Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010000562025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) WP(C)/6759/2024 DR BAPAN KALITA S/O LATE BIPIN CH. KALITA R/O VILL- BARIMUKH P.O.-BARIMUKH P.S.-MUSHALPUR DIST- BAKSA BTR (ASSAM) PIN-781372 VERSUS STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 2:DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19 3:GOVERNING BODY OF THE BHAWANPUR ANCHALIK COLLEGE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT OF GOVERNING BODY BHAWANIPUR ANCHALIK COLLEGE BARPETA 4:SCREENING/SELECTION COMMITTEE CONSTITUTED FOR THE BHAWANIPUR ANCHALIK COLLEGE FOR SHORT LISTING CANDIDATES FOR THE POST OF PRINCIPAL IN BHAWANIPUR ANCHALIK COLLEGE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT OF GOVERNING BODY BHAWANIPUR ANCHALIK COLLEGE Page No.# 2/3 BARPETA 5:GOVERNING BODY OF THE BHAWANPUR ANCHALIK COLLEGE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL OF BHAWANIPUR ANCHALIK COLLEGE BARPETA 6:THE VICE-CHANCELLOR BHATTADEV UNIVERSITY REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR BHATTADEV UNIVERSITY BAJALI PIN-781325 7:UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI-110002 ------------ Advocate for : MR. T J MAHANTA Advocate for : SC HIGHER EDU appearing for STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA ORDER Date : 20.01.2025 Heard Mr. A.Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. A. Lahkar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. A.Chamuah, learned counsel for the UGC. Mr. A.R.Tahilbildar, learned counsel appears for the Higher Education Department. Mr. R.Singha, learned counsel appears for the Selection Committee. Mr. A.Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that as the petitioner has been allowed to appear in the examination for the vacant post of Principal vide an interim order, the writ petition has become infructuous. Accordingly, he would like to withdraw the petition. Page No.# 3/3 The prayer of the writ petitioner is allowed. The writ petition is dismissed as infructuous. JUDGE Comparing Assistant