Page No.# 1/8 GAHC010224042026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3618/2026 UJJAL KALITA S/O LATE JADU KALITA, R/O PASCHIM KHAGRABARI, BAKSA, P.O. CHARNA BAZAR, P.S. SIMLA, DIST. BAKSA, ASSAM, PIN 781328 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, HIGHER EDUCATION DEPTT., DISPUR, ASSAM 781006 2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION DEPTT. DISPUR ASSAM 781006 3:THE ADDL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION DEPTT DISPUR ASSAM 781006 4:THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 781019 ASSAM. 5:THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION UGC REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI 110002 6:PALASH BORAH S/O LATE GHANASHYAM BORAH Page No.# 2/8 R/O DAPARBATIA DEVI SINGH GHAT ROAD TEZPUR P.S. TEZPUR DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM PIN 784001 7:BADRUL ALAM CHOWDHURY S/O NUR UDDIN AHMED CHOWDHURY R/O VILL. SAHARAN HOJAI P.O. JAYNAGAR P.S. MURAZAR DIST. HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782445 8:KUBIR BAHADUR CHETRY S/O MEGH BAHADUR CHETRY R/O VILL. MAJGAON DHEMAJI P.O. SILAPATHAR P.S. SILAPATHAR DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN 787059 9:GAMBHIR DEKA S/O CHANDRA DHAR DEKA R/O VILL. TULASHI KHARIKATA KAMRUP R P.O. KENDUA P.S. BAIHATA CHARIALI DIST. KAMRUP R ASSAM PIN 781121 10:JIBAN BURAGOHAIN S/O TARAPRASAD BURAGOHAIN R/O VILL. KHERONI DHEMAJI P.O. SIMEN CHAPORI DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN 787061 12:DEBAJIT DAS GUPTA Page No.# 3/8 S/O LATE SAMARENDRA DAS GUPTA R/O VILL. KALYANPUR DHEMAJI P.O. SILAPATHAR DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN 787059 13:PALASH DUTTA S/O DIGENDRA NATH DUTTA R/O VILL. PADUMANI DHEMAJI P.O. BORDOLONI DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN 787026 14:SACHIN DOLEY S/O LATE DHANESWAR DOLEY R/O VILL. SOMKONG PAGROH P.O. SIMEN CHAPORI DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN 787061 15:BIPUL CHUTIA S/O RAGHUNATH CHUTIA R/O DIJMUR HINDU GAON P.O. DIMOW CHARIALI P.S. SILAPATHAR DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN 787059 16:BINITA SAIKIA D/O LATE BOKUL SAIKIA R/O NAGAHAT KACHAR GAON P.O. NAGAHAT DIST. CHARAIDEO ASSAM PIN 785692 17:RINTI BARUAH D/O LATE KULAL BARUAH R/O CHOWKIDINGEE P.O. C.R. BUILDING DIST. DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN 786003 Page No.# 4/8 18:MANOJ KUMAR SARMAH S/O MAHESWAR SARMAH R/O VILL. RUPAKHAT P.O. PURANI TANGLA DIST. UDALGURI ASSAM PIN 78452 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR S BORTHAKUR, SR. ADV., MR. P KHATANIAR Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, U G C,SC, HIGHER EDU Linked Case : WP(C)/6796/2025 PALASH BORAH AND 12 ORS S/O LT GHANASHYAM BORAH R/O DAPARBATIA DEVI SINGH GHAT ROAD TEZPUR P.S- TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN-784001 2: BADRUL ALAM CHOWDHURY S/O NUR UDDIN AHMED CHOWDHURY R/O VILL SAHARAN HOJAI P.O- JAYNAGAR P.S- MURAZAR DIST- HOJAI ASSAM PIN- 782445 3: KUBIR BAHADUR CHETRY S/O MEGH BAHADUR CHETRY R/O VILL- MAJGAON DHEMAJI P.O- SILAPATHAR P.S- SILAPATHAR DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM Page No.# 5/8 PIN- 787059 4: GAMBHIR DEKA S/O CHANDRA DHAR DEKA R/O VILL- TULASHI KHARIKATA KAMRUP (R) P.O- KENDUA P.S- BAIHATA CHARIALI DIST- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM PIN- 781121 5: JIBAN BURAGOHAIN S/O TARAPRASAD BURAGOHAIN R/O VILL- KHERONI DHEMAJI P.O- SIMEN CHAPORI DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787061 6: DEBAJIT DAS GUPTA S/O LT SAMARENDRA DAS GUPTA R/O VILL- KALYANPUR DHEMAJI P.O- SILAPATHAR DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787059 7: UJJAL KALITA S/O LATE JADU KALITA R/O PACHIM KHAGRABARI BAKSA P.O- CHARNA BAZAR P.S- SIMLA DIST- BAKSA ASSAM PIN- 781328 8: PALASH DUTTA S/O DIGENDRA NATH DUTTA R/O VILL- PADUMANI DHEMAJI P.O- BORDOLONI DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787026 Page No.# 6/8 9: SACHIN DOLEY S/O LATE DHANESWAR DOLEY R/O VILL- SOMKONG PAGROH P.O- SIMEN CHAPORI P.S- SIMEN CHAPORI DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787061 10: BIPUL CHETIA S/O RAGHUNATH CHUTIA R/O DIJMUR HINDU GAON P.O- DIMOW CHARIALI P.S- SILAPATHAR DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787059 11: BINITA SAIKIA D/O LATE BOKUL SAIKIA R/O NAGAHAT KACHARI GAON P.O- NAGAHAT DIST- CHARAIDEO ASSAM PIN- 785692 12: RINTI BARUAH D/O LATE KULA BARUAH R/O CHOWKIDINGEE P.O- C.R. BUILDING DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 786003 13: MANOJ KUMAR SARMAH S/O MAHESWAR SARMAH R/O VILLAGE- RUPAKHAT P.O- PURANI TANGLA DIST- DARRANG ASSAM PIN- 784528 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Page No.# 7/8 DISPUR ASSAM- 781006 2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR ASSAM- 781006 3:THE ADDL. SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR ASSAM- 781006 4:THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19 ASSAM 5:THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION (UGC) REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI- 110002 ------------ Advocate for : MR S BORTHAKUR Advocate for : SC HIGHER EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 07.10.2026 Heard learned counsel for the parties. This interlocutory application has been filed by the applicant wherein the prayer is made for striking off the name of petitioner No. 7 Shri Ujjal Kalita who is the petitioner in W.P(C) No. 6796/2025 who has instructed his lawyer that he does not wish to press the petition any further and his name is sought to be struck off. The respondents do not oppose the prayer made. Therefore at this stage without issuing notice, the interlocutory application stands allowed. Page No.# 8/8 The name of Shri Ujjal Kalita who is the petitioner No. 7 in W.P(C) No. 6796/2025 stands deleted. The learned counsel for the applicant will file amendment cause title in the W.P(C) No. 6796/2025 within a period of one week and serve such copies to the respective counsel appearing for the respondents. If the amended cause titles are received by the Registry, the matter shall also be listed on 03.11.2026 along with other connected matters. Interlocutory Application accordingly stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant