Page No.# 1/11 GAHC010017192020 2025:GAU-AS:16061 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/994/2020 MOKTAR HUSSAIN S/O. JAMSHED ALI SARKAR, SCIENCE GRADUATE TEACHER, PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL, KHOPATIA, P.O. HAZIRHAT, DIST. SOUTH SALMARA, MANKACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-783128. VERSUS 1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS. REP. BY THE COMM. AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, SECONDARY EDUCATION, DEPTT., ASSAM CIVIL SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06. 2:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781019. 3:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS DHUBRI DISTRICT CIRCLE DHUYRI ASSAM Linked Case : WP(C)/3967/2024 1: RANJIT DAS AND 65 ORS. S/O LATE NABA RAM DAS ASSISTANT TEACHER KALAIN HS SCHOOL DOA-01.12.1989 R/O VILL TARAPUR PO JALALPUR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788816. 2: SRI O SONOT KUMAR SINGHA S/O O LALA SINGHA ASSISTANT TEACHER BNMP AND HS SCHOOL DHOLAI DOA-30.12.2005 R/O VILL. BONTARAPUR PO SUNDARI DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788099. 3: GIAS UDDIN CHOUDHURY S/O LATE AZIZUR RAHMAN CHOUDHURY PGT KALIGANJ PUBLIC HS SCHOOL KARIMGANJ DOA-08.05.1990 R/O VILL. RANGAUTI PART-I PO RANGAUTI DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN-788155. Page No.# 2/11 4: SANKAR TEWARI S/O LATE KAPIL DEW TEWARI ASSISTANT TEACHER HINDI A K AZAD HIGH SCHOOL MANIKGANJ KARIMGANJ DOA-28.12.1993 R/O VILL AND PO HATIKHIRA DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788726. 5: K NILA KUMAR SINGHA S/O LATE K BABATON SINGHA ASSISTANT TEACHER SIBPHUR HIGH SCHOOL CACHAR DOA-27.03.2001 R/O VILL CHAPROW PO LAKHIPUR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788103. 6: TH AMARJIT SINGH LATE TH LALA SINGH ASSISTANT TEACHER SRIBAR HIGH SCHOOL DOA-28.11.1994 R/O VILL CHANDPUR PO LALANG PART-II DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788098. 7: KRISHNA GOALA S/O RAMRUP GOALA ASSISTANT TEACHER HINDI BUDHAN HS SCHOOL KARIMGANJ DOA-20.05.1992 R/O VILL. AND PO OLIVIACHERRA DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788726. 8: MD. EKLASUR RAHMAN CHOUDHURY S/O LATE SONAHOR ALI ASSISTANT TEACHER (ARABIC) RATABARI HIGH SCHOOL KARIMGANJ DOA-07.10.1993 R/O EAST SARKARIBARI PO RATABARI KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788735. 9: HIMANISH PURKAYASTHA S/O LATE HARIPADA PURKAYASTHA DEMONSTRATOR PHYSICS NEHERU HS SCHOOL DOA- 27.09.1994 PAILAPOOL R/O VILL. JOYPUR PART-II PO JOYPUR RAJABAZAR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788107. 10: M. BIRCHANDRA SINGHA S/O M. PHOIREM SINGHA PGT HISTORY RCBP HS SCHOOL CACHAR DOA-07.04.1992 R/O VILL. JOYPUR PART-I (MODI BASTI) PO SARADAPALLY DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788107. 11: KABERI BORA BORDOLOI D/O LATE SOBHAN CH. BORA ASSISTANT TEACHER ASSAMESE RAMKRISHNA VIDYAPITH HS SCHOOLS KARIMGANJ DOA-24.04.1993 R/O VILL AND PO RAMKRISHNANAGAR NEAR BANDHAN BANK DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788166. 12: BRISADHAJA MUKHARJEE S/O LATE RAMNARAYAN MUKHARJEE ASSISTANT TEACHER RASHIK NATH HIGH SCHOOL KARIMGANJ DOA-27.02.1996 R/O VILL. RAJARGAON PO PATHARKANDI DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788735. 13: KALYAN DAS S/O LATE KHIRODE DAS ASSISTANT TEACHER GANDHAI HS SCHOOL Page No.# 3/11 DOA-08.03.2001 R/O KALYAN VILLA OPPOSITE BABALILA SHIB MANDIR PO SILCHAR ROAD SARISHA DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788713. 14: PRITAM KR SAHA S/O LATE PARESH CHANDRA SAHA ASSISTANT TEACHER GOBARDHANA HIGH SCHOOL BARPETA DOA-05.03.1992 R/O WARD NO.4 PO BARPETA ROAD DIST. BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781315. 15: CHARU CHAKRABARTY S/O HAREKRISHNA CHAKRABARTY ASSISTANT TEACHER DBVM HIGH SCHOOL BARPETA DOA-28.10.1991 R/O VILL SRIMANTAPUR PO AND DIST. BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781301. 16: SMTI SHIKHA DUTTA D/O LATE SUDHAMOY DUTTA ASSISTANT TEACHER SRIGOURI HIGH SCHOOL SRIGOURI DOA-30.11.1993 R/O VILL KUCHIRKONA PO SRIGOURI DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788806. 17: JAYANTA KR. SHYAM CHOUDHURY S/O LATE JAGADABABDA SHYAM CHOUDHURY ASSISTANT TEACHER RAMKRISHNA VIDYAPITH HS SCHOOL DOA-19.11.1991 R/O VILL. AND PO RAMKRISHNA NAGAR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788166. 18: ASIT CHAKRABORTY LATE JITENDRA LAL CHAKRABORTY PGT BOTANY CVP HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL DOA-06.03.1990 R/O PO AND TOWN RAMKRISHNA NAGAR COLLEGE ROAD DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788166. 19: MD. EKRAMUL HUSSAIN S/O LATE ABDUL RAHMAN ASSISTANT TEACHER DOJ-24.04.1992 BORBHUTI HIGH SCHOOL DHING VILL. AND PO BORBHUTI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM R/O VILL. AND PO BECHAMARI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782123. 20: MD. WAHIDUL RAHMAN KHAN S/O LATE ABDUL JABBAR KHAN ASSISTANT TEACHER DOJ-01.02.1996 SUTARGAON PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL NAGAO R/O VILL. AND PO MOIRABARI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782126. 21: MRS. SULTANA RUMI W/O MD. BAHARUL ISLAM ASSISTANT TEACHER DOJ-22.12.1967 SUTARGAON PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL NAGAON R/O VILL. AND PO NOINABARI DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN-782126. 22: MRS. NAZIRA BEGUM W/O ASHIQUR REHMAN KHAN ASSISTANT TEACHER DOJ-06.05.1999 SUTARGAON PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL R/O VILL AND PO- MOIRABARI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782126. Page No.# 4/11 23: MD. SAIDUR RAHMAN S/O SHAHED ALI ASSISTANT TEACHER DOJ-07.10.1993 KADHULIMARI KHAIRAMARI HIGH MADRASSA NAGAON R/O VILL. KANDHULIMARI NO.2 PO KANDHULIMARI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782123. 24: SUDHIR CHANDRA MANDAL S/O LATE SURESH CHANDRA MANDAL ASSISTANT TEACHER GHAGRA NEHRU HIGH SCHOOL SONITPUR DOJ 01-02-1992 DOA 31-01-1992 R/O VILL. WARD NO 5 DHEKIAJULI PO DHEKIAJULI DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784110. 25: NAKUL KUMAR DAS S/O LATE SANATAN DAS ASSISTANT TEACHER NETAJI BIDYAMANDIR HIGH SCHOOL SONITPUR DOJ 14-09-1998 DOA 11-09-1998 R/O VILL. GHAGRA GAON PO GHAGRA (VIA. DHEKIAJULI) DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN 784110. 26: MADHURJYA KAMAL HAZARIKA S/O LALIT CHANDRA KALITA ASSISTANT TEACHER BIHAGURI H.S SCHOOL DOJ 14-09-1998 DOA 11-09-1998 R/O VILL. KALITA GAON PO BIHAGURI DIST. SONITPUR PIN 784153. 27: DWIJEN NATH S/O LATE RASHADHAR NATH ASSISTANT TEACHER JUGAL HIGH SCHOOL SONITPUR DOJ 06-12-1999 DOA 03-12-1999 R/O VILL. DHEKIAJULI PO DHEKIAJULI DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN 784110 28: JAYANTA SAIKIA S/O DEBEN SAIKIA ASSISTANT TEACHER SIRAJULI HIGH SCHOOL SONITPUR DOJ 01-04-1992 DOA 25-03-1992 R/O VILL. SIRAJULI PO SIRAJULI DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN 784117. 29: MIRA BORAH D/O LATE TILESWAR BORAH ASSISTANT TEACHER DUBIA H.S SCHOOL BISWANATH DOJ 25-05-2004 DOA 23-09-1993 R/O VILL. CHATRANG MAZGAON PO GOHAPUR DIST. BISWANATH PIN 784168. 30: DWIJENDRA NATH SHARMA S/O LATE KHAGENDRA NATH SARMA ASSISTANT TEACHER GAHAMARI HIGH SCHOOL SONITPUR DOJ 06-03-1992 DOA 04-03-1992 R/O VILL. BASANTIPUR PO TEZPUR DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN 784001. 31: INDRAJIT BORA S/O KESHAB BORAH ASSISTANT TEACHER SURJYODOI HIGH SCHOOL SONITPUR DOJ 12-03-2001 DOA 08-03-2001 R/O VILL. SAIKIACHUBURI MAZGAON TEZPUR PO TEZPUR DIST. SONITPUR PIN 784001. 32: UTPAL NATH Page No.# 5/11 S/O LATE GOJAR CH NATH ASSISTANT TEACHER BALIPARA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL SONITPUR DOJ 15-09-1998 DOA 11-09-1998 R/O VILL. BAMGAON PO BALIPARA DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN 784101. 33: SATYA RANJAN NATH S/O LATE PUNYESWAR NATH ASSISTANT TEACHER BESSERIA ADARSHA UCHCHA MADHYMIK KANYA VIDYALAYA SONITPUR DOJ 01-12-1986 DOA 23-10-1986 R/O VILL. KONAI BORA CHUBURI PO BESSERIA DIST. SONITPUR PIN 784150. 34: LAKHIMA DEVI D/O LATE PADMA KANTA NATHASSISTANT TEACHER BESSERIA H.S SCHOOL SONITPUR DOJ 28-04-1993 DOA 27-04-1993 R/O VILL.BAMBESSERIA PO BESSERIA DIST. SONITPUR PIN 784150. 35: SARAT DAS S/O PADMA KANTA DAS ASSISTANT TEACHER JAMUGURI ADARSHA HIGH SCHOOL SONITPUR DOJ 19-07-1999 DOA 07-07-1999 R/O VILL. SESASATRA PO JAMUGURI HAT DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN 78418 36: HARIPAD CHOUDHARY S/O HARAMOHAN CHOUDHARY ASSISTANT TEACHER MAZROWMARI HIGH SCHOOL SONITPUR DOJ 20-09-1993 DOA 17-09-1993 R/O VILL. BALISIHA PO DHEKIAJULI DIST. SONITPUR PIN 784110. 37: ANUPAM BORTHAKUR S/O LATE SIVA NATH BORTHAKUR ASSISTANT TEACHER DERING PATHER HIGH ENGLISH SCHOOL BISWANATH DOJ 01-02-1996 DOA 30-01-1996 R/O VILL. BISWANTH PURANI GAON PO BISWANATH GHAT DIST. BISWANATH PIN 784177. 38: MONIKA GURIYA D/O LATE JUNAJ GURIA ASSITENT TEACHER GOHPUR H.S SCHOOL BISWANATH DOJ 15-02-1996 DOA 03-01-1996 R/O VILL. GOHAPUR MILAN NAGAR WARD NO 5 PO GOHAPUR DIST. BISWANATH PIN 784168. 39: JHARNA BORKATAKI D/O LATE JARUN CH. BARKATAKI ASSISTANT TEACHER BENGALI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SONITPUR DOJ 27-04-1993 DOA 26-04-1993 R/O- VILL- BAMUNPARBATIA P.O.-HAZARAPAR DIST. SONITPUR PIN-784001. 40: NABA KUMAR MALI S/O LATE SIBACHARAN MALI ASSISTANT TEACHER GEETANAGAR HIGH SCHOOL KAMRUP (METRO) DOJ 29-06-1993 DOA 29-04-1993 R/O- VILL- MIRZA SANTIPUR NEAR NIJESWARI MANDIR PROFESSOR COLONY P.S.- PALASHBARI DIST. KAMRUP PIN-781125. 41: ANIL CHANDRA KALITA Page No.# 6/11 S/O LATE SUKU RAM KALITA ASSISTANT TEACHER DAGAON HIGH SCHOOL KAMRUP DOJ 02-01-1993 DOA 01-01-1993 R/O- VILL ANDP.O.