Page No.# 1/12 GAHC010257362022 2026:GAU-AS:369 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/8072/2022 RAHUL NATH AND 47 ORS. SON OF SRI HIREN NATH, PERMANENT RESIDENT OF H. NO. 9, BISHNU PATH, LOKHRA NOONMATI, GUWAHATI, PIN-CODE- 781040. 2: MS. RACKTACKSHREE CHELLENG D/O. LAKHINDRA CHELLENG PERMANENT RESIDENT OF- MANCOTTA KACHARIBARI DIBRUGARH PIN-CODE- 786003. 3: MS. DIPIKIA BORDOLOI DAUGHTER OF NILEN BORDOLOI RESIDENT OF- UTTAR BALIPARA RAHA PIN-782103 DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM. 4: MS. MIMLI DAS DAUGHTER OF RAJANI KANTA DAS PERMANENT RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO-23 LUIT PATH JYOTINAGAR GUWAHATI PIN-CODE- 781021. 5: MANAS JYOTI BHARALI SON OF SRIATUL BHARALI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-- PUB PANERI P.O.- PANERIHAT P.S.-PANERI DISTRICT- UDALGURI PIN-784523. Page No.# 2/12 6: KULDEEP DEKA SON OF LT. BIPUL CH. DEKA PERMANENT RESIDENT OF HOUSE NO -33 VILLAGE- PACHARIA (UJANTOL SUBURI) PIN-CODE- 781104. 7: SASANKA SEKHAR SARMAH SON OF SRI PRAFULLA KUMAR SARMAH PERMANENT RESIDENT OF DRONA COACHING CENTRE BULIDING CHOLADHARA CHARI ALI CHOLADHARA PO-JORHAT PS- JORHAT JORHAT ASSAM PIN-CODE- 785001. 8: MS. SANCHITA NATH DAUGHTER OF SRI BASANTA KUMAR NATH PERMANENT RESIDENT OF BOKAKHAT TOWN WARD NO-3 P.O.- BOKAKHAT P.S.- BOKAKHAT GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-CODE- 785612. 9: MS. NIDARSHANA NEELAM D/O- JITU CH. SARMAH BORDOLOI R/O.- SONALI JAYANTI NAGAR BY LANE-8 TARAJAN PO-JORHAT PS- PULIBOR JORHAT ASSAM PIN-CODE- 785001. 10: MS. GEETA KULI D/O.- SUKUDHAR KULI R/O- HOUSE NO. 3 MIRI PATHAR ARADHOL NAGAKHELIA WARD NO. 6 PO- ARADHOL PS- DHEMAJI DHEMAJI Page No.# 3/12 ASSAM PIN-CODE- 787057. 11: SHIVAM NATH SON OF- SHISHIR NATH R/O.- VILL. UTTARJOSNABAD PART-I DIST. HAILAKANDI PO-LALA PS- LALA ASSAM PIN-CODE- 788163. 12: SARBOJYOTI DEB PURKAYASTHA S/O- SITANGSHU DEB PURKAYASTHA R/O.- CENTRAL ROAD SILCHAR-1 OPP.SWAMI MEDICAL HALL DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PO- SILCHAR PS- SILCHAR PIN-CODE- 788001. 13: DINESH KUMAR PASSI S/O.- RAMSURAT PASSI R/O.- KHANAMUKH NEPALIGAON PO- MADHURI PATHAR PS- SILAPATHAR DHEMAJI PIN -787059. 14: DEBASISH SAMAJPATI S/O.- LATE DWIJENDRA LAL SAMAJPATI R/O.- ANNAPURNA ROAD KATIRAIL PO- KATIRAIL PS- KATIGORAH CACHAR ASSAM PIN -788804. 15: KAUSHIK DUTTA S/O.- DILIP DUTTA R/O.- GNB ROAD NEAR GAURIPUR FIELD Page No.# 4/12 PO- DHUBRI PS- DHUBRI DHUBRI PIN-783301. 16: ZARIR SUBBANI ISLAM S/O.- RAFIQUAL ISLAM R/O.- HOWLY TOWN WARD NO.-8 PO- AMBARI PS- HOWLY BARPETA PIN- 781316. 17: MS. RIMPI HATI BARUAH D/O.- BHUPEN HATI BARUAH R/O. - NAKESHA APARTMENT JILIKA PATH PANJABARI PS- DISPUR GUWAHATI PIN - 781037. 18: MS. NILAKSHI DEVI D/O.- JNAN CHANDRA NATH R/O.- BHASKAR NAGAR PO- BAMUNIMAIDAM PS- GEETANAGAR ASSAM GUWAHATI PIN - 781021. 19: ABARNAN RAJKHOWA S/O.- KHOGEN RAJKHOWA R/O.-KHUKAMARA LAWJAN GAON CHARAIDEO ASSAM PIN-785673 PS- MORANHAT PO- DUBBA. 20: ROCKY ENGTI S/O.- LATE LONGKI ENGTI R/O.- PAN ENGTI VILL. PO- HOWRAGHAT PS- HOWRAGHAT Page No.# 5/12 KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782481. 21: MANASH JYOTI GOGOI S/O.- ARUP KUMAR GOGOI R/O.- LOHONG KACHARI GAON MADHAPUR TITABAR DISTRICT- JORHAT P.O- MADHAPUR P.S- TITABAR. 22: MS. NITAMANI CHOUDHURY DAUGHTER OF- JOGESH CHANDRA CHOUDHURY RESIDENT OF- VILLAGE-KARARA P.O.- KARARA P.S.- BAIHATA CHARIALI KAMRUP PINCODE- 781381. 23: MS. ARJUARA BEGUM DAUGHTER OF AYUB ALI RESIDENT OF- VILL- GERAMARI PART-IV P.O- ALOMGANJ P.S-GAURIPUR DIST- DHUBRI ASSAM PINCODE-783339. 24: AMALENDU SINHA SON OFLATE RANENDRA KUMAR SINHA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-RAJARGAON P.O- PATHARKANDI DISTRICT-KARIMGANJ ASSAM PINCODE- 788724. 25: SONARAM BRAHMA SON OF RAJA BRAHMA RESIDENT OF- HABRUBARI KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN- 783370. 26: VIVEK DEKA Page No.# 6/12 S/O.- BHABESH DEKA R/O.- H.NO.28 GOSAIBARI PATH P.S.- BASISTHA P.O.- BELTOLA DIST- KAMRUP (M) PIN CODE-781028. 27: PANKAJ SARMA SON OF LATE RAMANI SARMAH RESIDENT OF -- KHATIKUCHI PO- DHEKIPARA PS- SIPAJHAR DARRANG ASSAM PINCODE- 784145. 28: ARNAB JYOTI DAS SON OF LATE ANANDA RAM DAS RESIDENT OF --NEAR MADHURJYA BIBAH BHAVAN KACHARI SOLMARI (MILANPUR) SDO(C) ROAD RANGIA P.O. AND P.S.- RANGIA DIST.- KAMRUP(R) PINCODE- 781354. 29: DHOROM TERON SON OF DHONIRAM TERON RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAPADANG DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLING P.O - UMSWAI P.S - BAITHALANGSO PIN CODE.- 782413. 30: RAJDEEP KALITA SON OF RANJAN KUMAR KALITA RESIDENT OF - TOWN KUMAR GAON TEZPUR DIST - SONITPUR P.O- TEZPUR P.S -TEZPUR PINCODE -784001. 31: NASIR HUSSAIN SON OF MIRZA HUSSAIN RESIDENT OF VILL- GOHALIBHANGA Page No.# 7/12 PO-- BURIGANG PS- GINGIA DISTRICT-- BISWANATH PINCODE-- 784176. 32: AYAN BHATTACHARJEE SON OF ASHIM BHATTACHARJEE RESIDENT OF- HOUSE NO. 36 SUNDARI MOHAN ROAD RANGIRKHARI SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM PINCODE- 788005. 33: MS. KAVERI BORO DAUGHTER OF PRADIP KUMAR BORO PERMANENTADDRESS- VILL- 1 NO. DAKUAPARA P.O- BOKO P.S.- BOKO DIST.- KAMRUP(R) PIN-CODE- 781123. 34: MANAS PRATIM NATH SON OF KHAGENDRA KUMAR NATH RESIDENT OF- WARD NO -8 SANKAR NAGAR MANGALDAI ASSAM PIN CODE-784125. 35: MS. DHANASHREE DEVI DAUGHTER OF AMIYA KUMAR NATH RESIDENT OF- VILL. NO.1 KALAIGAON P.O. AND P.S. - KALAIGAON DIST- UDALGURI PIN CODE-784525. 36: SASANKA BUJAR BARUAH SON OF DR. KULEN BUJAR BARUAH RESIDENT OF- HOUSE NO. 21 BYLANE 06 JANAPATH NABIN NAGAR GUWAHATI P.O. ZOO ROAD P.S. GITA NAGAR DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM Page No.# 8/12 PIN- 781024. 37: BISHNUBRAT HAZARIKA S/O.- SAYTENDRAJIT HAZARIKA R/O.- MILIJULI PATH SIPAHI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- JOYSAGAR DIST- SIBSAGAR PIN CODE 785665. 38: RUPJYOTI BORAH S/O.- JUGESWAR BORAH R/O.- PULINAHARANI P.O.- PULINAHARANI DIST- LAKHIMPUR PIN CODE-784165. 39: MANASH JYOTI MECH S/O.- SANJIB MECH R/O.- DUPANI NITAIPUKHURI P.S.- DEMOW P.O.- NITAIPUKHURI DIST- SIBSAGAR PIN CODE-785671. 40: CHAMPAK DAS S/O.- BHABANANDA DAS R/O.- BHOTEPOWA BARI P.O.- CHARNA BAZAR DIST- BAKSA P.S.- SIMLA PIN CODE-781328. 41: ARUNJYOTI MIRI S/O.- SUDHAN KONWAR MIRI R/O.- BAMUN DOLONI P.O.- PAHUMARA DIST-LAKHIMPUR PIN CODE-787031. 42: UTPAL KALITA Page No.# 9/12 S/O.- LATE BANESWAR KALITA R/O.- SWAHIDNAGAR NOONMATI P.S.- NOONMATI GUWAHATI DIST- KAMRUP (M) PIN CODE-781020. 43: TARIK AZIZ S/O.- MANSOUR ALI R/O.- H.NO.141 KUSHALNAGAR NO.2 P.S.- SONAPUR DIST- KAMRUP (M) PIN CODE-782402. 44: DR. KHAMMOUN PHUKAN S/O.- KESHAB PHUKAN R/O.- BOKOTA KORONGA VILLAGE AND P.O.- HOLOGURI P.S.-NEMUGURI DIST- SIVASAGAR PIN CODE-785673. 45: MONJUR HASSAN BARBHUIYA S/O.- ISLAM UDDIN BARBHUIYA R/O.- MAZIRGRAM SONAI P.O.- SONAIMUKH DIST- CACHAR PIN CODE-788119. 46: SAYAN DAS S/O.- PROJIT KUMAR DAS R/O.- NILMONI ROAD NABAKUMAR LANE DIST- KARIMGANJ PIN CODE-788710. 47: RAJESH DEKA S/O.- DHARMESWAR DEKA R/O.- NALANIPAM WARD NO.05 P.O. AND P.S. AND DIST.- DHEMAJI Page No.# 10/12 PIN CODE-787057. 48: DR. MD. HELAL AHMED S/O.- ABDUL HAQUE R/O.- VILL. AND P.O.- KANISHAIL DIST- KARIMGANJ PIN CODE-788711 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 10 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006. 2:THE JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006. 3:THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-781019. 4:THE COMMISSIONER FINANCE (EC-III) DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 5:THE PRINCIPAL CHIRANG POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE CHIRANG ASSAM. 6:THE PRINCIPAL MORIGAON POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE MORIGAON ASSAM. 7:THE PRINCIPAL Page No.# 11/12 UDALGURI POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE UDALGURI ASSAM. 8:THE PRINCIPAL HAILAKANDI POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE HAILAKANDI ASSAM. 9:THE PRINCIPAL TINSUKIA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE TINSUKIA ASSAM. 10:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (AANDE) ASSAM MAIDAMGAON BELTOLA GUWAHATI-781029. 11:THE ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (APSC) KHANAPARA GUWAHATI-22 REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN OR SECRETARY Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K N CHOUDHURY, MR H K NATH (P-1,24,27,34,36,45),MR. S HAZARIKA,MS A M DCOSTA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, HIGHER EDU, SC, APSC,SC, AG,SC, FINANCE BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NELSON SAILO ORDER Date : 09-01-2026 Mr. HK Nath, learned counsel for the petitioner Nos. 1, 24, 27, 34, 36 and 45 submits that he has been authorised and instructed by the petitioner Page No.# 12/12 No. 36 to withdraw the writ petition on behalf of the petitioner No. 36 as well as all the other writ petitioners that he represents. He also submits that in respect of the petitioners, whom he does not represent, they have already been appointed as Lecturers in various Polytechnics as well as Engineering Colleges in the State of Assam and therefore the cause of action does not survive in respect of them as well. In view of above, the writ petition stands closed as not pressed. The authority letter produced by Mr. HK Nath, learned counsel is kept on record and marked as ‘X’ for identification. Ms. P Sarma, learned counsel appears on behalf of respondent No. 11 while Mr. S Bhuyan, learned Standing Counsel, Higher Education Department appears for the said Department. JUDGE Comparing Assistant