Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010220152026 2026:GAU-AS:15396 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/5622/2026 SHANAI MIA CHOUDHURY SON OF LATE TAJAMUL AII CHOUDHURY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MAJIRGRAM, P.O. AND P.S. SONAI, DISTRICTCACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-788119, FORMERLY POSTED AS SHERISTADAR, OFFICE OF THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT SESSIONS JUDGE (POCSO), CACHAR, SILCHAR (UNDER COMPULSORY RETIREMENT) VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006, ASSAM 2:THE DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE CACHAR SILCHAR DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM. 3:THE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE CACHAR SILCHAR (ENQUIRY OFFICER IN D.P. CASE NO. 02/2024) DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSA For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. D. Ullah, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. H.K. Das, Sr. Advocate Mr. K. Gogoi, Addl. Sr. Govt. Advocate Mr. N.K. Sarma, Advocate Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER Date : 12.10.2026 Heard Mr. D. Ullah, the learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. K. Gogoi, the learned Additional Senior Government Advocate appears on behalf of the respondent No. 1 and Mr. H.K. Das, the learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. N.K. Sarma, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the respondent Nos. 2 and 3. 2. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner assailing the major penalty of compulsory retirement imposed upon the petitioner by the respondent No. 2 vide order dated 14.05.2026. 3. It has been brought to the notice of this Court that against the order imposing the major penalty of compulsory retirement, the petitioner approached the Appellate Authority, i.e., the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Judicial Department by filing an Appeal on 03.06.2026, which is yet to be disposed of. 4. Mr. H.K. Das, the learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 submitted that in view of Rule 30 read with Rule 32 of the Assam District Court Employees Service Rules, 2026 (for short, “the Rules of 2026”) which came Page No.# 3/3 into force w.e.f. 03.09.2026, the Appeal would now have to be decided by the Gauhati High Court on the administrative side. In this regard, the learned Senior Counsel referred to the judgment of this Court in the case of Sri Gopal Deka Vs. The State of Assam & Others (WP(C) No. 2840/2026) wherein this Court held that upon an interpretation of Rule 30 read with Rule 32 of the Rules of 2026, any Appeal pending before the Judicial Department of the Government of Assam has to be transferred to the Gauhati High Court. 5. Taking into account that the Appeal is pending before the Gauhati High Court on the administrative side and has only recently been transferred to the Gauhati High Court, this Court is not inclined to entertain the instant writ petition at this stage. 6. This Court, however, closes the writ petition observing that, considering that the petitioner has been imposed a major penalty of compulsory retirement, the Gauhati High Court on the administrative side is requested to expedite the disposal of the Appeal pending before it. 7. It is further observed that the present order shall not prejudice the petitioner’s right to approach this Court if the Appeal is decided against the petitioner. JUDGE Comparing Assistant