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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/308/2025 RABIN BORAH S/O LATE BHUGESWAR BORAH, R/O VILL- NILAKH SUNDARPUR, P.O.- NILAKH CHARIALI, P.S.- SILAPATHER, DIST- DHEMAJI, ASSAM-787110 VERSUS NARAYAN KONWAR, IAS AND ANR SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF ASSAM, ASSAM SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6 2:SMT. SURANJANA SENAPATI ACS DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-1 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S ROY, MR. M H LASKAR Advocate for the Respondent : MS. S CHUTIA (R1-2), MR. P K BORAH(R-2),MR S M T CHISTIE (R-2),MS. S CHUTIA (R-1),MR. N J KHATANIAR (R-1),MR S M T CHISTIE (R-1,2),MR. D SAIKIA (R-1,2)
Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN
ORDER Date : 11.05.2026
Heard Mr. M.H. Laskar, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Ms. S. Chutia,
learned Counsel for respondent no. 1 and 2. By this contempt application filed under Section 12 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 read with Article 215 of the Constitution of India and Contempt of Courts Rules, 1977, the petitioner herein has raised the issue of non compliance of the judgment and order dated 10.01.2025 passed by this Court in writ petition no. 413/2024. By the said order, this Court had directed the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of School Education and the State Level Scrutiny Committee to consider the appeal filed by the petitioner and to pass a speaking order within a period of 3 months from the date of receipt of the representation. Thereafter on 21.01.2025, the petitioner made a representation before the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of School Education reiterating his prayer for provincializing his service. When the matter is taken up today, the learned Counsel for the respondent Ms. S. Chutia placed an order dated 27.04.2026 by which the Director of Elementary Education passed the speaking order to the effect that the petitioner was not recommended by DSC, (District Scrutiny Committee) Dhemaji as per the Clause 13(6) of the Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers and Reorganization of Educational Institutions), 2017 and that the District Scrutiny Committee, Dhemaji recommended three numbers of teachers against three subjects and said three numbers of teachers were provincialized as Tutor under the said act. It is also stipulated that enrollment position of the school is not eligible for recommending any other additional Tutor. As such, the claim of the
Page No.# 3/3 petitioner for provincializing his service was rejected. In view of the same, this contempt application stands closed with the further liberty that petitioner may approach this Court again in any subsequent cause of action. Petition is disposed of.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant