 787001 5: MINA KANTA CHUTIA BORCHAPARI BALIBHETA HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF MIHIRAM CHUTIA RESIDENT OF MAHARA BORCHAPORI P.O. GHUNASUTI DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN 787032 6: PRABIN CH. BORUAH ELAHI SUBANSIRI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF LATE BUPARAM BORUAH RESIDENT OF JUGALPUR P.O. - KAHAGA PIN 787001 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 7: GIRINDRA KR. SONOWAL KALAGURU BISHNU RABHA HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER Page No.# 3/19 SON OF LATE HAREEN SONOWAL RESIDENT OF NO.2 SENSHOWA P.O. TARIWANI BARBHANGHA DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN - 787001 8: SANJIT KR. SONOWAL KALAGURU BISHNU RABHA HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF BIPIN SONOWAL RESIDENT OF NO. 2 SENSHOWA P.O. TARIWANI BARBANGA DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN - 787001 9: DIPANKAR TAID M.K. JANAJATI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF LATE MANIDHAR TAID RESIDENT OF SABATI PADUMANI P.O. SABATI PIN 787052 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 10: LATUR PAYENG PACHIM RANGANADI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF PIPARA PAYENG RESIDENT OF MOTHOWKHUR Page No.# 4/19 P.O. AHOMONI DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN 787052 11: NITUL SAIKIA BISHNUJYOTI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF BHULA SAIKIA RESIDENT OF TELIA GAON P.O. - JAPISAJIA PIN 787001 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 12: ASOMI GOGOI MIRI JIORY HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF GAKUL BORUAH RESIDENT OF 1 NO. BAMUNIJAN P.O. - GHUNASUTI PIN 787032 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 13: NIVA JYOTI SAIKIA N.L. RAILWAY HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER WIFE OF GAJENDRA NATHA DEKA RESIDENT OF MOIDOMIA P.O. - MOIDIA DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR Page No.# 5/19 ASSAM. PIN 787032 14: RUMIKA MEDAK MIRI JIORY HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF MAGHA TAID RESIDENT OF GHUNASUTI P.O. - GHUNASUTI PIN 787032 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 15: LALIT KR. PEGU JENGRAI SINGIMARI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF LATE BISOLONG PEGU RESIDENT OF JENGRAI SINGIMARI P.O. - PANIGAON PIN 787052 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 16: KRISHNA SAIKIA BOGINODI NAGAR HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER (HINDI) WIFE OF HEMANTA DUTTA RESIDENT OF MOIDOMIA P.O. MOIDOMIA DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN 787032 Page No.# 6/19 17: DHAN PRAVA NATH UTTAR TELAHI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER WIFE OF UTAM KR. PHUKAN RESIDENT OF GOHAIN TAKELA P.O.- AZAD PIN 787032 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 18: CHALAL PEGU TELAHI SUBANSIRI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF LATE KALAMAN PEGU RESIDENT OF NA DHALA GAON P.O. DHAPALAKATA PIN 787052 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 19: MADHAB DOLEY TELAHI SUBANSIRI HIGH SCHOOL GRADE-IV SON OF DEBESWAR DOLEY RESIDENT OF ACHERAKATA MAHARI CHUK P.O. ACHERAKATA BALIJAN DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN 787052 20: BAPURAM NARAH MADHYA RANGANADI JANAJATI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER Page No.# 7/19 SON OF LATE BISOLONG PEGU RESIDENT OF JENGRAI SINGIMARI P.O. - PANIGAON PIN 787031 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 21: PARAG SAIKIA KRISHNAPUR JANAJATI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF LATE BIDESWAR SAIKIA RESIDENT OF KAWPATANI P.O. PHULBARI BOKANODI DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN 787001 22: MANIK DAS PUB PHULBARI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER (HINDI) SON OF SASHIDHAR DAS RESIDENT OF KATHAL PUKHURI P.O. - SINGRA PIN 787001 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 23: PRASANTA DUTTA PUB PHULBARI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF LATE JAGAT CHANDRA DUTTA RESIDENT OF GOPALPUR Page No.# 8/19 P.O. SAGARPUR PIN 787001 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 24: BISWA RATNA BORUAH HATILUONG HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER (SCIENCE) SON OF AMULYA RATNA BORUAH RESIDENT OF GARUMIA GAON P.O. NORTH LAKHIMPUR PIN-787001 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 25: CHANDRAPRAVA SONOWAL 2 NO. BUKANALA HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER WIFE OF HEMANTA KONWAR RESIDENT OF AHUCHAL GAON P.O. - NORTH LAKHIMPUR DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN 787001 26: DHENURAM KAMAN PACHIM SUBANSIRI JANAJATI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF MONAM KAMAN RESIDENT OF HATIYAMARA KAMAN CHAPORI P.O. BOGUM DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN 787001 Page No.# 9/19 27: NIRUPAMA PAYENG DAKHIN GUGAMUKH GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF NANDA PAYENG RESIDENT OF LATAK GAON P.O. GOGAMUKH PIN 787034 DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM 28: AMIYA SONOWAL JOYRAMPUR HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER C/O SUREN SONOWAL RESIDENT OF BORBILA BHEBELO P.O. - JOYRAMPUR PIN 787026 DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM 29: JOYA DEORI ARUNUDAY JANAJATI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF GOPAL CH. DEORI RESIDENT OF BHAMCHANIA DERORI GAON P.O. - KADAMGURI DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN 787034 30: MUKTINATH NARAH BIJOYPUR HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER Page No.# 10/19 SON OF GOJEN NARAH RESIDENT OF MADHYA BIJOYPUR P.O. JUNE KARENG PIN 787060 DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM 31: DIGANTA PEGU BORCHAPARI TRIBAL HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF RAJEN PEGU RESIDENT OF BHANGIDIA GAON P.O. - DEGHALIDEBERA PIN-787058 DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM 32: NIVA RANI KULI SILAPATHAR MIGANG HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER C/O HAREN KULI RESIDENT OF SILABORGURI P.O. SELAPATHAR PIN 787034 DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM 33: MOTILAL PAIT GORU MURA BURISUTI MISSING HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF JUGESH PAIT RESIDENT OF AMLOKHI PAIT GAON Page No.# 11/19 P.O. PIPOLGURI PIN - 787110 DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM 34: MINAKSHI CHUTIA KEREKONI ADARSHA HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF DHANANJAY CHUTIA RESIDENT OF GELUA KENDUGURI P.O. SILAPATHAR DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN 787034 35: KANAKLATA DOLEY PAIT DEBERA JAN TRIBAL HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER C/O PARMANANDA PAIT RESIDENT OF AMLOKHI PAIT GAON P.O. PIPALGURI PIN - 7870110 DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM 36: DURGESWARI PAIT PUSPADHAR PEGU MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF KANAK CHANDRA PAIT RESIDENT OF BHEREK CHARAIPARA P.O. BORLUNG PIN 787034 DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM Page No.# 12/19 37: DHARMESWAR MILI SWAHID GOUTAM MILI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF PADMESWAR MILI RESIDENT OF RUPAHI MISING GAON P.O. PATHALI PAM DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN 787001 38: MEHESWAR MILI SWAHID GOUTAM MILI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF LATE KASEHEL MILI RESIDENT OF RUPAHI MISING GAON P.O. PATHALI PAM DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN 787001 39: BIJU KR. PEGU PACHIM NAOBOICHA HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF ANANDARAM PEGU RESIDENT OF HARMOTY P.O. - MERBIL PIN 784160 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 40: MANDITA GOGOI BISHNUJYOTI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER C/O KRISHNA KANTA PHUKAN Page No.# 13/19 RESIDENT OF MOIDOMIA P.O. MOIDOMIA PIN 787032 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 41: PRASANA SARMA KRISHNAPUR JANAJATI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF LATE MANIK SARMA RESIDENT OF MAGONI PAM P.O. MAGONI PAM PIN 784169 DISTRICT BISWANATH ASSAM 42: SABIN KAKATI SWAHID DIJANBHUYAN HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF TARINI KAKATI RESIDENT OF AMTOL BERGAON P.O. MAZ ROWMARI PIN 784117 DISTRICT SONITPUR ASSAM 43: MINATI SONOWAL KHUTAPUTA HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF JITEN CH. RABHA RESIDENT OF BELSERI T/E P.O. DHEKIAJULI Page No.# 14/19 DISTRICT DHEKIAJULI ASSAM. PIN 784110 44: DOLLY BARMAN NAMONI MISSING HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER C/O - BIREN BORA RESIDENT OF DHENUDHRA P.O. GOHPUR PIN 784168 DISTRICT BISWANATH ASSAM 45: APARAJITA BHUYAN DAKHIN PUB KALABARI BAHUMUKHI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER C/O- KABIN BARUAH RESIDENT OF SUTARGAON P.O. HOWAJAN PIN 784169 DISTRICT BISWANATH ASSAM 46: MONOWARA BARBHUIYAN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER C/O KAFIL UDDIN RESIDENT OF KHADIMAN P.O. BADARPUR GHAT DISTRICT KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN - 788803 47: PRATIVA BORGOHAIN Page No.# 15/19 DHAKUAKHANA KENDRIYA ADARSHA BALKA BIDYALAYA ASSISTANT TEACHER C/O- KARUNA GOGOI RESIDENT OF BALIGAON P.O. DHAKUAKHANA PIN 787055 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 48: KALPANA CHUTIA NO. 2 LALPANI HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER C/O - NITEN GOGOI RESIDENT OF JORHATIA GOHAIGAON P.O. KADOM PIN 787032 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 49: ROFIQUL ISLAM BORSALA MP HIGH MADRASSA ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF SOFIUR UDDIN RESIDENT OF BORCHOLA NO.1 P.O. BORCHOLA DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN 787023 50: SHAJAHAN SHIRJ PABHA CHARIALI HIGH MADRASSA ASSISTANT TEACHER Page No.# 16/19 SON OF SAIFUL ISLAM RESIDENT OF KUTUBPUR P.O. KUTUBPUR PIN 787054 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 51: HAZRAT ALI BALITIKA HIGH MADRASSA ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF ABDUL QUDDUS RESIDENT OF HARIPUR P.O. KOLAKHOWA PIN 787023 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 52: ABDUL BARI TINTHENGIA GIRLS HIGH MADRASSA ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF ASHROF ALI RESIDENT OF DAULATPUR P.O. DAULATPUR DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. PIN 787023 53: HABIB ULLAH TINTHENGIA HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF NURUL AMIN RESIDENT OF GOHINDOLI Page No.# 17/19 P.O. SONAPUR PIN 787054 DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 54: JAYABRATA PURKAYASTHA SAMABAY HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER S/O LATE KSHITISH RN. PURKAYASTHA RESIDENT OF KUCHIRKUNA P.O. SRIGOURI PIN 788806 DISTRICT KARIMGANJ ASSAM 55: JAMIR UDDIN KHAGAIL HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER C/O ABDUN NAYEEM RESIDENT OF KHAGAIL P.O. CHATAL DISTRICT KARIMGANJ ASSAM. PIN 788720 56: ABIDA KHANAM SAMABAY HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER C/O- SUAL AHMED RESIDENT OF BIPIN PAUL ROAD P.O. - KARIMGANJ PIN 788806 Page No.# 18/19 DISTRICT KARIMGANJ ASSAM 57: ZAFOR SHARIF PABHA CHARIALI HIGH (MADRASSA) SCHOOL ASSISTANT TEACHER SON OF SAIFUL ISLAM RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KUTUBPUR P.O. - KUTUBPUR PIN 787054 DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR ASSA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, DISPUR, GUWAHATI - 781006 2:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI - 78101 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR M K BORAH, MS. P. KASHYAP Advocate for the Respondent : SC, SEC. EDU., BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ROBIN PHUKAN ORDER Date : 28.02.2025 Heard Mr. M. K. Borah, learned counsel for the petitioners also heard Ms. S. Mushahary, learned Standing Counsel for the Secondary Education Department. Page No.# 19/19 2. Ms. Mushahary, learned Standing Counsel for the Secondary Education Department submits that she has not filed affidavit-in-opposition, but she has pointed out that the case of the petitioner that was not recommended by the District Scrutiny Committee itself and that there is a provision for filing an appeal before the Appellate Authority as per Section 14, of the Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers Re-organization of Educational Institutions) Act, 2017 and as alternative remedy is available and as the same has not been exhausted, the petitioner cannot maintain this writ petition which may be disposed of by directing the petitioner to approach the Appellate Authority as per provision of Section 14 of the said Act. 3. Mr. Borah, learned counsel for the petitioners also submits that this writ petition may be disposed of by granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Appellate Authority by filing appropriate application. 4. Taking note of the submission of learned Advocates of both the parties, this Court is inclined to close this writ petition granting liberty to the petitioner to approach the Appellate Authority as per Section 14, of the said Act by filing appropriate application and in the event of filing such an application the authority shall consider the same in accordance with law within a period of one month, from the date of receipt of the application. 5. In terms of above, this writ petition stands dispose of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant