Page No.# 1/14 GAHC010096322026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1616/2026 THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION KAHILIPARA, GUWAHATI-19. VERSUS MONOJ SAIKIA SON OF CHANDRA SAIKIA, VILLAGE- MEKHELI GAON, P.O.- BONGAON, P.S.- MAJULI, P.S.- MAJULI KAMALABARI, DISTRICT- MAJULI, ASSAM, PIN- 785110. 2:JHARNA BARUAH SAIKIA WIFE OF CHANDRAMONI SAIKIA VILLAGE- MILANPUR SAIKIA CHUBURI P.O.- DIPOTA P.S.- TEZPUR DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784150. 3:RICHA BORGOHAIN WIFE OF AMIYO KUMAR GOGOI VILLAGE- PITHAGHAT P.O.- URIAMGHAT P.S.- BORPATHAR PIN- 785601. Page No.# 2/14 DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM. 4:NITUMONI DOLEY DAUGHTER OF UDON CH. DOLEY VILLAGE- KEMI P.O.- LEKU P.S.- JONAI PIN- 787060 DISTRICT- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 5:JUTIKA DEVI DAUGHTER OF BASISTHA NATH VILLAGE- BARATI P.S.- THELAMARA P.O.- GHATUA PIN- 784149 DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM. 6:KARTIK NATH SON OF BABURAM NATH RESIDENT OF BARPETA ROAD P.O. AND P.S.- BARPETA ROAD DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781315. 7:TANIMA MECH DAUGHTER OF TOLON CH. MECH VILLAGE- NOBIL PATHER PIN- 784506 P.O.- NEPALI BASTI Page No.# 3/14 P.S.- MISSAMARI DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM. 8:SUDESHNA BHUYAN WIFE OF DEBASIS BORAH VILLAGE- BORIGAON P.O. AND P.S.- GOHPUR PIN- 784168 DISTRICT- BISWANATH ASSAM. 9:PRATISHA KAKATI DAUGHTER OF BASANTA KAKATI VILLAGE- PUKHURIPARA P.O. AND P.S.- NAGARBERA PIN- 781126 DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM. 10:SHIKHA MONI BORA DAUGHTER OF GAURI BORA VILLAGE- NIZ DHING P.O. AND P.S.- DHING PIN- 782123 DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM. 11:RAJDEEP HAZARIKA SON OF LATE KRISHNA HAZARIKA VILLAGE- GOSAIPATHER NO. 2 P.O. AND P.S.- BIHPURIA PIN- 784161 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR Page No.# 4/14 ASSAM. 12:SIKHAMONI DUTTA DAUGHTER OF RAJEN DUTTA VILLAGE- LUKUMAI GAON P.O.- HALODHIBARI P.S.- DERGAON DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785618. 13:PORASHMONI PUJARI SON OF LATE HITNATH PUJARI VILLAGE AND P.O.- KENDUGURI P.S.- BIHPURIA PIN- 784161 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 14:MUHIDHAR BORA SON OF SRI SUBAL BORA VILLAGE- NO. 1 NABAJYOTI GAON P.O.- GOMARIGURI PIN- 785705 DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM. 15:HEMANTA BORAH SON OF BHARAT BORAH VILLAGE- KATHALGURI P.O.- PATHALIPAM P.S.- BOGINADI PIN- 787056 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR Page No.# 5/14 ASSAM. 16:ALPANA DUTTA DAUGHTER OF RUPESWAR DUTTA VILLAGE- JARITUP P.S.- LAKHIMPUR P.O.- AZAD PIN- 787031 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 17:PRARTHANA SAIKIA C/O- BIKASH BORA VILLAGE- BIHPURIA WARD NO. 4 P.O. AND P.S.- BIHPURIA PIN- 784161 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 18:RUJI KONWAR C/O- DULEN NATH VILLAGE- MODARGURI P.O.- AZAD P.S.- PANIGAON PIN- 787031 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 19:PINKI DEVI C/O- GAJENDRA NATH VILLAGE AND P.O.- KHOGA P.S.- PANIGAON PIN- 787052 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. Page No.# 6/14 20:MONALISA GOGOI C/O- TILESWAR GOGOI VILLAGE- KAKADONGA P.O.- NAMKHEATOWUL P.S.- DERGAON DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785626 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A PHUKAN, Advocate for the Respondent : MR. M H ANSARI, Linked Case : WP(C)/347/2024 MONOJ SAIKIA AND 19 ORS SON OF CHANDRA SAIKIA VILLAGE- MEKHELI GAON P.O.- BONGAON P.S.- MAJULI P.S.- MAJULI KAMALABARI DISTRICT- MAJULI ASSAM PIN- 785110. 2: JHARNA BARUAH SAIKIA WIFE OF CHANDRAMONI SAIKIA VILLAGE- MILANPUR SAIKIA CHUBURI P.O.- DIPOTA P.S.- TEZPUR Page No.# 7/14 DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784150. 3: RICHA BORGOHAIN WIFE OF AMIYO KUMAR GOGOI VILLAGE- PITHAGHAT P.O.- URIAMGHAT P.S.- BORPATHAR PIN- 785601. DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM. 4: NITUMONI DOLEY DAUGHTER OF UDON CH. DOLEY VILLAGE- KEMI P.O.- LEKU P.S.- JONAI PIN- 787060 DISTRICT- DHEMAJI ASSAM. 5: JUTIKA DEVI DAUGHTER OF BASISTHA NATH VILLAGE- BARATI P.S.- THELAMARA P.O.- GHATUA PIN- 784149 DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM. 6: KARTIK NATH SON OF BABURAM NATH RESIDENT OF BARPETA ROAD Page No.# 8/14 P.O. AND P.S.- BARPETA ROAD DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781315. 7: TANIMA MECH DAUGHTER OF TOLON CH. MECH VILLAGE- NOBIL PATHER PIN- 784506 P.O.- NEPALI BASTI P.S.- MISSAMARI DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM. 8: SUDESHNA BHUYAN WIFE OF DEBASIS BORAH VILLAGE- BORIGAON P.O. AND P.S.- GOHPUR PIN- 784168 DISTRICT- BISWANATH ASSAM. 9: PRATISHA KAKATI DAUGHTER OF BASANTA KAKATI VILLAGE- PUKHURIPARA P.O. AND P.S.- NAGARBERA PIN- 781126 DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM. 10: SHIKHA MONI BORA DAUGHTER OF GAURI BORA VILLAGE- NIZ DHING Page No.# 9/14 P.O. AND P.S.- DHING PIN- 782123 DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM. 11: RAJDEEP HAZARIKA SON OF LATE KRISHNA HAZARIKA VILLAGE- GOSAIPATHER NO. 2 P.O. AND P.S.- BIHPURIA PIN- 784161 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 12: SIKHAMONI DUTTA DAUGHTER OF RAJEN DUTTA VILLAGE- LUKUMAI GAON P.O.- HALODHIBARI P.S.- DERGAON DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785618. 13: PORASHMONI PUJARI SON OF LATE HITNATH PUJARI VILLAGE AND P.O.- KENDUGURI P.S.- BIHPURIA PIN- 784161 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 14: MUHIDHAR BORA SON OF SRI SUBAL BORA VILLAGE- NO. 1 NABAJYOTI GAON P.O.- GOMARIGURI PIN- 785705 Page No.# 10/14 DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM. 15: HEMANTA BORAH SON OF BHARAT BORAH VILLAGE- KATHALGURI P.O.- PATHALIPAM P.S.- BOGINADI PIN- 787056 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 16: ALPANA DUTTA DAUGHTER OF RUPESWAR DUTTA VILLAGE- JARITUP P.S.- LAKHIMPUR P.O.- AZAD PIN- 787031 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 17: PRARTHANA SAIKIA C/O- BIKASH BORA VILLAGE- BIHPURIA WARD NO. 4 P.O. AND P.S.- BIHPURIA PIN- 784161 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 18: RUJI KONWAR C/O- DULEN NATH VILLAGE- MODARGURI P.O.- AZAD P.S.- PANIGAON Page No.# 11/14 PIN- 787031 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 19: PINKI DEVI C/O- GAJENDRA NATH VILLAGE AND P.O.- KHOGA P.S.- PANIGAON PIN- 787052 DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM. 20: MONALISA GOGOI C/O- TILESWAR GOGOI VILLAGE- KAKADONGA P.O.- NAMKHEATOWUL P.S.- DERGAON DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785626. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR THROUGH COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19. ------------ Advocate for : MR. M H ANSARI Advocate for : SC ELEM. EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR Page No.# 12/14 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER 23/06/2026 Heard Mr. A Phukan, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. M H Ansari, learned counsel for the opposite party No. 1/petitioner. 2. The applicant in the present Interlocutory Application has prayed for modification of the orders dated 24.04.2026 and 14.05.2026, passed by this Court in WP(C) No. 347/2024. 3. This Court vide order dated 24.04.2026, noticing the delay occasioning in filing of an affidavit by the respondents, inspite of grant of repeated adjournments in the matter, had directed that the affidavit be filed on or before 08.05.2026, failing which, such affidavit would be permissible to be filed only upon payment of a cost of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) before the Registry of this Court. 4. It is projected in the application that on account of the recent Elections to the State Legislative, there was a delay occasioning in vetting and signing of the affidavit and accordingly, the said affidavit was ready for filing only on 14.05.2026. On account of the directions passed by this Court, vide order dated 24.04.2026, the Registry having not accepted the affidavit filed in the matter, the present Interlocutory Application came to be instituted by the petitioner. 5. A Co-ordinate Bench of this Court vide order dated 22.05.2026, passed in Page No.# 13/14 the present Interlocutory Application, had permitted the applicant, herein, to file the affidavit, however, the question as to the manner in which the payment of cost is to be considered was kept open. 6. In view of the above developments, Mr. Phukan, learned counsel for the applicant prays that the affidavit having been filed in the matter, the delay in filing the affidavit, which was on account of reasons beyond his control, be condoned and the cost of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) be waived. 7. Mr. Ansari, learned counsel for the opposite party No. 1/petitioner submits that the affidavit having been filed in the matter, it would now be permissible to take the matter forward and accordingly, leaves it to this Court to pass appropriate orders, as may be deemed fit and proper. 8. The directions as passed by this Court vide order dated 24.04.2026, was on the ground that the affidavit, which was required to be filed by the respondents was not being filed inspite of repeated adjournments being granted in the matter, after notices were so issued on 21.02.2024. The affidavit was necessitated for a due and proper adjudication of the matter. 9. This Court finds that the affidavit in the connected writ petition, however, was ready for filing on 14.05.2026 and has been filed thereafter. 10. Considering the fact that it was for the purpose of ensuring that an affidavit is filed expeditiously in the matter that this Court had proceeded to pass the order dated 24.04.2026, the affidavit having been filed, this Court is of the considered view that further insistence for payment of the cost in the matter is not required to be made. Page No.# 14/14 11. Accordingly, the cost of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), as imposed vide order dated 24.04.2026 for filing of the affidavit, in the event such affidavit is not filed, on or before 08.05.2026, stands recalled. 12. The affidavit now filed in the matter would be taken into consideration for disposal of the writ petition, being WP(C) No. 347/2024. 13. With the above observations and directions, the present Interlocutory Application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant