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Nilakshi Devi And 59 Ors vs The State Of Assam And 16 Ors. ...
2025 Latest Caselaw 7046 Gua

Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 7046 Gua
Judgement Date : 5 September, 2025

Gauhati High Court

Nilakshi Devi And 59 Ors vs The State Of Assam And 16 Ors. ... on 5 September, 2025

Author: Michael Zothankhuma
Bench: Michael Zothankhuma
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GAHC010102442022




                                                            2025:GAU-AS:12071-DB

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

                         Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2926/2022


         1: NILAKSHI DEVI AND 59 ORS.
         W/O- NIRANJAN NATH R/O- VILL- KHUTIKATIA P.O- HAIBORGAON P.S-
         SADAR DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782002

         2: BHUPAL CH RAY
         C/O- PROVAT CH RAY R/O- VILL- - DUMARDAHA
         P.O- BALAJAN P.S- GAURIPUR DISTRICT- DHUBRI ASSAM

         3: PRIYANKA GOGOI
         D/O- MANOJ GOGOI R/O- VILL- NIZ DAHOWAL NEAR POLYTECHNEC
         INSTITUTE P.O- LAHOWAL DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN- 786010

         4: PURNIMA NAYAK
         C/O BUDHESWAR NAYAK R/O VILL. BONAGAL GAON
         P.O. RANGAJAR P.S. TITABAR DIST. JORHAT ASSAM PIN-785630

         5: SUSEN GOGOI
         C/O- DIMBESWAR GOGOI R/O- VILL TAKOWBARI
         P.O- SISSI BORGAON P.S- SILAPATHAR DISTRICT- DHEMAJI
         ASSAM PIN- 787110

         6: BARNALI THAKURIA
         C/O- BHUPEN THAKURIA R/O- VILL- NOWAPARA
         P.O. CHAMPAKNAGAR DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781124

         7: SUKANYA BHAGAWATI
         C/O- HAREN BORA R/O- VILL- KATONI GAON
         P.O- PATHARI DISTRICT- NAGAON STATE- ASSAM PIN- 782003

         8: SANGEETA GOGOI
         C/O- NAGEN GOGOI R/O- VILL- CHABUA C WARD P.O- CHABUA

         DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH
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ASSAM
PIN-786184

 9: RINTI DUARAH
C/O- BIREN DUARAH
R/O- VILL- SANTIPUR
 WARD NO 10
P.O. SONARI
DISTRICT- CHARAIDEO
ASSAM
 PIN- 785690

 10: TANMAYEE SAIKIA
C/O- BIPUL PALOK
R/O- VILL- AMULAPATTY
P.O- DHAKUAKHANA

DISTRICT-LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN-787055

11: PRATIBHA BASHYA
C/O- BHABANI KANTA SARMA
R/O- VILL- SANTIPUR
ASHRAM ROAD
DISTRICT- KAMRUP
ASSAM
PIN-781009

12: NAMITA BARUAH
C/O- PURNIMA MANSION
R/O- VILL- BLOCK B
RKB ROAD
NEW CHACHAL
VIP ROAD SIXMILE

DISTRICT- KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
PIN-781022

13: JHARNALINI PATHAK
C/O- DHIRAJ BARUAH
R/O- SANTINAGAR
BYELANE 5
KAHILIPARA

DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
                                    Page No.# 3/12

PIN-781011

 14: SHIKHA MONI GOGOI BORGOHAIN
R/O- VILL- PACHIMNALBARIA
P.O- BORUA NAGAR

DISTRICT- NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN- 785692

 15: PARASHMONI BORGOHAIN
R/O- VILL- ARENGA PARA
P.O- GOLAGHAT

DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT

STATE- ASSAM
PIN- 785621

16: ANIL BORAH
S/O- KESHARAM BORAH
R/O- VILL- BHAJUJALBHARI

P.O- BATGHARIA
DISTRICT- DHEMAJI

STATE- ASSAM
PIN- 787057

 17: PRANAMI KONWAR
C/O- RATUK DOWARAH
R/O- KONWARPUR
 BURAGAON
P.O- CHOULKARA

DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR

STATE- ASSAM
PIN- 785667

 18: MAHASWETA SAVAPANDIT
C/O- MR. DEBAJIT BORA
R/O- VILL- BODOTI JAMUGURI
P.O- BODOTI

DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
STATE- ASSAM
PIN- 784161
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 19: GITANJALI BORAH
C/O- ARUP SONOWAL
R/O- NEAR GOVT. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
 N.L.P.
P.O- NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
STATE- ASSAM

20: ARCHANA BORA NEOG
C/O- DIBYA JYOTI NEOG
R/O- BASMATIA TEA ESTATE
P.O- LAHOAL

DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN- 786010

 21: CHANDANA KUMARI RAY
C/O- RAJKHUMGUR BASUMATARY
R/O- H/NO.-130
 BIRUBARI
 NIZARAPARA ROAD
P.O- GOPINATH NAGAR
DISTRICT- KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
PIN- 780016

 22: SWAPNA HAZARIKA
C/O- KAMALA KANTA BURHAGOHAIN
R/O- VILL- GOHAITEKELA
P.O.- AZAD
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM

 23: PARISHREE DAS
C/O- DIMBESWAR DAS
R/O- BONDAPARA
P.O- BONDAPARA
P.S- BOKO
DISTRICT- KAMRUP (R)
STATE- ASSAM
 PIN- 781135

24: RASHMI SUT
C/O- KHAGEN SUT
R/O- H. NO. 18 A
DHAKUAKHANA
                                            Page No.# 5/12

P.O- DHAKUAKHANA
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
 PIN- 787055

25: PREETY REKHA BORA
C/O- PANKAJ TAMULI

R/O- VILL- NIZ BALI GAON

P.O- GOROKHIA DOLE

DISTRICT- JORHAT

STATE- ASSAM
PIN- 785015

 26: REKHA NIKHA GOHAIN
C/O- GAUTAM DUTTA
R/O- VILL - NALINI PAM
P.O- DHEMAJI
DISTRICT- DHEMAJI
STATE- ASSAM
 PIN- 787057

 27: JUTIKA GOGOI
C/O- MAHANANDA GOGOI
R/O- VILL- BIJOY NAGAR
 WARD NO. 14
P.O- KHELMATI

DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 787001

 28: RUPOM GOGOI
C/O- BUDHESWAR GOGOI
R/O- VILL- BOKATA NANAGALAMORA AHOM GAON
P.O- NANAGALAMORA
DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR
ASSAM
PIN- 785674

 29: DIPANKAR KUMAR
C/O- AKSHAY SINGHA KUMAR
R/O- JYOTI NAGAR
ARADHAL
P.O- ARADHAL
                                           Page No.# 6/12

DISTRICT- DHEMAJI
ASSAM
PIN- 787057

 30: RAJIB DAS
C/O- RAJEN DAS
R/O- VILL- MILANPUR
P.O- BOKO
DISTRICT- KAMRUP (ASSAM)
PIN- 781123

 31: DEBAJIT SAIKIA
C/O- BIREN SAIKIA
R/O- VILL- JIAMORIA GAON
P.O- DHAKUAKHANA
P.S- DHAKUAKHANA
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
 PIN- 787055

 32: RIJUMONI NATH
C/O- MAHESWAR NATH
R/O- NEAR GOVT. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL
P.O- BONGAIGAON
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
 PIN- 783380

33: MADHU BOR BARUAH
C/O- NITUMONI SARMAH
R/O- VILL KOCHGAON

HEM CHANDRA GOSWAMI PATH
P.O- CHARILI
DISTRICT- BISWANATH
ASSAM
 PIN- 784176

 34: SAGARIKA SAIKIA
C/O- ARUP SONOWAL
R/O- H. NO. 41
 SACHAL SIXMILE
P.O- KHANAPARA
DISTRICT- KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
 PIN- 781022

35: ARPANA BHUYAN
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C/O- DHRUBAJYOTI BORA
R/O- JAGDUAR TINIALI
 BONGALI GAON
 WARD NO. 2
P.O- JOGDUAR
DISTRICT- JORHAT
ASSAM

PIN- 785112

 36: GAYATRI SUT
C/O- PUNYESWAR SUT
R/O- VILL- GHANHI GAON
P.O- DHAKUAKHANA
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 787055

 37: KARABI NATH
C/O- BHAWANI NATH
R/O- BATAKUCHI
 KAMRUP
P.O- CHAYGAON
DISTRICT- KAMRUP
STATE- ASSAM
 PIN- 781124

 38: KRIPAKSHI CHARUKIA
C/O- DIPANJAL BORAH
R/O- NANGALAMORA KOCH GAON
P.O- NANAGALAMORA TINIALI
DISTRICT- SIVASAGAR
ASSAM
PIN- 785674

 39: BONANI SAIKIA
C/O- ROBIN SAIKIA
R/O- DHOWACHALA
P.O- NOTUN BECHAMARA
P.S- KAMALABARI
DISTRICT- MAJULI
ASSAM
PIN- 785110

 40: RASHMI KONCH
C/O- RAJ JYOTI SAIKIA
R/O- VILL- ANANDA BAGAN
P.O- PATHALI PAM
                                      Page No.# 8/12

DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
STATE- ASSAM
PIN- 787056

 41: BHANU SAUD
C/O- ARUN SAUD
R/O- VILL- NATUN JARABARI
P.O- NATUN JARABARI
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
 PIN- 781124

 42: SANJIPANA BORA
C/O- BOLORAM BORA
R/O- VILL- BONGAON
P.O- RAHDHALA
DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT
ASSAM

PIN- 785621

 43: ANUSMITA BAYAN
C/O- MANIK BAYAN
R/O- DAKUAPARA
P.O- BOKO
DISTRICT- KAMRUP
ASSAM
PIN- 781123

 44: BULU RAJKHOWA
C/O RAHUL GOHAIN
VILL-HIND GOHAIN GAON
P.O-DIRGHA MAJ GAON
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN-787030

 45: NIHARIKA GOGOI
C/O- LATE MANIK GOGOI
R/O- VILL- PANDHUWA
P.O- PANDHUWA TINIALI
DISTRICT- DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
PIN-786103

46: ABHIJIT DAS
C/O- ANIL DAS
R/O- VILL-- MANIKPUR TAKABARI ROAD
                                Page No.# 9/12

PAREYUAPARA
NEAR DURGA MANDIR
DIST- BONGAIGAON
ASSAM
PIN-783392

 47: HARIDEV BARMAN
C/O- ATUL BARMAN
R/O- VILL- BHOGPUR
P.O- BHALAGURI
DISTRICT- BAJALI
PIN-781318

 48: JUNU MONI GOGOI
C/O- BHUBAN CH. GOGOI
VILL- NAPAMUA
P.O- NIBUKALI
DISTRICT- NAGAON
ASSAM
PIN-782102

 49: LAKHIMI KURMI
C/O- NALANIBARI
P.O- DUFFLAGARH
DISTRICT- BISWANATH
PIN-784171

 50: DIMPIMANI SAHARIAH
C/O- NLOON HAZARIKA
VILL- UPAHUPARA
P.O- MANGALDAI
DISTRICT- DARRANG
ASSAM
PIN-784125

 51: ABHIJIT PHUKAN
C/O- LATE SIBA PRASAD PHUKAN
VILL- 1 NO HILOIDARI
P.O- DIGHALA
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 787055

 52: RAJIB KUMAR DEY
C/O- BIJIT KUMAR DEY
VILL- UTTAR BANDAR MELA
P.O- MURAJAR
DISTRICT- HOJAI
                                                         Page No.# 10/12

ASSAM
PIN-782439

 53: HAIDAR ALI AHMED
C/O- BADAR UDDIN AHMED
VILL- BHALUKABARI
P.O- TUKRAPARA
DISTRICT- KAMRUP(R)
PIN-781137

 54: DAISY GOGOI
C/O- JAGOTIYOTI BHARALI
VILL- C. D. ROAD
 WARD NO-7
P.O- MOIDOMIA
DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN-787032

55: KABITA SARKAR
C/O- HITESWAR RAY VILL- NIDANI
P.O- BAHALPUR DISTRICT- DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783371

56: SURAMA DEKA
C/O- HARISH DEKA VILL- NABURKA SATRA
P.O- KRHUDRADIMA DISTRICT- KAMRUP(R) ASSAM PIN-783182

57: GITIMANJORI BORAH
C/O- PRAFULLA BORAH VILL- NO-2 BORPATHER
P.O- NAHORBARI DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN-784182

