GAHC010032722017

2026:GAU-AS:2510-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : WA/211/2017

1: THE STATE OF ASSAM and ANR. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, ELEMENTARY DEPTT., DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6

2: THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-1 VERSUS

1:L MRS BARNALI DEKA and ANR W/O MR. RANJAN JYOTI DEKA, R/O VILL. MUGKUCHI, DIST. NALBARI, ASSAM, PIN 781443

2:AMAL CH. DAS S/O SRI ANGGAD CH. DAS R/O VILL. KOCHPARA DASPARA P.S. BIJNI DIST. CHIRAN Linked Case : WA/304/2018

1: THE STATE OF ASSAM and ANR. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM EDUCATION ELEMENTARY DEPTT.

DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006.

2: THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 781019 VERSUS

1: MISS ANUPAMA BORA and 8 ORS D/O SRI PRODIP BORA R/O VILL. HOWRAGHAT WARD NO. 1 P.O. and P.S.

HOWRAGHAT DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN 782481

2:JUGAL CH. LASKAR S/O LATE ANANDI RAM LASKAR R/O VILL. JAMUNA GAON P.O.

PANDITGHAT P.S. HOWRAGHAT DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN 782481

3:UTPAL KUMAR DAS C/O SRI PHANIDHAR DAS R/O VILL. ROWMARI P.O. CHECHAPANI DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM PIN 781360

4:SMT. NITALI DEKA D/O DAYA RAM DEKA R/O VILL. NO. 2 GORESWAR P.O. and P.S. GORESWAR DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM PIN 781366

5:SMT. BINDIA DEKA D/O BIPIN CH. DEKA R/O VILL. MUKUNDAPUR P.O. BHOGPUR DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM PIN 781366

6:SMT. NILIM RABHA D/O KHAGEN RABHA R/O VILL. CHARANGBARI P.O. and P.S. TAMULPUR DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM PIN 781367

7:SUMIT CHANDRA S/O LATE SANKAR CHANDA R/O VILL. URDHAGAON P.O. PARAKHOWA P.S. DOBOKA DIST. HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782441

8:BABUL DAS S/O RABINDRA KUMAR DAS R/O VILL. and P.O. RONGKUT P.S. HOWRAGHAT PIN 782481

9:SMT. NIKUMANI DEKA D/O SRI TARUN CH. DEKA R/O VILL. DALONGDIA P.O. BETNA P.S. GORESWAR DIST. BASKA BTAD ASSAM PIN 781366 Linked Case : WA/183/2023

1: THE STATE OF ASSAM and ANR. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM EDUCATION ELEMENTARY DEPTT.

DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 VERSUS

1: SHRI DWADAS ADITYA DAS and 2 ORS S/O DASARATH DAS R/O VILL. P.O. NIMUA DIST. BAKSA ASSAM PIN 781315

2:BHASKARADITYA DAS S/O DASARATH DAS R/O VILL. P.O. NIMUA DIST. BAKSA ASSAMPIN 781315

3:ABHIJIT ROY S/O SRI AJIT KR. ROY C/O JHANTU SARKAR BIDHANPALLY WARD NO.3 BTAD KOKRAJHAR P.O. KOKRAJHAR DIST. KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN 783370 For the Appellant(s) : Mr. D. Saikia, Advocate General, Assam, assisted by Mr. S.K. Talukdar, Standing Counsel, Department of School Education and Ms. P. Barua, Advocate.

For the Respondent(s) : Mr. H. Das, Advocate for respondent No.1 in Writ Appeal No.211/2017.

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

19.02.2026 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ)

All the three appeals, preferred by the State of Assam, have been heard together and are being disposed off by this common order.

2. We have heard Mr. D. Saikia, learned Advocate General, Assam for the State and Mr. H. Das, learned Advocate for respondent No.1 in Writ Appeal No.211/2017.

3. The records reveal that in Writ Appeal No.304/2018, though notices were issued and served on the respondents but nobody has appeared on their behalf today. In Writ Appeal No.183/2023, steps for service of notice upon the respondents were taken by way of dasti, but the respondents refused to accept the same. Therefore, service of notice upon the respondents in Writ Appeal No.183/2023 would be deemed to be completed.

4. The challenge in the present appeals is to the judgment dated 20.06.2017 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No.804/2017 and two other connected writ petitions, viz. WP(C) No.76/2017 and WP(C) No.1832/2017, directing consideration of candidature of the respondents also for appointment as Teachers in Lower Primary and Upper Primary Schools, notwithstanding the fact that the respondents have Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) Certificate limited for being used only in Sixth Schedule areas of Assam.

5. The respondents had qualified the Teachers E