Page No.# 1/5 GAHC010143872020 2026:GAU-AS:1368 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/4247/2020 DR. DIBYAJYOTI LIKHARU AND ANR S/O LATE DHARMESWAR LIKHARU, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NA PAMUA, PO PATHALI PATHAR, DIST LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM 784163 2: DR. RAMESH KRISHNA BORUAH S/O LATE KHIROD BORUAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MADHABPUR PO MADHABPUR DIST LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 78703 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, SHASTRI BHAWAN, NEW DELHI 110001 2:THE JOINT SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT SHASTRI BHAWAN NEW DELHI 110001. 3:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 4:THE JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Page No.# 2/5 DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 5:THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 19 KAMRUP M ASSAM 6:THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN HAVING REGISTERED OFFICE AT BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG NEW DELHI 11000 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R SARMA, MS. P BARMAN Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I., SC, U G C,SC, HIGHER EDU Linked Case : WP(C)/4021/2020 DHANJIT BARMAN AND 4 ORS. S/O SRI GHANAKANTA BARMAN R/O VILL. AND P.O. BHAGABATIPARA P.S. PALASBARI DIST- KAMRUP RURAL ASSAM PIN-781132 2: DR. BAMDEB DEY S/O SRI BABUL CHANDRA DEY R/O PRAGJYOTISH NAGAR BYELANE NO.6 P.O. MALIGAON P.S. GOTANAGAR DIST- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM PIN-781011 3: DR. HILLOL KANTI BHATTACHARJEE S/O LT. HIMANGSHU BHATTACHARJEE C/O S.J. BHATACHARJEE H/NO.4 BARSAPARA ADJACENT TO 5TH BYLANE P.O. BINOVA NAGAR DIST- KAMRUP METRO ASSAM Page No.# 3/5 PIN-781018 4: DR. DIBYAJYOTI BHATTACHARYYA S/O SRI PRAFULLA CHANDRA BHATTACHARYYA R/O ISCHADAGHARIA P.O. KANIHA P.S. RANGIA DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN-781380 5: DR. SYED HAMIDUL ISLAM S/O ABDUL LATIF R/O KUMARPATA P.O. PUTHIMARI P.S. RANGIA DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN-781380 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 12 ORS. REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GHY-19 2:THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GHY-19 3:THE UNION OF INDIA REP. BY THE SECRETARY DEPT. OF HIGHER EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT SASTHRI BHAWAN NEW DELHI-01 4:THE UNIVERSITY GRANTS COMMISSION NEW DELHI-02 REP. BY ITS SECRETARY 5:THE PRINCIPAL/SECRETARY ADP COLLEGE P.O. HAIBORGAON Page No.# 4/5 DIST- NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782002 6:THE PRINCIPAL / SECRETARY NOWGONG GIRLS' COLLEGE NAGAON DIST- NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782002 7:THE PRINCIPAL / SECRETARY RANGAPARA COLLEGE P.O. RANGAPARA DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN-784505 8:THE PRINCIPAL / SECRETARY BAPUJI COLLEGE SARUKHETRI P.O. SARTHEBARI DIST- BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781307 9:THE PRINCIPAL / SECRETARY SUREN DAS COLLEGE HAJO DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN-781102 10:THE PRINCIPAL / SECRETARY NORTH GUWAHATI COLLEGE DIST- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN-781031 11:THE PRINCIPAL / SECRETARY PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA ADARSHA MAHAVIDYALAYA (PDUAM) TULUNGLA P.O. NORTH SALMARA DIST- BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN-783383 12:THE PRINCIPAL / SECRETARY Page No.# 5/5 PATHARKANDI COLLEGE P.O. PATHARKANDI DIST- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN-788724 13:THE PRINCIPAL / SECRETARY PANDIT DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA ADARSHA MAHAVIDYALAYA (PDUAM) P.O. AMJONGA DIST- GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783124 ------------ Advocate for : DR. B AHMED Advocate for : ASSTT.S.G.I. appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 12 ORS. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NELSON SAILO ORDER Date : 04.02.2026 Mr. R. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C)/4247/2020 and Mr. A. K. Azad, learned counsel for the petitioners in WP(C)/4021/2020, submit that they have been instructed by their respective clients not to press the writ petitions. In view of above, writ petitions stand disposed of as not pressed. Interim order passed earlier, if any, stands vacated. JUDGE Comparing Assistant