Page No.# 1/7 GAHC010096302024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2681/2024 LAKHIMI PHUKAN AND 16 ORS. THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF DULIAJAN GIRLS COLLEGE, P.O.- DULIAJAN, DIST- DIBRUGARH, ASSAM. 2: DEBABRATA SEN THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF KHOIRABARI COLLEGE KHOIRABARI P.O.- KHOIRABARI DIST- UDALGURI BTAD ASSAM. 3: DHANJOY NARZARY THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF THONG NOKBE COLLEGE DOKMOKA KARBIANGLONG P.O.- DOKMOKA DIST- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM. 4: MUKUL HANDIQUE THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF BARPATHAR COLLEGE BARPATHAR P.O.- BARPATHAR DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM. 5: MULTUFA BEGUM THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF DHUBRI GIRLS COLLEGE DHUBRI P.O.-DHUBRI DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM. Page No.# 2/7 6: CHAN MIAH AHMED THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF FAKIRAGRAM COLLEGE P.O.-FAKIRAGRAM DIST- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. 7: ABDUL AWAL SAHAB THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF F. A. AHMED COLLEGE GOROIMARI P.O.-GOROIMARI DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM. 8: RITA SARMA THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF NONOI COLLEGE P.O.-NONOI DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 9: MILAN BANIK THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF RUKASEN COLLEGE BAKALIA P.O- BAKALIA DIST- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM. 10: ASHIT KUMAR PAUL THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF BINANDI CHANDRA MEDHI COLLEGE RAMDIA DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM. 11: DIBYA DOLEY THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF SILAPATHAR TOWN COLLEGE SILAPATAR P.O.-SILAPATHAR DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 12: LUIT HAZARIKA THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF HATICHONG COLLEGE P.O.-HATICHONG DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 13: SHEIKH FAKHARUDDIN ALI AHMED THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF MAHATMA GANDHI COLLEGE Page No.# 3/7 CHALANTAPARA P.O.-CHALANTAPARA DIST- BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 14: GUNINDRA NATH PEGU THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF BRAHMAPUTRA DEGREE COLLEGE P.O.-BAKULGURI DIST- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 15: DEBEN SAIKIA THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF RANGSINA COLLEGE P.O.-DONKAMUKAM DIST- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM 16: PRANITA BAISHYA THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF PUB BONGSOR COLLEGE PACHARIA P.O.-PACHARIA DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM. 17: BANIKANTA PEGU THE I/C PRINCIPAL OF JIADHAL COLLEGE P.O.- JIADHAL CHARIALI DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 19 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 06. 2:THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI -19. 3:THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION BAHADUR SHAH ZAFARMARG NEW DELHI- 110002. 4:THE GOVERNING BODY OF DULIAJAN GIRLS COLLEGE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-DULIAJAN Page No.# 4/7 DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM. 5:THE GOVERNING BODY OF KHOIRABARI COLLEGE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-KHOIRABARI DIST- UDALGURI ASSAM 6:THE GOVERNING BODY OF THONG NOKBE COLLEGE DOKMOKA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-DOKMOKA DIST- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM 7:THE GOVERNING BODY OF BORPATHAR COLLEGE BORPATHAR REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-BORPATHAR DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM. 8:THE GOVERNING BODY OF DHUBRI GIRLS COLLEGE DHUBRI REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-DHUBRI DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM. 9:THE GOVERNING BODY OF FAKIRAGRAM COLLEGE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-FAKIRAGRAM DIST- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM 10:THE GOVERNING BODY OF F. A. AHMED COLLEGE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-GOROIMARI DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM 11:THE GOVERNING BODY OF NONOI COLLEGE NONOI Page No.# 5/7 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-NONOI DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 12:THE GOVERNING BODY OF RUKASEN COLLEGE BAKALIA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-BAKALIA DIST- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM. 13:THE GOVERNING BODY OF BINANDI CHANDRA MEDHI COLLEGE RAMDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-RAMDIA DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM. 14:THE GOVERNING BODY OF SILAPATHAR TOWN COLLEGE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-SILAPATHAR DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 15:THE GOVERNING BODY OF HATICHUNG COLLEGE HATICHUNG REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-HATICHUNG DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 16:THE GOVERNING BODY OF MAHATMA GANDHI COLLEGE SALANTAPARA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-SALANTAPARA DIST- BONGAIGAON ASSAM 17:THE GOVERNING BODY OF BRAHMAPUTA DEGREE COLLEGE BAKULGURI REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-BAKULGURI Page No.# 6/7 DIST- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 18:THE GOVERNING BODY OF RANGSINA COLLEGE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-DONKAMUKAM DIST- KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM. 19:THE GOVERNING BODY OF PUB BONGSOR COLLEGE PACHARIA REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-PACHARIA DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM. 20:THE GOVERNING BODY OF JIADHAL COLLEGE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT P.O.-JIADHALCHARIALI DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR K K MAHANTA (Sr. Advocate), MS. P BORAH,MR. A PAUL,MR. S HOQUE,MR. M ISLAM,MR. R ALOM Advocate for the Respondent : SC, HIGHER EDU, MR. S. SUR (R8, R14, R17, R20),A RAHMAN (R8, R14, R17, R20) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA ORDER Date : 27.11.2025 Mr. B. K. Singh and Mr. A. Paul, learned counsels appearing for all the petitioners, pray that they may be allowed to withdraw this writ petition, with liberty to file afresh, if so advised. Mr. S. Das, learned counsel appears for the Higher Education Department, Ms. Z. R. Mazumdar, learned counsel appears on behalf of Dr. P. Page No.# 7/7 Agarwal, learned counsel for the respondent No. 3 and Mr. R. C. Ahmed, learned counsel appears on behalf of the respondent No. 4. On the prayer of the learned counsels for the petitioners, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as prayed for. JUDGE Comparing Assistant