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2021 Latest Caselaw 397 Gua

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GAHC010000302021




                       THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
  (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

                           Case No. : WP(C)/548/2021

         BALORAM KARMAKAR AND 26 ORS
         S/O. RADHA GOBINDA KARMAKAR, VILL. ARAIANI PART-II, P.O.
         BAGRIBARI, DIST. KOKRAJHAR, ASSAM, PIN-783349 ASSTT. TEACHER 146
         NO. BAGRIBARI BANGLA L.P. SCHOOL.

         2: KHARGESWARI NATH
          S/O. BUDHESWAR DEV NATH
         VILL. BARUAPARA
          P.O. BARUAPARA
          DIST. KOKRAJHAR
         ASSAM
          PIN-783349 ASSTT. TEACHER 2191 NO. KASLATTARI L.P. SCHOOL.

         3: KHANIN CHANDRA DAS
          S/O. ANANTA KUMAR DAS
         VILL. KHALISATARI
          P.O. DHANPUR
          DIST. DHUBRI
         ASSAM PIN-783349
         ASSTT. TEACHER KADAMTALA M.V. SCHOOL.

         4: ABDUL BAREK MONDAL
          S/O. NAZIMUDDIN MONDAL
          VILL. SADHUBHASA PT. II
          P.O. MAKRIJHORA
          DIST. DHUBRI
          ASSAM
          PIN-783349
          ASSTT. TEACHER AMBARI SHAHI ISLAMIYA HIGH MADRASSA
         (AMALGAMATED).

         5: HARUN ALI
          S/O. JOYNAL ABEDIN
         VILL. PATAKATA
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 P.O. BAGRIBARI
 DIST. DHUBRI
 ASSAM
 PIN-783349 ASSTT. TEACHER MASLAPARA M.E. MADRASSA SCHOOL.
(AMALGAMATED)

6: MONOWAR HUSSAIN
 S/O. ABU BAKKAR ALI
VILL. JANGIRKILLA PT.I
 P.O. MAKRIJHORA
 DIST. KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN-783349 HEAD TEACHER 2404/B JHORARPAR L.P. SCHOOL.

7: SATTER ALI
 S/O. SIRAJUL HAQUE
VILL. SADHUBHASA PT. II
 P.O. MARKRIJHORA
 DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN-783349 ASSTT. TEACHER 1334 NO. PIAZBARI J.B. SCHOOL.

8: FOYZUL HOQUE
 S/O. ABU BAKKAR SHEIKH
VILL. SADHUBHASA PT.IV
 P.O. MAKRIJHORA
 DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN-783349 ASSTT. TEACHER 1334 NO.PIAZBARI J.B. SCHOOL.

9: SHAHJAHAN AHMED
 S/O. ASIRUDDIN AHMMED
 VILL. BOYZERALGA PT. III
 P.O. NAYERALGA
 DIST. DHUBRI
 ASSAM
 PIN-783348 ASSTT. TEACHER NAYERALGA H.S. SCHOOL.
(AMALGAMATED)

10: SOFIOR RAHMAN
 S/O. AZIZUR RAHMAN
VILL. DALANERALGA PT. II
 P.O. RANGAMATI (PANBARI) DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN-783339 ASSTT. TEACHER MASLAPARA M.E. MADRASSA.

11: ATOWAR RAHMAN
 S/O. JAFOR ALI
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VILL. JHELURCHAR PT.III
P.O. BAGRIBARI
DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
PIN-783349 HEAD TEACHER 2322 NO. BAROWARI L.P. SCHOOL.

12: NURUL ISLAM
 S/O. HAJI RUSTOM ALI
VILL. PATAKATA PT. I
 P.O. MAKRIJHORA
 DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN-783349 HEAD TEACHER 1990 NO. BOROCHAR L.P. SCHOOL.

13: JOY KHATUN
 D/O. FULCHAND ALI
VILL. PIAZBARI PT.II
 P.O. MAKRIJHORA
 DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN-783349 ASSTT. TEACHER PIAZBARI M.E. SCHOOL.

14: SANOWAR HUSSAIN
 S/O. HABIBAR RAHMAN
 VILL. BANIAMARI PT.II
 P.O. KAKRIJHORA
 DIST. DHUBRI
 ASSAM
 PIN-783349 ASSTT. TEACHER AMBARI SAHI ISLAMIYA HIGH MADRASSA
(AMALGAMATED)

15: ABDUL SAMAD
 S/O. ALAHI SHEIKH
VILL. BANIAMARI PT.V
 P.O. MAKRIJHORA
 DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN-783349 HEAD TEACHER 2404/B PIAZBARI L.P. SCHOOL.

16: AZIZUR RAHMAN
 S/O. RAHIMUDDIN BEPARI
VILL. SADHUBHASA PT.IV
 P.O. MAKRIJHORA DIST. DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN-783349 ASSTT. TEACHER P.S. SADHUBHASA M.E. MADRASSA.

17: HASEM ALI SHEIKH
 S/O. ABDUL HAMID SHEIKH
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VILL. BANIAMARI PT.VI
P.O. KAKRIJHORA
DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM
PIN-783349 ASSTT. TEACHER PIAZBARI M.E. SCHOOL.

18: SANJAB ALI MANDAL
 S/O. SAMSUL HOQUE MONDAL
VILL. SADHUBHASA PT.II
 P.O. MAKRIJHORA
 DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM
 PIN-783349 HEAD TEACHER 2416/B NO. PUB PIAZBARI L.P. SCHOOL.

19: ASHAN ALI MONDAL
 S/O. ISRAIL HOSSEN MIAH
VILL. JOHARMURA
 P.O. BAGRIBARI
 DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM
 PIN-783349 ASSTT. TEACHER KAUNBARI CHAUTARA M.E. MADRASSA.

20: SAIDUR RAHMAN
 S/O. NOWSHAD ALI
VILL. CHARUAVITA
 P.O. RANIGANJ
 DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM
 PIN-783345 ASSTT. TEACHER BAGHMARI M.E. MADRASSA

21: SABED ALI MONDAL
 S/O. INNAS ALI MONDAL
VILL. GUTIPARA PT. VI
 P.O. BAGRIBARI
 DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM
 PIN-783349 HEAD TEACHER 2041 ANDABARI L.P. SCHOOL.

22: SHUMAR ALI
 S/O. ABDUR RAHMAN
VILL. SADHUBHASA PT.I
 P.O. MAKRIJHORA
 DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM
 PIN-783349 HEAD TEACHER MANDALPARA L.P. SCHOOL.

23: KASER ALI MONDAL
 S/O. TAHARUDDIN MONDAL
VILL. SADHUBHASA PT.I
 P.O. MAKRIJHORA
 DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM
 PIN-783349 HEAD TEACHER 2195 NO. CHAR BANIAMARI L.P. SCHOOL.

24: ALI AKBAR SK.
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S/O. AKKAR ALI
VILL. MAMUDPURM
P.O. RANIGANJ
DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM
PIN-783345 ASSTT. TEACHER BAGMARI M.E. MADRASSA.

25: HAZARAT ALI SK
 S/O. JOYNAL ABEDIN VILL. SADHUBHASA PT. I
 P.O. MAKRIJHORA
 DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM
 PIN-783349 HEAD TEACHER 381 NO. SADHUBHASA L.P. SCHOOL.

26: DILBAR ALI
 S/O. RAHMAN ALI
VILL. KASLOTTRI PT. II
 P.O. HELAGARI
 DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM
 PIN-783345 ASSTT. TEACHER 2056 NO. HAJIPARA L.P. SCHOOL.

27: MORIYAM BEGUM
 D/O. ASMOT ALI
VILL. SIMALAKANDI
 P.O. HELAGARI
 DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM
 PIN-783345 ASSTT. TEACHER SIMLAKANDI M.E. SCHOOL

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS
REP. BY THE COMM. AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, EDUCATION
(ELEMENTARY) DEPTT., DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06.

2:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
ASSAM
 KAHILIPARA
 GUWAHATI-19.

3:THE ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY
TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM
 FINANCE DEPTT.
 DISPUR GUWAHATI-06.

4:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY.
TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM
 FINANCE DEPTT.
 DISPUR GUWAHATI-06.
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            5:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
             DHUBRI
            ASSAM
             PIN-783301.

            6:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
             KOKRAJHAR
            ASSAM
             PIN-783370

Advocate for the Petitioner   : MR. S A AHMED

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU




                                           BEFORE
                 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK

                                            ORDER

05-02-2021

Heard Mr. S. A. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. N. Phukan, learned Standing counsel, Elementary Education Department for the respondent Nos. 1, 2, 5 and 6. Also heard Mr. B. Gogoi, learned Standing counsel, Finance Department for the respondent Nos. 3 and 4.

Petitioners claiming that they belong to a group of Operation Black Board (OBB) (7066) Centrally Sponsored Scheme Teachers appointed in March, 2001 and their services were regularised pursuant to the order of the Court dated 08.04.2002, passed in WP(C) No. 8764/2001 (Nirmali Borah and other Vs. State of Assam and others) and other connected cases and the appellate judgment dated 01.07.2008, passed in WA No. 376/2002 (State of Assam and others Vs. Nirmali Borah and other).

Petitioners contention is that they are similarly placed with the other OBB (4040) Centrally Sponsored Scheme Teachers, to whom the State respondents in the Elementary Education Department on approval of the Finance Department of the State granted regular Scale of Pay from their date of joining. The petitioners herein are also claiming similar relief and also for benefit under the Assam Service (Pension) Rules, 1969 instead of New Page No.# 7/7

Contributory Pension Scheme, 2005. In that regard the petitioners have placed the order dated 12.04.2018, passed in WP(C) No. 5073/2014 and WP(C) No.4820/2013 as well as the order dated 25.09.2019, passed in WP(C) No. 7229/2019.

Issue notice, returnable by 24.03.2021.

As Ms. N. Phukan, learned Standing counsel, Elementary Education Department and Mr. B. Gogoi, learned Standing counsel, Finance Department have accepted notices on behalf of the respondent Nos. 1, 2, 5 and 6; 3 and 4, respectively, no formal notices need be issued.

Petitioners shall serve requisite extra copies of this writ petition including the annexures appended thereto to Ms. N. Phukan, learned Standing counsel, Elementary Education Department and Mr. B. Gogoi, learned Standing counsel, Finance Department on or before 08.02.2021.

On the returnable dated, both the Elementary Education Department as well as the Finance Department of the state shall apprise the Court about the compliance of the observation made by the Court at paragraph-56 in the judgment and order dated 12.04.2018, passed in WP(C) No. 5073/2014, annexed to this writ petition as Annexure-I.

List accordingly.

Copy of this order be furnished to Ms. N. Phukan, learned Standing counsel, Elementary Education Department as well as Mr. B. Gogoi, learned Standing counsel, Finance Department for their necessary use.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant