Jyotsna Boro and 4 Ors v. The State of Assam and 3 Ors

ORDER Date : 28.04.2023 Heard Mr. S. Ali, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Ms. D. Mushahary, the learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos. 1 and 2. I have also heard Mr. R. K. Mushahary, the learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos. 3 and 4.

¶2The instant writ petition is taken up for disposal at the motion stage itself.

¶3The case of the petitioners herein is that the petitioners are the Assistant Teachers having B.Ed. Degree therefore entitled to one advance increment which however been denied to the petitioners. The learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the Co-ordinate Benches of this Court have also passed orders directing necessary verification in that regard and for passing appropriate orders if upon verification it has been found that the petitioners have the B.Ed. Degree in question. In that regard, reference have been made to the order dated 29.07.2021 passed in WP(C) No.3384/2021.

¶4Taking into account the directions passed in the order dated 29.07.2021 in WP(C) No.3384/2021 as well as the directions issued by the Joint Director of Secondary Education Department dated 21.07.2016, this Court is also of the opinion that if the petitioners have acquired the B.Ed. Degree from UGC recognized university with NCTE approved B.Ed. Colleges and joined the institution before 03.07.2012, then the petitioners would be entitled to one advance increment. This aspect of the matter however would require a Page No.# 4/4 verification to be carried out in the level of Inspector of Schools i.e. respondent No. 4.

¶5Considering the above, this Court disposes of the writ petition thereby directing the petitioners herein to submit the fresh representation to the concerned Inspector of Schools along with a certified copy of the instant order and the concerned Inspector of Schools thereupon shall make necessary verification as to whether the petitioners have obtained B.Ed. Degree from UGC recognized university and NCTE approved B.Ed. Colleges and have joined before

03.07.2012 and upon verification if it is found that the petitioners have the required qualification as mentioned in the communication dated 21.07.2016, the respondent authorities shall take appropriate steps for granting the one advance increment to the petitioners within a period of 3 months from the date of the submission of the representation.

¶6With the above, the instant petition stands disposed off.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant

PageoNo.#o1/4 GAHC010087282023 ooooooo ooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooTHEoGAUHATIoHIGHoCOURTo (HIGHoCOURToOFoASSAM,oNAGALAND,oMIZORAMoANDoARUNACHALoPRADESH)o CaseoNo.o:oWP(C)/2219/2023o JYOTSNAoBOROoANDo4oORSo W/OoUSPAoRAMoBOROo ASSISTANToTEACHERo,oBEZBHAGATIoH.S.,oVILL-oHATIBANDHA,oP.O.o MOUGAONo DIST.oUDALGURI,oASSAMo PIN-784528 2:oLATUMONIoBORO oWOoBIRESWARoBOROo ASSISTANToTEACHER oDHUPGURIoHIGHoSCHOOL oVILLoANDoP.O.oDHUPGURIo DIST.oUDALGURI oASSAMo PIN-784528 3:oHANNAoD.T.oSUNIoMOCHAHARI oW/OoTRIDIBoSUNIoMOCHAHARYo ASSISTANToTEACHER oHARISINGAoH.S.S.o VILLoANDoP.O.oBENGBARIo DIST.oUDALGURI oASSAMo PIN-784523 4:oDHANANJAYoDEKA oS/OoLATEoUMESHoCHANDRAoDEKAo ASSISTANToTEACHER o PANERIoH.S.oSCHOOL o VILL-UTTARoGEJERKUCHI oP.O.oPANERIo DIST.oUDALGURI Page No.# 2/4 ASSAM PIN-784523 5: BHABEN SAIKIA S/O LATE HARICHANDRA SAIKIA ASSISTANT TEACHER DALONGHAT H.S.S. VILL- DALOIPARA P.O. DALONGHAT DIST. UDALGURI ASSAM PIN-78452 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, EDUCATION (SECONDARY) DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006 2:THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-19 3:THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION BODOLAND TERRITORIAL AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR PIN-788819 DIST. KOKRAJHAR ASSAM 4:THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS UDALGURI DISTRICT CIRCLE UDALGURI DIST. UDALGURI ASSAM PIN-78110 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S Ali Advocate for the Respondent : SC, SEC. EDU. Page No.# 3/4 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH