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RANJIT DADHARA AND 73 ORS. v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS

WP(C)/3425/2025 · 2025-10-26

Nelson Sailo

Writ Petition (Civil)body2025

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Page No.# 1/13 GAHC010120562025 2025:GAU-AS:14294 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3425/2025 RANJIT DADHARA AND 73 ORS. S/O- LABHESWAR DADHARA, R/O- SRIMANTAPUR, P/O- PATHALIPAM, DIST.- LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM. 2: KAMISON SONOWAL S/O- LT PUNA SONOWAL R/O- BADHAKARA SONOWAL GAON P/O- BADHAKAR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 3: JAGADISH BARUAH S/O- KULADHAR BARUAH R/O- GOGAMUKH P/O- GOGAMUKH DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 4: PRAKASH ADHIKARI S/O- MOTISANKAR ADHIKARI R/O- GANDHIA P/O- GANDHIA TINIALI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 5: NABIN NEWAR S/O- MONPRASAD NEWAR R/O- SONCHOWA PATHAR P/O- TARIONI BERBANGA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 6: JEUTI NARAH C/O- SUREN NARAH Page No.# 2/13 R/O- BORGOYA KHAGORI P/O- BORGOYA KHAGORI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 7: RANJITA PAYENG C/O- PHULESWAR PAYENG R/O- JORIGURI P/O- NARAH GAON DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 8: NIRMALI BORA C/O- LT NARENDRA NATH BORA R/O- WARD NO-14 BFC ROAD P/O- KHELMATI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 9: GHANA KANTA BORI S/O- DULIRAM BORI R/O- BAMUNDOLONI P/O- POHUMORA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 10: USHARANI SAIKIA C/O- KRISHNA DAS R/O- BACHA GAON P/O- PANIGAON DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 11: BINA BORAH C/O- LT JENU RAM BORAH R/O- KATHAL PUKHURI P/O- SINGSA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 12: DEBARAM PANGING S/O- CHINAI PANGING R/O- KOLI GAON P/O- KOLI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 13: PURABI DOLEY C/O- LT CHAKBHAL DOLEY R/O- BAGHMARA Page No.# 3/13 P/O- BORKHA MUKH DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 14: KALPANA KHANIKAR C/O- LT HAREN KHANIKAR R/O- BOGOLIJAM P/O- BOGOLIJAM DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 15: RAMA KANTA PEGU S/O- LT GAUTAM PEGU R/O- DIPA GAON P/O- KHURACHUK DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 16: KUNJALATA RAJKHUA C/O- PANIRAM RAJKHOWA R/O- BHAREKI MAJOR GAON P/O- PANIGAON DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 17: BHON MONI DUTTA C/O- RABIRAM BHUYAN R/O- RANTIJAN P/O- KUHIARBARI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 18: PURNIMA DUTTA C/O- BUBUL TAMULI R/O- KALITA GAON P/O- KHAGACHANDARPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 19: DASHIRAM TAID S/O- BHULANATH TAID R/O- ALIMUR BALIGAON P/O- MORNOI BEBEJIA Page No.# 4/13 DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 20: JUNUMAI DOLEY C/O- MONI KANTA DOLEY R/O- PATRI CHUK MAJGAON P/O- PATRI CHUK DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 21: SALIM DOLEY S/O- LT DHANIRAM DOLEY R/O- LAMUCHUK HARIYANI P/O- BILMUKH DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 22: SURABHI NATH C/O- LAKSHI NATH R/O- KHALIHAMARI PATHAR P/O- BORGYA AGORI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 23: PRANITA PERMEY C/O- DUSYANTA NARAH R/O- NA-GAON P/O- PATHALIPAM DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 24: ENUMONI CHORAH C/O- BULU CHORAH R/O- 2 NO TUNIJAN P/O- GAVORU TUNIJAN DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 25: BABUL SAIKIA S/O- THANORAM SAIKIA R/O- 2 NO. BOKANADI P/O- PHULBARI BOKANOI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 26: DOMINIC KANDULNA Page No.# 5/13 C/O- PATRAS KANDULNA R/O- GORMUR SONAPUR P/O- LALUK DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 27: RENU BORAH C/O- LAKHIRAM BORAH R/O- DHOWAPAR P/O- JORIGURI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 28: SARUMAI HAZARIKA C/O- HEMKANTA HAZARIKA R/O- PADMAPUR GOPALPUR P/O- SAGARPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 29: JAYANTA SAIKIA S/O- HARAKANTA SAKIA R/O- CHAPARI KHAGACHANDARPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 30: JUNTI CHUNGKRANG S/O- LOLISING CHUNGKRANG R/O- NO 3 GEREKI P/O- 1 NO GEREKI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 31: SUMITRA PEGU DOLEY C/O- KAMALESWAR DOLEY R/O- GHUNAKHURACHUK P/O- BILMUKH DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 32: ANUJA DOLEY C/O- DEBESWAR PATIR R/O- BORDOLONI BALIGAON P/O- GOGAMUKH Page No.# 6/13 DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 33: DILIP KR DAPAK C/O- LT MULADHAR DAPAK R/O- GHAGARMUKH P/O- GEREKI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 34: GOPINATH DOLEY C/O- LT PUDHAR DOLEY R/O- CHANANG GAON P/O- DAFALA KATA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 35: RAM PRASAD PEGU C/O- PANIRAM PEGU R/O- MAJER CHAPORI P/O- ASSERKATA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 36: RAJEN RAY S/O- BHABINDRA RAY R/O- RUPAHI RAJAGAR P/O- PATHALIPAM DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 37: PRABIN TAW S/O- MAHENDRA TAW R/O- GANDHIYA MISSING P/O- GANDHIYA TINIALI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 38: DEBOJIT PEGU S/O- RATE PEGU R/O- GANDHIYA P/O- GANDHIYA TINIALI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 39: GHANA KANTA DOLEY Page No.# 7/13 S/O- RAM KUMAR DOLEY R/O- BHUMA P/O- DHAKUAKHANA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 40: RANI GHOSH C/O- GAPESH TALUKDAR R/O- NO 2 DAKHIN RUPAHI P/O- PATHALIPAM DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 41: RAM PRASAD UPADHYAY S/O- LT DEVA RAJ UPADHYAY R/O- BOKAMULA P/O- 2 NO BOKAMULA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 42: PROVOT SHARMA C/O- NITYA NANDA SHARMA R/O- MORIDIRGA P/O- DIRGA MAJAGAON DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 43: BIRENDRA SAHU S/O- LT RAMDAS SAHU R/O- PUTHIMARI P/O- KAKOI RAJGORH DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 44: SIKHA BORAH C/O- LT NARAN BORAH R/O- LALPANI GOHAIN P/O- UTTAR KULA BALI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 45: SUNIL HAZARIKA S/O- LT CHAKARA HAZARIKA R/O- JOYPUR PICHALA P/O- BHOGPUR CHARIALI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. Page No.# 8/13 46: GUNJA KUMAR BORAH S/O- LT KULARAM BORAH R/O- BHARALAPAR P/O- DORPANG DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 47: SIMA SAIKIA BORAH C/O- KHUDESWAR SAIKIA R/O- DAKUA P/O- DHALPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 48: LABANYA PHUKAN RAJKHOWA C/O- MILARAM PHUKAN R/O- PANBARI P/O- NARAYANPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 49: HIREN BORAH S/O- LAKHESWAR BORAH R/O- CHUTIAGAON P/O- DHALPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 50: RENU BORUAH C/O- LT HEMCHANDRA BORUA R/O- MAKUBARI P/O- TARABARI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 51: PRANJOY DOLEY S/O- BIREN DOLEY R/O- BOTHAKHAN P/O- BONPUROI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 52: PADMAKANTA DOLEY S/O- DHANANJAY DOLEY R/O- BATHAKHANA P/O- BONPUROI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR Page No.# 9/13 ASSAM. 53: BENU ASTI S/O- INDRALAL ASTI R/O- AUNIBORI P/O- MERMUKH DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 54: PURNIMA BORAH C/O- DEVEN BORAH R/O- SONAPUR GAON P/O- SONAPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 55: BIMAN DAS S/O- BASANTA DAS R/O- LETEKUJAN P/O- KUKCHABARI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 56: MANJULATA DOLEY C/O- JIBAN DOLEY R/O- NAMANI GEZERA P/O- GEZERA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 57: PARASHMONI CHUTIA C/O- MULARAM CHUTIA R/O- NAGPUR P/O- PATRICHUK DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 58: MANUJ KUMAR DAS S/O- LT MOHADEV DAS R/O- BALAHI P/O- GHILAMARA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 59: PRASANNA CHUTIA C/O- LT PHULARAM CHUTIA R/O- CHARAIKARIA P/O- KEKURI Page No.# 10/13 DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 60: MAMONI GOGOI C/O- DURGA PHUKAN R/O- MOHEMARI GAON P/O- MOHEMARI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 61: RENUMAI MILI @ RENUMAI DOLEY C/O- BHIM KANTA DOLEY R/O- BIJOYPUR P/O- GURI DANGDHARA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 62: RAJIB PEGU S/O- KANIRAM PEGU R/O- AKEN DIGHALI P/O- KEKURI POMUA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 63: NABANITA DAS C/O- PRADIP DAS R/O- BORKHAMTI GAON P/O- DIKRONG DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 64: MONJU BORAH C/O- HITESWAR HAZARIKA R/O- RAIDANGIA P/O- RAIDANGIA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 65: CHANDRA KANTA PHUKAN S/O- DEBEN PHUKAN R/O- NO 2 SESSA P/O- SIMALUGURI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 66: ARUNI BORAH C/O- BHABAKANTA BORAH R/O- TENGA PATHER Page No.# 11/13 P/O- TENGA PATHER DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 67: BIPUL DUWARAH S/O- PITOW DUWARAH R/O- JUTULI BARI P/O- DHEMAGORH DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 68: RUNU GOGOI C/O- DIPEN PHULAGUABARI R/O- NO 2 RAMPUR P/O- DHARAMGARH DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 69: CHIT CHANDRA DANG S/O- HALESWAR DANG R/O- TEMERA GAON P/O- BORDEURI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 70: PURNIMA GOGOI S/O- SANTIRAM GOGOI R/O- KHAGORI P/O- PAHUMARA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 71: SABITA CHETRI S/O- JOYBAHADUR CHETRI R/O- CHUMNI P/O- SINGRA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 72: BASANTI PEGU S/O- ABIRAM PEGU R/O- CHENGAMARI P/O- KUHYAR BARI DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 73: NAVAJYOTI MILI S/O- BARMUAH MILI R/O- JARIGURI P/O- SALMORA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. Page No.# 12/13 74: MINARAM HAZARIKA S/O- LT BHUPEN HAZARIKA R/O- BILOTIA P/O- NOWBOICHA DIST.- LAKHIMPUR 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 DIRECTOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19 ASSAM. 3:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 4:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER (DEO) DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 5:THE BLOCK ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER (BEEO) DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M H LASKAR, MS. A SULTANA,M. HOSSAIN,MR. S ROY Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NELSON SAILO ORDER Date : 27.10.2025 Heard Mr. M. H. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. N. Phukan, learned Standing Counsel, Elementary Education Department. Page No.# 13/13 [2.] At the outset, Mr. M. H. Laskar, learned counsel submits that the case of the petitioner is squarely covered by the order dated 22.10.2025 passed by this Court in WP(C)/5072/2021 (Monowara Khatun & 8 Ors Vs. State of Assam & 3 Ors.). The learned standing counsel also admits that the instant case can be disposed of in similar lines. [3.] Considering the above submission, the instant writ petition is disposed of in terms of the order dated 22.10.2025 passed by this Court in WP(C)/5072/2021 (Monowara Khatun & 8 Ors Vs. State of Assam & 3 Ors.). The writ 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 the representations shall consider the same by taking into account the provision of Section 3(1)(xi) of the Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers and Re-organization of Educational Institutions) Act, 2017 and dispose of the representations as expeditiously as possible within a period of four months from the date of receipt of the representations. [4.] With the above observations and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant