Gauhati High Court
Monira Khatun And Anr vs The State Of Assam And Ors on 1 September, 2015
Author: Hrishikesh Roy
Bench: Hrishikesh Roy
IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
WP(C) No.1860/2008
1. SRI ATUL CHANDRA SAIKIA,
S/O LATE NALIA SAIKIA,
R/O RAIDINGIA, P.O. AIBHETI,
P.S. JAJORI,
DISTRICT-NAGAON, ASSAM.
2 MD. MAHIBUR RAHMAN
S/O- MUSEB ALI
R/O- AMINPATTY, R.D.M. ROAD,
P.O.- NAGAON,
DISTRICT- NAGAON, ASSAM.
3 SRI PABITRA KALITA
S/O- SRI ABHOY KALITA
VILL.- BHAL BHALIYA GAON,
P.O.- KAMPUR,
DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM.
4 SRI AJIT KR. BORA
S/O- SRI DAMBORUDHAR BORA
VILL. & P.O.- DEODHAR,
DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM.
5 MD. JULFIKAR ALI CHOWDHURY
S/O- HARRISUDDIN CHOWDHURY
VILL.- DHING BORBHETI,
P.O.- BORBHETI,
DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM.
6 SRI DHIREN CH. HAZARIKA
S/O- GHANA KANTA HAZARIKA
VILL.- MAJGAON (ROHA)
P.O.- HARIMUKH,
DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM.
7 SRI HEMANTA NATH
S/O- SRI PITARAM NATH
VILL.- UPPER DOOM DOOMA
P.O.- BILASIPARA,
DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM.
8 ANISUR ISLAM
S/O- AFTARUDDIN
VILL.- DAKHINPUTA KOLONG
P.O.- AMBAGAN,
DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM.
9 SRI MINTU DAS
S/O- LATE BHUGESWAR DAS
VILL.- PATHARUWA CHUK,
P.O.- SENCHOWA,
DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM.
10 SRI DIGANTA BHUYAN
S/O- BHUGESWAR BHUYAN
VILL.- BORPATHORI,
P.O.- DEODHAR,
DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM.
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11 SRI GOLAP NATH
S/O- BITUNPON NATH
VILL.- TELIAGAON, P.O.- NAGAON,
DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM.
12 MD. AMIRUDDIN
S/O- NURUL AMIN
VILL.- JAMUGURI,
P.O.- JAMUGURI (HATIJUJUWA)
DISTRICT- NAGAON, ASSAM. ... Petitioners.
VERSUS
1. THE STATE OF ASSAM,
REPRESENTED BY DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM,
HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT,
Dispur, Guwahati-6.
2 THE DIRECTOR
OF HEALTH SERVICES, ASSAM,
HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 36
3 THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR
OF SHTC HEALTH SERVICES (TECHNICAL) ASSAM,
NARENGI (PATHORQUERRY), GUWAHATI- 71. ...Respondents.
For the petitioners : Mr. A.B. Choudhury,
Mr. J.P. Sarma,
Mr. I. Rafique,
Mrs. S.A. Choudhury,
Mr. S. Dey. ... Advocates.
For the respondents : Mr. S.K. Talukdar. ... SC, Health Dept.
Mr. P. Hazarika. ... Advocate.
WP(C) No.3523/2008
1. ABDUL SAFICAR RAHMAN,
S/O MAJNUR ALI, VILLAGE-DINKAR (KAMALPUR),
P.O.BAIHATA, DISTRICT-KAMRUP, ASSAM.
(ROLL NO.05749)
2 SYED MANNAF HUSSAIN,
S/O SYED RAISH TALUKDER, VILL. KAMALPUR,
PO. BAIHATA, DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.05749]
3 SRI JATINDRA KALITA
S/O- LATE CHANDRA KALITA,
VILLAGE MAZDIA, P.S.- NALBARI,
DIST.- NALBARI, ASSAM.
