Gauhati High Court
Cont.Cas(C)/412/2020 of PUTUL CHANDRA BARUAH AND 3 ORS. Vs PRITAM SAIKIA AND 2 ORS. on 10 June 2026
GAHC010122982020 2026:GAU-AS:8301 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/412/2020 PUTUL CHANDRA BARUAH AND 3 ORS. S/O- SADANANDA BARUAH, R/O- VILL.- REBOTI, P.O. LIGRIPUKHURI, P.S. NAZIRA, DIST.- SIVASAGAR, ASSAM. 2: PREMLATA
GAHC010122982020
2026:GAU-AS:8301
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/412/2020
PUTUL CHANDRA BARUAH AND 3 ORS.
S/O- SADANANDA BARUAH, R/O- VILL.- REBOTI, P.O. LIGRIPUKHURI, P.S.
NAZIRA, DIST.- SIVASAGAR, ASSAM.
2: PREMLATA KONWAR
W/O- AMIT PHUKAN
R/O- RAHDOIPUKHURI PATAR GAON
P.O. DHUPABON
DIST.- SIVASAGAR
ASSAM.
3: THANESWAR HATIMURIA
S/O- PHANIDHAR HATIMURIA
R/O- VILL.- HATIMURIA
R/O- VILL.- HARKINAR
P.O. PEOLIPHUKAN
P.S. GELEKI
DIST.- SIVASAGAR
ASSAM.
4: EDWARD GOLUWAR
S/O- SIMON GOLUWAR
R/O- NIMAIGARH HABIGAON
P.O. DHUPABOR
P.S. MATHRAPUR
DIST.- SIVASAGAR
ASSAM
VERSUS
PRITAM SAIKIA AND 2 ORS.
THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM,
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GAUHATI-06, ASSAM.
2:DR. BIJOYA CHOUDHURY
DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION
ASSAM
KAHILIPARA
GAUHATI-19
ASSAM.
3:ABDUL JALIL
DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER
SIVASAGAR
DIST.- SIVASAGAR
ASSAM. (ALSO INCHARGE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS
NAZIRA
DIST.- SIVASAGAR
ASSAM
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. P J SAIKIA, MR. A K GUPTA
Advocate for the Respondent : MS. P CHAKRABORTY, MR. D SAIKIA,MR A CHALIHA,MS. N
PHUKAN,MR. D SAIKIA
BEFORE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
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ORDER
11-06-2026
1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. SMT Chistie, learned counsel for the respondents.
2. Alleging willful and deliberate violation of the common order dated 10.09.2019 passed in WP(C) No. 4018/2014, wherein the direction was issued to the respondents to make payment of arrear of salaries to the petitioners, the present contempt petition is filed.
3. On the other hand, it is the stand of the respondents that there are many other similarly situated persons, who filed writ petitions claiming arrears of salary and current salary. Being situated thus, the State in Education Department, finding the appointments of such persons to be irregular/illegal, formed Screening Committee, wherein the petitioners and other similarly situated persons participated.
4. Thereafter, based on the report of the Screening Committee, those whose appointments were found to be irregular were offered fresh appointments in different categories i.e., Tutors and Teachers, based on their educational qualifications as per the extent norms, by creating personnel post, which were to be abolished on retirement of those Teachers/Tutors.
5. The petitioners accepted such appointment and are continuing in their service in support of which Mr. Chistie, learned counsel for the respondents/contemnors has produced the details with a list in similar cases.
6. In view of the aforesaid submission, this court is of the opinion that the order dated 10.09.2019 passed in WP(C) No. 4018/2014 stands complied with.
7. Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands closed. However, the petitioner shall be at liberty to assail such appointment as permissible under law. JUDGE Comparing Assistant