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HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI
Anjan Moni Kalita, J
Dulal Hossain – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam – Respondent
WP(C)/2857/2025|WP(C)/1902/2025|I.A.(Civil)/3157/2025
For the Appellants/Petitioners: A Alim Sk, K Islam, I H Khan, N Nasrin, M U Mondal, A K Talukdar
For the Respondents: GA, Assam
The court maintains its procedural discretion to grant adjournments upon a joint prayer made by the counsels for the representing parties to facilitate the orderly conduct of litigation.
Headnote:(A) Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Order XXIII Rule 1 - Writ Jurisdiction - Practice and Procedure - Adjournment - Joint prayer for adjournment by parties - Procedural necessity - Court grants prayer for adjournment on joint request of parties for a future date. (Para 1).
Facts of the case:
The petitioners filed writ petitions challenging recruitment processes. During the course of proceedings, the counsels for the rival parties made a joint prayer to the court to defer the hearing of the matters to a subsequent date.
Findings of Court:
The court accepted the joint request of the parties to fix the matters on a future date.
Issues: The main issue was the scheduling of the court proceedings based on the consensus of the parties.
Ratio Decidendi: Where parties to a litigation jointly seek an adjournment through their counsel, the court exercises its discretion to fix the matter for a future date to facilitate the interest of justice and the convenience of the parties.
Result: Matters fixed for a future date.
DULAL HOSSAIN AND ORS
S/O-JAMIR UDDIN,
VILL- BORKALIA SURJOMONI,
P.O- RAVATARY, P.S AND DIST - SOUTH SALMARA,ASSAM, PIN-783127
2: ROBICHAN ALI
S/O-KALU SHEIKH
VILL- BORKALIA CHATLARPARI
P.O- BORKALIA SERSHOW
P.S-FAKIRGANJ AND DIST - SOUTH SALMARA
ASSAM
PIN-783330
3: LALCHAN ALI
S/O-SAHER ALI
VILL- BORKALIA SERSHOW
P.O- BORKALIA SERSHOW
P.S-FAKIRGANJ AND DIST - SOUTH SALMARA
ASSAM
PIN-783330
4: MOZIBAR RAHMAN
S/O-TALEB ALI
VILL- BORKALIA SURJOMONI
P.O- RAVATARY
P.S AND DIST - SOUTH SALMARA
ASSAM
PIN-783127
5: ZAHANGIR ALOM
S/O-NUR UDDIN AHMED
VILL- BORKALIA SURJOMONI
P.O- RAVATARY
P.S AND DIST - SOUTH SALMARA
ASSAM
PIN-783127
6: SHAHAR ALI KHAN
S/O-ABDUR ROSHID KHAN
VILL- BORKALIA SURJOMONI
P.O- RAVATARY
P.S AND DIST - SOUTH SALMARA
ASSAM
PIN-783127
7: SAIFUL ISLAM
S/O-ABDUL JOLIL
VILL- MOIRAKUCHI PART -I
P.O- AIRKATA
P.S-FAKIRGANJ AND DIST - SOUTH SALMARA
ASSAM
PIN-783127
8: SHAHA ALOM
S/O-AKBOR ALI
VILL- RADHURAM CHALA
P.O- BOROKALIA SHERSHOW
P.S-FAKIRGANJ AND DIST - SOUTH SALMARA
ASSAM
PIN-783330
9: MIR RASHIDUL ISLAM
S/O-ABDUL MOZID ALI
VILL- CHALA SHERSHOW
P.O- BOROKALIA SHERSHOW
P.S-FAKIRGANJ AND DIST - SOUTH SALMARA
ASSAM
PIN-78333
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS
REP. BY THE HOME DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06, ASSAM
2:THE STATE LEVEL POLICE RECRUITMENT BOARD
ASSAM
REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN
REHABARI
GUWAHATI
PIN- 781008.
3:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE
ASSAM
ULUBARI
GUWAHATI
PIN- 781007.
4:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR
ASSAM
PIN-78312
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR A ALIM SK, MR K ISLAM,MD. I H KHAN,MS. N NASRIN,MR. M U MONDAL
Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM,
Linked Case : WP(C)/1902/2025
NAVAJYOTI KURMI AND 109 ORS.
