KAMRUL ISLAM CHOUDHURY vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS

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2026 Supreme(Online)(Gau) 14682

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

Case No. : WP(C)/7318/2023

KAMRUL ISLAM CHOUDHURY
SON OF ABDUL MATIN CHOUDHURY, VILLAGE- SONAPUR PART-I, P.O.
SONAPUR, P.S. BORKHOLA, DIST. CACHAR, ASSAM
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS
REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY GOVT. OF
SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6
2:THE DIRECTOR
SECONDARY EDUCATION
KAHILIPARA
GUWAHATI
ASSAM-19
3:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E)
ASSAM BELTOLA
GUWAHATI 29 ASSAM
4:THE DIRECTOR
PENSION AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI
ASSAM
5:THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
CACHAR
SILCHAR
6:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS
CDC SILCHAR
CACHAR
7:THE BLOCK ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
CACHAR SILCHAR
ASSAM
8:THE DIRECTOR
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
KAHILIPARA
GUWAHATI-1

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. I ALAM, MR. T SK
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, SEC. EDU., SC, AG (A AND E), GA, ASSAM

BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ROBIN PHUKAN

Date : 27.04.2026

ORDER

Heard Mr. I. Alam, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P.P. Dutta, learned standing counsel for the respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 6; and Ms. M. Yeptho, learned counsel for the respondent No. 3.

Mr. Dutta, learned standing counsel for the respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 6 has produced one letter dated 27.04.2026, of the Joint Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of School Education and on the basis of the said letter, Mr. Dutta submits that for consideration of the case of the petitioner, inputs from the Directorate of Elementary Education, Assam is required and the same is being awaited, and as such, he prays for listing the matter after four weeks.

In view of the stand taken by the Directorate of Secondary Education, Assam, this Court deems it fit and proper to implead the Director of Elementary Education, Assam as respondent No. 8 in this petition.

Accordingly, it is provided that the Director of Elementary Education, Assam be impleaded as respondent No. 8 in this petition.

Mr. Alam, learned counsel for the petitioner shall take steps for service of notice upon the learned standing counsel for the Elementary Education Department during the course of the day.

List the matter on 29.05.2026.

In the meantime, Mr. Alam, learned counsel for the petitioner shall file amended cause title in this petition.

A copy of the letter dated 27.04.2026, produced by Mr. Dutta, shall be marked as ‘Z’ and tagged with the record.

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