Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010240032025 2025:GAU-AS:15927 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/6336/2025 SRI KRISHNA KANTA BARMAN AND ANR S/O BIPIN BARMAN PRESIDENT SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE, DAKSHIN PAKOWA BAHJANI MILAN HIGH SCHOOL, DEHAR KALAKUCHI, NALBARI, RO VILLAGE KUMARIKATA, PO DEHAR KALAKUCHI, DIST NALBARI, ASSAM, PIN 781310 2: SARBESWAR HALOI PRESIDENT OF HSLC CENTRE COMMITTEE 2025 OF DAKSHIN PAKOWA BAHJANI MILAN HIGH SCHOOL HSLC CENTRE DEHAR KALAKUCHI NALBARI VILL BIHAMPUR PO BANAGRAM DIST NALBARI ASSAM PIN 78130 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ASSAM, CIVIL SECRETARIAT, BLOCK C, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, ASSAM, PIN 781006 2:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 19 ASSAM 3:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER NALBARI ASSAM PIN 781335 Page No.# 2/3 4:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS NALBARI DISTRICT CIRCLE NALBARI ASSAM PIN 781335 5:THE SECRETARY THE ASSAM STATE SCHOOL EDUCATION BOARD BAMUNIMAIDAN GUWAHATI 2 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B PURKAYASTHA, MR. J P BARUAH Advocate for the Respondent : SC, SEC. EDU., SC, SEBA,GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NELSON SAILO ORDER Date : 24.11.2025 Heard Mr. B. Purkayastha, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. S. M. T. Chistie, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department for the respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 4, Mr. B. Deuri, learned Govt. Advocate for the respondent No.3 and Mr. T. C. Chutia, learned Standing Counsel, Assam State School Education Board for the respondent No.5. [2.] Having regard to the nature of grievance projected by the petitioners, the writ petition is taken up for disposal at this stage. [3.] The petitioners are the President and Members of the School Managing Committee of Dakshin Pakowa Bahjani Milan High School, Dehar Kalakuchi in the district of Nalbari and they are aggrieved with the change of the examination centre from the said School to Bagurihati Higher Secondary School. According to the petitioners, the students of Dakshin Pakowa Bahjani Page No.# 3/3 Milan High School will have to now travel extra 10 to 14 kms to undertake the HSLC examination. According to the petitioners, change of the examination centre is not in the interest of the students concerned and therefore, the petitioners submitted a representation before the Chairmen of Assam State School Education Board by speed post on 21.10.2025. However, as the representation has not been considered, the petitioners are before this Court. [4.] Mr. T. C. Chutia, learned Standing Counsel, Assam State School Education Board submits that the Board issues guidelines and the parameters for selecting the examination centre and the ultimate selection is done by the District Administration and therefore the Board has no role to play. [5.] Considering the above submission and instead of keeping the writ petition pending before this Court, the same is disposed of by directing the petitioners to submit a representation before the District Commissioner, Nalbari with a copy to the Inspector of Schools, Nalbari within a period of one week from today along with a copy of the writ petition. [6.] On receipt of the said representation by the authorities concerned the same should be considered in accordance with law as per the guidelines and after giving due opportunity of hearing to the applicants as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of 15(fifteen) days from the date of receipt of the representations. [7.] With the above directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant