WA 97/2015. Gauhati High Court
| Case Number | WA 97/2015 |
| Judgement Date | May 25, 2020 |
| Court | Gauhati High Court |
IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(THE HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, ARUNACHAL PRADESH AND MIZORAM)
Writ Appeal No.97 of 2015
Appellants :
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Prabal Rajkhowa
C/o C.D.P.O. (Social Welfare Officer) Dolonghati ICDS Project, Kaurabahi Jamuguri Nagaon
District Nagaon, Assam
Pin -782142
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Pradip Kumar Nath
C/o C.D.P.O. (Social Welfare Officer) Kapili ICDS Project, Barapujia District Nagaon, Assam
Pin -782107
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Hasimuddin Ahmed,
C/o C.D.P.O. (Social Welfare Officer) Laharighat ICDS Project, Morigaon, Assam Pin -7832127
Respondents:
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The State of Assam
represented by the Commissioner and Secretary
to the Government of Assam, Social Welfare Department, Dispur, Guwahati-6, Assam
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The Director, Social Welfare, Assam Uzan Bazar, Guwahati-1, Assam
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The District Social Welfare Officer, Morigaon, District Morigaon, Assam
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Sri Imran Hussain,
The then Chairman of the Selection Committee, R/o F.A.Ahmed Nagar, Rodali Path
H.No.10, P.O. Panjabari Guwahati District Kamrup Assam PIN 781 0037
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Sri Sanjeev Kumar Nath
S/o Late Ramesh Chandra Nath, Village Barbhagia
P.O.Charaibahi, Morigaon District Morigaon, Assam
BEFORE
HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. AJIT SINGH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJIT BHUYAN
For the Appellants … Mr. D Das, learned senior counsel, assisted by Mr.I Ahmed and Mr.R Sarmah, learned counsel
For the Respondents … Mr. RKD Choudhury, learned Additional
Senior Government Advocate,
Assam for Respondent Nos.1, 2 and 3 Mr. SK Das and Mr.R Karim,
learned counsel for R-4
Date of hearing & Judgment … 25.5.2017
JUDGMENT AND ORDER
(Ajit Singh, C.J.)
This intra-court appeal has been preferred by the appellants-Prabal Rajkhowa, Pradip Kumar Nath and Hasimuddin Ahmed- challenging the judgement and order dated 19/2/2015 passed in WP(C) No.2671/2013 allowing the writ petition of Respondent No.5 Sanjeev Kumar Nath by setting aside the impugned selection process for recruitment of Statistical Assistant in the Social Welfare Department, Government of Assam, in the district of Morigaon.
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By the impugned judgment and order, the selection and appointment of the writ appellants nos.1, 2 and 3, who were placed in the select list above the Respondent No. 5 was quashed and it was directed that afresh selection process be initiated within 6(six) weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the order.
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The facts in short are these. In the month of January,2005, the Director of Social Welfare Department, Government of Assam, initiated a recruitment process for filling...
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