Gauhati High Court
Page No.# 1/18 vs The State Of Assam And 28 Ors on 14 November, 2025
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GAHC010159212025
2025:GAU-AS:15457
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/4174/2025
ROHINI KUMAR NATH AND 88 ORS.
S/O- KSHIRENDRA CHANDRA NATH, R/O- KARIPARA PT-IV, P/O- MATIA,
DIST.- GOALPARA, ASSAM.
2: JUNUKA HAJONG
C/O- KAMAL BORO
R/O-RONG RONG PARA
P/O- KHUSDHOWA
DIST.- GOALPARA
ASSAM.
3: JOYNAL ABEDIN MONDAL
S/O- NURUL ISLAM MONDAL
R/O- RAKHYASINI GAROPARA PT-II
P/O- RAKHYASINI GAROPARA PT-II
DIST.- GOALPARA
ASSAM.
4: PRATAP CHANDRA RABHA
S/O- BHETU RAM RABHA
R/O- CHAIBORI
P/O- JOYRAM KUCHI
DIST.- GOALPARA
ASSAM.
5: FORHANA KHATUN
C/O- FIORZ UDDIN AHMED
R/O- M. SIMULBARI
P/O- AOLATOLI
DIST.- GOALPARA
ASSAM.
6: LAYTRI KHAKHALARY
C/O- BIREN KHAKHALARY
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R/O- MEGENG
P/O- KHUSHDHOWAR DIST.- GOALPARA
ASSAM
7: ROHIMA SIDDIKA
C/O- ABDUL MALEQUE
R/O- AKLASALBARI
P/O- SIMLABARI
DIST.- GOALPARA
ASSAM
8: ASAN ALI SK
C/O- ROHOM ALI
R/O- CHILARBHITA
P/O- TULSHIBARI
DIST.- GOALPARA
ASSAM
9: ABDUL HAMID SHEIKH
S/O- ABDUS SATTAR
R/O- PANOHARATNA
P/O- GOBINDAPUR
DIST.- GOALPARA
ASSAM.
10: JOHIRUL ISLAM
C/O- ABUL KASHEM MONDAL
R/O- BAURARTAL
P/O- MESERVITA
DIST.- GOALPARA
ASSAM.
11: AYNAL HOQUE
C/O- ABDUS SAMAD
R/O-HOLDIBARI
P/O-DHUMERGHAT
DIST.- GOALPARA
ASSAM.
12: AMINUL HOQUE
S/O- ABDUL AOWAL SK
R/O- ABRARBHITA
P/O- BALARBHITA
DIST.- GOALPARA
ASSAM.
13: MONOWAR HUSSAIN
C/O- AKSED ALI
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R/O- BATABARI
P/O- MARKULA
DIST.- GOALPARA
ASSAM.
14: ABDUL RAHIM
C/O- MD HABIB
R/O- MUTIJ ROAD
P/O- TEJPUR
DIST.- SONITPUR
ASSAM.
15: DIRESH CH. PAUL
S/O- UPENDRA PAUL
R/O- RANGAGORA NO.1
P/O- RANGAGORA NO.2
DIST.- SONITPUR
ASSAM.
16: JAGADISH THAKUR
C/O- BHAGAHU THAKUR
R/O- GHORAMARI
P/O- MIZIKAJAN
DIST.- SONITPUR
ASSAM.
17: DAISY BHATTA
C/O- PRANAB KUMAR SARMAH
R/O- GEJENGAGURI
P/O- SIRAJULI
DIST.- SONITPUR
ASSAM.
18: DEEPA CHETRY
C/O- BISHNU BAHADUR CHETRY
R/O- CHERELIA
P/O- CHERELIA
DIST.- SONITPUR
ASSAM.
19: BIPIN CHANDRA UPADHYAYA
S/O- KHAGESWAR UPOADHYAYA
R/O- SOLMARI
P/O- BORJARNI
DIST.- SONITPUR
ASSAM.
20: JESMIN SULTANA
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C/O- SAFIKUL ISLAM
R/O- 1 NO RANGAGORA
P/O- RANGAGORA
DIST.- SONITPUR
ASSAM.
21: SURESH BASU
S/O- BRAJENDRA BASU
R/O- BEDETI PATHAR
P/O- BEDETI
DIST.- SONITPUR
ASSAM.
22: MOFRUZA BEGUM
C/O- OSMAN GONI
R/O- KATONI GAON
P/O- BHOLAMORA
DIST.- SONITPUR
ASSAM.
23: DURGA PRASHAD
C/O- KULMA NEWAR
R/O- KALABIL MOMOI NEPALI
LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 787054.
24: SANJIB MEDAK
C/O- KANTA MEDAK
R/O- KACHUTALI MEDAKGAON
P/O- UKHAMATI PATHAR
DIST.- DHEMAJI
ASSAM.
25: KINGKANG BASUMATARY
S/O- ANANDARAM BASUMATARY
R/O- KODOMTOLA PATHAR
DIST.- DHEMAJI
ASSAM. PIN-787035.
26: DIPTI DUTTA
C/O- TILESWAR DUTTA
R/O- PADMAPUR
NO 2 LAKHI PATHAR
DHEMAJI
ASSAM. PIN- 787057.
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27: PULOCK JYOTI HAZORIKA
C/O- MANIK HAZARIKA
R/O- MARALGAON
P/O- BORDOLONI
DIST.- DHEMAJI
ASSAM.
28: SANJAY DEORI
C/O- RAJARAM DEURI
R/O- BAMCHENIA
P/O- KADAMGURI
DIST.- DHEMAJI
ASSAM.
29: BALICHANDRA DEORI
S/O- NIMAN DEORI
R/O- MAJDEORI GAON
P/O-KAWPATONI
DIST.- DHEMAJI
ASSAM
30: DIBYAJYOTI BORUAH
S/O- MULARAM BORUAH
R/O- PARBATIPUR
P/O- MINGMANG
DIST.- DHEMAJI
ASSAM
31: GAYATRI CHUTIA HAZARIKA
C/O- DIGANTA HAZARIKA
R/O- BISHNUPUR KALITA GAON
JAMUGURI
DIST.- DHEMAJI
ASSAM.
32: MANJU SAIKIA
C/O- DEBANANDA SAIKIA
R/O- NAMA THAN
P/O- NAMA THAN
DIST.- DHEMAJI
ASSAM.
33: AMBIKA BURAGOHAIN
C/O- KASHNA BURAGOHAIN
R/O- DEOGANA
DIST.- DHEMAJI
ASSAM.PIN- 787057.
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34: DEVOJYOTI BHUYAN @ DEBAJYOTI BHUYAN
C/O- CHITRESWAR BHUYAN
R/O- MATIKHULA
P/O- MATIKHULA
DIST.- DHEMAJI
ASSAM.
35: SITARAM UPADHYAYA
C/O- LAKHIPRASAD UPADHYAYA
R/O- SANTIPUR TANGINAPARA NEPALIGAON
P/O- JAMUGURI PANCHALI
DIST.- DHEMAJI
ASSAM.
36: ABESH SRIBASTAVA
S/O- DHAMALAL SRIBASTAVA
R/O- TAJIK GAON
P/O- GOGAMUKH GAON
DIST.- DHEMAJI
ASSAM.
37: RIAZUL HOQUE
S/O- NAZIMUDDIN AHMED
R/O- NIZKAURBAHA
P/O- RANGIA
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM.
38: BIREN CH. KALITA
S/O- BHARATH KALITA
R/O- BICHENNALA
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM. PIN-781365
39: ISLAM ALI
S/O- KANDA SEKH
R/O- BARAMPUR HATBAJALI
P/O- PITAMBAR
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM.
40: KUMUD CH. NATH
C/O- PRAFULLA NATH
R/O- KEKENIKUCHI
P/O- MORONJANA
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM.
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41: BIMALA BORO
C/O- HARI DAIMARY
R/O- 2 NO HACHANG
P/O- MADHUKUCHI
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM.
42: SUSILA CHOUDHURY
C/O-BANESWAR TALUKDAR
R/O- BARPANARA
P/O- BIHDIA
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM.
43: JURI PRABHA KALITA
C/O- PRANDHAN LAHKAR
R/O- PITAMBAR HATBAJALI
P/O- PITAMBAR HATBAJALI
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM.
44: BRAJENDRA NARAYAN DAS
C/O-CHENIRAM DAS
R/O- NO 1 SRIHATI
P/O- SRIHATI
DIST.- KAMRUPI
ASSAM.
45: HIREN PRAVA RAJBONGSHI
S/O-NIRANJAN DAS
R/O- AND P.O- GONDHMOW
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM.
46: KANGKESWAR DAS
S/O- BHOLARAM DAS
R/O- BHURAPARA
P/O- BHAGABATI PARA
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM
47: RUNU RANI DAS
C/O- DEBA RAM DAS
R/O- BANSAR
P/O- BONGSHUR
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM.
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48: FULKUMARI DAS
C/O- ANIL CHANDRA MALI
R/O- MALIATA
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM. PIN- 781125.
49: KABITA KALITA
C/O- RAMEN TALUKDAR
R/O- NEAR NAMGHAR
UPARHALI
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM. PIN-781122.
50: REJINA KHATUN
C/O- SAMED ALI
R/O- SARPARA
P/O- SARPARA
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM.
51: TILAK BAHADUR CHETRY
S/O- KHARGA BAHADUR CHETRY
R/O- MANDIRA
P/O- NAGARBARA
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM.
52: MAKANI KONWAR
C/O- LOHIT NARAYAN KONWAR
R/O- BARUAJANI
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM. PIN- 781380.
53: JYOTIKA DEVI
C/O- NOROD CHANDRA SARMA
R/O- KUSUMPUR
P/O- HINGULI
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM
54: PRANITA MALI
C/O- ARUN MALI
R/O- BAIHATA
P/O- BAIHATA
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM.
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55: DALIMI KALITA
C/O- ARUN DEKA
R/O- PAIKANA
P/O- J.K. DORAKAHERA
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM.
56: NANI PRAVA BAISHYA
C/O- JIBAN NOWMAN BAISHYA
R/O- BANSAR
DIST.- KAMRUP
ASSAM. PIN- 781103.
57: ANITA GOGOI
C/O- DIMBESWAR BORA
R/O- NEAR NAMGHAR KACHUAI GURI
BORKALA
DIST.- NAGAON
ASSAM.
58: NIRU BARMAN
S/O- ANANDA BARA
R/O- AHUM GAON JUMARMUR
KAMPUR
DIST.- NAGAON
ASSAM.
59: PURNIMA BORUAH
C/O- PREMA BORUAH
R/O-NO 2 KOWA DONGA
P/O- KOWADONGA
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
60: ABUL KALAM AZAD
C/O- ABDUL BASED
R/O- MADHUPUR
P/O- BECHIMARI
DIST.- DARRANG
ASSAM.
61: PRABIN CHANDRA NATH
C/O MOHAN CHANDRA NATH
AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS
R/O- SATKHALI
P/O- SATKHALI
DIST.- DARRANG
ASSAM.
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62: OMRAJ SARMA
S/O- LOKNATH SARMA
R/O- BATIAROKA
P/O- GAMIRIPAL
DIST.- SONITPUR
ASSAM.
63: NABANITA BORAH
C/O- JOY RAM BORAH
R/O- POMILA GARANGA ATI
SIMALUGURI
DIST.- NAGAON
ASSAM.
64: REKHA DEVI
C/O- RAM PROSAD SARMA
R/O-MAISAM
BARPANI BAGAN
BAITHALANGSO
KAMPUR
DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM.
65: DILIP UPADHAYA
C/O- KHOGENDRA UPADHAYA
R/O- 1 NO KOHORA
DIST.- GOLAGHAT
ASSAM.
66: GOURAJ UPADHAY
S/O- LT GOBINDA UPADHYAY
R/O- KHAKRAJAN DEOPANI T.E
DIST.- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM. PIN- 782470.
67: DILUMONI BORUAH
C/O- DEWAKANTA BORUAH
R/O- RAJAPATHAR
P/O- BAKALIGHAT
DIST.- NAGAON
ASSAM.
68: MOMI BORAH
S/O- NAGEN CHANDRA BORAH
R/O- LANGSOLIET P.W.D COLONY
P/O- LANGSOLIET
DIST.- KARBI ANGLONG
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ASSAM.
69: BIDYABATI SINGHA
S/O- ANOUTON SINGHA
R/O- AMRAJAN
DIST.- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM. PIN- 782480.
70: ROSTOM TERANG
S/O- LORENSING
R/O- LONGNIT
LONGKI TERON GAON
LONGNIT BAZAAR
DIPHU
DIST.- DHEMAJI
ASSAM. PIN- 782461.
71: HAREN TING TISSO
C/O- SARTHE TISSO
R/O- SARTHE TISSO GAON
HIDI LANGVE
P/O- BAKULIAGHAT
DIST.- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM.
72: KESHAB MAZUMDAR
S/O- HARIPAD MAZUMDAR
R/O- RONGKUT NO. 1
P/O- RONGKUT
DIST.- KARBI ANGLOMG
ASSAM.
73: CHANDAN KUMAR MAZUMDAR
S/O- HARADHAN MAZUMDAR
R/O- UTTAR BORBIL NO. 1
P/O- HOWRAGHAT
DIST.-KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM.
74: KANCHAN KUMARI
C/O- BILASH KUMAR
R/O- WARD NO. 11 MOKMA
BISHNUPUR
PURNIA DIST.- BIHAR
PIN- 854315.
75: MANMATH ROY
S/O- DHANARATH RAY
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R/O- MEN BEY GAON
ATSO TERON
DIST.- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM.
76: JAHIR UDDIN LASKAR
S/O- ROFIQUE UDDIN LASKAR
R/O-RONGPUR
P/O- MATIJURI
DIST.- HAILAKANDI
ASSAM.
77: MIRA SATNAMI
C/O- DHARAM SATNAMI
R/O- PALAICHERRA PT-I P/O- BALDABALDI
DIST.- HAILAKANDI
ASSAM.
78: HUSSAIN AHMED LASKAR
S/O- ABDUR RAHIM LASKAR
R/O- BONDUKMARA
P/O- RATANPUR
DIST.- HAILAKANDI
ASSAM.
79: PRITOM DAS
S/O-PROVASH CHANDRA DAS
R/O- RAJYESWARPUR PT-V
P/O- RAJYESWARPUR
DIST.- HAILAKANDI
ASSAM.
80: ABDUL JALIL CHOUDHURY
S/O-ABDUR REJAK CHOUDHURY
R/O- BROJAPUR PT-I
DIST.- HAILAKANDI
ASSAM.PIN- 788155.
81: ABDUL BASER MAZUMDAR
S/O-LT MOTAHIR ALI MOZUMDAR
R/O- KILLARBAK
P/O- JAMIRA BAZAR
DIST.- HAILAKANDI
ASSAM.
82: ABUL HUSSAIN LASKAR
S/O-ABDUL HOQUE LASKAR
R/O- RONGPUR PT- II
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P/O- LALA
DIST.- HAILAKANDI
ASSAM.
83: SHAH JALAL
S/O-RUSTOM ALI
R/O- NAGABANDHA
CHARAIBAHI
DIST.- MORIGAON
ASSAM. PIN- 782106
84: MOSTUFA ALAM
S/O-ABDUL KADIR
R/O- DEWAGURI
MORIGAON
ASSAM. PIN- 782127.
85: DOULAT ALI KHAN
C/O- ABDUL ALI KHAN
R/O- BORCHALA
BORCHALA PATHAR
MORIGAON
PIN- 782103.
86: INDADUR RAHMAN
C/O- ABDUL LATIUF
R/O- CHARAIBARI
P/O-CHARAIBARI
MORIGAON
ASSAM.
87: ASHIT KUMAR SARKAR
C/O- LT BISWAMBAR SARKAR
R/O- 1 NO SHYAMBARI
P.O- SHYAMBARI
DIST- HOJAI
ASSAM.
88: BIRAMAN PATIR
C/O- BIRU PATIR
R/O- NIZ GOHPUR
GOHPUR
DIST. SONITPUR
ASSAM
89: RANJANA KONWAR GOGOI
C/O- ADITYA GOGOI
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R/O- BORPATORIA
DHEMAJI
ASSA
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 28 ORS
TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT,
DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2:THE EDUCATION DIRECTOR
ELEMENTARY DEPARTMENT
KAHILIPARA
GUWAHATI-1
ASSAM
3:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER (DEEO)
DIST. GOALPARA
ASSAM
4:THE BLOCK ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER (BEEO)
DIST. GOALPARA
ASSAM
5:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
DISTRICT GOALPARA
ASSAM
6:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
DISTRICT SONITPUR
ASSAM
7:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
SONITPUR DISTRICT
ASSAM
8:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
LAKHIMPUR DISTRICT
ASSAM
9:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
DEO
LAKHIMPUR DISTRICT
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ASSAM
10:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
DHEMAJI DISTRICT
ASSAM
11:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
DEO
DHEMAJI DISTRICT
ASSAM
12:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
TAMULPUR DISTRICT
ASSAM
13:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
DEO
TAMULPUR DISTRICT
ASSAM
14:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
KAMRUP DISTRICT
ASSAM
15:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
DEO
KAMRUP DISTRICT
ASSAM
16:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
NAGAON DISTRICT
ASSAM
17:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
DEO
NAGAON DISTRICT
ASSAM
18:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
DARRANG DISTRICT
ASSAM
19:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
DEO
DARRANG DISTRICT
ASSAM
20:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
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GOLAGHAT DISTRICT
ASSAM
21:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
DEO
GOLAGHAT DISTRICT
ASSAM
22:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
KARBI ANGLONG DISTRICT
ASSAM
23:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
DEO
KARBI ANGLONG DISTRICT
ASSAM
24:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
HAILAKANDI DISTRICT
ASSAM
25:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
DEO
HAILAKANDI DISTRICT
ASSAM
26:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
MORIGAON DISTRICT
ASSAM
27:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
DEO
MORIGAON DISTRICT
ASSAM
28:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
HOJAI DISTRICT
ASSAM
29:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
DEO
HOJAI DISTRICT
ASSAM
Advocate for the Petitioner : M. HOSSAIN, MR. S ROY
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU,
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BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE
ORDER
Date : 14.11.2025
Heard Mr. M. H. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr.
P. K. Bora, learned Standing Counsel, Elementary Education Department for
respondent Nos. 1 to 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27 & 29, and Ms. A.
Phukan, learned State Counsel for respondent Nos. 5, 6, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20,
22, 24, 26 & 28.
2. The petitioners, herein, are Hindi Teachers serving in Upper-Primary (M.E)
Schools. It is their case that they are eligible to be considered for
provincialisation of their services in terms of Section 3(1)(xi) of the Assam
Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers and Re-organization of
Educational Institutions) Act, 2017 (in short, 'Act of 2017'). During the pendency
of this writ petition, it was brought to the notice of this Court that the aforesaid
provision, along with certain other provisions of the Act, had been under
challenge before a Division Bench of this Court. The Division Bench has upheld
the provision of Section 3(1)(xi) of the Act of 2017. In view of the said
development, the petitioners now seek a direction for consideration of their
cases in terms of the said provision.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioners has produced a copy of the judgment
and order dated 17.03.2025, passed by this Court in WP(C) No.3597/2021
(Alokesh Chandra Ray & Ors. -vs- State of Assam & Ors.), wherein this
Court had disposed of the writ petition by directing the petitioners therein to file
their individual representations before the appropriate authority within a time
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frame and the authority was directed to consider the representations by taking
into account the provision of Section 3(1)(xi) of the Act of 2017. This Court,
however, observed that the view taken should not be construed as a mandamus
for provincialisation of the services of the petitioners therein. Learned counsel
for the petitioners submits that a similar direction may be passed in the instant
cases as well.
4. Mr. P. K. Bora, learned Standing Counsel, Elementary Education
Department, fairly submits that he has no objection to the prayer, in view of the
fact that present matter is covered by the earlier order passed by this Court in
Alokesh Chandra Ray & Ors. (supra).
5. In view of above, the petitioners are directed to file their individual
representations before the Director of Elementary Education, Government of
Assam within a period of 15(fifteen) days from today and the said authority,
upon receipt of such representations, shall consider the same by taking into
account the provision of Section 3(1)(xi) of the Act of 2017 and dispose of the
representations within a period of 4 (four) months from the date of receipt of
the representations.
6. With the above observations and directions, writ petition stands disposed
of.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