S/O- LATE. PRADIP KURMI VILL- NEGERITING KASARI LINE
DIST- GOLAGHAT
ASSAM. POST NAME- CONSTABLE (AB) AND (UB) ROLL NO. 10805564
2: SRI TULSHA DEVI
D/O- BHANU BHAKTA CHMLAGAIN VILL- GADHORIA PATHAR P.S-HALEM
DIST- BISWANATH
ASSAM. PIN- 784172 POST NAME- CONSTABLE (AB) AND UB ROLL NO. 11904764
3: BIKASH RANJAN NATH
S/O- MOHAN CHANDRA NATH DIST-NAGAON
ASSAM. PIN- 782103
POST NAME- CONSTABLE AB
UB ROLL NO. 11711764
4: TUTUMONI DAS
D/O- NABIN DAS VILL- BISHNUNAGAR PATH DIST- NAGAON
ASSAM. PIN- 782003 POST NAME- CONSTABLE (AB) DEPARTMENT NAME- ASSAM POLICE. ROLL NO. 11701996
5: ANKITA BORA
D/O- JOYKANTA BORA DIST- NAGAON
ASSAM. PIN- 787034
POST NAME- CONSTABLE (AB) DEPARTMENT NAME- ASSAM POLICE.
ROLL NO. 11700958 DISTRICT DHEMAJI
6: RIMA ISLARY
D/O- KOMAL ISLARY VILL- LAGACHU KACHARI
LEGASUNG KACHARI
PO AND P.S- GOGAMUKH
DIST- DHEMAJI
ASSAM.PIN- 787034
POST NAME- CONSTABLE (AB) ROLL NO. 11408876
7: PRIJINTA MOCHAHARY
D/O- RAMESH MOCHAHARY VILL-JYOTISHPUR
PO- KAWPATONI P.S- GOGAMUKH
DIST- DHEMAJI
ASSAM. PIN- 787034
POST NAME- CONSTABLE (AB) DEPARTMENT NAME- ASSAM POLICE.
ROLL NO.11407614
8: PINKAL BARUAH
S/O- PURNANANDA BARUAH VILL-NAHARANI
VTC-JORKATA NEPALI
PO-JARKATA
P.S- GOGAMUKH
DIST- DHEMAJI
ASSAM. PIN- 787058
POST NAME- CONSTABLE (AB) DEPARTMENT NAME- ASSAM POLICE.
ROLL NO. 11427203
9: SRI CHANDAN KUMAR DEKA
S/O- TARUN CHANDANRA DEKA VILL- PHULBARI PATHAR
PO- MADHURIPATHAR
P.S- GOGAMUKH
DIST- DHEMAJI
ASSAM. PIN- 787059
POST NAME- CONSTABLE (AB) DEPARTMENT NAME- ASSAM POLICE.
ROLL NO.11427364
10: LAKHAN BISWAKARMA
S/O- GOPAL BISWAKARMA VILL-PUB BALI GAON
SUBANSIRI P.S- GOGAMUKH
DIST- DHEMAJI
ASSAM. PIN- 787034
POST NAME- CONSTABLE (AB) DEPARTMENT NAME- ASSAM POLICE.
ROLL NO.11426328.
11: SANTUNU SONOWAL
S/O- LAMU SONOWAL VILL-GARUBANDHA
PO- NOROWATHAN P.S- GOGAMUKH
DIST- DHEMAJI
ASSAM. PIN- 787058
POST NAME- CONSTABLE (AB) DEPARTMENT NAME- ASSAM POLICE.
ROLL NO.11433751
12: DIPJYOTI PAWE
S/O-KHAGEN PAWE VILL-NAHARBARI
P.S- GOGAMUKH
DIST- DHEMAJI
ASSAM. PIN- 787034
POST NAME- CONSTABLE (AB) DEPARTMENT NAME- ASSAM POLICE.
ROLL NO.11433281
13: JYUTSHNA DOLEY
S/O- SRI. NARESH DOLEY VILLAND PO- MINGMUNG
P.S- GOGAMUKH
DIST- DHEMAJI
ASSAM. PIN- 787035
POST NAME- CONSTABLE (AB) DEPARTMENT NAME- ASSAM POLICE.
ROLL NO.1140863
14: GYAN JYOTI NATH
S/O- PHANIRAM NATH VILL-GOGAMUKH NA-GAON
P.S AND PO- GOGAMUKH
DIST- DHEMAJI
ASSAM. PIN- 787034
POST NAME- CONSTABLE (AB) DEPARTMENT NAME- ASSAM POLICE.
ROLL NO.11425726
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