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

                          Case No. : WP(C)/1922/2025

         MUKUL KALITA
         SON OF BALEN, KALITA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDENT OF
         NOTUNKOIMARI, CHHAYGAON, KAMRUP, ASSAM 781124

         2: HITESH KUMAR
          SON OF PARESH KUMAR
         AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
          RESIDENT ODLABAKRA
          NIZORAPAR
          GUWAHATI
          781034

         3: BIMAN KASHYAP DEKA
          SON OF LATE SHARAT KR DEKA
         AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS
          RESIDENT OF NEW MARKET
          RANGIA
          KAMRUP


         4: NEELKAMAL KALITA
          SON OF MADAN CHANDRA KALITA
         AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
          RESIDENT OF SUNDARPUR
          PATHSALA
          BAJALI


         5: ANUBHAV BARMAN
          SON OF DR NAGENDRA NATH BARMAN
         AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS
          RESIDENT OF SHANTI PATH ZOO TINIALI
          KAMRUP
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6: BIKRAMJIT DEB
 SON OF BISWAJIT DEB
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF KAHIKUCHI
 GANAKPARA KAMRUP


7: DIPANKAR BAISHYA
 SON OF GANESH CHANDRA BAISHYA
AGED 31 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF HALOGAON
 SUALKUCHI
 KAMRUP


8: HIRAKJYOTI DAS
 SON OF LATE RAMEN DAS
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF KHARGHULI
 BHASKARGIRI WEST
 GUWAHATI

9: KUSHAL SAUD
 SON OF LATE AJAY KUMAR SAUD
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF VILL 2NO SENABAR
 PS KHETRI
 KAMRUP(M)

10: DEBANGANASHARMAH
 DAUGHTER OF LT. BRAJENSARMAH
AGED ABOUT 30YEARS
 RESIDENT OF SREENAGAR PATH
 RG BARUAH ROAD
 KAMRUP (M

11: MONJUR AHMED
 SON OF RIAZ UDDIN AHMED
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
 RAMPUR PAM
 P.O.-CHALAPATHER
 P.S.-BATADRAVA
 NAGAON
ASSAM

12: DIBYAJYOTI BARMAN
 SON OF BHUBANESHWAR BARMAN
AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS
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RESIDENT OF BASISTHACHARIALI
BASISTHA
GUWAHATI
ASSAM

13: SUDIP CHAKRABORTY
 SON OF SITANGSHUCHAKRABORTY
AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS
 RESIDENTOF H/NO 2
 UDAYAN COMPLEX
 SILCHAR
 CACHAR
ASSAM

14: MD MUSTAFIZUR RAHMAN
 SON OF ABUL HASHEM ALI MONDAL
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF KHANABARIARAIANI
BAGRIBARI
 KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM


15: AKSHAY KAPOOR
 SON OF VICKY KAPOOR
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS RESIDENT OF PHOTO STUDIO
 M.G. ROAD
 NEAR APEX BANK
 DIPHU
ANGLONG
ASSAM

16: TAMAL CHAKRABORTY
 SON OF RUPAKCHAKRABORTY
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARSRESIDENT OF TARAPURSHIBBARI ROAD
 SILCHAR
TARAPUR
ASSAM

17: BIBEK BIKASH GOGOI
 SON OF DIGANTAGOGOI
AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF NA-ALI
 HABISUK
 JORHAT
ASSAM

18: CHANDAN KALITA
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SON OF PRAFULLA KALITA
AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS
RESIDENT OF DUBJENI
CHHAYGAONP.S.-CHHAYGAON
KAMRUP
ASSAM

19: DHRUBAJYOTIHALOI
 SON OF PRATULHALOI
AGED ABOUT 31 YEAR
 RESIDENT OF NEAR MILAN CHOWK
 PANIGAON
 P.S.-BELSOR
 NALBARI
ASSAM


20: DIBYA JYOTI BORAH
 SON OF JOGENBORAH
AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF VILL DALGAON
 P O HATBOR
 KALIABOR
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

21: MONTU BORA
 SON OF DILIP BORA
 RESIDENT OF QTR
NO. ID3
ASSAM AGRICUTUREUNIVERSITY
 JORHAT
ASSAM
 PIN-785013

22: SAYED INJAMAMUL HUSSAIN
 SON OFSYED ABDUL MATIN
RESIDENT OF DHIRENPARA
DEBEN KHAKHLARI PATH
 P.O. AND P.S.-FATASIL AMBARI
 GUWAHATI
ASSAM
PIN- 781025

23: JAMIL AHMED LASKAR
 SON OF ABDUL HALIM LASKAR

RESIDENT OF H/NO.-404
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VILL-BUNDASHILL
BADARPUR
KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN-788806.

24: ZIAUL HOQUE BARBHUIYA
 SON OF ABDULHOQUE BARBHUIYA

RESIDENT OF VILL-ALITIKAR
P.O.-MEHERPUR
P.S.-SILCHAR
DIST-CACHAR
ASSAM
PIN-788015

25: MD ILIAS RAHMAN
 SON OF OHIDURRAHMAN SARKAR
RESIDENT OF-VILL/TOWN-BAPUJINAGAR
SALBARI
 DIST.-GOALPARA
 P.O. AND P.S.- GOALPARA
ASSAM
 PIN -783101

26: ABHIJIT DAS
 RESIDENT OFH/NO.-234
VILL-DIMILAPAR
 P.O.-DUMURIYA
 DIST.-BAKSA
 P.S.-TAMULPUR
ASSAM
 PIN-781367.

27: MASUM AHMED LASKAR
 SON OF MARTUZA HUSSAIN LASKAR
BILPAR (GRAVEYARD) ROAD
 SILCHAR
 DIST- CACHAR
ASSAM
 PIN-788001.

28: HIRAK JYOTI GOGOI
 SON OF JITEN GOGOI
RESIDENT OF VILL-MAUTOB CHUK
 P.O.-BAHADUR CHUK
 DIST-LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
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PIN -787001

29: MWIKHWM NARZARY
 SON OF LATE PRANAY NARZARY
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF RUPATINWGWR
W/NO 3
 P.O. AND P.S.-KOKRAJHAR
 DIST - KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM

30: ISHAN BORO
 SON OF MINISONBORO
AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF VILL-DHALIGAON (NEAR DAIRY FARM)
 DIST-CHIRANG
ASSAM

31: DIBYAJYOTI BORAH
 SON OF HEMCHANDRABORAH
AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILL-MAZGAON
 P.O. JAMUGURIHAT
 DIST-SONITPUR
ASSAM

32: MRIDUPABAN CHOUDHURY
 SON OF LATE RANJIT CHOUDHURY
AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILL P.O BELSOR
 P S BELSOR
 DIST NALBARI


33: KULENDRA BARMAN
 SON OF HIRENDRA NATH BARMAN
AGED ABOUT32 YEARS
RESIDENT OF H. NO. 2
SAPTARISHI PATH
 BONGAON
 BELTOLA

34: HAMIDUR RAHMAN AKAND
 SON OF SHAHADAT HOSSAIN AKAND
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
RESIDENT OFKHODAIDILA
 SOUTH SALMARA
 DIST- SOUTH SALMARA
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35: DEVABRAT NATH
 SON OF CHAKRADHAR NATH
AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS
 RESIDENTOF VILL-DALANG
KAMRUP(RURAL)


36: NABANIT BORUAH
 SON OF SUREN BORUAH
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF 2 NO. MAZENGA
TITABAR
 JORHAT

37: NAZRUL ISLAM
 SON OF ABDUL MAZID
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF SIPAJHAR
 DARRANG

38: MANAS DAS
 SON OF LATE PRASANNA KUMAR DAS
AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS
RESIDENT OF JALUKBARI
 NIZARAPUR
WARD NO 2
 PO GAUHATI UNIVERSITY DIST KAMRUP METRO

39: RITTICK RANJAN HANDIQUE
 SON OF SASHIHANDIQUE
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF MORAN
 MIRIHULA
 P.O MORANHAT
 DIST -DIBRUGARH
 P.S.-MORAN
ASSAM

40: JISHNU NAZIR
 SON OF JNYANADIP NAZIR
AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF PHUKANPAR
 KHANAMUKH
 PS JALUKBARI
 PO GAUHATI UNIVERSITY

41: KHANJAN NATH
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SON OF BHUPEN NATH
AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS
RESIDENT OF VILL-TIPLAI
P.S-RANGJULI
P.O- TIPLAI
DIST-GOALPARA

42: MANAS JYOTI DUTTA

SON OF LATE PUSPA KR DUTTA
AGED ABOUT 29YEARS
RESIDENT OF BESIDES FORENSIC LAB
ADARSHPUR PATH
KAHILIPARA
GUWAHATI

43: ARUP CHETIA

SON OF LOKESWAR CHETIA
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
RESIDENT OF HUDUPARA VILLAGE
NAHARKATIA
DIST-DIBRUGARH

44: PRANJYOTIPRODHANI
 SON OF MEGHNATHPRODHANI
AGEDABOUT29 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF KALDOBA PART I
AGOMANI
DHUBRI


45: KULDEEP KAKATI
 SON OF MANIK KAKATI
AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS
RESIDENT OF KAMRUP
 KAMALPUR
 BORKA
 P.S.- KAMALPUR


46: NIRUPAM MONDAL
 SON OF NRIPENDRA CH. MONDAL
AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF SALBAGAN
 BONGAIGAON
ASSAM
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47: RAKESH DAS
 SON OF SANTOSH DAS
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF KALYAN NAGAR
 KRISHNA BASTI ROAD
 LUMDING
 DIST HOJAI


48: MANMEET SINGH
 SON OF JASBIR SINGH
RESIDENT OF SINGH BHAWAN
 NEPAUPATTY
TEZPUR
ASSAM

49: ADITI LAHKAR
 DAUGHTER OF SIMANTALAHKAR
AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF NARENGI
GUWAHATI

50: PRANAMI DAS
 DAUGHTER OF DR SUBHASH CHANDRA DAS
 RESIDENT OF PALACIA EXOTICA
 BELTOLA SURVEY
 PIN 781028

51: MEHZOBIN ELIZA
 DAUGHTER OFMD MAYEENUDDIN
 RESIDENT OF MALOU PATH
 NOWAPARAROAD
SATGAON
 GUWAHATI
 PIN 781037

52: DEEP DOLEY
 SON OF ARDHESWAR DOLEY
 RESIDENTOF JENGRAI AMGURI
 P S JENGRAIMUKH
 DIST MAJULI

53: DON KRISHNA PEGU
 SON OF DILIP KUMAR PEGU
AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF JONAI LINK ROAD JONAKINAGAR
P.O SILPATHAR
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P S SILPATHAR

54: PARINITA BARUAH
 DAUGHTER OF SUREN CH BORUAH
AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF NORTH LAKHIMPUR
 DIST LAKHIMPUR

55: SAMAINA BRAHMA
 DAUGHTER OF JALADHAR BRAHMA
RESIDENT OF H/NO10
VILLKAJIAMATI
P.O.KAJIAMATI
 DIST-UDALGURI
 P.S.UDALGURI
 BTAD
ASSAM

56: RIMI GOGOI
 DAUGHTER OF CHANDRA GOGOI
 RESIDENT OF SIVASAGAR
 LORAPUTA

57: SIKHARANI DEVI
 DAUGHTER OF JITEN CHANDRA NATH
AGED ABOUT28 YEARS
 RESIDENT OF VILL- JAMUGURI
 BEBEJIA
 NAGAON

58: SHYAMAL DUTTA
 SON OF ROBIN DUTTA
RESIDENT OF SHANTI PATH
NEFA GATE DIST JORHAT

59: HARLONGKITIMUNG
 SONOFHEMARITIMUNG
RESIDENT OFADDITIONAL CHIEF ENGINEER PWD COLONY
 KARBIANGLONG
 DIPHU

60: SANGITA SAIKIA
 DAUGHTER OF GAJENSAIKIA
 RESIDENT OF RATNAPUR
 NAGAON

61: SONGJATIMUNG
 SON OF DHONIRAMTIMUNG
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RESIDENT OF VILL CHENGBBONG
P.O. KHERONI
DIST-WEST KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM

62: K ISWANI DEVI
 DAUGHTER OF KIBOTOMBI SINGHA
 RESIDENT OF 3A ALOK ENCLAVE
 H/NO-7
 BYE LANE-1
NARIKALBARI
 MOTHER TERESA ROAD
 ZOO ROAD
 GUWAHATI
ASSAM

63: SIKARITERON
 SON OF KATU TERANGPI
 RESIDENT OF VILL RONGKANGTUI
 KHERONI
 P.O. PSKHERONI
 DIST-WEST KARBIANGLONG
ASSAM
 PIN 782448

64: JYOTIKA DAS
 RESIDENT OF BIRKUCHI
 SURJYANAGAR
 KAMRUP(M)
 GUWAHATI

65: LIPI DAS
 RESIDENT OF PO- KARANGA
VILL KARANGABHAKATCHEUNI GAON
 P.S CINNAMARA
PIN 785105

66: MRINMOYEE DAS
 DAUGHTER OF SUBHASH DAS
 RESIDENT OF GOKULNIWAS
 FLAT NO 204D
 BLOCK D
ADABARITINIALI
PANDUPORTROAD

67: SOMORJITKHERSA
 SON OF BIKRAM KHERSA
AGED ABOUT 30YEARS
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RESIDENT OF VILLTHAIJUWARI
P.S-DIYUNGMUKH
P.O.NASINGWARI
DIST DIMA HASAO

68: CHANDRANIBOR TAMULY
 DAUGHTER OF LT. PRAFULLA
 PRAN BORTAMULY
 RESIDENT OF CHAMPAK NAGAR BELTOLA
 NARANARAYAN PATH
 HOUSE NO-07
 KAMRUP (M)
 PIN- 781029

69: MADHUSMITA KALITA
 DAUGHTER OF PROBIN CH KALITA
 RESIDENT OF DHING TOWN
WARD NO 10
 P.O. DHING
 P.S. DHING
 DIST NAGAON
 PIN -782123

70: DOLLY TAHU
 DAUGHTER OF CHANDRA KANTATAHU
 RESIDENT OF KANGKAN NAGAR
 J LANE
 H/NO 125
 P.O.- C.R. BUILDING
 DIBRUGARH
ASSAM
 PIN-786003

71: DABOPRIYA SAIKIA
 DAUGHTER OF REBOT SAIKIA
 RESIDENT OF BANPHOOL NAGAR
 JYOS PLAZA
 KAMRUP(M)
 PIN - 781006.

72: ASHIS NAIDING
 RESIDENT OF MAIBANG
 HARISCHANDRAPUR
 DIMA HASAO
ASSAM
 PIN -788831

73: SEEMA KUMARI
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DAUGHTER OF BALORAM KUMAR
RESIDENT OF H/NO-6
BYLANE-9
PRAGATI NAGAR
RAILWAY LINE SATGAON
GUWAHATI
ASSAM
P.O UDDAYANVIHAR
P.S SATGAONPIN -781171

74: ABHINANDA SAIKIA
 DAUGHTER OF KRISHNANANDASAIKIA
RESIDENT OF PANJABARI
 GUWAHATI
 PIN 781037

75: BHASWATI PATHAK
 DAUGHTER OF LT. MADHURAM PATHAK
RESIDENT OF SUNDARPUR
 1 BYE LANE
 HOUSE NO 22
 RG BARUAH ROAD
 GUWAHATI

76: RUPKASENTERANGPI
 DAUGHTER OF RAJENTERANG
 RESIDENT OF SILONIJAN
KARBIANGLONG

77: SWATI TERONPI
 DAUGHTER OF MR. MOHANCHANDRA TERON
RESIDENT OF RONGPIRBI
 NEAR DIPR OFFICE
LUMDING ROAD

78: JOBA GOSWAMI
 DAUGHTER OF ROBIN GOSWAMI
 RESIDENT OF KALYAN PUR PATH
 PULIBOR
 JORHAT

79: DHRUBAJIT DAS
 RESIDENT OF VILL -BARKURIHA
P.O.-BARKURIHA
 P.S.-NALBARI
ASSAM

80: HEERAMONY KALITA
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DAUGHTER OF KUMUD CH KALITA

RESIDENT OF GUWAHATI
NOONMATI

81: ARNAB ROY
 RESIDENT OF LOKENATH ROY
 SARANI CENTRAL ROAD
 SILCHAR
ASSAM
 PIN -788001

82: ARNAB ROY
 RESIDENT OF LOKENATH ROY
 SARANI CENTRAL ROAD
 SILCHAR
ASSAM
 PIN -788001

83: PARTHAJIT TALUKDAR
 SON OF JANTIRAMTALUKDAR
 RESIDENTOFCHAMATA
DHARAMPUR
BELSOR
NALBARI
ASSAM
PIN 781306

84: IMRAN HUSSAIN
 SON OF MOZIBARROHMAN
 RESIDENT OF VILL P.O. NAMBERPARA
 P.S.ABHAYAPURI
 DIST BONGAIGAON
PIN -783392

85: SHYAM SUNDAR GUPTA
 SON OF KANTALAL GUPTA
 RESIDENT OF OPPOSITE SALES TAX OFFICE
 BORBIL NO. DIGBOI
 DIST- TINSUKIA
 PIN 786171

86: MD INZAMULHAQUE
 SON OF MOHSIN AHMED
 RESIDENT OF IDRISHNAGAR PATH
 NOTBOMA
 HATIGAON
 GUWAHATI
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             HATIGAON
             ASSAM
             PIN-78103

             VERSUS

             THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS
             REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
             ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI 781006.

             2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE PANCHAYAT AND RURAL
             DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
              GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
              GUWAHATI 781006

             3:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY
              PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
              GUWAHATI 781006

             4:THE COMMISSIONER
              PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
              JURIPAR
              PANJABARI
              GUWAHATI 781022.

             5:THE SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
              MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
              KRISHI BHAWAN
              NEW DELHI-11000

Advocate for the Petitioner     : MR. K N CHOUDHURY, MR. R M DEKA,N GAUTAM,MR.
TANUZ KASHYAP

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, P AND R.D., GA, ASSAM




                                     BEFORE
                     HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR

                                              ORDER

Date : 11.03.2026

Heard Mr. T. Kashyap, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. A. Ghosh, learned counsel for the respodnentes.

The learned counsel for the respondents has placed reliance on the instruction dated 28.01.2026, which Page No.# 16/16

has been placed before this Court.

As per the said instruction, the Joint Commissioner of the Department has informed the Secretary of the Govt. of Assam, P & RD regarding a proposal for constitution of technical cell for creation of post of Chief Engineer.

The respondents shall bring the same on record by way of filing an affidavit.

List the matter on 06.04.2026.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant