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ZAHANARA BEGUM ALIAS JAHANARA BEGUM v. THE STATE OF ASSAM

I.A.(Civil)/2181/2026 · 2026-06-23

N Unni Krishnan Nair

Writ Petition (Civil)body2026

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Page No.# 1/6 GAHC010129982026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2181/2026 ZAHANARA BEGUM ALIAS JAHANARA BEGUM W/O- SHAHADOT HUSSAIN, VILL- KALANI JALAH, P.S. JURIA, DISTRICT- NAGAON (ASSAM), PIN- 782124 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, DISPUR,GHY-6 2:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19. 3:THE STATE LEVEL SCRUTINY COMMITTEE SLSC REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN CUM DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GHY-19. 4:THE DISTRICT SCRUTINY COMMITTEE DSC REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN CUM DEPUTY / DISTRICT COMMISSIONER NAGAON ASSAM. PIN-782001. 5:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER NAGAON P.O. DIST. NAGAON Page No.# 2/6 ASSAM 782001. 6:THE BLOCK ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER JURIA EDU. BLOCK DIST. NAGAON ASSAM. PIN782124. 7:NASIR UDDIN HEAD MASTER KALANI JALAH NAVA RASHMI MEM S/O- LT. ZAMAL UDDIN VILL- KALANI JALAH P.O P.SJURIA DISTRICT. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782124 8:MD AZAHAR UDDIN ANSARY S/O- ABDUL KARIM VILL- KALANI JALAH P.O P.SJURIA DISTRICT. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782124 9:ZAKIR HUSSAIN S/O- JALAL UDDIN VILL- KALANI JALAH P.O P.SJURIA DISTRICT. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-78212 Advocate for the Petitioner : MD. A HUSSAIN, MR. K ALOM,MR. T ISLAM Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU, GA, ASSAM,MR Z HUSSAIN (R-8),MS B B AHMED (R-8),MR. RASHIDUL ISLAM (R-8),MR. D A KAIYUM (R-9),MR. M S MONDAL(R- 9),MR J ABEDIN(R8) Linked Case : WP(C)/4573/2024 ZAHANARA BEGUM @ JAHANARA BEGUM W/O- SHAHADOT HUSSAIN VILL- KALANI JALAH Page No.# 3/6 P.S. JURIA DISTRICT- NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN- 782124 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION DISPUR GHY-6 2:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19 3:THE STATE LEVEL SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (SLSC) REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN CUM DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GHY-19 4:THE DISTRICT SCRUTINY COMMITTEE (DSC) REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN CUM DEPUTY/DISTRICT COMMISSIONER NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782001 5:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER NAGAON P.O. AND DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM 782001 6:THE BLOCK ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER JURIA EDU. BLOCK DIST.-NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782124 7:NASIR UDDIN (HEAD MASTER) KALANI JALAH NAVA RASHMI MEM S/O- LT. ZAMAL UDDIN VILL- KALANI JALAH P.O. AND P.S. JURIA DIST.- NAGAON Page No.# 4/6 (ASSAM) PIN- 782124 8:MD. AZAHAR UDDIN ANSARY S/O- ABDUL KARIM VILL- KALANI JALAH P.O. AND P.S. JURIA DIST.- NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN- 782124 9:ZAKIR HUSSAIN S/O- JALAL UDDIN VILL- KALANI JALAH P.O. AND P.S. JURIA DIST.- NAGAON (ASSAM) PIN- 782124 ------------ Advocate for : MD A HUSSAIN Advocate for : SC ELEM. EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER 24/06/2026 Heard Mr. A Hussain, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. B Kaushik, learned Standing counsel, Secondary Education Department. 2. The present Interlocutory Application has been instituted by the applicant, praying for correction of typographical errors occasioning in the order dated 09.06.2026, passed by this Court in WP(C) No. 4573/2024. 3. The applicant has contended that in paragraph-4.1 of the order dated 09.06.2026, the date of appointment of the respondent No. 8 was recorded as Page No.# 5/6 “02.09.1997”. Further, in paragraph-9 of the said order, the date of appointment of the respondent No. 8 was recorded as “02.09.2007”. He submits that the actual date of appointment of the respondent No. 8 is “29.05.2009” and the same has been correctly recorded in paragraph-15 of the said order dated 09.06.2026. Accordingly, the applicant submits that the date of appointment of the respondent No. 8 recorded as “02.09.1997” and “02.09.2007” is to be corrected as “29.05.2009”. 4. The applicant has further submitted that in paragraph-17 of the said order, a direction has been issued to the jurisdictional District Scrutiny Committee to submit its recommendation before the “Director of Secondary Education”. Similarly, in paragraph-18, the “Director of Secondary Education, Assam”, has been directed to initiate and conclude the exercise for compliance with the directions passed in the order. 5. The applicant submits that the authority required to carry out the exercise in the matter, would be the “Director of Elementary Education, Assam”. Accordingly, it is prayed that the term “Director of Secondary Education, Assam” as finding mentioned in paragraphs-17 & 18, be corrected as “Director of Elementary Education, Assam”. 6. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the materials available on record. 7. On a perusal of the contentions raised in the Interlocutory Application, this Court finds that inadvertent typographical errors have occasioned in the order dated 09.06.2026. Accordingly, the date of appointment of the respondent No. 8 recorded in paragraph-4.1 as “02.09.1997” and in paragraph-9 as Page No.# 6/6 “02.09.2007”, be read as “29.05.2009”. Further, the term “Director of Secondary Education” and “Director of Secondary Education, Assam”, as recorded in paragraphs-17 & 18, respectively, of the order dated 09.06.2026, be read as “Director of Elementary Education, Assam”. 8. The present order be treated to be a part of the order dated 09.06.2026 and be read together for all intent and purpose. 9. With the above corrections, the present Interlocutory Application stands allowed and disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant