Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010011192017 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/448/2017 HITENDRA KUMAR DUTTA and 4 ORS. S/O. LT. NANDESWAR DUTTA, R/O. WARD NO. 5, HINDUGAON, P.O. NORTH LAKHIMPUR, DIST.- LAKHIMPUR, PIN.- 787001, AND PRESENTLY SERVING AS DISTRICT AGRICULTURE OFFICER IN THE RANK OF DY. DIRECTOR, AGRICULTURE DEPTT. 2: SRI PRAFULLA MAHANTA S/O. LT. DAMBARUDHAR MAHANTA R/O. CAMPUS OF THE DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE KHANAPARA GUWAHATI- 781022 AND PRESENTLY SERVING IN THE RANK OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR B/A AGRICULTURE DEPTT. 3: SRI MUNNA PRADAD ROWNIER S/O. LT. RAMADHAR RAM ROWNIER R/O. CAMPUS OF THE DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE KHANAPARA GUWAHATI- 781022 AND PRESENTLY SERVING IN THE RANK OF JOINT DIRECTOR AGRICULTURE DEPTT. 4: SRI JAYMAL BARMAN S/O. LT. BARUDAO BARMAN R/O. CAMPUS OF THE DIRECTORATE OF AGRICULTURE KHANAPARA GUWAHATI- 781022 AND PRESENTLY SERVING IN THE RANK OF JOINT DIRECTOR AGRICULTURE DEPTT. 5: ASSAM AGRICULTURE SERVICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION AASOA Page No.# 2/3 REPRESENTED BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY SRI RAJIB KUMAR BHUYAN PRESENTLY SERVING AS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER PESTICIDE AGRICULTURE DEPTT. AND HAVING ITS HEAD OFFICE AT ULUBARI GUWAHATI- 781007 AND LIAISON OFFICE AT KHANAPARA GUWAHATI- 22 ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM and 5 ORS. REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, ASSAM SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM AGRICULTURE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006. 3:THE ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPUTY SECRETARY JAWAHAR NAGAR KHANAPARA GUWAHATI-22. 4:THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY PERSONNEL DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 5:SRI DHIRENDRA NATH KALITA PRESENTLY SERVING AS PROGRAMME COORDINATOR KRISHI VIGYAN KENDRA KAHIKUCHI GUWAHATI-15. 6:DR. SUNIL KUMAR PATHAK C/O. TOCKLAI RESEARCH ASSOCIATION TOCKLAI JORHAT Page No.# 3/3 ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.N BARUAH, MR. B CHOUDHURY, SC, AGRICULTURE DEPTT.,MRS.P BHARADWAJ,MR.T N SRINIVASAN,MR.M K CHOUDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : MISS. A BARUAH (R5), GA, ASSAM,SC, APSC,MS R BARUAH (R5) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI ORDER 22.01.2025 Heard Shri P Bhardwaj, learned counsel for the petitioners and Shri B Choudhury, learned Standing Counsel, Agriculture Department, Assam. Also heard Shri TJ Mahanta, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. P Sarma, learned counsel for the appearing for the APSC as well as Ms. A Baruah, learned counsel for the respondent no. 5. The challenge was instituted in the year 2017 which is in connection with filling up the post of Director in the Agriculture Department, Assam. The learned counsel for the petitioners has, however, submitted that by efflux of time, there is no live cause of action to be adjudicated in this case. The writ petition accordingly stands closed. Interim order passed earlier stands vacated. JUDGE Comparing Assistant