Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010253642024 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/6599/2024 LAKHI CHAND CHAUHAN S/O LATE RAM KISHAN CHAUHAN, R/O WATIZUR, P.O. AND P.S.-KHERONI, DIST- KARBI ANGLONG, ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION (ELEMENTARY), DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006 2:THE KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL SECRETARIAT DIPHU DIST- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN-782460 3:THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL DIPHU DIST- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN-782460 4:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS KARBI ANGLONG DISTRICT CIRCLE DIPHU DIST- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM Page No.# 2/3 PIN-782460 5:THE SECRETARY PERSONNEL (B) DEPARTMENT KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL DIPHU DIST- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN-782460 6:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS HAMREN DIST- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN-78246 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. D A KAIYUM, MR. M S MONDAL Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU, SC, K A A C BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA ORDER 08.04.2025 Heard Mr. M. Mondal, learned counsel for the petitioner, who submits that he would like to withdraw the writ petition, with liberty to approach the appropriate authority for a review of the penalty of compulsory retirement. Ms. S. Chutia, learned counsel appears for the respondent no.1, while Ms. S. Kemprai, learned counsel appears for the respondent nos.2 to 6. The prayer of the petitioner’s counsel is allowed. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as prayed for. However, it is made clear that it is settled law that just because a person has been acquitted in a criminal case, the same does not ipso facto mean that a Page No.# 3/3 person is to be exonerated in the departmental proceeding. JUDGE Comparing Assistant