58: JUGAL THAKURIA
C/O- PARAMANANDA THAKURIA VILL- KOCHPARA
P.O- MIRZA DISTRICT- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN-781125

59: KRISHNA RANI GOGOI
C/O- JITEN GOGOI VILL- HILOIDARI NO-2
P.O- MANIKACHUK DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM

60: JYOTIKA DAS
C/O- BANTI RAM DAS VILL-ATHGAON
P.O- HINGULEE DISTRICT-KAMRUP ASSAM PIN-781380

             VERSUS

1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 16 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE
COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY SECONDARY EDUCATION DISPUR
GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781006
                                                         Page No.# 11/12


2:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
KAHILIPARA ASSAM PIN-781019

3:RASHTRIYA MADHYAMIK SIKSHA ABHIJAN (RMSA)
REPRESENTED BY ITS MISSION DIRECTOR KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI.781019

4:TET EMPOWERED COMMITTEE FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM
REPRESENTED BY THE MEMBER SECRETARY C/O MISSION DIRECTOR
RMSA KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN. 781019.

5:HABIBUL HOQUE
S/O JAMSER ALI R/O VILL-BHIJAPARA
P.O.-BARKHANDA P.S.-BILASIPARA DIST-DHUBRI ASSAM

6:KH. ABDUL MUHAYMUN
S/O KH ABDUL KARIM VILL-BARBHITA P.O.-BARBHITA
P.S.-PATACHARKUCHI DIST-BARPETA

7:SHARIFUL ISLAM
S/O FAZLUR RAHMAN VILL-BARBALA
P.S.-HOWLY DIST-BARPETA ASSAM

8:AKKAS ALI
S/O SAHAB UDDIN VILL-BARBHITHA
P.O.-B.D. PATHAR P.S.-PATHARKUCHI DIST-BARPETA ASSAM.

9:JABIN SULTANA CHOUDHURY
W/O ANOWAR HUSSAIN VILL-MOIRABARI P.O. AND
P.S.-MOIRABARI DIST-MOIRABARI ASSAM

10:SAIFUL KHAN
S/O NAWAB KHAN VILL-HARIPUR P.O.-BAHARI HAT
P.S.-TARABARI DIST-BARPETA ASSAM

11:INJAM UL HOQUE
S/O AYUB UDDIN AHMED VILL-HARIPUR P.O.-BAHARI HAT
P.S.-TARABARI DIST-BARPETA ASSAM

12:JAHANGIR ALI AHMED
S/O SAIDUR RAHMAN AHMED VILL-KAKDHOWA
P.O.-GHUMAFULBARI P.S.-TARABARI DIST-BARPETA

13:SAHABUL HUSSAIN
S/O KAMAL UDDIN VILL-HALANGAPARA P.O.-KACHUMARA
P.S.-KACHUMARA DIST-BARPETA ASSAM.

14:MOSTAFIZUR RAHMAN AKAND
                                                                            Page No.# 12/12

            S/O RAJAB ALI AKAND VILL-BAMUNIGAON P.O.-KARTIMARI
            P.S.-GOSAIGAON DIST-KOKRAJAHR ASSAM.

            15:MRIMOY JOTI NATH
            S/O NILARAM NATH VILL-PRAFULLAPARA P.O.-MONGALDAI
            P.S.-MONGALDAI DIST-DARRANG ASSAM.

            16:MONSER ALI AHMED
            S/O ABDUL WOHAB MONDAL VILL-2 NO. SOUTH
            MUSALMANPARA P.O.-KAMALSING P.S.-GOSSAIGAON
            DIST-KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM

            17:ASMINA AKHTARA
            D/O IBRAHIM ALI AHMED VILL-BARBHITA
            P.O.-B.D. PATHAR DIST-BARPETA ASSAM

Advocate for : MR. K M MAHANTA

Advocate for : SC SEC. EDU. appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 16 ORS.


                            -B E F O R E -
            HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR
              HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA

05.09.2025

(Ashutosh Kumar, CJ)

In view of the judgment & order passed today in the connected writ appeal being Writ Appeal No.222/2022 and other analogous writ appeals, no further order is called for in the present application.

Accordingly, the interlocutory application stands closed.

                       JUDGE                         CHIEF JUSTICE




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