Gauhati High Court
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GAHC010111602021
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/4005/2021
JATIN KR BARUAH AND 17 ORS
S/O DHARMA RAM DAS, ASSISTANT TEACHER, MILAN HIGH SCHOOL,
ARIKUCHI, R/O VILL-TARMATHA AND P.O.-ARIKUCHI, DIST-NALBARI,
ASSAM, PIN-781339
2: GUNABHI RAM BARUAH
S/O KESHAB CHANDRA BARUAH
ASSISTANT TEACHER
KAMARKUCHI HIGH SCHOOL
R/O VILL AND P.O.-KAMARKUCHI
DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN-781347
3: BRAJEN HALOI
S/O RATNESWAR HALOI
ASSISTANT TEACHER
DHAMDHAMA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
R/O VILL-BALIKARIA
P.O.-GOPAL BAZAR
NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN-781335
4: GIRINDRA RAJBANGSHI
S/O MADAN CHANDRA RAJBANGSHI
ASSISTANT TEACHER
PUB NAMBARBHAG BALIKA VIDYAMANDIR HIGH SCHOOL
R/O VILL AND P.O.-GOBARADAL
DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN-781370
5: SRIDHAR BEZBARUAH
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S/O PADMA RAM BEZBARUAH
ASSISTANT TEACHER
BISHNUJYOTI HIGH SCHOOL
R/O VILL-PAICHARA
P.O.-GHOGRAPAR
DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN-781369
6: NAREN CH DEKA
S/O PARASHU RAM DEKA
ASSISTANT TEACHER
P B DHIRADUTTA HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
R/O VILL-KUWARIKUCHI
P.O.-DAKSHINGAON
DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN-781350
7: RANJIT SWARGIARY
S/O SRI BABUL SWARGIARY
ASSISTANT TEACHER
BANBHAG BATAHGILA HIGH SCHOOL
R/O VILL-HAHDALI
P.O.-NAHERBARI
DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM
8: MD. CHAND MAHAMMAD
S/O LATE SAMIR ALI
ASSISTANT TEACHER
BARAJOL HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
R/O VILL- NARIKUCHI
P.O.-GHOGRAPAR
DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN-781369
9: MUSSTT. SYEDA SALMA AHMED
W/O SYED MONOWAR HUSSAIN ASSISTANT TEACHER
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
R/O VILL- BAMUNGAON
P.O.-PUTHIMARI
DIST- KAMRUP
ASSAM
PIN-781380
ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE-C/O SRI JATIN KR BARUAH
R/O VILL-TARMATHA AND P.O.-ARIKUCHI
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DIST-NALABRI
ASSAM
PIN-781339
10: PARESH CH BARO
S/O LATE NAGEN CHANDRA BARO
ASSISTANT TEACHER
BIRADUTTA HIGH SCHOOL
R/O VILL-KALMANI
P.O.-MADHUKUCHI
DIST-AKMRUP
ASSAM
PIN-781354
ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE-C/O SRI JATIN KR BARUAH
R/O VILL-TARMATHA AND P.O.-ARIKUCHI
DIST-NALABRI
ASSAM
PIN-781339
11: MD. SAMSUDDIN AHMED
S/O LATE HAKIBUDDIN AHMED
ASSISTANT TEACHER
CHANGSARI VIDYAPITH HIGH SCHOOL
R/O 2 NO. JALAH
P.O.-CHANGSARI
DIST- KAMRUP
ASSAM
PIN-781101
ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE-C/O SRI JATIN KR BARUAH
R/O VILL-TARMATHA AND P.O.-ARIKUCHI
DIST-NALABRI
ASSAM
PIN-781339
12: SAMARJIT CHANDA
S/O LATE KSHIRODE CHANDRA CHANDA
ASSISTANT TEACHER
ANGLARBAZAR PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL
BADARPUR
R/O VILL AND P.O.-UMARPUR
P.S.-BADARPUR
DIST- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN-788806
ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE-C/O SRI JATIN KR BARUAH
R/O VILL- TARMATHA AND P.O.-ARIKUCHI
DIST- NALABRI
ASSAM
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PIN-781339
13: GUNINDRA NATH OJAH
S/O PRAFULLA OJAH
ASSISTANT TEACHER
DR. K K DAS MEMORIAL GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
BARPETA ROAD
R/O VILL-JOTIGAON
P.O.-JOHURPAM
DIST-BARPETA
ASSAM
PIN-781314
ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE-C/O SRI JATIN KR BARUAH
R/O VILL-TARMATHA AND P.O.-ARIKUCHI
DIST-NALABRI
ASSAM
PIN-781339
14: MD. KADER ALI AHMED
S/O JUMAR ALI (AHMED)
ASSISTANT TEACHER
CHHAYGAON HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
R/O VILL-BHABANIPUR
P.O.-CHHAYGAON
DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM
PIN-781124
ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE-C/O SRI JATIN KR BARUAH
R/O VILL-TARMATHA AND P.O.-ARIKUCHI
DIST-NALABRI
ASSAM
PIN-781339
15: SMTI RENU DAS
D/O LATE RATNESWAR DAS
ASSISTANT TEACHER
CHHAYGAON CHAMPAKNAGAR GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
R/O VILL-CHOUDHURY PARA
NEAR MV SCHOOL
P.O.-CHHAYGAON
DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM
PIN-781124
ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE-C/O SRI JATIN KR BARUAH
R/O VILL-TARMATHA AND P.O.-ARIKUCHI
DIST-NALABRI
ASSAM
PIN-781339
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16: HEM CHANDRA KALITA
S/O LATE KAHIRAM KALITA
ASSISTANT TEACHER
MADHAB DEV HIGH SCHOOL
BHAGABATI PARA
R/O VILL-DAHATI
P.O.-BATARHAT
DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM
PIN-781122
ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE-C/O SRI JATIN KR BARUAH
R/O VILL-TARMATHA AND P.O.-ARIKUCHI
DIST-NALABRI
ASSAM
PIN-781339
17: PRADIP KALITA
S/O LATE NAREN CH KALITA
ASSISTANT TEACHER
DAKSHIN KAMRUP BIDYAPITH HIGH SCHOOL
MONIARI TINALI
R/O VILL-PARAKUCHI
P.O.-MONIARI TINIALI
DIST-KAMRUP
ASSAM
PIN-781125
ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE-C/O SRI JATIN KR BARUAH
R/O VILL-TARMATHA AND P.O.-ARIKUCHI
DIST-NALABRI
ASSAM
PIN-781339
18: RAJEN CHANDRA ROY
S/O LATE DHARMESWAR ROY
SUBJECT TEACHER
MATHEMATICS
KAMARGAON HS SCHOOL
KAMARGAON
R/O VILL-SORBHOG-3
P.O.-SORBHOG
DIST- BARPETA
ASSAM
PIN-781317
ADDRESS OF CORRESPONDENCE-C/O SRI JATIN KR BARUAH
R/O VILL- TARMATHA AND P.O.-ARIKUCHI
DIST- NALABRI
ASSAM
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PIN-78133
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS.
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY OF THE GOVT.
OF ASSAM, SECONDARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, ASSAM CIVIL
SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6
2:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
ASSAM
KAHILIPARA
GUWAHATI
ASSAM
PIN-781019
3:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS
NALBARI DISTRICT CIRCLE
DIST-NALBARI
ASSAM
4:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS
KAMRUP DISTRICT CIRCLE
DIST-AMINGAON
ASSAM
5:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS
BARPETA DISTRICT CIRCLE
DIST-BARPETA
ASSAM
6:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS
KARIMGANJ DISTRICT CIRCLE
DIST-KARIMGANJ
ASSA
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A K DUTTA
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, SEC. EDU.
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BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ACHINTYA MALLA BUJOR BARUA
O R D E R
16.09.2021
Heard Mr. B Purkayastha, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. P
Chakraborty, learned counsel for the Secondary Education Department of the
Government of Assam.
2. The petitioners are all serving as Subject Teachers/Assistant Teachers in
their respective Secondary Schools and were appointed prior to 03.07.2012. The
detail particulars of the petitioners are extracted below:
SL Name of the Petitioner Name of the present Date of
No. Schools appointments
1 Sri Jatin Kr Baruah Milan High School, 11.09.1998
Arikuchi
2 Sri Gunabhi Ram Kamarkuchi High 16.06.1999
Baruah School
3 Sri Brajen Haloi Dhamdhama Higher 17.09.1998
Secondary School
4 Sri Girindra Pub Nambarbhag 01.08.1995
Rajbangshi Balika Vidyamandir
High School
5 Sri Sridhar Bezbaruah Bishnujyoti High 05.05.1992
School
6 Sri Naren Ch Deka Dhiradutta Higher 30.10.1998
Secondary School
7 Sri Ranjit Swargiary Banbhag Batahgila 22.11.1999
High School
8 Md. Chand Barajol Higher 28.05.1992
Mahammad Secondary School
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9 Musstt. Syeda Salma Jawaharlal Nehru 21.09.1998
Ahmed Higher Secondary
School
10 Sri Paresh Ch Baro Biradutta High 01.03.2008
School
11 Md. Samsuddin Changsari Vidyapith 20.02.1992
Ahmed High School
12 Sri Samarjit Chanda Anglarbazar Public 28.11.1991
High School,
Badarpur
13 Dr. K K Das 28.03.1992
Sri Gunindra Nath Memorial Girls
Ojah High School
14 Md. Kader Ali Ahmed Chhaygaon Higher 18.05.1985
Secondary School.
15 Smti Renu Das Chhaygaon 17.04.1993
Champaknagar,
Girls High School
16 Sri Hem Chandra Madhab Dev High 29.12.1989
Kalita School, Bhagabati
Para
17 Sri Pradip Kalita Dakshin Kamrup 31.03.2001
Bidyapith High
School, Moniari
Tinali
18 Sri Rajen Chandra Kamargaon HS 29.05.1992
Roy School, Kamargaon,
3. All the petitioners in course of their services had acquired the B.Ed degree
from recognized institutes/universities. The petitioners rely upon a
communication dated 21.07.2016 from the Joint Director of Secondary
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Education, Assam addressed to all the Inspector of Schools. The communication
provides that as per the order dated 16.02.2016 in WP(C) No.6241/2015, all
Assistant Teachers, who have B.Ed degree are eligible to get their one advance
increment provided the person concerned had joined before 03.07.2012 and had
obtained the B.Ed degree from a UGC recognized University and NCTE approved
B.Ed college. It is also stated that the issue as regards the entitlement of an
advance increment had been decided by this Court in its judgment dated
18.07.2019 in WP(C) No.8245/2018, wherein a direction was issued to the
respondent authorities in the manner as extracted below:-
"10. Accordingly, the present petition is disposed of by directing the respondent authorities to verify the
claim of the petitioners that they fulfil the aforesaid two conditions mentioned in the said Circular dated
21.07.2016. If it is found that they do satisfy the said conditions, they should be given the benefit as
given to others."
4. As the petitioners are also similarly placed, we also issue a similar direction
directing the respondent authorities to verify the claim of the petitioners that
they fulfil the two conditions provided in the communication dated 21.07.2016
and if they do satisfy the two conditions, they be given the benefits as given to
other similarly situated persons.
5. The requirements be done within a period of two months from the date of
receipt of a certified copy of this order.
The writ petition stands allowed as indicated above.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
