Page No.# 1/14 GAHC010011372021 2025:GAU-AS:2053 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/844/2021 SHAMBHU CHAKRABORTY AND 61 ORS. S/O. NARAYAN CHAKRABORTY, R/O. BHAKARIVITA, WARD NO.19, P.O. AND DIST. BONGAIGAON, ASSAM, PIN-783380. 2: BINITA DEKA W/O. SRI NIRANJAN KALITA R/O. VIP ROAD (JOGIPARA) P.O. GUWAHATI AIRPORT P.S. AZARA DIST. KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN-781015. 3: BHAKTA KUMAR BORA S/O. LT. NARESWAR BORA VILL. GASARGURI P.O. UDARI P.S. AND DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN-782105. 4: SWAPAN MANDAL S/O. LT. CHANDRA MOHAN MANDAL VILL. KIRTANPARA PT9II) P.O. KIRTANPARA P.S. ABHAYAPURI DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN-783384. 5: PARAMANANDA KULI S/O. LT. LILADHAR KULI R/O. MODHUPUR GAON P.O. AMORPUR Page No.# 2/14 DIST. TINSUKIA PIN-786157. 6: SHAHANUR ISLAM S/O. HAJI ABDUL KHALEQUE VILL. HATSILA MUSLIM PARA P.O. JURIGAON P.S. LAKHIPUR DIST. GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783120. 7: MOZIDUR RAHMAN S/O. MOZUL HOQUE VILL. KAMTAPUR P.O. HASHDOBA P.S. LAKHIMPUR DIST. GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783129. 8: PUSPALATA DAS W/O. DULAL DAS R/O. K.B. ROAD WARD NO.12 P.O. NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN-787001. 9: NIJUMONI HAZARIKA D/O. LT. BAKUL HAZARIKA VILL. PHOTABHOG RANGAJAN P.O. RUPAHI P.S. NARAYANPUR DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN-784165. 10: ANKITA DAS W/O. TUTUMONI DAS VILL. DHEKIAL GAON P.O. JAKHALABANDHA DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782136. 11: GAYATRI BISWAS Page No.# 3/14 D/O. LT. SRINATH BISWAS R/O. MIRZA (KRISHNA NAGAR) P.O. MIRZA P.S. PALASBARI DIST. KAMRUP (R) PIN-781125. 12: TRISHNA DAS D/O. LT. MADHAB CH. DAS VILL. BORHULA P.O. BEBEJIA P.S. SADAR DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782142. 13: DIPALI DAS D/O. MINARAM DAS VILL. AND P.O. RANGACHUKUA DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN-784185. 14: MANIKA MEDHI W/O. MANTU RAM MEDHI R/O. QTR. NO.63 B WEST COLONY NEW BONGAIGAON P.O. NEW BONGAIGAON P.S. BONGAIGAON DIST. BONGAIGAON PIN-783381. 15: LIKUMANI PATHAK D/O. BASURAM PATHAK VILL. JYOTINAGAR P.O. SIMLAGURI P.S. HOWLY DIST. BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781313. 16: SUMAN KHADKA S/O. LT. DIK BDR KHADKA VILL. SOHABARI P.O. NIKASHI Page No.# 4/14 P.S. MUSHALPUR DIST. BAKSA (BTR) ASSAM PIN-781372. 17: ATUL CH. DAS S/O. BALO RAM DAS VILL. AND P.O. BASRIMALUGURI P.S. BARAMA DIST. BAKSA PIN-781346. 18: DEBATOSH PURKAYASTHA S/O. DINADAYAL PURKAYASTHA R/O. 1ST LINK ROAD LANE NO.12 HOUSE NO.11A SILCHAR DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788006. 19: TAZUL ISLAM BARBHUIYA S/O. SAMSUL HOQUE BARBHUIYA VILL. BHABANIPUR P.O. CHANDRAPUR-II DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN-788163. 20: NASIM HASSAN MAZUMDER S/O. HIFJUR RAHMAN MAZUMDER VILL. UJANKUPA PT-I P.O. UJANKUPA DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN-788152. 21: MITHUN RANJAN DEY S/O. SUNIL CH. DEY. VILL. BORDUBI RADHA NAGAR P.O. HOOGRIJAN P.S. BORDUBI DIST. TUNSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786601. Page No.# 5/14 22: PINKI DEY D/O. MANIK DEY R/O. GOBINDAPALLY WARD NO.06 P.O. HOJAI DIST. HOJAI ASSAM PIN-782435. 23: DIPANKAR SAHA S/O. LT. DILIP SAHA VILL. KALDOBA (BAROMERA) P.O. AND P.S. AGOMANI DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783335. 24: SUBIR KUMAR SAHA S/O. TARUN KUMAR SAHA VILL. AND P.O. SAPATGRAM P.S. SAPATGRAM DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783337. 25: SATARUPA SAHA W/O. RAJKUMAR SAHA VILL. KALDOBA PT-II P.O. AND P.S. AGAMANI DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783335. 26: KHAGEN CH. HALDAR S/O. AMAR CH. HALDAR VILL. MADAIKHALI P.O. ASHARIKANDI P.S. GAURIPUR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783331. 