Page No.# 1/9 GAHC010122312026 2026:GAU-AS:8737 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2024/2026 SRI DILIP DAS AND 2 ORS S/O LATE MAHENDRA DAS, R/O- VILLAGE CHARNA, P.O.- CHARNA BAZAR, P.S.- SIMLA,DISTRICT BAKSA BTR, ASSAM.PIN 781328 2: SRI GADHADAR DAS S/O LATE PRASANNA DAS R/O VILLAGE- BHALUKAMURI P.O.- GANDHIPUR P.S.- SIMLA DISTRICT BAKSA ASSAM.PIN 781327 3: SRI DIPAK KALITA S/O SRI NABIN DAS R/O VILLAGE BHAKATPARA P.O.- TAMULPUR DISTRICT TAMULPUR ASSAM.PIN 78419 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 33 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, ASSAM. PIN 781006 2:THE SECRETARY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR P.O. DISTRICT KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. PIN 783370 3:THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION 3.BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL Page No.# 2/9 KOKRAJHAR P.O. DISTRICT KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. PIN 783370 4:THE SECRETARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT CUM CHAIRMAN DEPARTMENTAL SELECTION COMMITTEE BTC KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. PIN 783370 5:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS BAKSA DISTRICT CIRCLE MUSHALPUR P.O. DISTRICT MUSHALPUR ASSAM. PIN 781372 6:SYED ATAUR RAHMAN HEAD MASTER OF PUB KAMRUP JANATA HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILL NO. 2 GORESWAR P.O.- GORESWAR DIST.- TAMULPUR ASSAM.PIN 781366 7:SRI JWNGSAR KHUNGLUR MACHAHARY S/O LATE KALI RAM MACHAHARY HEAD MASTER OF PAMUAPATHAR HIGH SCHOOL RESIDENT OF VILL- BAGULAMARI P.O. BAGULAMARI DIST.- BAKSA ASSAM.PIN 781344 8:MD TAZUDDIN AHMED S/O LATE ZAHARUDDIN AHMED HEAD MASTER OF KAURBAHA NABAMILAN HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE MADAIKATA P.O.- DHEPARGAON DIST.- TAMULPUR ASSAM.PIN 781354 9:SRI RABIN TALUKDAR S/O LATE PUSPA RAM TALUKDAR HEAD MASTER OF KAKLABARI GIRL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE GHATBAN P.O.- BAMAGHATA DIST.- BAJALI ASSAM.PIN 781325 10:SRI PHULEN CHANDRA DAS Page No.# 3/9 S/O LATE RAMAKANTA DAS HEAD MASTER OF SRI SRI SANKARDEV HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE JALAGAON P.O.- JALAGAON P.S.- SIMLA DIST.- BAKSA ASSAM.PIN 781333 11:MRS BHABANI PATOWARY W/O BASANTA DAS HEAD MASTER OF CHAPARA NAKUCHI MILAN HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE TIHU TOWN WARD NO. 2 P.O.- TIHU P.S.- TIHU DIST.- NALBARI ASSAM.PIN 781371 12:MRS MAKAN BARMAN W/O SRI RATAN DAS HEAD MASTER OF SINGIMARI HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE GHOGMARI P.O.- KACHUBARI DISTRICT TAMULPUR ASSAM.PIN 781367 13:MRS RITA MISRA W/O SRI NAVAJIT SARMA HEAD MASTER OF GARAMDEW HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE GARAMDEW P.O.- GARAMDEW DISTRICT BAKSA ASSAM.PIN 781377 14:SRI BIPUL CHANDRA KALITA S/O LATE RAKHORAM KALITA HEAD MASTER OF MADHYAM BIJNI HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE BARLIANGMASKHOWAPARA P.O.- BALIANGI DISTRICT BAJALI ASSAM.PIN 781325 15:SRI NARESWAR DAS S/O LATE HARENDRA NATH DAS HEAD MASTER OF SANTIMANDIR HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE ODALGURI P.O.- ODALGURI DISTRICT BAJALI Page No.# 4/9 ASSAM.PIN 781325 16:SRI DEBABRAT CHANDRA DAS S/O LATE MALIN CHANDRA DAS HEAD MASTER OF MAIRAJHAR BRAHMAMAYEE HIGH SCHOOL VILLAGE MAIRAJHAR P.O.- MAIRAJHAR DISTRICT BAKSA ASSAM.PIN 781315 17:SRI HAREKRISHNA PATHAK S/O LATE LOHIT CHANDRA PATHAK HEAD MASTER NAMATI ANCHALIK HIGH SCHOOL BHURKUCHI P.O.- NIZ NAMATI DISTRICT NALBARI ASSAM.PIN 781355 18:SRI PROBIN BORO S/O LATE MULA RAM BORO HEAD MASTER OF BAPUJEE HIGH SCHOOL R/O- BARIMAKHA P.O.- BUNBARI DISTRICT BAKSA ASSAM.PIN 781372 19:PRAMILA BASUMATARY D/O LATE KALA RAM BASUMATARY HEAD MISTRESS OF ALARI HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE NO. 1 SILAKUTI P.O.- BARIMAKHA DISTRICT BAKSA ASSAM.PIN 781333 20:CHABIN GAYARI S/O LATE MAHINDRA GAYARI HEAD MASTER OF SILBARI HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE BANDHASIDHANI GARH P.O.- BAGHMARA DISTRICT BAKSA ASSAM.PIN 781328 21:KANDARPA HUZURI S/O SRI DHARMA HUJURI R/O- VILLAGE KHAGARABARI P.O.- KHAGARABARI DISTRICT BAKSA ASSAM. PIN 781344 Page No.# 5/9 22:GAUTAM RAJBANGSHI HEAD MASTER OF SABHA RAM DAS HIGH SCHOOL S/O LATE JARANI RAJBONGSHI R/O- VILLAGE ANANDAPUR P.O.- NIZ BANGALIPARA P.S.- BARAMA DISTRICT BAKSA ASSAM.PIN 781333 23:SRI ARABINDA DEKA HEAD MASTER OF PUB KAURBAHA HIGH SCHOOL S/O LATE JANA RAM DEKA R/O- VILLAGE NO.2 GORESWAR P.O.- GORESWAR DISTRICT TAMULPUR ASSAM.PIN 781366 24:PRADEP NATH HEAD MASTER OF BHASKARJYOTI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL S/O LATE JATINDRA DEBNATH R/O- VILLAGE RANGAFALI P.O.- NAHERBARI DISTRICT NALBARI ASSAM.PIN 781349 25:MD HADAYAT ULLAH HEAD MASTER OF GORESWAR HIGH SCHOOL S/O LATE HAJI AFTABUDDIN AHMED R/O- VILLAGE SAPEKHATI P.O.- MOHAJANPARA DISTRICT KAMRUP ASSAM.PIN 781366 26:MD ABDUL GAFUR KHAN HEAD MASTER OF KAURAPARA HIGH SCHOOL S/O ABDUL HAMID KHAN R/O- VILLAGE KAURAPARA P.O.- SUKMANAH DISTRICT BAKSA ASSAM.PIN 781316 27:PRATAP CHANDRA DAS HEAD MASTER OF DHOLKUCHI HIGH SCHOOL S/O LATE TIKA RAM DAS R/O- VILLAGE NO.2 HACHANG P.O.- MADHUKUCHI P.O.- RANGIA Page No.# 6/9 DISTRICT KAMRUP ASSAM.PIN 781354 28:RANJIT KUMAR MITRA HEAD MASTER OF BENTA HIGH SCHOOL S/O NARESH MITRA R/O- VILLAGE SILKIGHAR P.O.- SILKIGHAR DISTRICT TAMULPUR ASSAM.PIN 781366 29:BINALI NARZARY W/O TAPAN BASUMATARY HEAD MASTER OF J.N.D MILAN HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE JOKMARI DISTRICT BAKSA P.O.- NIZ DEFELI ASSAM.PIN 781367. 30:NRIPEN PATHAK S/O LATE RATNESWAR PATHAK HEAD MASTER OF SHRI SHRI LAKSHMI HIGH SCHOOL UZIRBARI R/O- VILLAGE CHANTAPARA P.O. THAMNA DISTRICT BAKSA ASSAM.PIN 781377 31:CHIJEN GAYARI S/O BAISHYA GOYARY HEAD MASTER OF H.M. HIMGIRI BODO MEDIUM HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE KHUNTAMARI P.O.- BETBARI P.S.- SIMLA DISTRICT BAKSA ASSAM. PIN 781327. 32:SANJAY KALITA S/O DHANESWAR KALITA HEAD MASTER OF BETNA KAURBAHA MILAN HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE NO.2 GORESWAR P.O.- GORESWAR DISTRICT TAMULPUR ASSAM.PIN 781366 33:MANESWAR BORO S/O DEBENDRA NATH BARO HEAD MASTER OF JOY BHADRA HAGJER BODO HIGH SCHOOL Page No.# 7/9 R/O- VILLAGE MURKUCHIAPARA P.O.- NIZ BANGALIPARA P.S.- BARAMA DISTRICT BAKSA ASSAM.PIN 781333. 34:SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI S/O LATE SURJYA MEDHI HEAD MASTER OF SIRAJ ALI VIDYAPITH HIGH SCHOOL R/O- VILLAGE KHAGARBARI P.O.- KHAGRABARI DISTRICT BAKSA ASSAM.PIN 78134 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S K GOSWAMI, MR. R SHARMA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, HIGHER EDU, MR. P MAHANTA,SC, BTC BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 17.06.2026 Heard Mr. S. K. Goswami, learned counsel for the applicants. Also heard Mr. U. Sarma, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department, for opposite party No. 1; Ms. N. Choudhury, learned Standing Counsel, BTC, for opposite party Nos. 2, 3 & 4; and Mr. P. Mahanta, learned counsel for the opposite parties/writ petitioners in WP(C) No. 1987/2026. This is an application seeking impleadment of the applicants as party respondent Nos. 6 to 8 in the connected writ petition, being WP(C) No. 1987/2026. Page No.# 8/9 The petitioners in the connected WP(C) No. 1987/2026 have approached this Court challenging the order dated 12.03.2026, passed by the Secretary, BTC, whereby the recommendation made by the Departmental Promotion Committee, BTC, on 04.03.2024 for promotion to the posts of Head Master/Head Mistress under Baksa District is cancelled and a decision has been taken to conduct a fresh interview pursuant to the decision of this Court in a batch of writ petitions, leading case being WP(C) No. 1735/2024. The applicants herein were the writ petitioners in the said WP(C) No.1735/2024, wherein they have challenged the recommendation for promotion to the posts of Head Master/Head Mistress dated 04.03.2024. The order dated 12.03.2026, passed by the Secretary, BTC, which is under challenge in the connected writ petition, appears to have been passed pursuant to the directions issued by this Court in the said batch of writ petitions instituted by the present applicants in the earlier round of litigation. Thus, the applicants herein would be the necessary parties in the writ proceedings as the order dated 12.03.2026 has been put to challenge in WP(C) No. 1987/2026. Having considered that the rights and interests of the applicants are likely to be affected, in the event, any order is passed in the connected writ petition and the dispute concerning promotion to the posts of Head Master/Head Mistress essentially involves competing claims between the opposite parties/writ petitioners and the present applicants, I am of the considered view that the applicants would be necessary parties for the effective and complete adjudication of the issues involved in WP(C) No. 1987/2026. Accordingly, the applicants are allowed to be impleaded as respondent Nos. 6 to 8 in the Page No.# 9/9 connected writ petition, being WP(C) No. 1987/2026. Interlocutory application stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant