Page No.# 1/11 GAHC010083072026 2026:GAU-AS:6241- DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1428/2026 BHUBAN CHANDRA ROY AND 40 ORS S/O. LATE KAMALA KANTA ROY, R/O. VILLAGE KISMAT HASDAHA PART II, P.O. KISMAT HASDAHA,DISTRICT DHUBRI, ASSAM, PIN CODE 783334, ASSISTANT TEACHER AT KACHARIHAT M.E SCHOOL 2: LIPIKA CHOUDHURY S/O. LATE JATINDRA NARAYAN CHOUDHURYR/O. VILLAGE BAHAPUR P.O. BAHAPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783371 ASSTT TEACHER AT FALIMARI M.E.SCHOOL 3: HAR KUMAR NATH S/O. LATE KHAGENDRA NATH R/O. VILLAGE BAHALPUR NATHPARA P.O. BAHALPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783371 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT SATYAPUR BHAKATGAON M.E SCHOOL. 4: RATAN NARAYAN DEV S/O. LATE GIRISH NARAYAN DEB R/O. VILLAGE BARUNITARA P.O. CHAPAR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783371 I/C HEAD MASTER AT 2181 NO. BATARDAL L.P SCHOOL. 5: RAMENDRA NATH RAY S/O. LATE PROMESH ROY Page No.# 2/11 R/O. VILLAGE DUKHI SUKHI PART I P.O. MOTERJHAR DISTRICT KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN CODE 783334 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT MAJIRALGA SIMULTOLA M.E SCHOOL. 6: BUNESH CH BRAHMA S/O. LATE DHANESHWAR BRAHMA R/O. BIDYAPARA WARD NO. 10 P.O. DHUBRI DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783301 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT KACHARIHAT M.E SCHOOL. 7: PRASANTA DUTTA CHOUDHURY S/O. LATE SUKUMAR DUTTA CHOUDHURY R/O. GAURIPUR WARD NO. 2 NEW P.O. GAURIPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783331 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT MADHU SOULMARI DARUL ULUM M.E SCHOOL. 8: UTTAM KUMAR MANDAL S/O. LATE SONAKANTA MANDAL R/O. BIDYAPARA P.O. BIDYAPARA DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783324 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT VIVEKANANDA BIDYAPITH HIGH SCHOOL. 9: MADHABDEB CHAUDHURY S/O. LATE JAGADISH CHANDRA CHAUDHURY R/O. GAURIPUR WARD NO. 2 P.O. GAURIPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783331 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT DIGIDARPARA M.V SCHOOL. 10: GOBINDA BISWAS S/O. LATE SADANANDA BISWAS R/O. GAURIPUR WARD NO. 4 Page No.# 3/11 P.O. GAURIPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783331 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT DIHIDARPARA M.V SCHOOL. 11: KAMALA KANTA ROY S/O. LATE DEBEN CHANDRA ROY R/O. VILLAGE BHELAKOBA P.O. KHUDIMARI DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783331 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 2460 NO. SHARUDDIN L.P SCHOOL. 12: ANKITA RAY S/O. LATE BIRENDRA NARAYAN ROY DAKUA R/O. GAURIPUR WARD NO. 2 NEW P.O. GAURIPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783331 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT CHINMAYEE GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL. 13: NOWSHAD ALI AHMED S/O. LATE DANESH UDDIN SHEIKH R/O. VILLAGE TISTARPAR P.O. TISTARPAR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783324 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT DURAHATI MODEL HIGH SCHOOL. 14: DULAL CH ROY S/O. LATE BROJA MOHAN ROY R/O. VILLAGE DHARMAPUR P.O. GAURIPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783331 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT GAURIPUR UM BIDYALAYA A/G SCHOOL. 15: KAMAL CH ROY S/O. LATE HALESWAR ROY R/O. VILLAGE SUKHATIKHATA P.O. RUPSHI DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM Page No.# 4/11 PIN CODE 783331 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT SAHEBGANJ HIGH SCHOOL. 16: RAMENDRA NATH RAY S/O. LATE RANJIT KUMAR ROY R/O. GAURIPUR WARD NO. 2 NEW P.O. GAURIPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783331 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT GAURIPUR UM BIDYALAYA A/G SCHOOL. 17: JAYANTI RABHA S/O. LATE UYAL CH. RABHA R/O. VILLAGE BORSHIRJHORA P.O. BORSHIRJHORA DISTRICT KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN CODE 783339 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 1383 NO. BAGHMARA L.P SCHOOL. 18: RAMENDRA NATH PAUL S/O. LATE RABINDRA CHANDRA PAUL R/O. VILLAGE SAPATGRAM P.O. SAPATGRAM DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM ASSISTANT TEACHER AT LILANANDA VIDYAPITH M.E SCHOOL. 19: HANIF UDDIN AHMED S/O. LATE HASEN ALI AHMED R/O. VILLAGE SUWAPATA PT II P.O. SUAPATA DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM CRCC AT PATAKATA M.V SCHOOL. 20: OSMAN ALI S/O. LATE EBRAHIM ALI R/O. VILLAGE BILASIPARA P.O. HAKAMA DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783348 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT BILASIPARA GIRLSS HIGH SCHOOL. 21: JAGADISH CHANDRA NATH S/O. LATE PANCHANAN KR. NATH Page No.# 5/11 R/O. VILLAGE GOPIGAON PT - 2 P.O. LAKHIGANJ DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783348 I/C HEAD MASTER AT UDMARI M.E SCHOOL. 22: FAZILA KHATUN S/O. LATE BAZLUL HOQUE R/O. VILLAGE AMERVITA P.O. SAGALCHERA DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783324 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT ADABRI GIRLS L.P SCHOOL. 23: SURAIYA BEGUM S/O. LATE SAFAR UDDIN AHMED R/O. VILLAGE BIDYAPARA PART II P.O. KHALILPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783325 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT SAGALCHARA GIRLS M.E SCHOOL. 24: RANJIT RABIDAS S/O. LATE HARINATH RABIDAS R/O. GOLAKGANJ WARD NO. 2 P.O. GOLAKGANJ DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783334 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT NABABHARAT PATHSALA HIGH SCHOOL. 25: SUDEB CHANDRA BARMAN S/O. LATE SOTISH CH. BARMAN R/O. VILLAGE ASHARIKANDI P.O. ASHARIKANDI DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783331 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 1868 NO. GHORAMARA L.P. SCHOOL. 26: SHUJAB ALI SK S/O. LATE DEWAN ALI SK. R/O. VILLAGE DALSHINGHER ALGA PT I P.O. ASHARIKANDI DISTRICT DHUBRI Page No.# 6/11 ASSAM PIN CODE 783331 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 2301 NO. MAJERCHAR POSTIY CHALAKURA L.P. SCHOOL. 27: MD NASIR UDDIN S/O. LATE TAYEB UDDIN MOLLICK R/O. VILL DIMATOLA POYESTIR CHAR P.O. JORUAR CHAR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783339 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT DIMATOLA M.E SCHOOL. 28: BAHAJ UDDIN S/O. LATE AKKEL ALI R/O. VILLAGE MAJER ALGA PT 2 P.O. JORUAR CHAR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783339 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT MAJER ALGA SIMULTOLA M.E SCHOOL. 29: MANSURA KHATUN D/O. LATE MORTUZ ALI SHEIKH R/O. VILLAGE MONTRIR CHAR P.O. MUTHA KHOWA DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783323 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 1930 NO. NATUN BALDIAR ALGA L.P SCHOOL. 30: JOBEDA KHATUN W/O. AYNAL HOQUE R/O. VILLAGE FULKATA PT 3 P.O. MUTHAKHOWA DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783323 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 2278 NO. MONTRIR CHAR L.P SCHOOL. 31: ASMAT ALI KHAN S/O. LATE JALAL UDDIN KHAN R/O. VILLAGE DANGIR CHAR P.O. SOUTH GERAMARI DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783331 Page No.# 7/11 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 1339 NO. DANGIR CHAR L.P SCHOOL. 32: FAIZUR RAHMAN MONDAL S/O. LATE TANZIM MONDAL R/O. VILLAGE BARAIBARI PT 4 P.O. BARAIBARI DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783339 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 2262 NO. TISTAPARA L.P SCHOOL. 33: DULAL CH SARMA S/O. LATE RAJENDRA SARMA R/O. GAURIPUR WARD NO. 2 P.O. GAURIPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783331 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 2429 NO. POCHIM GASPARA GIRLS L.P SCHOOL. 34: MANSUR ALI MONDAL S/O. LATE SAMSER ALI MONDAL R/O. VILLAGE CHAPGARH PT 1 P.O. KHUDIMARI DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783331 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 2285 NO. CHALAKURA POLYESTICHAR L.P SCHOOL. 35: SHAHERA KHATUN W/O. MOFIZUL ISLAM R/O.HAZARIGAON WARD NO. 14 P.O. AMCO ROAD DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783323 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 390 NO. BHASANIR CHAR GIRLS L.P SCHOOL. 36: DULALI BARMAN D/O. LATE GENENDRA NATH BARMAN R/O. VILLAGE MATIABAG P.O. GAURIPUR DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 783331 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 1949 NO. BHELAKOBA L.P SCHOOL. Page No.# 8/11 37: ZAKIR SARKAR S/O LATE ABDUR RAHMAN SARKAR R/O VILL. SINDURAI PT II P.O BELGURI DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM IN 783334 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 724 NO. SINDURAI L.P SCHOOL. 38: APURBA GOHAIN S/O LATE MINA RAM GOHAIN R/O VILL. KALDOBA PT I P.O AGOMANI DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783335 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT AGOMANI SENIOR BASIC SCHOOL. 39: GAUTAM ROY S/O LATE NRIPEN CH. ROY R/O VILL. SAKTOLA P.O SASARGAON DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783345 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT PHUTANIGANJ M.E SCHOOL. 40: SOHIDUR RAHMAN S/O LATE MUKTAR ALI R/O VILL. KAIMARI PT II P.O KAIMARI DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783335 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 2356 NO. PUB CHAGOLIA L.P SCHOOL. 41: ABILASH CHANDRA RAY S/O JADU NATH RAY R/O VILL. JHAPUSABARI PT V P.O SOUTH JHAPUSABARI DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN 783335 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT 9 NO. SARPAKATA L.P SCHOOL VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS Page No.# 9/11 THROUGH THE SECRETARY, TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, DISPUR, GUWAHATI 781006 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 3:THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 4:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 781019 5:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS DHUBRI DISTRICT CIRCLE ASSAM P.O. AND DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 782001 6:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER DHUBRI P.O. AND DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM PIN CODE 782003 7:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS DHUBRI P.O. DHUBRI DISTRICT DHUBRI ASSAM.PIN CODE 78200 Advocate for the Petitioner : MRS R DEKA, MR J LOTHA,MR. H R DAS,MR D BANIA,MR B D DAS Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU, SC, FINANCE DEPTT. Page No.# 10/11 For the Applicant/Appellant(s) : Mr. B.D. Das, Sr. counsel : Ms. R. Deka, counsel For the Respondent(s) : Ms. K. Das, Standing counsel, Elementary Education Department Mr. R. Borpujari, Standing counsel, Finance Department BEFORE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 06-05-2026 (Arun Dev Choudhury,J) 1. Heard Mr. B. D. Das, learned Sr. counsel assisted by Ms. R.Deka, learned counsel for the applicants/appellants. Also heard Ms. K. Das, learned Standing counsel, Elementary Education Department and Mr. R. Borpujari, learned Standing counsel, Finance Department, appearing for the opposite parties/respondents. 2. The present Interlocutory Application is filed seeking condonation of the delay of 481 days in preferring the connected writ appeal against the order dated 02.12.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No. 5531/2024. 3. Perused the averments made in the application. 4. Learned counsels for the respondents/opposite parties have not Page No.# 11/11 disputed the factual position, inasmuch as under the similar circumstances, a Co-ordinate Bench had already condoned the delay. 5. After going through the averments made at paragraph Nos. 2 (i), 2(ii) & 3 of the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicants/appellants for condoning the delay of 481 days in preferring the connected appeal. 6. We, therefore, condone the delay. 7. The Interlocutory Application stands disposed off. 8. Registry to process the appeal and, if the same is found defect free, list the same along with WA No. 388/2025 and Review Petition No. 275/2025 on 12.05.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant