Gauhati High Court
WP(C)/2226/2026 of DHARMO NATH DAS Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM 4 ORS on 28 April 2026
GAHC010080672026 2026:GAU-AS:5871 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2226/2026 DHARMO NATH DAS S/O KHAGENDRA CH DAS, R/O VILL. BHUTIADANGA, P.O. AND P.S. SUKCHAR, DIST. SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR, ASSAM, PIN 783128 VERSUS THE STATE
GAHC010080672026
2026:GAU-AS:5871
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/2226/2026
DHARMO NATH DAS
S/O KHAGENDRA CH DAS, R/O VILL. BHUTIADANGA, P.O. AND P.S.
SUKCHAR, DIST. SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR, ASSAM, PIN 783128
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM 4 ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 6
2:THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION
ASSAM
KAHILIPARA
GUWAHATI- 19
3:THE GOVERNING BODY OF MANKACHAR COLLEGE
REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT
P.O. AND P.S.- MANAKACHAR
DISTRICT- SOUTH SALMARA MANAKACHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783131
4:THE INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE CELL (IQAC) CO-ORDINATOR
MANKACHAR COLLEGE
DISTRICT- SOUTH-SALMARA MANAKACHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783131
5:MR. MUKTAZUR RAHMAN KAZI
S/O ABU BOKKAR KAZI
R/O VILLAGE BHIMAPARA
P.O. AND P.S.- HATSINGIMARI
DISTRICT- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR. PIN- 78313
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. I H LASKAR, MR. P K DEKA,J MEDHI,MR. P DAIMARY,R
BORAH,MS. N M LONGKENG,MR. R. KARIM
Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, HIGHER EDU
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE NELSON SAILO
Citations and Judicial Treatment
Cited by
0
Decisions in the index citing it
Cites
0
Decisions referred to
In this index
0
Of the decisions it cites
Overruled / Questioned
0
No negative treatment found
Loading the citing and cited decisions…
This judgment in the centre: on the left the decisions it cites, on the right the decisions citing it. Colour is the treatment; choose a decision to open it.
ORDER
Date : 29.04.2026
Heard Mr. P. K. Deka, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. A. R. Tahbildar, learned Standing Counsel, Higher Education Department appearing for the said department. [2.] Having regard to the nature of grievance projected by the petitioner, the writ petition is taken up for disposal at the stage of motion itself. [3.] The grievance of the petitioner is that although he is the senior most Assistant Professor in Mankachar College, Mankachar, the respondent No. 5 has been placed as the In-charge Principal of the College by ignoring the seniority of the petitioner. Secondly, the petitioner is also aggrieved with the delay in granting him the promotion in terms of the Career Advancement Scheme (CAS). Aggrieved with the above two (2) grounds, the petitioner approached the Director of Higher Education, Govt. of Assam by submitting his representation on 18.03.2026 (Annexure – 10) requesting the said authority to examine the grievance projected by him and to give appropriate relief. However, since the same has not been considered till date, the petitioner is before this Court. [4.] This Court has noticed that the representation of the petitioner, as stated hereinabove, is pending as on date and therefore, without expressing anything on merit, Court considers that the representation should be considered by the authority concerned and disposed of by passing a reasoned and speaking order within a time frame. [5.] Accordingly, the respondent Director of Higher Education, Govt. of Assam (respondent No. 2) is hereby directed to consider and to dispose of the representation of the petitioner within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this Court’s Order. The petitioner shall also furnish a copy of the writ petition along with all the annexures to the respondent No. 2 for doing the needful. The Order to be passed by the respondent No. 2 shall be communicated to the petitioner. [6.] With the above observations and directions, the writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant