Gauhati High Court
Santosh Kumar Singha vs The State Of Assam And Ors on 13 October, 2025
Author: Soumitra Saikia
Bench: Soumitra Saikia
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/2885/2025
SANTOSH KUMAR SINGHA
S/O LT DHIRENDRA KUMAR SINGHA VILL NITYANANDAPUR PART II PO
NITYANANDAPUR PS AND DIST HAILAKANDI ASSAM
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS
TO BE REP BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF
ASSAM PERSONNEL DEPTT DISPUR GUWAHATI 6
2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY
TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM DEPTT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION DISPUR
GUWAHATI 6
3:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY
TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM HOME DEPTT DISPUR GUWAHATI 6
4:THE STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE (SLC)
REP BY CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI
6
5:THE DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE (DLC)
HAILAKANDI
REP BY ITS CHARIMAN /DISTRICTCOMMISSIONER HAILAKANDI ASSAM
6:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
ASSAM
GUWAHATI 6
7:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPTT ASSAM
KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 1
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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A M BARBHUIYA, MS A BEGUM,MS S R
MAZARBHUIYA,S. M. ZINNA
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU, GA, ASSAM
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA
ORDER
13.10.2025 Heard Mr. AM Barbhuiya, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. TC Chutia, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, Assam and Ms. B. Deka, learned Standing Counsel, Elementary Education Department for the respondent nos. 2 & 7.
The grievance in the writ petition is for non-consideration of the petitioner's claim for compassionate appointment by the State Level Committee (SLC). Learned counsel for the petitioner has placed before the Court the order dated 23.05.2025 passed in WP(C) No.2755 of 2025 disposing of the said writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the present writ petition can also be disposed of in terms of the said order.
A perusal of the order reflects that the order dated 23.05.2025 passed by the Co-ordinate Bench in WP(C) No.2755 of 2025, was a consent order. There was a consensus before the Court that the petitioner's case in that writ petition stood covered by the Judgment and Order dated 03.04.2025 passed by another Page No.# 3/3 Coordinate Bench in WP(C) No.342/2025 and other batch of connected writ petitions.
Mr. TC Chutia, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, Assam, on the other hand, disputes the contention of the petitioner and submits that once the Office Memorandum dated 18.09.2024 and the subsequent executive order dated 30.08.2025 have been issued, the matter will require consideration and he therefore prays for some time to complete his instructions and file affidavit. Considering the submissions made by the learned counsel for the parties, let the matter be listed after 4 (four) weeks.
Mr. TC Chutia, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, Assam may complete his instructions and file necessary affidavit.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant