Page No.# 1/8 GAHC010082592026 2026:GAU-AS:6240- DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1391/2026 MAHBUBUR RAHMAN AND 31 ORS S/O. MAKADDAS ALI,R/O. VILLAGE SABAJPUR,P.O. MURAJHAR,DISTRICT HOJAI, ASSAM,PIN CODE 782439ASSTT TEACHER AT BURUNGTATOLI M.E. SCHOOL 2: ALTAB HUSSAIN S/O. AKBAR ALI R/O. VILLAGE OKSEK PATHAR P.O. CHARINGM DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782439 ASSTT TEACHER AT BANDARMELA L.P. SCHOOL 3: AFTAR UDDIN S/O ABDUL MUTLIB R/O DOBOKA TOWN WARD NO. 10 P.O DOBOKA DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782440 HEAD MASTER AT DOBOKA PATHAR L.P SCHOOL 4: ARUP KUMAR ROY S/O KRIPA ROY R/O DOBOKA TOWN WARD NO. 2 P.O DOBOKA DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN 782440 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT JUNGLE BLOCK HIGH SCHOOL 5: DIPAK KUMAR DEY S/O NAGENDRA CHANDRA DEY R/O VILL. BORPUKHURI P.O MURAJHAR.DISTRICT HOJAI Page No.# 2/8 ASSAMPIN 782439 ASSTT TEACHER AT BANDARMELA L.P SCHOOL 6: NAZMIN SULTANA CHOWDHURY C/O TAJ UDDIN R/O VILL. RUHINI PATHAR P.O MURAJHAR DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782439 ASSTT TEACHER AT BANDARMELA L.P SCHOOL 7: BEGUM NAZMA CHOWDHURY S/O NOOR AHMED R/O VILL. SABAJPUR P.O MURAJHAR DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782439 ASSTT TEACHER AT MOUDONGA HIGH SCHOOL 8: ISPHAQUL BARI CHOWDHURY S/O FAIZUL BARI R/O VILL. SABAJPUR P.O MURAJHAR DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782439 ASSTT TEACHER AT BURUNGATOLI M.E. SCHOOL. 9: MONUWARA BEGUM C/O. VILLAGE PUB JARUNI P.O. PUB JARUNI DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782440 HEADMASTER AT KORAIGURI MUKTAB SCHOOL. 10: REHANA BEGUM CHOWDHURY C/O. ABDUL HANNAN R/O. VILLAGE OKSEK PATHAR P.O. CHARING DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782440 HEADMASTER AT NIZ NOMATI MUKTAB L.P. SCHOOL 11: MD AZIZUR RAHMAN S/O. LATE SAIDUR RAHMAN R/O. VILLAGE MUBARAK BASTI P.O. NILBAGAN DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782445 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT UTTAR ASHINAGAR L.P. SCHOOL Page No.# 3/8 12: MD BAHARUL ISLAM CHOWDHURY S/O. LATE NURUL ISLAM R/O. VILLAGE SUTERGAON P.O. DOBOKA DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782440 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT NILBAGAN MODEL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL 13: MARGIA BEGUM C/O. SAYED ABDUL MANNAN R/O. DOBOKA TOWN WARD NO. 4 P.O. DOBOKA DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782440 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT DOBOKA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL 14: ISMAIL ALI S/O. AKIUR RAHMAN R/O. VILLAGE ROWARPAR P.O. KORAIGURI DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782440 ASSISTANT TEACHER OF JAMUNBA GAON M.E. SCHOOL 15: ABDUR RAHIM BARBHUIYAN S/O. MUBARAK AHMED BARBHUIYAN R/O. VILLAGE AND P.O. NILBAGAN DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782445 HEADMASTER AT NILBAGAN ADARSHA L.P. SCHOOL 16: KULSUMA BEGUM C/O. MONOHAR ALI R/O. VILLAGE AND P.O. NILBAGAN DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782445 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT DAKHIN ISLAM NAGAR L.P. SCHOOL 17: SRI HARIDAS SATNAMI S/O. LATE GOYAT RAM SATNAMI R/O. VILLAGE SARUPATHAR P.O. RENGBENG DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782429 HEADMASTER AT SARUPATHAR L.P. SCHOOL Page No.# 4/8 18: BURHAN UDDIN TALUKDAR S/O. USTAR MIA TALUKDAR R/O. DOBOKA TOWN WARD NO. 1.P.O. DOBOKA DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782440 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT DOBOKA M.E. SCHOOL 19: ABDUL KADIR S/O. LATE KUTUB UDDIN R/O. VILLAGE NOMATI P.O. DOBOKA DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782440 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT URDHA GAON M.E. SCHOOL 20: BHASKAR PATAR S/O LATE MONIRAM PATAR R/O VILLAGE BURI GAON P.O. DOBOKA DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782440 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT URDHA GAON M.E SCHOOL 21: ABDUR RAHMAN CHOWDHURY S/O ABU BAKAR CHOWDHURY R/O VILLAGE CHANGMAI P.O DOBOKA DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782440 HEAD MASTER AT NIZ DOBOKA L.P SCHOOL 22: REJA BEGUM C/O NISFOR ALI R/O VILL. PODUMPUKHURI P.O KAPASHBARI DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782445 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT KAPASHBARI M.E SCHOOL 23: AFTAB UDDIN TALUKDAR S/O ABDUL LATIF TALUKDAR R/O VILL. KACHARIPARA P.O DOBOKA PIN 782440 DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.ASSISTANT TEACHER AT NIZ NAMATI NEW L.P SCHOOL 24: MD ABDUL KUDDUS LASKAR S/O LATE HAJI IRMAN ALI R/O. VILLAGE AND P.O MODERTOLI DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782440 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT NIZ MODERTOLI L.P. SCHOOL. 25: AZIZUR RAHMAN S/O LATE ABDUR RAHMAN R/O VILLAGE BURIGAON Page No.# 5/8 P.O DOBOKA DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782440 HEAD MASTER AT FIRUZA BALIKA L.P SCHOOL 26: SRI GIRIDHAR BAGLARI S/O SRI JOGGURAM BAGLARI R/O VILLAGE BHOGIRAM GAON P.O DOBOKA DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782440 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT BARZARANI AZAD L.P SCHOOL 27: AZIM UDDIN AHMED S/O HOBIBUR RAHMAN R/O VILLAGE AND P.O CHANGMAJI DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782440 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT AMTALA MUKTAB L.P SCHOOL 28: SHAMS UDDIN AHMED S/O LATE SHOFIQUR RAH R/O DOBOKA TOWN WARD NO. 1 P.O DOBOKA DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782440 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT POCHIM JARUNI PROGATI L.P. SCHOOL 29: KAMAL UDDIN CHOWDHURY S/O. LATE ABDUL KHALIQUE R/O. VILLAGE AND P.O. JUNGLE BLOCK DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782428 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT JUNGLE BLOCK HIGH SCHOOL 30: SRI BHAGYABAN BORO S/O. LATE KAMAL BORO R/O. VILLAGE AND P.O. MODERTOLI DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782440 ASSTT. TEACHER AT BHELOWGURI M.E. SCHOOL 31: NAZIR UDDIN MAZUMDAR S/O. ABDUR REZAQUE MAZUMDAR R/O. VILLAGE BALIRAM P.O. JAMUNAMUKH DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782428 ASSISTANT TEACHER AT JUNGLE BLOCK HIGH SCHOOL 32: AMIN UDDIN CHOUDHURY Page No.# 6/8 S/O. LATE ABDUL MALIK CHOWDHURY R/O. VILLAGE DAKHIN DEBOSTHAN P.O. DEBOSTHAN DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 782481ASSISTANT TEACHER AT MOUDONGA HIGH SCHOO VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS 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 GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 4:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 781019 5:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS HOJAI DISTRICT CIRCLE ASSAM P.O. AND DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM PIN CODE 782001 6:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER HOJAI P.O. AND DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM PIN CODE 782003 7:THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS HOJAI P.O. HOJAI DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM.PIN CODE 78200 Page No.# 7/8 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR B D DAS, MR D BANIA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU, SC, FINANCE BEFORE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 06-05-2026 (AD Choudhury, J) 1. Heard Mr. BD Das, learned Senior counsel assisted by Mrs. R Deka, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. R Barpujari, learned standing counsel for the Finance Department and Ms. K Das, learned standing counsel for the Elementary Education Department. 2. This Interlocutory Application has been filed for condonation of the delay of 481 days in filing the connected appeal against the judgment & order dated 02.12.2024 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No. 5535/2024. 3. Perused the averments made in the application. 4. The learned counsel for the respondents has not disputed the factual position, inasmuch as under 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) and 3 of the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicant/appellant for condoning the delay of 481 days in preferring the appeal. Page No.# 8/8 6. We, therefore, condone the delay. 7. The interlocutory Application stands disposed off. 8. Registry to process the connected appeal and, if the same is found defect-free, shall list the same under appropriate heading, preferably on 12.05.2026 along with WA 388/2025 and Review Petition No. 275/2025. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant