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IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (THE HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) PRINCIPAL SEAT AT GUWAHATI
ROBIN PHUKAN
Rahom Ali Ahmed, S/o Late Abed Ali Ahmed – Appellant
Versus
Government of Assam, Represented by its Commissioner & Secretary, Education (Secondary) Department – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. historical progression of provincialization of venture educational institutions. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. conflicting claims regarding seniority, qualification, and procedural validity. (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. determining applicable legislation based on vested rights under 2011 act. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 4. factual verification of teacher seniority and attendance records. (Para 13) |
| 5. interpretation of section 19(1) sanction and waiver of procedural objections. (Para 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 6. seniority as the primary criterion for provincialization over subject combination. (Para 17) |
| 7. final dismissal order and directive for implementation of provincialization. (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
JUDGMENT :
ROBIN PHUKAN, J.
Heard Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned Sr. Counsel, assisted by Mr. S. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. B. Kaushik, learned standing counsel, Education (Secondary) Department, appearing for the respondent Nos.2—4, Mr. H.K. Das, learned counsel for the respondent No.5 and Mr. S.K. Das, learned counsel for the respondent No.6.
2. In this petition, under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner, namely, Rahom Ali Ahmed, has challenged the impu
In matters of provincialization of teachers, seniority within the respective category is the sole criterion for determining eligibility when the number of employees exceeds sanctioned posts. Subject ....
The Court established that seniority for provincialization of teachers' services must be determined based on accurate service records as per the Assam Education Act, 2017.
The omission of a qualified teacher from the provincialization list is arbitrary and violates statutory provisions and principles of natural justice.
A senior language teacher has the primary claim for provincialisation under the Assam Education Act, and failure to provide justifiable reasons for excluding such a claim is arbitrary.
Retrospective application of cut-off dates in legislation violating vested rights is unconstitutional under Article 14; tutors as government servants are entitled to equal treatment with regular pay ....
The revival of provincialisation orders for teachers is permissible following the enactment of new legislation that addresses the rights of employees previously affected by a struck-down statute.
Provincialisation of services under the Assam Venture Institutions Act requires compliance with statutory procedures, and cannot be deemed without a final decision from the State Government, especial....
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