GAHC010039872026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : WP(C)/1356/2026 SUBHAM KAIRI AND 9 ORS.

S/O. SUBHASH CHANDRA KAIRI,R/O. VILLAGE NATUN BAZAR,P.O.

NARSINGPUR, P.S. DHOLAI,DISTRICT CACHAR, ASSAM

2: AMIT CHAURASIA S/O. BIJOY KUMAR BAROI R/O. BIDYANAGAR TEA EST P.O. BIDYANAGAR DISTRICT SRIBHUMI ASSAM.PIN CODE 788738

3: SARBAJIT KAIRI S/O. SUJIT KUMAR KAIRI R/O. MASIMPUR PART - II P.O. SUBEDAR BASTI P.S. BORKHOLA DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM.PIN CODE 788003

4: BIBHU BHUSHAN KOIRI S/O. BIJOY PRASAD KOIRI R/O. CLEVER HOUSE TEA ESTATE P.O. NATUN BAZAR P.S. DHOLAI DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM.PIN CODE 788112

5: ANKITA KANOO D/O. AUDESH KANOO R/O. VILLAGE HATIKHIRA ..

P.O. HATIKHIRA P.S. BAZARICHERRA DISTRICT SRIBHUMI ASSAM.

6: PAYAL KANU D/O. KISHOR KANU R/O. LALONG KITTA LABACPAR PART - II P.O. PAILAPOOL P.S. LAKHIPUR DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM.PIN CODE 788098

7: PADMINI NUNIA D/O. PANNALAL NUNIA R/O. HARINCHARA TEA EST P.O. JARAILTOLA BAZAR P.S. BHORKHOLA DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM.

8: AJOY YADAV S/O. BIDYA SAGAR YADAV R/O. VILLAGE FETIPATH P.O. CHAMTILLA P.S. RATABARI DISTRICT SRIBHUMI ASSAM.PIN CODE 788736

9: RESHMI KANU D/O. CHANDAN PRASAD KANU R/O. CHENGSUR GRANT P.O. CHENGSUR GRANT P.S. LAKHIPUR DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM.PIN CODE 788126

10: RITIKA KANOO D/O. RAMESH KUMAR KAN R/O. VILLAGE ISABEEL TEA ESTATE P.O. ISABHEEL DISTRICT SRIBHUMI ASSAM.PIN CODE 78872 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 9 ORS.

THROUGH -THE SECRETARY, TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR,GUWAHATI - 781006

2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL JUSTICEAND EMPOWERMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI - 781006

3:THE STATE LEVEL CASTE SCRUTINY COMMITTEE ASSAM REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENTDISPUR GUWAHATI - 781009

4:THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM TEA TRIBES AND ADIVASI WELFAREDEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006

5:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI - 781019

6:THE DIRECTOR TEA TRIBES AND ADIVASI WELFARE ASSAM RUPNAGAR GUWAHATI -781032

7:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CACHAR SILCHAR DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM.PIN CODE-788001

8:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SRIBHUMI P.O. KARIMGANJ DISTRICT SRIBHUMI ASSAM.PIN CODE-788710

9:CHAH JANAJATI JATIYA SANMILONI ASOM CENTRAL COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT GANESHGURI CHARIALI GUWAHATI - 781006

10:ASSAM MUDI SAMAJ CENTRAL COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT H.P. RANGAMATI TEA ESTATE GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN CODE 78562 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. P K ROYCHOUDHURY, MS. J GHOSH,MR. JUNM LASKAR Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT,SC, SEC. EDU.

BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

ORDER

09.03.2026 Date :

Heard Mr. P. K. Roy Choudhury, learned counsel, appearing for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. U. Sharma, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department; Ms. K. Phukon, learned Government Advocate, appearing for the respondent nos.7 and 8; and Ms. Tinlung, learned counsel, appearing for the respondent nos.2 and 3.

2. Issue notice returnable by 4 (four) weeks.

3. Mr. U. Sharma, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department, accepts notice on behalf of respondent nos.1 and 5, Ms. Tinlung, accepts notice on behalf of the respondent nos.2 and 3, while Ms. K. Phukon, accepts notices on behalf of the respondent nos.4, 6, 7 and 8. As the said respondents are represented, no formal notice is required to be issued. However, requisite extra copies of the writ petition be furnished to the learned counsels for the said respondents.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioners shall take steps for service of notice upon the respondent nos.9 and 10 by way of speed post.

5. Steps within 3 (three) working days from today.

6. The petitioners in the present proceeding have prayed for a direction upon the respondent authorities to expedite the verification of the Caste status of the petitioners which was brought under a cloud after a complaint in the matter was rai