GAHC010080822023

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

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

Case No. : PIL/30/2023

WE FOR GUWAHATI FOUNDATION AND 2 ORS.

REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING TRUSTEE AND PRESIDENT, ANITA

VERMA, PRESENTLY AT 23, PRATIKSHA, KHARGULI, RIVERSIDE,

GUWAHATI-781004.

2: ANITA VERMA

D/O- SHRI BALKRISHAN VERMA

R/O- 23

PRATIKSHA KHARGULI RIVERSIDE

GUWAHATI-781004. 3: DEBARGHA ROY S/O- DEBOJIT ROY

R/O- 43 LAMB ROAD

LATASIL

GUWAHATI-781001

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 23 ORS.

REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM,

DISPUR, PIN- 781005, ASSAM

2:THE COMMISSONER AND SECRETARY

TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

BLOCK-C (GROUND FLOOR)

ASSAM SECRETARIAT

DISPUR

GUWAHATI-781006.

3:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BLOCK-C (GROUND FLOOR)

ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006.

4:THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DIRECTORATE OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-781019.

5:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION DIRECTORATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-781019.

6:MISSION DIRECTOR SAMAGRA SIKSHA ABHIYAN ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-781019.

7:DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCVATION OFFICER AND INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS (KAMRUP METRO)

ATHGAON GUWAHATI-781001.

8:DISTRICT ELEMENATRY EDUCATION OFFICER AND INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS (KAMRUP RURAL)

AMINGAON GUWAHATI-781031.

9:DISTRICT ELEMENATRY EDUCATION OFFICER AND INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS (NAGAON)

PANIGAON NAGAON NH-37 NAGAON-782001.

10:GYAN VIKAS ENGLISH SCHOOL FAYAL AHMED ROAD FATASIL AMBARI GUWAHATI-781001.

11:SOUTH POINT SCHOOL BARSAPARA INDUSTRIAL ROAD GOPINATH NAGAR BARSAPARA GUWAHATI-781018.

12:SANKARDEV SIKHU NIKETAN SILSAKOO NORTH GUWAHATI GUWAHATI-781030.

13:KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA IIT GUWAHATI IIT CAMPUS GUWAHATI-781039.

14:KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA MALIGAON NE FRONTIER RAILWAY ADARSHA COLONY MALIGAON GUWAHATI-781011.

15:AKHOM SHIKSHALAYA SCHOOL RADHA KRISHNA NAGAR SALBARI NOONMATI GUWAHATI-781020.

16:GYAN EDUCATIONAL TRUST OPP. KALI MANDIR LOKHRA ROAD JYOTIKUCHI GUWAHATI-781034.

17:SKYLARK PUBLIC SCHOOL

5P42 AND RGF MALIGAON WEST MALIGAON GUWAHATI-781010.

18:SWARNA HAZARIKA MEMORIAL FLORENCE ACADEMY VILL AND P.O. SAMUGURI NEAR SAMUGURI POST OFFICE- 782140 NAGAON.

19:SANKARDEV SIKHU NIKETAN NEAR BORMA MEDICAL STORES VILL AND P.O. SAMUGURI- 782140 NAGAON.

20:SARASWATI JATIYA VIDYALAYA NEAR ROCKLAND PARK P.O. SAMUGURI-782140 NAGAON.

21:PANCHATIRTHA SISHU SANKARDEV VIDYA NIKETAN HAJO SHAKTI BARI-781102 KAMRUP RURAL.

22:HARVARD PUBLIC SCHOOL GUWAHATI HAJO ROAD AMINGAON GUWAHATI-781104.

23:LUIT VIEW ENGLISH ACADEMY SH2 DOLIBARI SARMOSALI GAIN- DADRA-781104 ASSAM

24:KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA SECTOR-1 RAMCHAI HILLS NOONMATI GUWAHATI-781020 For the petitioners : Ms. A. Verma, petitioner-in-person Ms. D. Ghosh, Advocate For the respondents : Mr. N.J. Khataniar, S.C., Education Ms. R.B. Bora, Jr. Govt. Advocate, Assam Ms. R.S. Chowdhury, Advocate for Respondent Nos.13, 14, 24 – B E F O R E –

HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY

17-12-2025 (Ashutosh Kumar, C.J.)

Ms. A. Verma, learned Advocate, who appears in person, has submitted that reply affidavit has been filed only recently, which is not on record.

Let the same be placed on record by the next date.

Re-notify on 09.02.2026.

JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant