Gauhati High Court
Pramod Medhi vs The State Of Assam And 8 Ors on 12 August, 2025
Author: Nelson Sailo
Bench: Nelson Sailo
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GAHC010024502024
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/598/2024
PRAMOD MEDHI
S/O- LATE KAMALAKANTA MEDHI, R/O- VILL.- BHOGPUR, P.O. BARAMA,
DIST. BAKSA, BTR, ASSAM, PIN- 781346.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, EDUCATION
(HIGHER), DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL (BTC)
REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
BODOFA NWGWR
KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
3:THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
BTC
BODOFA NWGWR
KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
4:THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (BTC)
BODOFA NWGWR
KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
5:BODOLAND UNIVERSITY
REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR
KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
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PIN- 783370.
6:PRINCIPAL SELECTION COMMITTEE OF GORESWAR COLLEGE
GORESWAR
REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN (VICE CHANCELLOR BODOLAND
UNIVERSITY)
GORESWAR COLLEGE
GORESWAR
DIST. KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
7:THE GOVERNING BODY OF GORESWAR COLLEGE
GORESWAR
REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT
DIST. TAMULPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 781366.
8:DR. PRATIVA PATOWARY
D/O- LATE SARD CHANDRA PATOWARY
HOUSE NO. 8-H
SHANTI VALLEY APARTMENT BLOCK-A
P.O. GATANAGAR
P.S. JALUKBARI
DIST. KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
PIN- 781011.
9:THE DIRECTOR
INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL
BODOLAND UNIVERSITY
DIST. KOKRAJHAR
BTR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
10:UNIVERSITY GRANT COMMISSION
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY
35 FEROZE SHAH ROAD
NEW DELHI PIN-11000
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR B D DAS, MR. H R DAS
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, HIGHER EDU, SC, BODOLAND UNIVERSITY,MRS R DEKA
(R-7),MR. A CHAMUAH (SC, UGC),MR S MUKTAR (R-8),SC, BTC
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Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/1743/2024
PRAMOD MEDHI
S/O- LATE KAMALAKANTA MEDHI
R/O- VILL.- BHOGPUR
P.O. BARAMA
DIST. BAKSA
BTR
ASSAM
PIN- 781346.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 9 ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY
EDUCATION (HIGHER)
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-6.
2:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL (BTC)
REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
BODOFA NWGWR
KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
3:THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
BTC
BODOFA NWGWR
KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
4:THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION (BTC)
BODOFA NWGWR
KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
5:BODOLAND UNIVERSITY
REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR
KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
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6:PRINCIPAL SELECTION COMMITTEE OF GORESWAR COLLEGE
GORESWAR
REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN (VICE CHANCELLOR BODOLAND
UNIVERSITY)
GORESWAR COLLEGE
GORESWAR
DIST. KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
7:THE GOVERNING BODY OF GORESWAR COLLEGE
GORESWAR
REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT
DIST. TAMULPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 781366.
8:DR. PRATIVA PATOWARY
D/O- LATE SARD CHANDRA PATOWARY
HOUSE NO. 8-H
SHANTI VALLEY APARTMENT BLOCK-A
P.O. GATANAGAR
P.S. JALUKBARI
DIST. KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
PIN- 781011.
9:THE DIRECTOR
INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL
BODOLAND UNIVERSITY
DIST. KOKRAJHAR
BTR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
10:UNIVERSITY GRANT COMMISSION
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY
35 FEROZE SHAH ROAD
NEW DELHI-110001
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Advocate for : MR B D DAS
Advocate for : SC
HIGHER EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 9 ORS
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Linked Case : WP(C)/3543/2023
DR. PRATIVA PATOWARY
DAUGHTER OF LATE SARAT CH. PATOWARY
HOUSE NO. 8-H
SANTI VALLEY APARTMENT
BLOCK-A
P.O.- GOTANAGAR
P.S.- JALUKBARI
DIST- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
PIN- 781011.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT.
OF ASSAM
EDUCATION (HIGHER) DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-6.
2:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL (BTC)
REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
BODOFA NWGWR
KOKRAJHAR
DIST- KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
3:THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION
BTC
BODOFA NWGWR
KOKRAJHAR
PIN- 783370.
4:THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION
BTC
KOKRAJHAR
DIST- KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
5:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
BAKSA DISTRICT
MUSHALPUR
PIN- 781277.
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6:THE GOVERNING BODY OF GORESWAR COLLEGE
GORESWAR
DISTRICT- BAKSA
PIN- 781366
REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT.
7:DR. PRAMOD MEDHI
THE PRINCIPAL
GORESWAR COLLEGE
GORESWAR
DIST.- BAKSA
PIN- 781366.
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Advocate for : MR S MUKTAR
Advocate for : SC
HIGHER EDU appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS
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BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NELSON SAILO
ORDER
Date : 12.08.2025
Heard Mr. B. D. Das, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. H. R. Das,
learned counsel for the petitioner in WP(C) No.598/2024 and Mr. K.N.
Choudhury, learned senior counsel assisted by Dr. P.P. Medhi, learned counsel
for the petitioner in WP(C) No.3543/2023. Also heard Mr. S. Bora, learned
Standing Counsel, BTC for the BTC respondents, Mr. S. Bhuyan, learned
Standing Counsel, Higher Education Department for the said Department, Mr.
V.K. Barooah, learned counsel for the Bodoland University, Mr. R. Bhuyan,
learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. A. Chamuah, learned Standing
Counsel, UGC and representing the UGC respondents and Ms. R. Deka, learned
counsel appearing for the Governing Body, Goreswar College, Goreswar.
Hearing concluded.
Judgment reserved.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