- MADHUKUCHI P.S. RANGIA DIST. KAMRUP PIN-781354. 42: GANESH CHANDRA KAKATI S/O BHABIN CHANDRA KAKATI ASSISTANT TEACHER PUB PAR GANDHIJI H E VIDYAPITH KAMRUP DOJ 01-12-1994 DOA 23-11-1994 R/O- VILL- DWIGUNPAR (LEZA) P.O.-BARUAJANI P.S. KAMALPUR DIST. KAMRUP PIN-781380. 43: OAHEDOR RAHMAN S/O LATE MOKSHED ALI ASSISTANT TEACHER ARJUN DEV HIGH SCHOOL KAMRUP DOJ 30-10-1989 DOA 26-09-1989 R/O- VILL- JATIA BHANGARA P.O.- LOCH P.S. BAIHATA CHARIALI DIST. KAMRUP PIN-781381. 44: GANESH SARMA S/O LATE JAYDEV SARMA ASSISTANT TEACHER SIDDHINATH VIDYAMANDIR HIGH SCHOOL RANGIA KAMRUP DOJ 05-05-1992 DOA 04-05- 1992 R/O- VILL- BANGALIKUCHI RANGIA DIST. KAMRUP PIN-781354. 45: NURUL ISLAM S/O LATE ACHAD ALI ASSISTANT TEACHER JAWAHARLAL NEHRU H.S. SCHOOLBAMUNGAON KAMRUP DOJ 01-11-1999 DOA 27-10-1999 R/O- VILL- ATHARA P.O.-PUTHIMARI P.S. RANGIA DIST. KAMRUP PIN-781380. 46: HANIFUDDIN AHMED S/O LATE HUSSAIN ALI ASSISTANT TEACHER RANGIA H.S. SCHOOL RANGIA KAMRUP DOJ 14-05-2003 DOA 09-05-2003 R/O- VILL- RANGIA WARD NO.8 P.O AND P.S. RANGIA DIST. KAMRUP PIN-781354. 47: RAMESH CHANDRA BHARALI S/O CHENIRAM BHARALI ASSISTANT TEACHER KAMALPUR HIGH MADRASSA KAMALPUR KAMRUP DOJ 25-05-1992 DOA 12-05-1992 R/O- VILL AND P.O- BAIHATA P.S. KAMALPUR DIST. KAMRUP PIN-781380. 48: MRIDUPABAN BORAH S/O-LATE KHARGESWAR BORAH AGE 55 ASSISTANT TEACHER CHANDRA NATH SARMA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL SONITPUR DOJ 29-05-1992 DOA -27.05.1992 R/O- VILL USHA NAGAR P.O.- TEZPUR TEZPUR DIST. SONITPUR PIN-784001. 49: DHIREN BORAH S/O LATE THANESWAR BORAH ASSTT TEACHER CHENGAMARI HIGH SCHOOL SONITPUR DOJ 20-10-99 DOA 17-10-94 R/O VILL- BALIJAN PO CHENGAMARI . DIST. BISWANATH PIN.784175. 50: SUBRATA KUMAR ROY S/O LATE SADHU CHARAN ROY POST GRADUATE TEACHER HAMIDABAD Page No.# 7/11 SR. SECONDARY SCHOOL DHUBRI DOA-01.02.2001 R/O- H/NO-79 PORARVITA P.O JAMADARHAT DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783360. 51: JALIL UDDIN AHMED S/O JAMIR UDDIN AHMED ASSISTANT TEACHER KULAMUYA NICHINPUR HIGH SCHOOL DOA 31.12.1998 R/O PORARVITA P.O JAMADARHAT DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783360. 52: DIPAK KUMAR ROY S/O LATE NAGENDRA NATH ROY ASSISTANT TEACHER BISONDOI D. B. HIGH SCHOOL DHUBRI DOA 16-12-2008 R/O VILL- DEBOTTOR HASDAHA PT.IV P.O. KISMOT HASDAHA DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783334. 53: DIPAK MAZUMDAR S/O LATE BINOY KRISHNA MAZUMDAR GRADUATE TEACHER (SC.) KISMAT HASDAHA HIGH SCHOOL DHUBRI DOA 26-04-2010 R/O GAURIPUR TOWN WARD NO.1 PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783331. 54: TAPOSH KUMAR ROY S/O NALINI KANTA ROY GRADUATE TEACHER (SC.) BATERHAT HIGH SCHOOL DHUBRI DOJ- 31-03-2001 DOA 30-03-2001 R/O VILL. BISAINDAI PT-I P.O. BISAINDAI DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783334. 55: FAZLUR RAHMAN S/O ADDUL KADIR ASSITANT TEACHER TOWN HIGH MADRASSA LAKHIMPUR DOJ- 01-08-1987 R/O K. B. ROAD TOWN HIGH MADRASSA P.O. NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN 787001. 56: SK MOHAMMAD HUSSAIN S/O KHEJMAT ALI SUBJECT TEACHER RANIGANJ HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL DHUBRI DOA- 09-03-1992 R/O VILL- CHARUAVITA P.O. RANIGANJ DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783345. 