Gauhati High Court
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Author: Michael Zothankhuma
Bench: Michael Zothankhuma
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GAHC010032492025
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/914/2025
LAKHI LATA PATHORI AND 26 ORS.
C/O- RAGHUNATH PATHORI, VILL- MISSA MARA, P/O- DEKAPAM, P/S-
SIMEN CHAPRI, DIST- DHEMAJI, ASSAM, PIN- 787061
2: BIMALA BARMA
C/O- HAREN BARMA
VILL- BATASIPUR
P/O- DARRANG
DIST- SONITPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 784111
3: DIPUL CH DAS
S/O- AMULYA CHANDRA DAS
VILL- NO.2 AJAGARH
P/O- PATHAKPUR
P/S- MAZBAT
DIST- UDALGURI
ASSAM
PIN- 784507
4: ABU NASAR WAHID
S/O- ABDUL HYE
VILL- PATIYA CHAPARI
P/O- PATIA CHAPARI
P/S- DHING
DIST- NAGAON
ASSAM
PIN- 782122
5: SRI PRADIP MURA
S/O- MINUA MURA
VILL- PULISUMANI
P/O- CHANALI
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P/S- BISWANATH
DIST- BISWANATH
ASSAM
PIN- 784176
6: TAHARA KHATUN
C/O- SAYED ALI
VILL- DHARMAPUR
P/O- DHARMAPUR
P/S- ALOPOTI
DIST- BARPETA
ASSAM
PIN- 781308
7: MAJEDA BEGUM
C/O- JOSIMUDDIN AHMED
VILL- JAMALPUR
P/O- DALGAON
P/S- DALGAON
DIST- DARRANG
ASSAM
PIN-784116
8: MD. HURMUZ ALI
S/O- ANSER ALI
VILL- AND P.O. BALIKURI
P/S- KALGACHIA
DIST- BARPETA
ASSAM
PIN- 781319
9: BIREN DEURY
S/O- HONGLA DEURY
VILL- CHAULKARA
P/O- NIKASI
P/S- MASOLPUR
DIST- BAKSA
ASSAM
PIN- 781372
10: RUPBHANU BEGUM
C/O- SOHRAB ALI AHMED
VILL- KHOLABANDHA
P/O- KHOLABANDHA
P/S- KACHUMARA
DIST- BARPETA
PIN- 781127
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11: SAFIQUR RAHMAN LASKAR
S/O. MASADDAR ALI LASKAR
VILL. MAHAMMEDPUR PART-I
P.O. RONGPUR SOUTH
P.S. LALA
DIST.HAILAKANDI
ASSAM
PIN.788163
12: AFJALUR RAHMAN
S/O- KAJIM UDDIN
VILL- BHATNAPATIR CHAR
P/O- KADAM TOLA
P/S- ALOPOTI
DIST- BARPETA
ASSAM
PIN- 781308
13: LILY MAHALIA BORO
C/O- SUNESWAR BORO
VILL- UPPER PANBARI
P/O- UPPER PANBARI
P/S- DHEKIAJULI
DIST- SONITPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 784110
14: SWMKHWR RAM BARO
S/O- SISTI RAM BARO
VILL- KAREMURA
P/O- KAREMURA
P/S- BARAMA
DIST- BAKSA
PIN- 781355
15: SAMUEL HEMBROM
S/O- GOPIN HEMBROM
VILL- HALDIBARI
P/O- KASHIABARI
P/S- GOSSAIGAON
DIST- KOKRAJHAR (BTR)
ASSAM
PIN- 783360
16: SRI DAMBUDHAR MEDOK
S/O- TELESWAR MADOK
VILL- UJANI GIJJOYPUR
P/O- JONEKARONG
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P/S- JONAI
DIST- DHEMAJI
ASSAM
PIN- 787060
17: SAHERA KHATUN
C/O- ALI HUSSAIN
VILL- HAPACHAR PATHAR
P/O- P. CHATALA
P/S- KALGACHIA
DIST- BARPETA
PIN- 781321
18: ABDUL AZIZ KHAN
S/O- NURUL ISLAM
VILL- APARIA
P/O- DHALPUR
P/S- DHALPUR
DIST- DARRANG
ASSAM
PIN- 784145
19: CHANDAN TANTI
S/O. LATE RATNA TANTI
VILL. TARAJULI TEA EASTE LINE
P.O. RANGAPARA
DIST.SONITPUR
ASSAM
PIN.784505
20: SRI BIMAL BARO
S/O. RABI RAM BARO
VILL. AND P.O. BAGANPARA
DIST.NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN.781344
21: SIBLAL BAURI
W/O. SUSHEN BAURI
VILL. AND P.O. BINNAKANDI TEA ESTATE
DIST. CACHAR
ASSAM
PIN.788126
22: KOHINUR KHATUN
C/O- NURUL ISLAM
VILL- JEKNUKURA
P/O- CHARIA
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P/S- SHARBOK
DIST-BARPETA
PIN-781319
23: JOMILA KHATUN
C/O- HAIDOR ALI AHMED
VILL- SUNDERPARA
P/O- JOMADARHAT
P/S- FHAKIRGANGS
DIST- DHUBURI
PIN- 783330
24: MISS RAJASHREE GOSWAMI
D/O. SATYABRATA GOSWAMI
VILL. AND P.O. MAZBAT
DIST. UDALGURI
ASSAM
PIN. 784504
25: SRI DILIP BASUMATARY
S/O- LANDURA MASUMUTARY
VILL- DROGACHUBA
P/O- PASCHIM PATALA
P/S- DIMAKUCHI
DIST- UDALGURI
ASSAM
PIN- 784526
26: ABDUL MAZID
S/O- GAJIBAR RAHMAN
VILL-ROWKHOWA BOLLAPURI
P/O- ROWKHOW
P/S-LAKHIPUR
DIST- GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN- 783129
27: ASHOK KUMAR HAJOWARI
S/O- BUDHIRAM HAJOWARY
VILL- PONDHOROGAON
P/O- BASHBARI
P/S- KAZIGAON
DIST- KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 78333
VERSUS
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THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS.
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM,
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6
2:THE MISSION DIRECTOR
SSA MISSION
KAHILIPARA
GAUHATI-19
3:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
ASSAM
KAHILIPARA
GUWAHATI-1
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S B LASKAR, MD. S ALI,MR. H A LASKAR,MR. A S
TAPADER
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU, SC, SSA
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA
ORDER
Date : 21.02.2025
Mr. S. B. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he may be
allowed to withdraw the writ petition.
Mr. B. Kaushik, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 1 & 3 and Ms. H.
Baruah, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. P. Nayak, learned counsel
for the SSA submit that they have got no objection to the prayer made by the
petitioner's counsel, keeping in view the fact that not only does the writ petition
suffer from 12 years delay and laches, but also due to the fact that the issue is
a settled issue, in terms of the judgment of this Court passed in the case of
"Swapna Hazarika and other vs. State of Assam and other", reported in 2019 (6)
GLR 641.
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The prayer of the petitioner's counsel is allowed.
Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
