Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010147382026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3844/2026 DR BITUPAN DAWO S/O LATE PHULESWAR DAWO, R/O VILL. BONKUWAL, P.O. BONKUWAL, P.S. KAMARGAON, DIST. GOLAGHAT, ASSAM 785619 PRESENTLY RESIDES AT VILL.B ARUAH CHUBURI, DEKARGAON, TEZPUR, DIST. SONITPUR, ASSAM 784001 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPTT., SACHIVALAYA, DISPUR, GUWAHATI 781006 2:THE DIRECTOR HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 781019 3:THE DIST COMMISSIONER DIST. OF SONITPUR TEZPUR 784001 4:THE ADDL DIST COMMISSIONER SONITPUR TEZPUR 784001 5:THE PRINCIPAL TEZPUR COLLEGE SONITPUR 784001 6:THE TREASURY OFFICER OFFICE OF THE TREASURY OFFICER Page No.# 2/4 SONITPUR 78400 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR S BORTHAKUR, SR. ADV., MR. D GOGOI,DEVABRATA SAIKIA Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, HIGHER EDU BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 09.09. 2026 Heard Mr. D. Gogoi learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Ms. K. Phukan, learned Government Advocate for the Respondents. The writ petitioner before this Court is aggrieved by the non-release of his salary in respect of the post of Assistant Professor, Department of Assamese, Tezpur College. According to the petitioner a show-cause notice was issued to the petitioner for not having properly attended of “PM SHREE Gaonwe Gaonwe Yoga Maha Abhijan” Basic Yoga Training Programme, and there was direction to the Treasure Officer not to release the salary. The petitioner responded to the show-cause notice, however no order was passed and the salary in respect of the petitioner was not released. This Court permitted the respondents to obtain required instructions in the matter. Page No.# 3/4 Today, Ms. K. Phukan, learned Government Advocate has placed before the Court a communication dated 15.07.2026, issued by the District Commissioner, Sonitpur, Tezpur to Treasury Officer, Sonitpur Treasury, giving a list of Assistant Professors, who had responded to the show-cause notices and whose cases has been duly examined and found to be satisfactory and the proceedings initiated against them stood disposed of. Accordingly, the Treasury Officer was requested to take necessary action for release of the salary of the Assistant Professors, whose names are mentioned in the said communication. The name of the petitioner is mentioned at Serial No. 11. Ms. K. Phukan, learned Government Advocate submits that since the instructions have been already issued, the petitioner should be receiving his salary. A copy of the communication which has been placed before the Court is kept in the case record. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of the instructions placed before the Court, this writ petition may be disposed of directing the respondents to release the salary of the writ petitioner. Considering the submissions made and the instructions placed before the Court by the learned State Counsel, this writ petition stands disposed of. The Treasury Officer, Sonitpur Treasury will release the salary for the concerned months in terms of the communication No. E file no.-181355/761, dated 15.07.2026 in respect of the writ petitioner, namely Dr. Bitupan Dawo, who is employed as an Assistant Professor in Tezpur College. Page No.# 4/4 Accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of in terms of the above. JUDGE Comparing Assistant