57: ABDUR RAFIQUE S/O ABDUS SALAM SUBJECT TEACHER CHAPAR MADRASSA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL CHAPAR DOA- 26-03-1996 R/O VILL- KAZIPARA PART- I P.O. CHAPAR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783371. 58: JITEN CHOWDHURY S/O HARI MOHANI CHOWDHURY SUBJECT TEACHER HAMIDABAD H.S. SCHOOL FAKIRGANJ DHUBRI DOA- 17-02-2001 R/O ABHAYAPURI WARD NO.3 P.O. AND P.S ABHAYAPURI DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN 783384. 59: BALENDRA RAI KALITA S/O LATE JANA RAM KALITA SCIENCE GRADUATE TEACHER RAIJGHAT HIGH SCHOOL MANGALDAI DOA- 26-05-1992DOJ- 28.05.1992 R/O NEAR NAMGHAR HUSSAIN CHUBURI DIST. DARRANG ASSAM PIN 784144. Page No.# 8/11 60: PRABIN KUMAR KALITA S/O KHITESWAR KALITA SCIENCE GRADUATE TEACHER TEACHER BHERUA HIGH SCHOOL DARRANG DOA- 04.12.1999 R/O NEAR NAMGHAR HUSSAIN CHUBURI DIST. DARRANG ASSAM PIN-784144. 61: ABDUL LATIF AHMED S/O LATE MD. AZIZUR RAHMAN GRADUATE TEACHER DHEPDHEPI H.S SCHOOL DHUBRI DOA- MARCH 2001 R/O M.V. SCHOOL ROAD NEAR MASZID CHARALDANGA DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783331. 62: ABDUL MANNAN SHEIKH S/O HASEN ALI SHEIKH GRADUATE TEACHER DURAHATI HIGH SCHOOL DHUBRI DOA- 13.10.1987 R/O TISTARPAR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783324. 63: ALTAF HUSSAIN S/O HAMID ALI SHEIKH ASSISTANT TEACHER HADURHAT DHARAMSALA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL DHUBRI DOA- 13.09.1994 R/O BIDYAPARA PT.II P.O KHALILPUR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783324. 64: DEBENDRA NATH ROY S/O GUNADHAR ROY ASSISTANT TEACHER KISMAT HASDAHA HIGH SCHOOL DHUBRI DOA- 12.04.1993 R/O VILL- SINGIMARI PT.II DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783324. 65: DIPALI SEN W/O BIBEKANANDA SEN D/O LATE KAMANIYA DEY ASSISTANT TEACHER BADARPUR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL BADARPUR DOA-28.03.1987 R/O S.T. ROAD WARD NO. 1 P.O. AND P.S. BADARPUR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN 788802. 66: MONORAMA SARMA W/O DR. RATUL SARMA RETIRED SUBJECT TEACHER CHEMISTRY RAJDHAR BORA H S SCHOOL AZRA R/O HOUSE NO.19 B/L-5 NAMGHAR UPAPATH VIDYAMANDIR PATH PO AND PS BASISTHA GUWAHATI KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN-781029. ALL THE PETITIONERS FROM SERIAL NO.2 TO 66 HAVE COMMON ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE C/O SRI RANJIT DAS R/O VILL TARAPUR PO JALALPUR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788816. VERSUS 1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ASSAM CIVIL SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781019. Page No.# 9/11 3:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ASSAM CIVIL SECRETARIAT ASSAM PIN-781006. 4:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM AND TRAINING DEPARTMENT ASSAM CIVIL SECRETARIAT ASSAM PIN-781006. Linked Case : WP(C)/3526/2025 SUKRASING RABHA S/O- LARPA RABHA ASSISTANT TEACHER THAMNA BINAPANI HIGH SCHOOL DOA-01-12-1989 R/O- VILL AND P.O. RAMPUR P.S. MUSHALPUR DIST. BAKSA (BTR) ASSAM PIN- 781377. VERSUS 1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT ASSAM CIVIL SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (BTC) KOKRAJHAR ASSAM 3:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS BAKSA DISTRICT CIRCLE MUSHALPUR DIST. BAKSA ASSAM For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. B. Purkayastha, Advocate. : Mr. A.Z. Ahmed, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Mrs. R.B. Bora, Junior Govt. Advocate, Assam. : Mr. N.J. Khataniar and Ms. R. Borua, Standing Counsel, Education (Secondary) Department. : Mr. N.R. Sharma, Standing Counsel, BTC. – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 26.11.2025 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) These writ petitions have come before this Bench on reference by a learned Single Judge. Page No.# 10/11 To state the issue in short, prior to 03.07.2012, the B.Ed. Degree was not an essential qualification for being appointed as a teacher. Any teacher having acquired the higher Degree prior to 2012 was given an advance increment vide Office Memorandum dated 07.03.1998. Later, when the B.Ed. Degree became the mandatory requirement for appointment of teachers, the earlier Notification was withdrawn vide another Notification dated 22.10.2014. This was challenged by some of the teachers but the challenge could not be sustained and the Notification withdrawing such benefit was upheld. Later, there was another decision of this Court in which the earlier order, referred to above, was not noticed. The second of the orders, referred to above, was appealed against by the State but the appeal was closed later with the Bench finding that notwithstanding the withdrawal Notification having been upheld as valid, the State of its own, had sought necessary information from the teachers whether they had the additional Degree of B.Ed., so that they could be paid the increment. Emboldened by this, the petitioners and many others, who were not paid the additional increment even after they had acquired the B.Ed. Degree, came up before this Court for grant of such additional increment. This actually led to the referral. We were initially of the view that the issues in these cases did not require any reference to a Bench of higher strength but nonetheless, considering the stand of the State, we sought information as how many Page No.# 11/11 persons are left to be paid the additional increment, who had acquired the additional qualification of B.Ed. Degree. The affidavit filed today on behalf of the Education (Secondary) Department indicates that there are 438 numbers of such teachers out of whom only some are entitled for grant of the additional increment for their having obtained the B.Ed. Degree. Let such an exercise be made and anybody who is eligible to be paid, according to the State’s decision, shall be paid their additional increment as early as possible. This exercise must be completed within a period of 90(ninety) days positively. It is also made clear that a reasoned order shall be passed by the concerned authority while not granting the additional increment to the left over teachers, who have not been benefitted by this measure of the State. The reference thus is answered and the writ petitions stand disposed off. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Mukut Comparing Assistant