GAHC010110322023

2025:GAU-AS:364

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

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

Case No. : WP(C)/2865/2023 DULAL KRISHNA BHATTA

S/O LT. CHANDRA SAGAR BHATTA LOCO COLONY NEAR PANDU

LOKNATH MANDIR GUWAHATI 781012 DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS.

REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM

EDUCATION HIGHER DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 ASSAM

2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM EDUCATION HIGHER DEPTT.

DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 ASSAM

3:THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION ASSAM

KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 19 ASSAM

4:THE PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E) ASSAM

MAIDAMGAON BELTOLA GUWAHATI 2

Advocate for the Petitioner : R SARMAH, MR S KHOUND,MR. K MOHAMMED

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, AG, SC, HIGHER EDU

BEFORE

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

Date of hearing : 09.01.2025 Date of Judgment: 09.01.2025

Judgment & order(Oral)

Heard Mr. S. Khound, learned counsel, appearing on behalf of the

petitioner. Also heard Mr. D. Upamanyu, learned standing counsel, Higher Education Department, appearing on behalf of respondents No. 1, 2 & 3;

and Mr. C. Baruah, learned counsel, appearing on behalf of respondent No.

4.

2. The petitioner, by way of i