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MAKSURAT FIRDOUSE CHOWDHURY AND 6 ORS v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS.

WP(C)/7039/2024 · 2025-01-07

Lanusungkum Jamir

Writ Petition (Civil)body2025

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Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010263002024 2025:GAU-AS:225 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/7039/2024 MAKSURAT FIRDOUSE CHOWDHURY AND 6 ORS D/O- ABDUR NOOR CHOWDHURY, R/O- SUBHASH NAGAR, W/NO-19, P.O AND P.S- HOJAI, PIN-782435, DIST- HOJAI, ASSAM 2: SHAMIM REHANA D/O- OPHI UDDIN MIR R/O- VILLAGE BHUYAN PATTY P.O- SILIGURI BASTI AND P.S- HOJAI PIN-782435 DIST- HOJAI ASSAM 3: HUSNA BEGUM D/O- ABDUL ZABBAR R/O- VILLAGE MUSLIM PATTY WARD NO-15 P.O AND P.S- HOJAI PIN-782435 DIST- HOJAI ASSAM 4: AFSARA BEGUM D/O- KHALILUR RAHMAN R/O- VILLAGE AMLIPUKHURI Page No.# 2/4 P.O AND P.S- JUGIJAN PIN-782429 DIST- HOJAI ASSAM 5: ASMIRA SULTANA D/O- ANISUR RAHMAN R/O- VILLAGE BHUYAN PATTY P.O- SILIGURI BASTI AND P.S- HOJAI PIN-782435 DIST- HOJAI ASSAM 6: MD. RAFIQUE AHMED BORBHUYAN S/O- MD. HILAL AHMED BORBHUYAN R/O- DOBOKA TOWN WARD NO-2 P.O AND P.S- DOBOKA PIN-782440 DIST- HOJAI ASSA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, EDUCATION (ELEMENTARY) DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006. 2:ASOM SARBA SIKSHA ABHIYAN MISSION REP. BY THE THE MISSION DIRECTOR KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI- 781019. 3:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER CUM DISTRICT MISSION COORDINATOR HOJAI DOBOKA ASSAM PIN-782440 Page No.# 3/4 4:DISTRICT URBAN COORDINATOR HOJAI ASSAM PIN-78244 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 Hojai district. It is the claim of the petitioners that they were engaged between the years 2004-2007. The further claim of the petitioners is that they have completed more than 10 (ten) 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 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 Page No.# 4/4 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