I.A.(Civil)/2173/2026 of NARAYAN KUMAR NATH 8 ORS. Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 10 ORS. on 24 June 2026

1. NARAYAN KUMAR NATH 8 ORS. SON OF LATE JOYRAM NATH, VILLAGE MAHTALI, PO ANDHERIGHAT, DISTRICT DARRANG, PIN 784148 2: NILOMONI BORAH SON OF LATE TILOK CH BORAH RESIDENT OF VILL. NONOI PANI GAON PO NONOI DISTRICT NAGAON PIN 782101 3: HEDAYAT ULLAH SON OF AYUB ALI RESIDENT OF BHEHBARI PO GURMOW DISTRICT KAMRUP PIN 781366 4: KUSHAL JYOTI CHAKRABORTY HOUSE NO. 27 RAMKRISHNA SARANI N H Y SILCHAR PO RANGIRKHARI DISTRICT CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788005 5: KPRABIN CHANDRA SARMAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DAHI GANAKPARA PO DIGHIRPAR DISTRICT DARRANG PIN 784144 6: NOOR UDDIN SON OF HAZI OMAR ALI SHEIKH RESIDENT OF ALAMGANJ PO ALAMGANJ DISTRICT DHUBRI PIN 783339 7: SHIV CHETRY SON OF SHER CHETRY PEOLI PHUKAN ROAD NAGAON PO ITACHALI DISTRICT NAGAON PIN 782001 8: AMRIT BHARALI SON OF KHAGEN BHARALI VILLAGE PALAHGURI PO KILLING VALLEY DISTRICT MORIGAON PIN 782413 9: SHERENA BEGUM VILLAGE KUKARPAR P.O. KHONGRA DISTRICT BARPETA PIN 78130

VERSUS

1. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 10 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, EDUCATION (SECONDARY) DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI 6 2:THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION SECONDARY DEPARTMENT KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 19 3:THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION REPRESENTED BY THE CHARIPERSON HANS BHAWAN WING II 1 BAHADUR SHAH JAFAR MARG NEW DELHI 110002 4:THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR TEACHER EDUCATION EASTERN REGIONAL COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY TEH CHAIRPERSON BHUBANESHWAR REGIONAL DIRECTOR 15 NEEL KANTH NAGAR NAYAPALI BHUBANESWAR 750102 5:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS MORIGAON DISTRICT MORIGAON ASSAM 6:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS BARPETA DISTRICT BARPETA ASSAM 7:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS LAKHIMPUR DISTRICT LAKHIMPUR ASSAM 8:THE ISNPECTOR OF SCHOOLS KAMRUP DISTRICT KAMRUP ASSAM 9:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS DARRANG DISTRICT DARRANG ASSAM 10:THE INSEPCTOR OF SCHOOLS DHEMAJI DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM 11:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS UDALGURI DISTRICT UDALGURI ASSAM For the Applicant(s) : Mr. B.P. Borah, Advocate. : Mr. H. Mozumdar, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Ms. A. Das, Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department.

–B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 25.06.2026 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ)

This Interlocutory Application has been preferred by the applicants/appellants seeking condonation of delay of 6 days in preferring the appeal against the composite judgment and order dated 20.03.2026 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in WP(C) No.4400/2022 and WP(C) No.4460/2022 We have heard Mr. B.P. Borah, learned Advocate for the applicants/appellants and Ms. A. Das, learned Standing Counsel, Secondary Education Department. After going through the averments made in the application, we are satisfied that good grounds have been assigned by the applicants/appellants for condoning the delay of 6 days in preferring the connected appeal. We, therefore, condone the delay. The Interlocutory Application stands disposed off. The Registry to process the appeal and list the same on 25.08.2026 under the appropriate heading. JUDGE CHIEF

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