Page No.# 1/15 GAHC010123742025 2025:GAU-AS:15456 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3542/2025 NAREN CHANDRA PEGU AND 78 ORS. S/O- SUKESWAR PEGU, R/O- KANDULIJAN, P/O- KULAJAN, DIST.- DHEMAJI, ASSAM. 2: MADHAB SARMA S/O- HARI PRASAD SARMA R/O- RAMPUR P/O- SILAPATHAR DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 3: DIBYA DHAR BORAH S/O- SASHIDHAR BORAH R/O- BHAJU JAL BHARI P/O- BATGHARIA DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 4: KAMALA GOGOI S/O- HEBI GOGOI R/O- 2 NO KARPHULANI PAM P/O- BETANI PAM DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 5: MADHAB CHINTEY S/O- GORIA CHINTEY R/O- BONGALMARI P/O- MATIKHULA DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 6: RAJ KUMAR JOYSWAL C/O- DURGA PRASAD JOYSWAL Page No.# 2/15 R/O- JORKATA BANGALI P/O- SISSIMUKH DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 7: PRADIP KUMAR CHETRY C/O- KARNA BD CHETRY R/O- 3 NO RAYANG BALIJAN P/O- JONAI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 8: DILIP HAZARIKA C/O- BAP HAZARIKA R/O- MODER GURI KALITA GAON P/O- JAMUGURI PANCHALI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 9: CHATRA KUMAR DOLEY S/O- THANURAM DOLEY R/O- BONGIDIA BORCHELEK P/O- KULAJAN DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 10: LINA GOGOI C/O- DIMBESWAR GOGOI R/O- TEKERAGURI P/O- SISSI BORGAON DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 11: ABHINARAYAN SHARMA C/O- LT KRISHNA PD SHARMA R/O- SILAPATHAR JUNAKINAGAR P/O-SILAPATHAR DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 12: DIMBESWAR GOGOI S/O- BHULA GOGOI R/O- SARUPAM JHANJI P/O- BETANIPAM DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 13: NAREN KALITA C/O- LT TITAI KALITA R/O- MODER GURI KALITA GAON Page No.# 3/15 P/O- JAMUGURI PANCH ALI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 14: TULAN BORUAH C/O- TIRTHANATH BORUAH R/O- HATIPARA BHAKAT KOIBARTA P/O- LAKHI PATHAR DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 15: BABITA PANGING S/O- GOBINDA PANGING MORUSITY R/O- BALISAFARI P/O- LAKHIPATHAR DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 16: DIGEN TAID C/O- LACHING TAID R/O- ADIKALIA P/O- JAMUGURI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 17: ASHINI MILI C/O- BORAH MILI R/O- MODERGURI MISSING P/O- JAMUGURI PANCH DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 18: MEMA LATA CHUTIA C/O- BHUGENDRA CHUTIA R/O- CHOWKHAMTING P/O- SISSIBORGAON DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 19: PRANITA BHUYAN S/O- JUGEN BHUYAN R/O- CHOWKHAMTING P/O- SISSBORGAON DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 20: HEMANTA MACHAHARY C/O- ROBIN MACHAHARY Page No.# 4/15 R/O- 4 NO TEKJURI P/O- BISNUPUR DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 21: JURI DIHINGIA S/O- LT DHANIRAM BHUBAN DIHINGIA R/O- GUTUNG NAPAM P/O- GUTUM DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 22: NAREN PAMEY C/O- USURAM PAMEY R/O- KHALIHAMARI PATIRI P/O- AKAJAN DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 23: AMIO KUMAR KEOT C/O- PARESHI KEOT R/O- BISHNUPURIA BAMUNI GAON P/O- BISNUPUR DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 24: MAHANTA TAYE C/O- PADMA PHUKAN R/O- LAIPULIA P/O- JAMUGURI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 25: ANIL KAPTAK S/O- BIRINCHI KAPTA R/O- RAICHAPORI BOLOMA P/O- JAMUGURI PANCH ALI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 26: NANDITA KALITA C/O- PATRAS LILARAM DUTTA R/O- 2 NO NOGAON P/O- MORIDHAL DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 27: NILIMA PHUKAN C/O- HIREN GOGOI R/O- RAITING P/O- RAITING Page No.# 5/15 DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 28: LOKNATH UPADHYAY C/O- INDRALAL UPAYDHAY R/O- SHYAMJULI P/O- DIOM DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 29: BHABEN BASUMATARY S/O- LATE UPEN BASUMATARY R/O- 2 NO BIJOYPUR P/O-DEKAPAM DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 30: DOM BAHADUR RAI S/O- LOLISING LATE TIKARAJ RAI R/O- NO 3 CHIMENMUKH P/O- CHIMENMUKH DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 31: MINASHI KAMAN C/O- LATE BOGASON KAMAN R/O- NAMKIR P/O- DEKAPAM DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 32: RANJIT KHANAL C/O- LT NARAYAN KHANAL R/O- 2 NO MAJAR BARI P/O- BHAGAWAN DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 33: DIPANJALI HAZARIKA C/O- RABINATH HAZARIKA R/O- BARUAH BALI P/O- SIMEN CHAPORI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 34: RAJ KUMARI BHUYAN C/O- SADANANDA BHUYAN R/O- GARMARA Page No.# 6/15 P/O- SISSIBORGAON DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 35: TEMPU BASUMATARY C/O- TITAN BASUMATARY R/O- 2 NO NAWKATA P/O- DEKAPAM DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 36: TILAK BAHADUR CHETRY S/O- BAL BAHADUR CHETRY R/O- AMGURI NEPALI GAON P/O- BATUAMUKH DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 37: BIRAKANTA KARDONG S/O- NAKUL KARDONG R/O- GANDHIYA BAULI MIRI P/O- BAULI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 38: KALA PRASAD DOLEY S/O- KAMAL DOLEY R/O- BORLUNG P/O- BORLUNG DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 39: BIJU KANTA DOLEY S/O- MOHENDRA R/O- KARDONG CHUK P/O- ZONEKARENG DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 40: SURJYA KANTA PEGU C/O- GAPESH RAJEN R/O- NO 2 DAKHIN ARI MARA P/O- JONAI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 41: HEM BAHADUR CHETRY S/O- LT RUDRA BD CHETRY Page No.# 7/15 R/O- 3 NO MURKONG SELEK P/O- JONAI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 42: SASHI KANTA PEGU C/O- NITYA LALI RAM PEGU R/O- LAIMEKURI P/O- GALIBORBALI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 43: JOY PRAKASH YADAV S/O- SUDARSHAN R/O- BHERA CHAPORI P/O- JONAI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 44: JATIN DOLEY C/O- LT NARAN UKUMSING DOLEY R/O- SIGARUWAD P/O- UTTAR KULA JUNEKARENG DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 45: HARESWAR SONOWAL S/O- LT PRAFULLA R/O- UDOI PUR P/O- DEKAPAM DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 46: BIRASON KULI S/O- LT KULARAM KOKEN KULI R/O- PUNOI P/O- PIPOLGURI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 47: NIRANJAN JIMEY C/O- MENEJAR JIMEY R/O- JORI GURI P/O- AKAJAN DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 48: TILESWAR BHUYAN Page No.# 8/15 C/O- KHUDASWAR BHUYAN R/O- CHAKAMARA P/O- SISSIBOR GAON DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 49: KAMAL GUIDE S/O- DHARAM BAHADUR GUIDE R/O- JORKATA BONGALI P/O- SISSIMUKH DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 50: AJAMIL REGON C/O- LT BARMA REGON R/O- KEBARANGO P/O- MECHAKI TONGAI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 51: TUTUMONI BORUAH S/O- BIREN POBITRA BORUAH R/O- KECHU KHANA KUCH GAON P/O- DHUBA BARI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 52: SAKUNTALA DOLEY S/O- MILAI DOLEY R/O- ADUT KHURACHUK P/O- KHURACHUK DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 53: BHAKTA BAHADUR CHETRY S/O- GOBINDO BAHADUR R/O- LAKHIPUR P/O- TELAM DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 54: GUNAMOTI MISHONG C/O- MANU MISHONG R/O- JUNBAR P/O- ZONEKARENG DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. Page No.# 9/15 55: LAKHINATH GOGOI S/O- SUKHEN GOGOI R/O- SRIPANI AHOM GAON P/O- J.K. CHARIALI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 56: NILIMA HONDIQUI C/O- JIBAN MUHIRAM HONDIQUI R/O- 1 NO KHALIHAMARI P/O- MAJ KHUA DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 57: NIJARA PANGING C/O- LAKHESWAR PANGING R/O- NAGPUR P/O- BENGERA GARAH DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 58: ABIRAM KULI S/O- LT MOHADEV NAMEDHAR KULI R/O- BORSELEK P/O- KULAJAN DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 59: BHUGESWAR PAIT C/O- TERUN PAIT R/O-PANBARI P/O-MUKTIAR DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 60: RAM PRASAD SARAHIYA C/O- RAMLAL SARAHIYA R/O- AGHAABARAMURIJA MALA GAON P/O- MOHEMARI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 61: MAMATAJ JIMEY C/O KASHI NATH JIMEY AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS R/O- SUMUNIA P/O- BURISHUTI DIST.- DHEMAJI Page No.# 10/15 ASSAM. 62: RUPESWAR BORUAH S/O- HARESWAR BORUAH R/O- AKEN GOTONG KANINIL P/O- KEKURI BORASIRA DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 63: JAWAHARLAL DOLEY C/O- ATER DOLEY R/O- JUGISUTI P/O- JUGISUTI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 64: SUNUMONI GOGOI S/O- AMBURAM GOGOI R/O-BORDOLAPA P/O- KACHARI PATHAR DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 65: SIVA KONWAR C/O- MONI KONWAR R/O- BORDALAPA P/O- KACHARI PATHAR DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 66: NAVA DOLEY S/O- PITOW KEKOI DOLEY R/O- ADUT KHURACHUK P/O- KHURACHUK DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 67: RINGKU MONI PEGU C/O- BIREN PEGU R/O- HARIONI P/O- MINGMANG DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 68: RUMI PEGU S/O- HALESWAR DEBAKANTA DOLEY R/O- CHELAJAN P/O- GOGAMUKH Page No.# 11/15 DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 69: RANJU KUMAR PEGU S/O- HUKUMSHING PEGU R/O- NAOHOR P/O- JONKARENG DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 70: JILADHAR PATHORI S/O- JUGON PATHORI R/O- CHRAKHUWA P/O- GALIBORBALI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 71: TORULATA PATIR C/O- NOBIN PATIR R/O- GULAGHAT CHANDMARI P/O- GULAGHAT DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 72: DULESWAR BOIRAGI S/O- DEBURAM BOIRAGI R/O- RANGPURIA P/O- SIMON CHAPORI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 73: LOKNATH UPADHYAYA S/O- GANGA PRASAD UPADHYAYA R/O- BAULI NEPALI P/O- BAULI DIST.-DHEMAJI ASSAM. 74: PUTUL MILI S/O- JARUWAI MILI R/O- BORONG TINISUTI P/O- JONAI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 75: PRATIBA GOGOI S/O- LABASON GOGOI R/O- KAMARGAON P/O- MATIKHULA DIST.- DHEMAJI Page No.# 12/15 ASSAM. 76: JOGDIRAM DOLEY S/O- PODUM DOLEY R/O- 3 NO RAYANG P/O- JONAI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 77: ANIL BASUMATARY S/O- SIMENDRA BASUMATARY R/O- 1 NO SONAPUR P/O- SONAPUR DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 78: KHAGESWAR MISSONG S/O- RUDRESWAR MISSONG R/O- GERJAI P/O- SISSIMUKH DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 79: RANJAN KUMAR BHUYAN S/O-SANJOY BHUYAN R/O- GAHRHMARA P/O- SISSIBORGAON DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS. TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR ELEMENTARY DEPARTMENT KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-1 ASSAM. 3:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER DISTRICT-DHEMAJI ASSAM 4:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER (DEO) DISTRICT- DHEMAJI ASSAM. Page No.# 13/15 5:THE BLOCK ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER (BEEO) DISTRICT- DHEMAJI ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M H LASKAR, MS. A SULTANA,MR. S ROY Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU, GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 14.11.2025 Heard Mr. M. H. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. P. K. Bora, learned Standing Counsel, Elementary Education Department for respondent Nos. 1, 2, 4 & 5 and Ms. A. Phukan, learned State Counsel for respondent No. 3. 2. The petitioners, herein, are Hindi Teachers serving in Upper-Primary (M.E) Schools. It is their case that they are eligible to be considered for provincialisation of their services in terms of Section 3(1)(xi) of the Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers and Re-organization of Educational Institutions) Act, 2017 (in short, ‘Act of 2017’). During the pendency of this writ petition, it was brought to the notice of this Court that the aforesaid provision, along with certain other provisions of the Act, had been under challenge before a Division Bench of this Court. The Division Bench has upheld Page No.# 14/15 the provision of Section 3(1)(xi) of the Act of 2017. In view of the said development, the petitioners now seek a direction for consideration of their cases in terms of the said provision. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has produced a copy of the judgment and order dated 17.03.2025, passed by this Court in WP(C) No.3597/2021 (Alokesh Chandra Ray & Ors. -vs- State of Assam & Ors.), wherein this Court had disposed of the writ petition by directing the petitioners therein to file their individual representations before the appropriate authority within a time frame and the authority was directed to consider the representations by taking into account the provision of Section 3(1)(xi) of the Act of 2017. This Court, however, observed that the view taken should not be construed as a mandamus for provincialisation of the services of the petitioners therein. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that a similar direction may be passed in the instant cases as well. 4. Mr. P. K. Bora, learned Standing Counsel, Elementary Education Department, fairly submits that he has no objection to the prayer, in view of the fact that present matter is covered by the earlier order passed by this Court in Alokesh Chandra Ray & Ors. (supra). 5. In view of above, the petitioners are directed to file their individual representations before the Director of Elementary Education, Government of Assam within a period of 15(fifteen) days from today and the said authority, upon receipt of such representations, shall consider the same by taking into account the provision of Section 3(1)(xi) of the Act of 2017 and dispose of the representations within a period of 4 (four) months from the date of receipt of the representations. Page No.# 15/15 6. With the above observations and directions, writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant