Page No.# 1/14 GAHC010228052025 2025:GAU-AS:15779 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/5989/2025 BIJU DOLEY AND ORS S/O. LT. SUREN DOLEY, GRADE IV EMPLOYEE OF SILAPATHAR COMMARCE SENIOR SECONDRY SCHOOL, R/O. VILLAGE NOTUN MISING GAON,P.O. SILAPATHAR, P.S. SILAPATHAR, DISTRICT DHEMAJI, ASSAM.PIN CODE 787059 2: DIGEN TAYE S/O. LT. BHUGESWAR TAYE LIBRARY ASSISTANT SILAPATHAR COMMERCE SENIOR SECONDERY SCHOOL S/O. VILLAGE - JUNAKI NAGAR P.O. SILAPATHAR DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN CODE 787059 3: SRI KRISHNAKANTA KONCH S/O. LT. GHANAKANTA KONCH JUNIOR ASSISTANT DHEMAJI TOWN SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. VILL. BHARALICHUK P.O. DHEMAJI DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN CODE 787057 4: NAMESWAR PEGU S/O. LT. BHADRESWAR PEGU SENIOR ASSISTANT OF SILAPATHAR COMMERCE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. SILASUTI P.O. BHAGAWAN DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN CODE 787059 Page No.# 2/14 5: DINANATH NGATE S/O. LT. BINARAM NGATE GRADE IV EMPLOYEE OF SILAPATHAR COMMERCE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O.MISSINGPUR P.O. AKAJAN DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN CODE 787059 6: BINOY KR KALITA S/O. LT. BALURAM KALITA SENIOR ASSISTANT OF SISSIBOR GAON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. SISSIBORGAON P.O. SISSIBORGAON DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN 787110 7: DEBAJYOTI KALITA S/O. LT. DHRUBA KALITA JUNIOR ASSISTANT SISSIBORGAON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. VILL. SISSIBORGAON P.O. SISSIBORGAON DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN CODE 787110 8: LINA KULI D/O. MAKHON KULI JUNIOR ASSISTANT SILAPATHAR COMMERCE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. NATUN MISSING GAON P.O. SILAPATHAR DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN CODE 787059 9: LAMBIT KR PEGU S/O. LT. RATAN PEGU GRADE IV EMPLOYEE SILAPATHAR COMMERCE SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. MECHAKI TONGANI P.O. MECHAKI TOKANI DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN CODE 787110 10: MANOJ BHUYAN S/O. LT NABIN BHUYAN LIBRARY ASSISTANT SISSIBAGAON SR.SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. CHOKHAMTING GAON P.O. SISSIBOR GAON Page No.# 3/14 DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN CODE 787110 11: ARJUN BHUYAN S/O. LT JOYBHAN BHUYAN GRADE IVEMPLOYEE SISSIBOR GAON SR SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. SISSIBOR GAON P. O. SISSIBOR GAON DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN CODE 787110. 12: PRANAB BHUYAN S/O. LT BHADRESWAR BHUYAN GRADE IV EMPLOYEE SISSIBORGAON SR SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. SISSIBOR GAON P.O. SISSIBOR GAON DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN CODE 787110 13: DAMBARU DHAR SARMA S/O. LT.GOPILAL SARMA SR. ASSITANT ROWTA SR . SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. NO 8 DHANSHRI P.O. ROUTA DISTRICT UDALGURI ASSAM. PIN CODE 787056 14: SRI UTTAM KUMAR BHOWMIK S/O. SANTI RAM BHOWMIK JUNIOR ASSISTANT ROWTA SR. SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. NO 1 JHAR GAON P.O. ROWTA CHARIALI DISTRICT UDALGURI BTR ASSAM. PIN CODE 787056 15: SRI MADIRAM BASUMATARY S/O. LATE POTONG BASUMATARY GRADE IV EMPLOYEE ROWTA SR.SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O.ROWTA P.O. ROWTA DISTRICT UDALGURI ASSAM. PIN CODE 787056 16: SRI GULAP DAS S/O. LATE MANAHARI DAS Page No.# 4/14 GRADE IV EMPLOYEE ROWTA SR SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. ROWTA STATION P.O. ROWTA DISTRICT UDALGURI ASSAM.PIN CODE 787056 17: SADANANDA BURAGOHAIN S/O. LT. DANDI BURAGOHAIN LIBRARY ASSISTANT DHEMAJI TOWN SR.SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. BHEPARA P.O. DHEMAJI DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN CODE 787057 18: DINEDHAR PHUKAN S/O. LATE ANANDA PHUKAN SR ASSISTANT DHEMAJI TOWN SR.SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. KULAPATHER P.O ARADHAL DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PINCODE 787032. 19: SRI PHANIDHAR CHETIA S/O. LT. BAGA CHETIA GRADE IV EMPLOYEE DHEMAJI TOWN SR SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O. GOWAL CHAPARI P.O. GOWAL CHAPARI DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM. PIN CODE 787057 20: MANASH JYOTI NATH S/O. LATE ROBIN KUMAR NATH SENIOR ASSISTANT OF RANGACHAHI T.N. HS SCHOOL R/O VILLAGE BORBAM P.O. RONGACHAHI DIST. MAJULI ASSAM PIN 785104. 21: BOKUL NATH S/O. BHELENG NATH GRADE IV EMPLOYEE RANGACHAHI T.N. HS SCHOOL R/O VILLAGE BORBAM P.O. RONGACHAHI Page No.# 5/14 DIST. MAJULI ASSAM PIN 785104. 22: BAGBUL ISLAM S/O. SHOHIDUL ISLAM GRADE IV EMPLOYEE BARTHAL DOLOIGAON HS SCHOOL R/O BORTHAL KACHARIGAON PO DOLOIGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782126. 23: LUKNATH PHUKAN S/O KANPAI PHUKAN GRADE IV EMPLOYEE PANIGAON HS SCHOOL R/O VILLAGE KOHUMORIA PO. PANIGAON DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN. 787054 24: SAURAV JYOTI DUTTA S/O KANPAI PHUKAN GRADE IV EMPLOYEE PANIGAON HS SCHOOL R/O VILLAGE KOHUMORIA PO. PANIGAON DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN. 787054 25: MAINUL HOQUE S/O LT. EAKUB ALI JUNIOR ASSISTANT GOROIMARI HIGH SCHOOL R/O VILL. LAHORIGHAT PO. GOROIMARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN. 782104. 26: PHULEN KR PATAR S/O SUNARAM PATOR Page No.# 6/14 JUNIOR ASSISTANT DAPONIBORI HIGH SCHOOL R/O DAPANIBORI PO. BELTOLA DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN. 782425. 27: AINUL HOQUE S/O ABDUL MOJID GRADE IV EMPLOYEE HAJI ALTAFIA HIGH SCHOOL R/O VILLAGE AND PO. DATIAL BORI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN. 782126. 28: ALAL UDDIN AHMED S/O HAZRAT ALI JUNIOR ASSISTANT HAJI ALTAFIA HIGH SCHOOL R/O VILLAGE AND PO. DATIAL BORI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN. 782126. 29: SRI NATHURAM SHAKHARI S/O KUNJALAL SHAKHARI JUNIOR ASSISTANT CHOTAGARJAN ANCHALIK HIGH SCHOOL R/O VILL. CHOTAGARJON PO. KORATI PAM DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782105. 30: SAFIR UDDIN S/O ABDUL KHALEQUE GRADE IV EMPLOYEE GOROIMARI HIGH SCHOOL R/O VILL. AND PO. GOROIMARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782104 31: GANESH DEKA S/O AMESWAR DEKA JR. ASSISTANT Page No.# 7/14 CHANUABORI HS SCHOOL R/O MIKIRGAON PO. BANGALDHARA DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN. 782412 32: BHUBANESWARI BORO D/O CHANDRABORO JR.ASSISTANT HPC HIGH SCHOOL AMALGATED WITH JAGIROAD H S SCHOOL R/O VILL- DEOSAL P O DEOSAL DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782410 33: DIPALI KAKATI D/O NILAKANTA KAKATI JR. ASSISTANT SAPMARI HIGH SCHOOL R/O VILL- SAPMARI P.O- SAPMARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782104. 34: AKIB IFTIKAR ISLAM S/O KHAIRUL ISLAM JR.ASSISTANT BORTHAL KACHARIGAON GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL R/O VILL- BORTHAL KACHARIGAON PO - DOLOIGAON DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782126. 35: SATYAJIT NATH S/O CHENARAM NATH HATIBAT ANCHALIK HIGH SCHOOL R/O HATIBAT PO -NAGABANDHA DIST- MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782106 . 36: RAJEN PATAR S/O BIPIN PATAR JR.ASSISTANT HATIUTHA HIGH SCHOOL R/O HATIUTHA PO- MANAHA Page No.# 8/14 DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782411. 37: RABIN NATH S/O NAGEN NATH JR.ASSISTANT BURAMAYANG JANAJATIYA HIGH SCHOOL R/O VILL- RAJAMAYONG PO- RAJAMAYONG DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782411 38: BHUBANESWAR NATH S/O- BHOGDHAN NATH JR. ASSISTANT HABIBARANGA BARI R/ O HABIBARANGA BARI PO- HABIBARANGA BARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM . PIN 782106 39: PADUM CHANDRA DEKA S/O- LT. GAJIN CHANDRA DEKA GRADE IV EMPLOYEE DAPANIBORI HIGH SCHOOL R/O VILL- DAPANIBORI PO- DHARAMTUL DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782425. 40: PROMOD BORO S/O BHUKURA BORO GRADE IV EMPLOYEE CHONUABORI HIGH SCHOOL R/O- CHONUABORI PO- DHARAMTUL DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782412 41: SURABHI DIHINGIA D/O LT. UMESH GOGI GRADE IV EMPLOYEE JAGIROAD H. S SCHOOL Page No.# 9/14 R/O- RAM MONDIR PO- JAGIROAD DIST MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782410. 42: MADAN RAJBONGSHI S/O-BIKUDAR RAJBONGSHI GRADE IV EMPLOYEE BURHAMAYONG JANAJATIYA HIGH SCHOOL R/O GOBHALI PO- CHANDRAPUR DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 781150. 43: DHIRSHING PATAR S/O- MEMERA PATAR GRADE IV EMPLOYEE HABIBARANGA BARI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL R/O VILL- HABIBARANGA BARI PO-HABIBARANGA BARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782106. 44: PREMCHAN BISWAS S/O SUNIL BISWAS GRADE IV EMPLOYEE CHOTAGARJAN ANCHALIK HIGH SCHOOL R/O CHOTAGARJAN PO- KARATIPAM DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782105 45: UMESH CHANDRA KELENG S/O DOTSING KELENG GRADE IV EMPLOYEE HATIUTHA HIGH SCHOOL R/O HATIUTHA PO- MANAHA DIST MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782411. 46: RAMESWAR BORDOLOI Page No.# 10/14 S/O TEBHAL BORDOLOI GRADE IV EMPLOYEE AZARBARI NIPUN DEKA HIGH SCHOOL R/O KALBARI PO- MORIGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782105 47: NUMAL CH BORA S/O- TIPAU BORA GRADE IV EMPLOYEE SAPMARI HIGH SCHOOL R/O- SAPMARI PO- SAPMARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782104. 48: SAHAB UDDIN AHMED S/O BAPJAN ALI GRADE IV EMPLOYEE BORCHAKBAHA ANCHALIK HIGH SCHOOL R/O BORCHAKBAHA PO- JALUGUTI DIST MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782104. 49: TAFIRUL ISLAM S/O RAJAB ALI GRADE IV EMPLOYEE BORTHAL KACHARIGAON GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL R/O BORTHAL KACHARIGAON PO-DOLOIGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN 782126 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REPRESENTED BY, THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Page No.# 11/14 DISPUR GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN 781006. 3:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI - 781006. 4:THE DIRECTOR SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781019. 5:THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION BODOLAND TERRITORIAL REGION (BTR) KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. PIN 78337 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S U AHMED, A M RAHMAN Advocate for the Respondent : SC, SEC. EDU., SC. BTC,SC, FINANCE BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE NELSON SAILO O R D E R 20.11.2025 Heard Mr. S.U. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners, Mr. U. Sharma, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department appearing for the respondent Nos. 1, 2 & 4, Mr. N.R Sharma, learned counsel for respondent No.5 and Ms. R.M Barua, learned Standing Counsel, Finance Department for the respondent No.3. 2. The facts of the case has already been highlighted in the earlier order Page No.# 12/14 of this Court dated 24.10.2025 and for the sake of brevity, the same is being abstracted hereunder:- “Heard Mr. S.U. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners, who submits that the petitioners are either working as Senior Assistant, Junior Assistant, Library Assistant or Grade-IV in different Senior Secondary, Higher Secondary and High Schools since the said schools were at a venture stage and subsequently provincialised. In other words, the petitioners are non-teaching staffs and they have been paid fixed pay and not scale of pay. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that similarly situated persons had approached this Court by filing WP(C) 3239/2023 (Abdul Motaleb & 147 Ors., -vs—State of Assam and Ors,) Page No.# 12/12 and the writ petition was disposed of vide order dated 05.08.2025. By relying upon the decision of a Co-ordinate Bench in Mohor Ali Sheikh & Others., -vs- State of Assam & Others reported in 2024 5 GLT 689 and directing the respondent authorities to determine the scale of pay payable to the petitioners, therein, within a period of 8 (eight) weeks, the learned counsel, therefore, submits that since the present writ petitioners are similarly situated, a similar order may be passed in their favour. Mr. S.M.T. Chistie, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education, at this stage submits that in fact the State had preferred a review petition against the judgment rendered in Mohor Ali Sheikh & Others (supra) and the same is pending as on date as per his knowledge. To this, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the case in Mohor Ali Sheikh (Supra) was in respect of teaching staffs, whereas, the present petitioners are non-teaching staff and pendency of the review petition cannot come in the way for issuing appropriate direction. Be that as it may, let notice of motion be issued, returnable on 20.11.2025. Mr. G. Pegu, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.1; Mr. SMT, Chistie, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department accepts notice on behalf of respondent No. 2 and 4; Ms. R.M. Baruah, learned Standing Counsel, Finance, accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.3 and Mr. A.K. Bhuyan, learned Standing Counsel, BTC accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.5. The petitioners to furnish requisite copies of the writ petition to the learned counsel appearing for the respondents within 3 (three) working days Page No.# 13/14 from today. Learned counsel for the respondents to obtain necessary instruction by the next date of listing. List on 20.11.2025.” 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that after disposal of the case of Mohor Ali Sheikh and others (supra), a few other cases on the same issue came up for consideration before the Division Bench of this Court and the lead case being WP(C) No.3239/2023 (Abdul Motleb and others –vs- State of Assam and others) and they were disposed of vide common order dated 05.08.2025 in line with the decision rendered in Mohor Ali Sheikh and others (supra) by directing the respondent authorities to determine the scale of pay admissible to the petitioners within a period of 08(eight) weeks. Learned counsel for the petitioners therefore, submits that a similar order may be passed in the present case since it is squarely covered by the decisions. 4. Mr. U. Sharma, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department on being asked about the outcome of the review petition preferred in Mohor Ali Sheikh and others (supra), submits that the same is still pending as on today. 5. Upon considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the rival parties and after perusal of the materials available on record, this Court finds that the present case is squarely covered by Mohor Ali Sheikh and others (supra) as well as by the case of Abdul Motleb and others (supra). Accordingly, the writ petition stands disposed of by directing the respondent authorities concerned to determine the pay scale as admissible to the petitioners within a period of 08(eight) weeks from the date of Page No.# 14/14 receipt of a certified copy of this order. 6. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant