Serial No. 01&02

Regular List

HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA

AT SHILLONG

WP (C) No.248 of 2018

Date of Hearing: 26.11.2025 Date of Decision: 09.01.2026

Shri. Nozrul Islam

S/o Nurul Islam,

Aged about 36 yrs, R/o Kashapari

P.O. Halliday Ganj, West Garo Hills

Meghalaya, PIN 794104

….. Petitioner

-VERSUS-

1. State of Meghalaya, represented by

Chief Secretary, Shillong.

2. Deputy Commissioner cum Chairman SSA

West Garo Hills, Tura, Meghalaya.

3. Additional Deputy Commissioner cum

District Mission Coordinator SSA

West Garo Hills, Tura, Meghalaya.

4. Joint District Mission Coordinator,

Dadenggre SSA West Garo Hills, Tura, Meghalaya.

5. The School Managing Committee of Lalmati,

SSA, U.P School represented by its

President Lalmati, West Garo Hills, Tura, Meghalaya.

6. The Headmaster cum Secretary of the School

Managing Committee of Lalmati, SSA, U.P School

West Garo Hills, Tura, Meghalaya.

7. The Lalmati, SSA, U.P. School represented by its

Headmaster, Lalmati

West Garo Hills, Tura, Meghalaya.

….. Respondents

Appearance:

For the Petitioner/Appellant(s) : Mr. H.L. Shangreiso, Sr.Adv with Ms. D. Lyngdoh, Adv For the Respondent(s) : Mr. K.P. Bhattacharjee, GA with Ms. S. Shyam, GA (R:1-4)

Mr. R. Debnath, Adv (R:5-7)

WP(C) No.473 of 2019 Shri. Nozrul Islam S/o Nurul Islam, Aged about 36 yrs, R/o Kashapari P.O. Halliday Ganj, West Garo Hills Meghalaya, PIN 794104 ….. Petitioner -VERSUS-

1. State of Meghalaya, represented by Chief Secretary, Shillong.

2. Deputy Commissioner cum Chairman SSA West Garo Hills, Tura, Meghalaya.

3. Additional Deputy Commissioner cum District Mission Coordinator SSA West Garo Hills, Tura, Meghalaya.

4. Joint District Mission Coordinator, Dadenggre SSA West Garo Hills, Tura, Meghalaya.

5. The School Managing Committee of Lalmati, SSA, U.P School represented by its President Lalmati, West Garo Hills, Tura, Meghalaya.

6. The Headmaster cum Secretary of the School Managing Committee of Lalmati, SSA, U.P School West Garo Hills, Tura, Meghalaya.

7. Shri. Syam Sundar Ray, Headmaster of Lalmati SSA, U.P. School Lalmati, West Garo Hills, Tura, Meghalaya.

….. Respondents Appearance:

For the Petitioner/Appellant(s) : Mr. H.L. Shangreiso, Sr.Adv with Ms. D. Lyngdoh, Adv For the Respondent(s) : Mr. K.P. Bhattacharjee, GA with Ms. S. Shyam, GA (R:1-4)

Mr. R. Debnath, Adv (R:5-7)

Coram:

Hon’ble Mr. Justice B. Bhattacharjee, Judge

Judgement and Order (Oral)

1. This set of two writ petitions involving interconnected issues is taken up together for disposal.

2. In WP(C) No.248 of 2018, the petitioner has prayed for quashing and setting aside of the Resolution No.1,2,3 dated 02.03.2017, Minute dated 09.06.2017, Resolution No.1 dated 23.06.2017, Minute dated 29.06.2017 and 27.07.2017 of the Managing Committee of Lalmati SSA U.P School and also prayed for release of his salary w.e.f. November 2017.

3. In WP(C) No. 473 of 2019, the petitioner’s challenge is against the action of the respondents in removing him from the post of the Assistant Teacher, Science and Mathematics, of Lalmati SSA U.P School and the appointment of the respondent No.7 in his place. A prayer has been made to interfere with the impugned orders dated 27.06.2017, 11.10.2017 and 16.01.2018 issued by the Jt. District Mission Coordinator, Dadenggre and also the Managing Committee Resolution dated 05.12.2017.

4. Heard Mr. H.L Shangreiso, learned Senior counsel assisted by Ms. D. Lyngdoh, learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. K.P. Bhattacharjee, learned GA appearing for the respondent Nos. 1 – 4 and Mr. R Debnath, learned counsel appearing for the respondent Nos. 5 – 7. The learned counsels have also submitted their respective written notes of argument.

5. The fact of the case, as can be revealed from the averments made in the writ petitions, is that the petitioner was appointed as the Assistant Teacher of Science and Mathematics in Lalmati SSA U.P School vide appointment letter dated 02.05.2014 pursuant to a Resolution dated 25.04.2014 of the Managing Committee of the School and accordingly, he joined the post by filing a joi