Page No.# 1/12 GAHC010024402025 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/884/2025 MD. IMDADUL ISLAM AND 27 ORS. S/O - MD. NURUL ISLAM, VILL. - BERABHANGA PT-I, P,O. AND P.S.-SUKCHAR, DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR, ASSAM, PIN - 783128. 2: JAHIRUL ISLAM MONDAL S/O - LT. HASHAN ALI MONDAL VLLL. - BERABHANGA PT-I P.O. AND P.S.-SUKCHAR DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783128 3: ALI AKBAR SHEIKH S/O - LT. NOSIM UDDIN SK VILL. - BORBALU P.O.- HAZIRHAT P.S. - SUKCHAR DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783128 4: MISS. KAPASHI BEGUM Page No.# 2/12 D/O - SOPIOR RAHMAN VILL. - FATTAPARA P.O. AND P.S.-SUKCHAR DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783128 5: MD. SAYADUR RAHMAN SHAH S/O - ABDUL KADER SHAH VILL. - BORO BAGHJHAPA P.O. - HAZIRHAT P.S. - SUKCHAR DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783128 6: ABDUL HAI MONDAL S/O - MONSER ALI VILL. - BORO BAGHJHAPA P.O.- HAZIRHAT P.S. - SUKCHAR DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783128 7: ASAD HOSSAIN S/O - LT. NOWBAHAR ALI VILL. - GOTABARI P.O. - HAZIRHAT P S. - SUKCHAR Page No.# 3/12 DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783128 8: MD. ASHAN MOLLAH S/O - LT. ABDUL MOLLAH VILL - SOUTH SALMARA PT-II P.O AND P.S. - SOUTH SALMARA DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783127 9: ALFORID ALOM AHMED S/O - LT. ABDUL MATTN AHMED VILL. - SOUTH SALMARA PT-II P O. AND P.S. - SOUTH SALMARA DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783127 10: SALEMA KHATUN W/O - HUSSAIN ALI VILL. - SOUTH SALMARA PT-II P.O. AND P.S. - SOUTH SALMARA DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783127 11: MD. MEHEBUB RAHMAN S/O - MONSER ALI VILL. - SALAPARA PT-II Page No.# 4/12 P.O. - NILOKHIA P.S. - SUKCHAR DIST. - DHUBRI ASSAM PIN - 783128 12: MD. LALCHAND ALI S/O - GOLAP UDDLN VILL. - MONIPUR PT-I P.O. - MAKRIJHORA P.S. - BAGRIBARI DIST. - KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM PIN - 783349 13: SAIFUL ISLAM S/O - OSMAN ALI VILL. - BALADOBA P.O. AND P.S. - SOUTH SALMARA DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783127 14: SORHAB ALI S/O - JELAM UDDTN AHMED VILL. - BORO RAVATARY PT-I P.O. - RAVATARY P.S. - SOUTH SALMARA DIST. - DHUBRI ASSAM Page No.# 5/12 PIN - 783127 15: LAILY KHATUN W/O - ABDUL NOOR MIAH VILL. AND P.O.- TUMNI P.S. - SOUTH SALMARA DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783127 16: ABDUL MALEQUE MOLLAH S/O - ABDUL SUKUR ALI VILL. - TUMNI LAWKHOWA P.O. - TUMNI P.S. - SOUTH SALMARA DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783127 17: MD. AKHEREZZAMAN SHEIKH S/O - ABDUL ZALAL SHEIKH VILL- DEWAKANDI P.O. - TUMNI P.S. - SOUTH SALMARA DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783127 18: ANOWARA KHATUN D/O - AMZAD ALI DEWANI VILL. - BALADOBA P.O. AND P.S.- SOUTH SALMARA Page No.# 6/12 DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783127 19: SAYAD HUSSAIN SHEIKH S/O - BOKTAR ALI VILL. - FERANGIRCHAR P.O. - PIAZBARI P S. - SUKCHAR DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783128 20: JOHIRUL ISLAM S/O - ABU TALEB MIAH VILL - NATINER ALGA PT-II P.O. - POCHARCHAR P.S. - SOUTH SALMARA DIST. - DHUBRI ASSAM PIN - 783127 21: DEWAN ABDUL BASIT S/O - DEWAN GULZAR HUSSAIN VILL. - FULPUR P.O. - MEDORTARI P.S. - FAKIRGANJ DIST. - DHUBRI ASSAM PRN - 783330 Page No.# 7/12 22: SHOHAR ALI S/O - ROBI MIAH VILL. - MAHAJANPARA P.O. - JAMADARHAT P.S. - FAKIRGANJ DIST. - DHUBRI ASSAM PIN - 783330 23: SOFIUL ALOM S/O - HASSEN ALI VILL. AND P.O. - SHIMLABARI P.S. - FAKIRGANJ DIST. - DHUBRI ASSAM PIN - 783330 24: ABUL KALAM AZAD S/O - ABDUL BASIR VILL. - MOIRAKUCHI PT-II P.O. - AIRKATA P.S. - FAKIRGANJ DIST. - DHUBRI ASSAM PRN - 783330 25: MD. BADSAR ALI TALUKDAR S/O - NOTUB ALI TALUKDAR VILL. - AMBARI P.O.- BOROKALIA SERSHOW Page No.# 8/12 P.S. - FAKIRGANJ DIST. - DHUBRI ASSAM PIN - 783330 26: ROFIQUL ISLAM S/O - BABUR ALI VILL. - FULPUR P.O. - MEDORTARI P.S. - FAKIRGANJ DIST. - DHUBRI ASSAM PRN - 783330 27: JAHANARA KHATUN W/O - ZOHIRUL ISLAM VILL. - GOURANGTARI P.O. - CHIRAKUTI P.S. - FAKIRGANJ DIST. - DHUBRI ASSAM PIN - 783330 28: MD. AHAD ALI MONDAL S/O - KALU MONDAL VILL. - KATDANGA P.O. - MOHURIRCHAR P.S. - SOUTH SALMARA DIST. - DHUBRI ASSAM PIN - 78312 Page No.# 9/12 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 7 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI - 06 2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION (ELEMENTARY) DISPUR GUWAHATI - 06 3:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI - 06 4:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI - 19 5:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER DHUBRI P.O. - DHUBRI DIST. - DHUBRI ASSAM PIN - 783301 6:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR P.O. - HATSINGIMARI DIST.- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783136 7:THE BLOCK ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER SOUTH SALMARA P.O. - SOUTH SALMARA DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN - 783127 8:THE BLOCK ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER MANKACHAR P.O. - HATSINGIMARI DIST. - SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM Page No.# 10/12 PIN - 78313 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M R KHANDAKAR, MR. A ROHMAN Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, FINANCE,SC, ELEM. EDU BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA ORDER Date : 19.02.2025 1. Mr. M.R.Khandakar, learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioners’ services have already been provincialised as Tutors, vide orders dated 05.02.2021, issued by the Director, Elementary Education, Assam. He submits that similar cases have been disposed of by the Division Bench of this Court, the latest being the judgment and order dated 04.10.2024 passed in a batch of writ petitions, the leading case being WP(C) 2729/2019. He submits that in view of the petitioners’ case being similar to those petitioners in WP(C) 2729/2019, the directions passed in paragraph 179 of the judgment and order dated passed in WP(C) 2729/2019 should also be made applicable to the case of the petitioners herein. 2. Mr. S.M.T. Chisti, learned counsel for the Secondary Education Department, Mr. A Chaliha, learned counsel for the Finance Department and Mr. P.K.Borah, learned counsel appearing for the Joint Secretary to the Government of Assam submit that they will have to verify the orders dated 05.02.2021 passed by the Director, Elementary Education, Assam, to ascertain whether the petitioners’ case is covered by the judgment and order passed in WP(C) 2729/2019. 3. The only issue that has to be decided is as to whether the case of the petitioners herein is covered by the judgment and order passed in WP(C) 2729/2019. The prima facie view of this Court is that the case of the petitioners herein and the case of the petitioners in WP(C) 2729/2019 appears to be similar. However, to enable the State respondents to make a verification, with regard to whether the case of the petitioners herein is similar to the case of the petitioners in WP(C) 2729/2019, the State respondents are given time to verify the order/s dated 05.02.2021, by which the service of the petitioners have been provincialised as Tutors. Page No.# 11/12 4. The above being said, paragraph-179 of the judgment and order passed in WP(C) 2729/2019 is reproduced hereinbelow, as follows : “179. It is true that the courts cannot direct the legislature to enact law in a particular manner. However, in discharge of its statutory obligation the Government, in exercise of its Rule making power, will have a duty to frame Rules for proper implementation of the provisions of the Statute. While framing the Rules, the State will also be under a bounden duty to, not only to act in terms of the scheme of the Act but also to unflinchingly adhere to the Constitutional norms of equality. It will, therefore, be in the fitness of things that the State Government itself, in exercise of its Rule making power under section 23 of the Act, takes necessary steps to provide for a regular pay scale to the Tutors, which can even be commensurate to the pay structure indicated in the Schedule of the Governing Act. Such a measure, in our view, will restore the equality of treatment to this category of Teachers with the other Government employees and at the same time will not become burdensome to the exchequer. We, therefore, direct the respondents to initiate necessary steps in the matter, in the light of the observations made here-in-above, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 6 (six) months from today. 5. Accordingly, the State respondents shall make a verification of the provincialisation orders of the petitioners and if they find that the petitioners’ case and the case of the petitioners in WP(C) 2729/2019 is the same, the directions passed in paragraph-179 of the judgment and order dated 04.10.2024 passed in WP(C) 2729/2019 shall also be made applicable to the petitioners. The entire exercise should be concluded within a period of 6 (six) months from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Page No.# 12/12 6. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant