HIMADRI BORAH AND 16 ORS. v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS.
WP(C)/7062/2024 · 2025-01-07
Lanusungkum Jamir
Writ Petition (Civil)body2025
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/7062/2024 HIMADRI BORAH AND 16 ORS. D/O LATE LOKESWAR BORAH, R/O VILL- BAMGAON, W/NO.9, P.O.- BISWANATH CHARIALI, P.S.-BISWANATH, PIN-784176, DIST- BISWANATH, ASSAM 2: SAMPA SAHA D/O SRI RANJIT SAHA R/O VILL- HARIPATTY P.O. AND P.S.-TEZPUR PIN-784001 DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 3: NIRUP KALITA S/O BABUL CH. KALITA R/O BISHNU RAVA PATH P.O. AND P.S.-TEZPUR PIN-784001 DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 4: DRISTI PANNA PHUKAN D/O KAMAL PHUKAN R/O VILL- HORIZON W/NO. 6 P.O. AND P.S.-TEZPUR PIN-784001 DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 5: MAMATA BARUAH D/O LATE TARUN CH. BARUAH R/O MAHABHAIRAB BARUAHCHUBURI P.O. AND P.S.-TEZPUR
Page No.# 2/6 PIN-784001 DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 6: ALPANA GOGOI D/O LATE BISWANATH GHOSH R/O VILL- DHENUKHANA PAHAR I.T.I. ROAD P.O. AND P.S.-TEZPUR PIN-784001 DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 7: KABITA DEVI D/O SIB CHARAN KOIRI R/O TAL GEREKI KALIBARI CHOCK P.O. AND P.S.-TEZPUR PIN-784001 DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM 8: KUNDAN SAHU S/O GOPINATH SAHU R/O VILL- TANGONAGAON GOHPUR WARD NO. 9 P.O. AND P.S.-GOHPUR PIN-784168 DIST-BISWANATH ASSAM 9: MONI DIHINGIA D/O ATUL DIHINGIA R/O RUPNAGAR (KUKURJAN) GOHPUR WARD NO. 4 P.O. AND P.S.-GOHPUR PIN-784168 DIST-BISWANATH ASSAM 10: JIBAN SHARMA S/O GOBINDA GAJIREL R/O VILL- MADHYA CHATRANG GOHPUR WARD NO. 6 P.O. AND P.S.-GOHPUR PIN-784168 DIST-BISWANATH
Page No.# 3/6 ASSAM 11: INKU SHARMA D/O TILAK SHARMA R/O VILL- MADHYA CHATRANG GOHPUR WARD NO. 6 P.O. AND P.S.-GOHPUR PIN-784168 DIST-BISWANATH ASSAM 12: KALPANA GOGOI D/O NARAKANTA GOGOI R/O VILL- CHATIA CHUK GOHPUR WARD NO. 2 P.O. AND P.S.-GOHPUR PIN-784168 DIST-BISWANATH ASSAM 13: DIPSHIKA MAZUMDAR D/O NARENDRA NARAYAN MAZUMDAR R/O VILL- PURUPBARI GOHPUR WARD NO. 6 P.O. AND P.S.-GOHPUR PIN-784168 DIST-BISWANATH ASSAM 14: RUPANJALI SHARMA D/O KRISHNA BHAGAWATI R/O VILL- HATKHOLA P.O.- BISWANATH P.S.-BISWANATH PIN-784176 DIST-BISWANATH ASSAM 15: ABHIJITA BHUYAN D/O LATE BUDHI BHUYAN R/O VILL- KOCHGAON P.O.- BISWANATH WARD NO. 2 P.S.-BISWANATH PIN-784176
Page No.# 4/6 DIST-BISWANATH ASSAM 16: NAYANMONI SAIKIA D/O LATE AKAN SAIKIA R/O VILL- KOCHGAON P.O.- BISWANATH WARD NO. 2 P.S.-BISWANATH PIN-784176 DIST-BISWANATH ASSAM 17: PABITRA BORAH BARUAH D/O LATE KHARGESWAR BORAH R/O VILL- KOCHGAON P.O.- BISWANATH WARD NO. 2 P.S.-BISWANATH PIN-784176 DIST-BISWANATH ASSA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS.
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, EDUCATION (ELEMENTARY) DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006 2:AXOM SARBA SIKSHA ABHIJAN MISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS MISSION DIRECTOR KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19 3:DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER -CUM- DISTRICT MISSION COORDINATOR SONITPUR TEZPUR ASSAM PIN-784001 4:DISTRICT URBAN COORDINATOR SONITPUR TEZPUR ASSAM PIN-784001
Page No.# 5/6 5:DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER -CUM- DISTRICT MISSION COORDINATOR BISWANATH ASSAM PIN-784168 6:DISTRICT URBAN COORDINATOR BISWANATH ASSAM PIN-78416 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M H ANSARI, MR. S ALIM Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU, SC, SSA
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE LANUSUNGKUM JAMIR ORDER Date : 08.01.2025
Heard Mr. S. Alim, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. B. Kaushik, learned standing counsel, Elementary Education Department for the respondent Nos. 1 and 3 and Mr. S. Bora, learned standing counsel, SSA for the respondent No.2. 2. Petitioners are the Education Volunteers of different Non-Residential Special Training Centres in Sonitpur and Biswanath district. It is the claim of the petitioners that they were engaged between the years 2005-2010. The further claim of the petitioners is that they have completed more than 13 (thirteen) years of continuous service, however, they are still being paid the fixed remuneration of Rs. 6,500/- till date. Accordingly, the Association of the petitioners made representations on 06.12.2019 and 13.07.2021, praying for minimum pay scale pursuant to the Order dated 08.06.2017, passed by the
Page No.# 6/6 Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No. 45/2014 (State of Assam Vs. Upen Das and Others). However, no steps have been taken by the respondents till date. 3. On a consideration of the materials available on record, it is seen that no independent representations are made by the petitioners till date. 4. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of directing the petitioners to file fresh individual representations before the Mission Director, SSA, Assam/respondent No. 2 within a period of 2 (two) weeks from today by annexing a copy of the Order dated 08.06.2017 passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No. 45/2014. 5.
Thereafter, the respondent No. 2, on receipt of the representations, shall dispose of the same by considering the case of the petitioners in terms of the directions passed by the Division Bench of this Court in Writ Appeal No. 45/2014 by Order dated 08.06.2017. 6. Let such exercise be completed within a period of 4 (four) weeks from the date of receipt of the representations of the petitioners. 7. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition is disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant