Sarbananda Neupane and 8 Ors v. The State of Assam and 14 Ors

ORDER Date : 26.04.2023 Heard Mr. B. Chakraborty, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. P. N. Sharma, the learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the Education Department. I have also heard Mr. S. Bora, the learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the BTC.

¶2At the outset, this Court made a query upon the learned counsel for the petitioners as to how 9 (nine) petitioners can together file a single writ petition seeking transfer from their respective posts as the reasons seeking transfer in respect of each of the petitioners are completely distinct and different.

¶3Mr. B. Chakraborty, the learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that taking into account that the cause of action of each of the writ petitioners are distinct and different, the instant writ petition be treated as a writ petition filed by the petitioner No.1 and liberty may be given as regards the other writ petitioners to ventilate their grievances by way of appropriate writ petition, if so advised.

¶4Taking into account the same, the names of the petitioner Nos. 2 to 9 are struck off with a further liberty being given to the said petitioners to seek appropriate remedies as envisaged under law.

¶5The case of the petitioner No.1 herein is that the said petitioner is presently Page No.# 6/7 a teacher in a school by the name of 1514 No. Airmari L.P. School. On account of the ailment of his mother, the petitioner No.1 sought for transfer to his home District i.e. in the District of Baksa. In that regard, the petitioner has filed an application in the online mode bearing No. Inter/EE-002-0012024 on

08.11.2022. It is the further case of the petitioner No.1 that the Block Elementary Education Officer had also given its No Objection on 25.01.2023 but till date, the respondents have not acted upon the said application for which the instant writ petition has been filed.

¶6The learned counsel for the petitioner further submits that it is on account of the non-issuance of NOC by the BTC, there has been a delay in consideration of his application. Mr. S. Bora, the learned Standing counsel for the BTC submits that the instant writ petition can be disposed of with a direction upon the Secretary, Education Department, Bodoland Territorial Council to consider the application of the petitioner No.1 and pass appropriate orders as regards the issuance of the NOC for transfer.

¶7Taking into account the limited grievances of the petitioner and upon taking into consideration the submissions of Mr. S. Bora, the learned Standing counsel for the BTC, the instant petition stands disposed of with a direction to the Secretary, Education Department, BTC, Kokrajhar to consider the application of the petitioner No.1 and pass appropriate orders for issuance of the NOC for transfer, if deemed fit.

¶8The said exercise be done within a period of 1 (one) month from the date a certified copy of the instant order is served upon the Secretary, Education Department, BTC. Page No.# 7/7

¶9With above observations and directions, the instant writ petition stands disposed of.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant

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