Back
2023 Supreme(Online)(GAU) 368
GAHC010025722023 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WA/71/2023 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT AND 3 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, GUWAHATI-781001
2: THE REGISTRAR GENERAL GAUHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI-781001
3: THE REGISTRAR (ADMINISTRATION)
GUAHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI-781001
4: THE REGISTRAR (ESTABLISHMENT)
GAUHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI-78100 VERSUS SAFIQUR RAHMAN AND 20 ORS S/O MAHIBUR RAHMAN, VILL AND P.O.-DAMPUR, NEAR DAMPUR HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL, PIN-781102
2:SURJYA KANTA RAMCHIARY S/O MEGHARAM RAMCHIARY DAIMUGURI FATASHIL AMBARI GUWAHATI-25
3:HARI PRASAD MEDHI S/O LATE CHANDRA NATH MEDHI KRB ROAD BHARALUMUKH GUWAHATI-781009 4:TILOK KONWAR S/O LATE PRABHAT KONWAR HOUSE NO. 21 YUBANAGAR FOREST GATE NARENGI GUWAHATI-781026
5:GREGORY DAIMARI S/O ELIAS DAIMARI VILL-NIZ GHOPRABARI P.O.-PANERI DIST-UDALGURI ASSAM
6:NEWMAN SANGMA S/O SUDHIR J SANGMA BIRUBARI GOPINATH NAGAR GUWAHATI-781016
7:AJIT KR KULI S/O SRI GANESH CHANDRA KULI
8TH MILE GARO BASTI P.O.-AMERIGOG P.S.-BASISTHA DIST-KAMRUP (M)
GUWAHATI-23
8:GANDHI RAM KATHAR S/O LATE SUKURA KATHAR VILL-CHAKANIBARI KHAT TETELIA P.O.-GANDHINAGAR DIST-KAMRUP(M)
PIN-782403
9:CHRISTELLYN S MARAK D/O LATE J S MARAK SOUTH SARANIA BAIKUNTHA PATH HOUSE NO. 1 GUWAHATI-7
10:NEIL JONGSKE SANGMA S/O SUDHIR J SANGMA BIRUBARI GOPINATH NAGAR GUWAHATI-781016
11:PRADIP SINHA S/O MANABENDRA SINHA BORBARI GUWAHATI-781036
12:SAHIDUL HOQUE S/O LATE MAHTAB ALI JYOTI PATH BYE LANE GRC ROAD NIZARAPAR NOONMATI GUWAHATI-781020
13:TOMIZUDIIN AHMED S/O LATE TAHARUDDIN AHMED HOUSE NO. 6 SIX MILE VIP ROAD MOHAPURUSHMADHABDEV PATH GUWAHATI-781022
14:BORTHAN THAOSEN S/O LATE SOBENDRA THAOSEN HOUSE NO. 4 SWARAJ PATH NEAR IIBM KHANAPARA GUWAHATI-22
15:PRADIP SARMA S/O LATE ROHINI KR SARMA HOUSE NO. 4 KANDURARABHA PATH ODALBAKRA GUWAHATI-34
16:APORNA DAS W/O BHABENDRA NATH DAS KAMAKHYA NATUN PARA P.O.-KAMAKHYA P.S.-JALUKBARI DIST-KAMRUP(M)
17:JITUMONI HAZARIKA THAKURIA W/O LATE HARINATH THAKURIA KRISHNA NAGAR HOUSING COLONY BUILDING NO. 3 UNIT-3 CHANDMARI GUWAHATI-3
18:ROBERT LALPIANGA NAMPUII S/O DAVID S. NAMPUII GOLDLAND VILLA HAFLONG DIMA HASAO-788819
19:DIPAK PRASAD S/O LATE JAGADISH PRASAD GAUHATI HIGH COURT STAFF QUARTER MALIBAGAN P.O.-KHARGULI GUWAHATI-781004
20:RAJ KUMAR KALITA S/O LATE JATIN CHANDRA KALITA R/O BHUTNATH MILAN PATH HOUSE NO. 3 P.O.-BHARALUMUKH GUWAHATI-781009 21:NIROD SARMA SECRETARY TO THE HONBLE CHIEF JUSTICE GAUHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. U K NAIR Advocate for the Respondent : MR. K N CHOUDHURY Linked Case : WA/5/2023 NIROD SARMA SECRETARY TO THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUSTICE GAUHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI-781001 VERSUS SAFIQUR RAHMAN AND 23 ORS S/O MAHIBUR RAHMAN VILL AND P.O.-DAMPUR NEAR DAMPUR HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL PIN-781102
2:SURJYA KANTA RAMCHIARY S/O MEGHARAM RAMCHIARY DAIMUGURI FATASHIL AMBARI GUWAHATI-25
3:HARI PRASAD MEDHI S/O LATE CHANDRA NATH MEDHI KRB ROAD BHARALUMUKH GUWAHATI-781009 4:TILOK KONWAR S/O LATE PRABHAT KONWAR HOUSE NO. 21 YUBANAGAR FOREST GATE NARENGI GUWAHATI-781026
5:GREGORY DAIMARI S/O ELIAS DAIMARI VILL-NIZ GHOPRABARI P.O.-PANERI DIST-UDALGURI ASSAM
6:NEWMAN SANGMA S/O SUDHIR J SANGMA BIRUBARI GOPINATH NAGAR GUWAHATI-781016
7:AJIT KR KULI S/O SRI GANESH CHANDRA KULI
8TH MILE GARO BASTI P.O.-AMERIGOG P.S.-BASISTHA DIST-KAMRUP (M)
GUWAHATI-23
8:GANDHI RAM KATHAR S/O LATE SUKURA KATHAR VILL-CHAKANIBARI KHAT TETELIA P.O.-GANDHINAGAR DIST-KAMRUP(M)
PIN-782403
9:CHRISTELLYN S MARAK D/O LATE J S MARAK SOUTH SARANIA BAIKUNTHA PATH HOUSE NO. 1 GUWAHATI-7
10:NEIL JONGSKE SANGMA S/O SUDHIR J SANGMA BIRUBARI GOPINATH NAGAR GUWAHATI-781016
11:PRADIP SINHA S/O MANABENDRA SINHA BORBARI GUWAHATI-781036
12:SAHIDUL HOQUE S/O LATE MAHTAB ALI JYOTI PATH BYE LANE GRC ROAD NIZARAPAR NOONMATI GUWAHATI-781020
13:TOMIZUDIIN AHMED S/O LATE TAHARUDDIN AHMED HOUSE NO. 6 SIX MILE VIP ROAD MOHAPURUSHMADHABDEV PATH GUWAHATI-781022
14:BORTHAN THAOSEN S/O LATE SOBENDRA THAOSEN HOUSE NO. 4 SWARAJ PATH NEAR IIBM KHANAPARA GUWAHATI-22
15:PRADIP SARMA S/O LATE ROHINI KR SARMA HOUSE NO. 4 KANDURARABHA PATH ODALBAKRA GUWAHATI-34
16:APORNA DAS W/O BHABENDRA NATH DAS KAMAKHYA NATUN PARA P.O.-KAMAKHYA P.S.-JALUKBARI DIST-KAMRUP(M)
17:JITUMONI HAZARIKA THAKURIA W/O LATE HARINATH THAKURIA KRISHNA NAGAR HOUSING COLONY BUILDING NO. 3 UNIT-3 CHANDMARI GUWAHATI-3
18:ROBERT LALPIANGA NAMPUII S/O DAVID S. NAMPUII GOLDLAND VILLA HAFLONG DIMA HASAO-788819
19:DIPAK PRASAD S/O LATE JAGADISH PRASAD GAUHATI HIGH COURT STAFF QUARTER MALIBAGAN P.O.-KHARGULI GUWAHATI-781004
20:RAJ KUMAR KALITA S/O LATE JATIN CHANDRA KALITA R/O BHUTNATH MILAN PATH HOUSE NO. 3 P.O.-BHARALUMUKH GUWAHATI-781009
21:THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR GENERAL GUWAHATI 781001
22:THE REGISTRAR GENERAL GAUHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI-781001
23:THE REGISTRAR (ADMINISTRATION)
GUAHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI-781001
24:THE REGISTRAR (ESTABLISHMENT)
GAUHATI HIGH COURT GUWAHATI-781001 ------------
Advocate for : MR K K MAHANTA (Sr. Advocate)
Advocate for : MR. K N CHOUDHURY appearing for SAFIQUR RAHMAN AND 23 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUMAN SHYAM HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE MALASRI NANDI
ORDER
Date : 16-05-2023 Suman Shyam, J Heard Mr. U.K. Nair, learned Sr. counsel and Mr. A. Chamuah, learned counsel for the appellants. Also heard Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned Sr. counsel assisted by Mr. J.
Patowary, learned counsel for the respondents.
When these matters were called up for hearing today, Mr. K.N. Choudhury, learned Sr. counsel has pointed out that one of us (S. Shyam, J) was a party to the Committee, which had recommended the appointment of one of the appellant viz. Sri Nirod Sarma to the post of Protocol Officer. Since the validity of the appointment of Sri Nirod Sarma in the post of Protocol Officer is also an issue that would arise for consideration by this Court in these appeals on the judicial side, hence, Mr. Choudhury submits that it may not be proper for this Bench to hear these appeals.
Since the learned Sr. counsel for one of the parties has raised the above issue, this Court is of the opinion that in order to maintain the sanctity and standard of fairness in the judicial process, it would not be proper for this Bench to hear these appeals.
In view of the above, let these appeals be listed before any other Bench without one of us (S. Shyam, J) after obtaining necessary approval of the Hon’ble Chief Justice on the administrative side.
JUDGE JUDGE GS Comparing Assistant
