Page No.# 1/8 GAHC010116662022 2026:GAU-AS:1567 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/331/2022 DEVA KUMAR PHUKAN AND 36 ORS. C/O LT. CHANDRA RAM PHUKUN VILL- 1 NO. BANTOWGAON P.O. DHAKUAKHANA PIN-787055 DIST. LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM 2: DHARMESWAR MILL C/O PADMESWAR MILI VILL- RUPAHI MISING P.O. PATHALI PAM P.S. BOGINADI PIN-787056 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 3: MAHESWAR MILI C/O LT. KASEHEL MILI VILL- RUPAHI MISING PO. PATHALI PAM P.S. BOGINADI PIN-787056 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 4: BIJU KR. PEGU C/O ANANDARAM PEGU VILL- HARMOTI P.O. MARBIL P.S. LALUK PIN-784160 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 5: DEVANANDA PEGU C/O LT. RAJEN PEGU VILL- GORPARA GAON Page No.# 2/8 P.O. MOINAPARA PIN-787029 DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM 6: DINESH CHUTIA C/O LT. LAKHAN CHUTIA VILL- MAHARA BORCHAPOI P.O. GUNASUTI PIN-787001 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 7: MANDITA GOGOI C/O KRISNA KANTA PHUKAN VILL- MOIDOMIA P.O. MOIDOIA PIN-787032 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 8: PRASANNA SARMA C/O LT. MANIK SARMA VILL- MAGONI PAM P.O. MAGONI PAM PIN-784168 DIST. BISWANATH ASSAM 9: SABIN KAKATI C/O TARINI KAKATI VILL- AMTOL BERGAON P.O. MAZ ROWMARI PIN-784117 DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM 10: MINATI SONOWAL C/O JITEN CH. RABHA VILL- BELSERI T/E P.O. DHEKIAJULI PIN-784110 DIST. DHEKIAJULI ASSAM 11: BIMAL BHUYAN Page No.# 3/8 C/O DAMBARU BHUYAN VILL- 1 NO. SAKURA P.O. MIKIR BORA CHOWK PIN-784178 DIST. BISWANATH ASSAM 12: JATIN PEGU C/O KUKAI PEGU VILL- CHARIBARI P.O. RAWANAMUKH PIN-784168 DIST. BISWANATH ASSAM 13: SEKENDAR PATRI C/O RAMESWAR PATRI VILL- RAJABAHAR P.O. RAJABARI PIN-784168 DIST. BISWANATH ASSAM 14: DOLI BARMAN C/O BIREN BORA VILL- DHENUDHARA PO. GOHPUR PIN-784168 DIST. BISWANATH ASSAM 15: PADMIRAM PATGIRI C/O NAYANRAM PATIGIRI VILL- RAWNAMMUKH P.O. RAWANAMUKH PIN-784169 DIST. BISWANATH ASSAM 16: RINA HAZARIKA C/O DRONA HAZARIKA VILL- BORDOP P.O. BORDOP PIN-784178 DIST. BISWANATH ASSAM Page No.# 4/8 17: APARAJIT BHUYAN C/O KABIN BARUA VIL- SUTARGAON P.O HOWAJAN PIN-784169 DIST. BISWANATH ASSAM 18: MONOWARA BARBHUIYAN C/O KAFIL UDDIN VILL- KHADIMAN P.O. BADARPUR PIN-788803 DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM 19: PRATIVA BORGOHAIN C/O KARUNA GOGOI VILL- BALIGAON P.O. DHAKUAKHANA PIN-787055 DIST.LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 20: KALPANA CHUTIA C/O NITEN GOGOI VILL- JORHAYIYA GOHAIGAON P.O. KADOM PIN-787032 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 21: HALIMA BEGUM C/O SOLEMAN ALI FARUKIA VILL- BEEHAPATY P.O. DHARMAPUR PIN-7841160 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 22: ROFIQUL ISLAM C/O SOFIUR UDDIN VILL- BORCHOLA NO. 1 P.O. BORCHOLA PIN-787023 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM Page No.# 5/8 23: ZAFAR SHARIF C/O SAIFUL ISLAM VILL- KUTUBPUR P.O. KUTUBPUR PIN-787054 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 24: SHAJAHAN SHIRAJ C/O SAIFUL ISLAM VILL- KUTUBPUR P.O. KUTUBPUR PIN-787054 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 25: MAINUL HOQUE CHOUDHURY C/O SAMSUL HOQUE CHOUDHARY VILL- DAULATPUR P.O. DAULATPUR PIN-787001 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 26: BIPUL CH. DAS C/OLT. ACHYUT DAS VILL- BEJIBARI P.O. LALUK PIN-787001 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 27: HAZRAT ALI C/O ABDUL KADDUS VILL- HARIPUR P.O. KOLAKHOWA PIN-787001 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 28: SHIRAJUL ISLAM C/O ABUL KASEM VILL- DOULATPUR P.O. DOULATPUR PIN-787054 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM Page No.# 6/8 29: ABDUL BARI C/O ASROF ALI VILL- DAULATPUR P.O. DAULATPUR PIN-787054 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 30: HABIB ULLAH C/O NURUL AMIN VILL- GOHINDOLOI P.O. SONAPUR PIN-787001 DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 31: NETRA PRASAD KATEL C/OLT. CHHABILAL KATEL VILL- AMTOBHER GAON P.O. AZ ROWMARI PIN-784117 DIST. SONITPUR ASSAM 32: JAYABRATA PURKAYASTHA C/O LT. KSHITISH RN. PURKAYASTHA VILL- KUCHIRKUNA P.O. SRIGOURI PIN-788806 DIST.KARIMGANJ ASSAM 33: MOHBUBUL HOQUE C/O SAMSUL HOQUE VILL- GORKHAPAM P.O. BADARPUR PIN-788806 DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM 34: JAMIR UDDIN C/O ABDUL NAYEEM VILL- KHAGAIL P.O. CHATAL PIN-788720 DIST.KARIMGANJ ASSAM Page No.# 7/8 35: HUSSAIN AHMED C/O LT. ABDUL MATIN VILL- BAKARSHAL P.O. JABAINPUR PIN-788713 DIST.KARIMGANJ ASSAM 36: RAKHI CHANDA C/O PRABAL KANTA DAS VILL- BADARPUR GHAT P.O. BADARPUR PIN-788803 DIST.KARIMGANJ ASSAM 37: BIBEK NATH C/O LT. BIPUL NATH VILL- TARAPUR P.O. JALALPUR PIN-788816 DIST.KARIMGANJ ASSA VERSUS B. KALYAN CHAKRAVARTHY, IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R ALI, MR R ISLAM,H A AHMED Advocate for the Respondent : , BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY O R D E R 06.02.2026 1. None appears for the petitioners on call. None did represent Page No.# 8/8 the petitioners when the matter was listed on 15.07.2025. 2. By the order dated 09.02.2022 passed in WP(C) 736/2022, the respondent authorities were directed to consider the claim of the petitioners for regularization of their services and to pass a reasoned order. 3. Mr. SMT Chistie, learned counsel for the respondents has produced an order dated 20.02.2024, by which the Secretary to the Department of School Education has considered the claim of the 37 numbers of petitioners and out of which two petitioners, namely, Prasanna Sarma, Assistant Teacher, Krishnapur High School, Sonitpur and Minati Sonowal, Assistant Teacher, Khutaputa High School, Sonitpur were considered for provincialisation subject to fulfillment of all eligibility criteria as per Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers and Re-organization of Educational Institutions) Act, 2017. Accordingly, the Director of Secondary Education, Assam was directed to take necessary follow up steps on the matter. 4. In view of the aforesaid, in the opinion of this court, the order dated 09.02.2022 passed in WP(C) 736/2022 has been complied with. Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands closed. 5. It is needless to say that such decision may be challenged by the petitioners if so aggrieved. 6. Copy of the order dated 20.02.2024 is kept on record. JUDGE Comparing Assistant