27: SANJIB DAS S/O. DHANESWAR DAS VILL. BAPUJINAGAR P.O. AND DIST. GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783121. Page No.# 6/14 28: DHIRAJ KUMAR DAS S/O. GANESH CH. DAS VILL. KULHATI P.O. KULHATI DIST. KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN-781104. 29: PRADIP DAS S/O. LT. KESHOB LAL DAS R/O. RAILWAY KATCHA COLONY NEAR BUILDING NO.41(D) ROAD NO.4 WARD NO.5 P.O. MARIANI DIST. JORHAT ASSAM PIN-785006. 30: PAPLU DEY S/O. GANESH DEY R/O. WEST SRIPURIA NEAR RAJA FIELD DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786125. 31: TUKHESWAR DAS S/O. TULARAM DAS VILL. JOYPUR TANTI PATHER P.O. JOYPUR P.S. JOYPUR DIST. DIBRUGARH PIN-786614. 32: KAKU BURAGOHAIN W/O. TARUN CHETIA R/O. BOKOTA NANGOLAMORA P.O. NANGALAMORA DIST. SIBSAGAR ASSAM PIN-785674. 33: URESWAR TAYE Page No.# 7/14 S/O. AMOR SING TAYE R/O. SONALI JANA JATI KANG KAN DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786188. 34: SHAHIDUL ISLAM S/O. SHAFOR ALI VILL. BARJANA PT-II P.O. BARJANA P.S. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON PIN-783382. 35: RAJJAKUL ISLAM S/O. MONIRUDDIN AHMED R/O. BARPEAR P.O. BALAPARA DIST. BONGAIGAON PIN-783380. 36: IMDADUR RAHMAN S/O. ABDUL KHALEQUE R/O. BHUTKURA PT-II P.O. MAJERALGA DIST. BONGAIGAON PIN-783380. 37: PRANJIT KUMAR DAS S/O. MR. NAREN DAS VILL. ANDP .O. NEGHERITING P.S. DERGAON DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785703. 38: DHRUBA UPADHYAYA S/O. GANESH PRASAD UPADHYAYA R/O. 1 NO. DULIAJAN GAON P.O. DULIAJAN DIST. DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-786602. 39: SANTANU DAS S/O. HARAKUMAR DAS R/O. SOUTH BANK BX-12 Page No.# 8/14 P.O. TIPLING BAHDHARI DIST. DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-783310. 40: DEBASISH DAS S/O. LT. GOPENDRA KUMAR DAS R/O. BADARPURGHAT OPPOSITE POLICE PETROL PUMP P.O. BADARPURGHAT DIST. KARIMGANJ PIN-788803. 41: DEVBRAT MEDHI S/O. SONARAM MEDHI VILL. BALIKURIA P.O. KAZIPARA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM PIN-781341. 42: KARUNA KANTA DEORI S/O. SUKLABAR DEORI R/O. HOLLONG GUTIBARI GAON P.O. GUTIBARI DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786160. 43: KAUSHIK CHAKRABORTY S/O. KARTICK CHAKRABORTY R/O. SWARUPANANDA ROAD GOBINDA PALLY W/NO.6 DIST. HOJAI ASSAM PIN-782435. 44: RANA KUMAR DAS S/O. PATIT CHANDRA DAS VILL. MALIBARI SATRA P.O. MALIBARI BAZAR P.S. BOKO DIST. KARUP (M) PIN-781136. Page No.# 9/14 45: BISWAJIT BARMAN S/O. LT. GOPAL BARMAN VILL. MALIBARI SATRA P.O. MALIBARI BAZAR P.S. BOKO DIST. KAMRUP (R) ASSAM PIN-781136. 46: BIPUL KUMAR BARMAN S/O. LT. SANTOSH KUMAR BARMAN VILL. NICHILAMARI P.O. MALIBARI BAZAR P.S. BOKO DIST. KAMRUP (R) ASSAM PIN-781136. 47: ANUPBRATA SINGHA S/O. SOMIRENDRA BHUSAN SINGHA VILL. KATLICHERRA GRANT P.O. KATLICHERRA P.S. KATLICHERRA DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN-788161. 48: HIRANYA BARMAN S/O. JOGENDRA NATH BARMAN R/O. SATHIKUCHI P.O. GOBARADAL P.S. TIHU DIST. NALBARI ASSAM PIN-781370. 49: DEBAJANI DEVI D/O. DIMBESWAR NATH R/O. KUSUMTALA P.O. JAMUGURIHAT DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN-782124. 50: MAMAN SAHA D/O. LT. JANTU SAHA R/O. PUB DHONIRAM PATHER Page No.# 10/14 DIST. HOJAI PIN-782435. 51: SUTAPA GANGULY W/O. JOYJIT SHARMA PURKAYASTHA R/O. ASHOK NAGAR COLONY MAKUM (TINGRAI BENGALI GAON) P.O. ASHOK NAGAR DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN-786170. 52: SABYASACHI BHATTACHARTJEE S/O. SUBHASH BHATTACHARJEE VILL. AND P.O. BORAIGRAM DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788723. 53: JITA DUTTA W/O. RANJIT KUMAR DUTTA R/O. A T ROAD TEOK WARD NO.2 DIST. JORHAT ASSAM PIN-785112. 54: SALMA KHATUN W/O. AZIZUL HOQUE R/O. SONARI TOWN WARD NO.2 BPC ROAD P.O. AND P.S. SONARI DIST. CHARAIDEO ASSAM PIN-785690. 55: RANJIT PATGIRI S/O. LT. LATIBAR PATGIRI R/O. CHARAIBARI P.O. RAWNAMUKH P.S. GOHPUR DIST. BISWANATH ASSAM. 56: DEBASHIS SARKAR Page No.# 11/14 S/O. DURJUDHAN SARKAR VILL. AND P.O. DAKHIN BELOGURI P.S. RUPAHIHAT DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782120. 57: SANJOY KUMAR MANDAL S/O. LT. SUMOD CH. MANDAL VILL. UTTAR BELOGURI P.O. DAKHIN BELOGURI P.S. RUPAHIHAT DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782120. 58: ANIL KUMAR DAS S/O. SRI NAGENDRA CH. DAS VILL. MAHABBARATI P.O. DAKHIN BELOGURI P.S. RUPAHIHAT DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782120. 59: JAHARLAL DAS S/O. RADHA KANTA DAS VILL. AND P.O. LAILURI P.S. RUPAHIHAT DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782120. 60: PRAMITA NAHA PAUL D/O. PRATAP CH. NAHA VILL. MARIANI (PUKHURI PAR) WARD NO.3 P.O. MARIANI DIST. JORHAT ASSAM PIN-785634. 61: PRANJIT HAZARIKA D/O. LT. SHARU RAM HAZARIKA VILL. BISHNUPUR P.O. BALIJURI DIST. BISWANATH Page No.# 12/14 ASSAM PIN-784182. 62: PAPIYA BHATTACHARYA @ TARAFDAR VILL. AND P.O. SINGARI BASTI HOJAI DIST. HOJAI ASSAM PIN-782435 VERSUS NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING AND 7 ORS. REP. BY THE CHAIRMAN, A-24/25, INSTITUTIONAL AREA, SECTOR 62, NOIDA, GAUTAM BUDH NAGAR, UP-201309. 2:THE CHAIRMAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING A-24/25 INSTITUTIONAL AREA SECTOR 62 NOIDA GAUTAM BUDH NAGAR UP-201309. 3:THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING (D.EL.ED) REGIONAL CENTRE BAMUNIMAIDAM BUILDING OF ASSAM PUBLICATION BOARD 1ST FLOOR NEAR BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM GUWAHATI-21. 4:THE STATE NODAL OFFICER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OPEN SCHOOLING D.EL.ED PROGRAMME KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19. 5:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPTT. ASSAM KAHILIPARA Page No.# 13/14 GUWAHATI-19. 6:THE MISSION DIRECTOR AXOM SARBA SIKSHA ABHIYAN MISSION KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19. 7:MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY SHASTRI BHAWAN NEW DELHI-110015. 8:NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHERS EDUCATION REPRESENTED BY ITS REGIONAL DIRECTOR BHUBANESWAR Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. U K NAIR, MR. M P SARMA,MR. K GOGOI,MRS. R DEVI Advocate for the Respondent : MR. R BORA(SC, NIOS), SC, N C T E (R-8),MR. R K D CHOUDHURY(ASST. SGI, R-7),MRS. R BORAH (R-1,2,3,4),MR. D BORAH (R-1,2,3,4),SC, ELEM. EDU,SC, SSA BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA ORDER Date : 28.02.2025 Mr. A. Chakrabarty, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. M. P. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that they have lost contact with their clients, who are 62 in numbers. Ms. R. Bora, learned counsel for the National Institute of Open Schooling submits that the writ petition has become infructuous, in view of the fact that the petitioners have prayed for setting aside the communication dated 13.08.2020, issued by the Regional Director, Regional Centre, Guwahati, which provides that the cases of the candidates, who have up-gradated their higher secondary marks in October, 2019 Page No.# 14/14 or subsequent sessions shall not be considered for clearance of NC status in the result of NIOS D.El.Ed. The candidates, who have done their up-gradation within March-May, 2019 session (from any recognized Board, including NIOS) or through NIOS on demand examination till 30th September, 2019 only shall be considered for clearance of NC from the NIOS D.El.Ed. result. Ms. Bora submits that the respondents have issued D.El.Ed. for the petitioners also. However, the petitioners may not have collected the said D.El.Ed. from the respondents. In view of the submission made by Ms. Bora, the writ petition has become infructuous. The writ petition is accordingly closed as infructuous. JUDGE Comparing Assistant