4 SYED SAFIKUL ISLAM
S/O- SYED KASHIM ALI,
VILLAGE SANTIPUR, P.O. & P.S.- NALBARI,
DISTRICT- NALBARI, ASSAM.
5 SYED LATIF ALI,
S/O SYED RAISH TALUKDER, VILL. KAMALPUR,
PO. BAIHATA, DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO. 10253]
6 MD. RUBUL CHOUDHURY
S/O MD. SOHRAB ALI, VILL. BARANGABARI,
PO. SONESWAR, DIST. KAMRUP,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.07996]
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7 SYED SAMSUDDIN AHMED,
S/O- SYED JALEBUL ISLAM,
VILLAGE BARSHIL, P.O.- MARAMJANA,
DIST.- KAMRUP, ASSAM.
8 SRI DILIP KALITA,
S/O- DHIRENDRA KALITA
VILL.- PUB-TUPAKUCHI,
P.O. & P.S.- AHA, DISTRICT-NAGAON, ASSAM.
9 UTTAM SWARGIARY
S/O BISHNU SWARGIARY, VIL. PUB AAOKATA,
PO. NAOKATA, DIST. BASKA,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.02191]
10 BINAPANI ROY
D/O BIRENDRA CH. ROY, VILL/PO. DEOHALI,
UJANPARA, DIST. BONGAIGAON,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.02244]
11 MD. SAIFUL ISLAM
S/O- LATE MD. AKTAR UDDIN,
VILLAGE AND P.O.- GORIMARI,
DISTRICT- MORIGAON, ASSAM.
12 SRI KUSHAL DEKA
S/O- LATE DHIREN DEKA
R/O- HOUSE NO. 49, WEST JYOTINAGAR,
P.O.- BAMUNIMAIDAM, GUWAHATI,
DIST.- KAMRUP (M), ASSAM.
13 JOLLY RANI DHAR
D/O SUBHAS RANJAN DHAR, VILL. BADEJAMU,
PO. BARAIGRAM, DIST. KARIMGANJ,
ASSAM [ROLL NO. 10691]
14 RABIA KHANAM
W/O KABIR AHMED CHOUDHURY, VILL. NAYAGRAM,
PO. FAKIRGRAM, DIST. KARIMGANJ,
ASSAM [ROLL NO. 10632]
15 MD. GULJAR HUSSAIN
S/O- MD. ABDUL KUDDUS
R/O- VILL. & P.O.- GORUKHUTI,
DISTRICT MORIGAON, ASSAM.
16 SRI BALEN BARMAN
S/O- PRABINDRA NATH BARMAN
R/O- SIX MILE, JAYANAGAR, GUWAHATI,
P.O.- KHANAPARA, P.S.- DISPUR,
DISTRICT KAMRUP (M), ASSAM.
17 SUCHITRA SARKAR
D/O LT. SUKESH SARKAR,
C/O SIDDHARTH DAS PURKAYASTHA,
VILL. NEAJI PALLI ROAD, PO. SATTZAMENT ROAD,
DIST. KARIMGANJ, ASSAM [ROLL NO. 10699]
18 RITA SARKAR
D/O LT. SATISH CH. SARKAR, VIL. KAMALPUR,
PO. BAIHATA, DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.09009]
19 SRI SUJAN BAISHYA
S/O- GYANENDRA BAISHYA
VILL.- KALAMTOLA, P.O.- NICHALMARI,
DIST.- NALBARI, ASSAM.
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20 SRI PARESH RAJBONGSHI
S/O- LATE MANOHARI RAJBONGSHI,
MILANNAGAR, GUWAHATI,
P.O.- HENGRABARI, P.S.- DISPUR
DISTRICT KAMRUP (M), ASSAM.
21 RANA DAS
S/O LATE RAJ KUMAR DAS,
VILL/PO. CHIBIKA BICHIA, DIST. CACHAR,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.02672]
22 MD. ANSER ALI
S/O LATE HALEM ALI, VILL. CHARKASHARIPARA,
PO. FULERCHAR, DIST. DHUBRI,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.03933]
23 SMT. KABITA TALUKDAR
D/O- SRI JITEN TALUKDAR,
VILLAGE BAR SADERI, P.O.- BHOTANTA SADERI
P.S.- PATACHARKUCHI,
DIST.- BARPETA, ASSAM.
24 OLI MAHAMMAD
S/O MD. AYNAL HOQUE, VILL. KESHARVITA,
PO. THOWDANGA, DIST. DHUBRI,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.04034]
25 SRI ARUP KR. DEKA
S/O- LATE GOPAL CH. DEKA,
VILLAGE- LATHABARI, WARD NO. 4,
DIST.- MORIGAON, ASSAM.
26 SRI DIMPAL KAKOTI
S/O- PREM NATH KAKOTI
VILL. & P.O.- DIGHALDARI,
P.S.- RAHA, DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM.
27 DILIP ROY
S/O PARESH ROY, VILL. KACHARIGHAT KAKATIGAON,
PO. KACHARIGHAT, DISET. GOLAGHAT,
ASSAM [ROLL NO. 04856]
28 JAGADISH MAHANTA,
S/O LATE TILOK CH. MAHANTA,
VILL. SIALE KHATI BHAKAT GAON,
PO. KACHARIHAT, DIST. GOLAGHAT,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.04892]
29 MD. ASADUR RAHMAN FARUQUE
S/O- MD. ABDUL MANNAN
VILL.- ISLAMPUR BLOCK NO. 3
P.O.- DHARAMPUR,
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM.
30 SRI NETRA MONI RAJKHOWA,
S/O- SRI BAKUL RAJKHOWA, VILLAGE NO. 2 GEDARBORI,
P.O.- JAMUGURI, P.S.- JAJARI,
DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM.
31 JITU KALITA,
S/O LATE PURNARAM KALITA, VILL. NO.2 KAIRIGAON,
PO. NAOJAN, DIST. GOLAGHAT, ASSAM
[ROLL NO. 04899]
32 PALASH SAIKIA
S/O TEPURAM SAIKIA, VILL. GUALGAON,
PO. MUDOIGAON, DIST. GOLAGHAT, ASSAM [ROLL NO.04990]
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33 SMT. NAMITA DEVI,
D/O- SRI KAMALESWAR NATH
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O.- GONDHMOW,
DIST.- KAMRUP, ASSAM.
34 SRI PABITRA KUMAR DAS
S/O- SRI DHANO KANTA DAS,
VILLAGE BAGAPARA, P.O.- ATHIBARI,
DISTRICT BARPETA, ASSAM.
35 RANJIT DUTTA,
S/O TANKESWAR DUTTA, VILL. NO.2 KAPRIGAON,
PO. NAOJAN, DIST. GOLAGHAT,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.05021]
36 LOHIT CH. BORAH,
S/O PURNA CH. BORAH, VILL. BORAHIGAON,
PO. SALIKIHAT, DIST. GOLAGHAT,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.05118]
37 SRI JATIN DEKA
S/O- LATE KRIPA NATH DEKA
R/O- K.K. HANDIQUE- BISHNU PATH MATHURA NAGAR,
GUWAHATI P.O. & P.S.- DISPUR,
DISTRICT KAMRUP (METRO), ASSAM.
38 SRI SANKAR MALAKAR,
S/O- RAM HARI MALAKAR,
R/O- HOUSE NO. 5, 2ND IDD GAH PATH NANDAN NAGAR,
DISPUR, GUWAHATI P.O. & P.S.- DISPUR,
DIST.- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM.
39 UMESHWRA BORAH,
S/O BHADRA KANTA BORAH, VILL. BARAHIGAON,
PO. SALIKIHAT, DIST. GOLAGHAT,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.05204]
40 BINOD NATH
S/O SANESWAR NATH, VILL. GARIAKOTH,
PO. JAMTOLA, DIST. GOLAGHAT,
ASSAM [ROLL NO. 06274]
41 SRI HITENDRA TALUKDAR,
S/O- SRI HARESWAR HALOI,
VILL.- JALKHANA (SOUTH KATHALMURA)
P.O.- JHALKHANA, DIST.- NALBARI, ASSAM.
42 SRI BABUL CHANDRA DAS
S/O- LATE JALIRAM DAS
VILLAGE AND P.O. BORI, P.S.- BELSOR,
DISTRICT- NALBARI, ASSAM.
43 DILIP KR. NATH,
S/O LATE GABINDRARAM NATH,
VILL/PO. MADHUKUCHI,
DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.06619]
44 HEMANTA NATH
S/O SHYARAM NATH, VILL. GORIAKATH,
PO. JANTOLA, DIST. KAMRUP,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.06989]
45 SRI JOYSANKAR MUCHAHARY
S/O- SRI KAMESWAR BORO
VILL.- BELGURI, P.O.- MUSHALPUR
DISTRICT- BASKA, ASSAM.
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46 SRI SULAIMAN ALI AHMED
S/O- LATE RAIZUDDIN AHMED
R/O- VILLAGE PADOMPARA,
P.O.- CHENGA DIST.- BARPETA, ASSAM.
47 HIRENDRA KUMAR NATH,
S/O LAT HARICHARAN NATH, VILL/PO. MADHUKUCHI,
DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.07045]
48 PROMAD CH. NATH,
S/O AKHIL CH. NATH, VILL. GARIAKATH, PO. JAMTOLA,
DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.08672]
49 MANOJ CHANDA
S/O NATH CHANDA VILL/PO. KATABARI,
DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.10582]
50 KAMAL HUSSAIN TAPADAR
S/O MD. SAMSUDDIN TAPADAR, VILL. TAPADARPARA,
PO/PS. PATHARKANDI, DIST. KARIMGANJ,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.10592]
51 UTTAM CHANDA
S/O LATE UMESH CHANDA, VILL. SARUCHALITA,
PO. KATAARI, DIST. KARIMGANJ,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.10720]
52 SUBAL KUMAR BRAHMA
S/O LT. SUNANDRA BASUMATARY, VILL/PO. BHUMKA,
DIST. KOKRAJHAR, BTAD, ASSAM [ROLL NO.10753]
53 DHANIRAM NARZARY
S/O NAWRAM NARZARY, VIL. BATAMARI, PS. KHAIRABARI,
DIST. UDALGURI, BTAD, ASSAM [ROLL NO. 15962]
54 PRAHALLYAD KR. SEAL
S/O LATE DEBENDRA CH. SEAL, VILL/PO. JHAWDANGA,
DIST. DHUBRI, ASSAM [ROLL NO.04068]
55 SAKIAT ALI
S/O SHAHID ALI, VILL. ISLAM NAGAR, PO. A.M.C.ROAD,
DIST. DHUBRI, ASSAM [ROLL NO.04135]
56 RAMENDRA CH. ROY
S/O LT. LAKSHI KT. ROY, VILL/PO. CHIPONSILA,
DIST. BONGAIGAON, ASSAM [ROLL NO.02427]
57 ANIL KR. DAS,
S/O LATE KHAGEN DAS, VILL. BHEHEWA,
PO. BHALUKGHATA, DIST. KAMRUP,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.05904]
58 PHUKAN DEKA,
S/O BHARAT DEKA, VILL. NO.1 SUAGPUR,
PO. NAOKATA, DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.09966]
59 SUBHAS SHARMA,
S/O LATE LALIT SHARMA, VILL. OUBARI, PO. SUAGPUR,
DIST. BASKA, ASSAM [ROLL NO.16182]
60 DIPEN HAZARIKA,
S/O LILARAM HAZARIKA, VILL. MELENG LAHKORGAON,
PO. BORKHELIA, DIST. JORHAT,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.05397]
61 SANJIB BORAH,
S/O PULIN BORAH, VILL. DHEKIAJULI, W.N.5
PO. NEW CHILDREN PARK, DIST. SONITPUR,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.15783]
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62 DHARMENDRA DAS,
S/O SOMESWAR DAS, VILL. SIRAJULISATRA,
PO. DHEKIAJULI, DIST. SONITPUR,
ASSAM [ROLL NO.15527]
63 JAHIRUL ISLAM
S/O MD. JAINAL ALI, VILL. KAMALPUR, PO. BAIHATA,
DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.07919]
64 BHABESH DEKA,
S/O RAMESH CH. DEKA, VILL. ALTA, PO. BAIHATA,
DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.06099]
65 MIRAJ SAIKIA
S/O ABDUL MAZID SAIKIA, VILL. KAMALPUR,
PO. BAIHATA, DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.08067]
66 GAUTAM DEKA,
S/O LATE MONI RAM DEKA, VILL. ALTA, PO. BAIHATA,
DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.06809]
67 RAJIB ALI
S/O DILZAN ALI, VILL. KAMALPUR, PO. BAIHATA,
DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.08825]
68 HEMANTA CH. DEKA,
S/O LATE UPEN DEKA, VILL. ALTA, PO. BAIHATA,
DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.09636]
69 ABDUL HAKIM
S/O NAJAR ALI SHEIKH, VILL. CHAUTARA, P.O. AMINKATA,
DIST. KOKRAJHAR, ASSAM [ROLL NO.10721]
70 LAKHYADHAR DAS,
S/O LATE PHATIK DAS, VILL. KAMALPUR, PO. BAIHATA,
DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM [ROLL NO.09808] .....Petitioner
VS.
1. THE STATE OF ASSAM,
REPRESENTED BY DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM,
HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT,
DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2 THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
ASSAM, HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 36.
3 THE JOINT DIRECTOR
OF HEALTH SERVICES (TECHNICAL),
STATE HEALTH AND TRANSPORT ORGANISATION,
ASSAM, PATHAR QUARY, NARENGI, GUWAHATI- 781071
4 DR. DHRUBA HOJAI
(CHAIRPERSON, SELECTION BOARD)
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, ASSAM,
HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 36.
5 DR. GIRISH CH. DOLEY
(MEMBER SECRETARY, SELECTION BOARD)
ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES (H)
STATE PROGRAMME OFFICE, ASVBDCP ASSAM,
HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 36
6 DR. MONOJ KUMAR CHOUDHURY
(MEMBER, SELECTION BOARD)
JOINT DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION,
DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, ASSAM,
HOUSEFED COMPLEX, LAST GATE, GUWAHATI- 6.
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7 DR. P.P. DE
(MEMBER, SELECTION BOARD)
C/O- THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, ASSAM,
HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 36.
8 DR. P.P.BORA
(MEMBER, SELECTION BOARD) JOINT DIRECTOR,
DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES, ASSAM HENGRABARI,
GUWAHATI- 36.
9 SHRI S.K.BORAUH
(MEMBER, SELECTION BOARD)
DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM,
HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT,
ASSAM SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 6.
10 MD. ABDUL MAZID
11 MD. ABDUR RAHMAN
12 SRI ALAKESH DAS
13 SRI AMAL KUMAR DAS
14 SRI AMAR DAS
15 SRI ARUP CHOUDHURY
16 SRI BIJURANI DAS
17 SRI BIKASH ADHIKARI
18 SRI CHAMPAK MEDHI
19 SRI DHRUBAJYOTI DAS
20 SRI DIGANTA DAS
21 SRI DIPEN DAS
22 SRI GITARTHA NANDAN DAS
23 SRI HEMANGA ROY
24 SRI HRISHIKESH TALUKDAR
25 SRI JITUMANI KALITA
26 SRI KABITA CHOUDHURY
27 SRI MRINAL PATGIRI
28 MD. NAJMUL ISLAM
29 SRI NIRMAL DAS
30 SRI PULAK THAKURIA
31 SRI RAJESH MEDHI
32 SRI SABITA BAISHYA
33 SRI SANTANU SARKAR
34 SRI BITOPAN CHOUDHURY
35 SRI RANJIT KALITA
36 SRI UTTAM KALITA
37 SRI UTTAM MALAKAR
38 SRI ARAN LAHARI
39 SRI KAMALESWAR BASUMATARY
40 SRI RAHUL DEWRI
41 SRI RAKESH BARO
42 SRI SHASADHAR NATH
43 SYEDA NESIMA AHMED
44 SMT BANDANA SINGHA
45 SRI DEBA JYOTI PATHAK
46 SRI LAKHESWAR PATGIRI
47 MD. IMDADUL HUSSAIN
48 SMTI RINA NATH
49 SRI SATYA RANJAN ROY
50 SRI SUDORKHAN PATGIRI
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51 SRI RANJOY KR. THAKUR
52 SMTI SUJATA BARMAN
53 SMTI SUTAPA DAS
54 SRI ANJAN KR. SARMA
55 SRI DHRUBAJYOTI SARMA
56 SRI DITUMANI THAKURIA
57 SRI DWIJEN SARMAH
58 SMTI MONALISA DAS
59 SRI NRIPEN SARMA
60 SRI PINKU RAJBONGSHI
61 SRI RITU MANI DEKA
62 SMTI RUPAMA NATH
63 SRI HIMADRI CHOWDHURY SAIKIA
64 SRI MADHU SUDAN ROY
65 SMTI MANI DIPA ADHIKARY
66 MD. NOOR MOHAMMAD SHEIKH
67 NURJAHAN BEGUM
68 SMTI PURABI BARUAH
69 SRI BIPUL NATH
70 SRI UDAY KUMAR SINGH
71 SMTI IIAWATI DHADUMIA
72 SMTI KAKALI NAHAR DEKA
73 SMTI MADHUSMITA BORGOHAIN
74 SMTI PRANJU MONI BORGOHAIN
75 SMTI PRIYALOTA BORAH
76 SRI RAJIB GOGOI
77 SRI SAILLEN BARUAH
78 SMTI SAMAPTI BORGOHAIN
79 MD. ALAM HUSSAIN
80 SRI DIPANKAR RABHA
81 SMTI GITA RANI MUKHERJEE
82 MD IFTAHUR RAHMAN
83 SRI MANOJ DAS
84 SRI MINAKSHI ROY
85 SRI RUPAM NATH
86 SMTI BHAGYALASHI SAIKIA
87 SRI BIJOY SAIKIA
88 SRI DEBEN PAYENG
89 SRI DEVAJIT MORANG
90 SRI DIBYA JYOTI SAIKIA
91 SRI GOJEN BORA
92 SRI MADHUJYA BARUAH
93 SMTI MALA TAMULI
94 SRI MRINAL GHOSH
95 SRI RAJAT DUTTA
96 SMTI SANGEETA DEVI BORA
97 SRI PROBIRA BORA
98 SRI MUKUT BORA
99 SRI TRIDIB SEKHAR GOGOI
100 SRI AJIT NARAH
101 SMTI ANIMA CHETIA GOGOI
102 SMTI BOBITA DAS
103 SMTI DIMBESWAR BORA (DAS)
104 SRI MANAS JYOTI DUTTA
105 SRI MANUJ GOGOI
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106 MISS NOMITA HANDIQUE
107 SRI MOON JYOTI BORA
108 SRI NABIN REGON
109 SRI PADMARAM DOLLEY
110 SRI PALLAB DUTTA
111 PRANAB JYOTI LAHON
112 SRI PROTIM BOR CHETIA
113 SRI RAHUL PEGU
114 SRI RAGHU NATH LOYING
115 SRI SIVE SANKAR PEGU
116 SRI MONUJ KUMAR BORA
117 SRI PRANAB KUMAR NEOG
118 MD. ABDUR RAJJAK
119 MD. ABDUR RAKIB
120 SRI AJIT KUMAR KALITA
121 SRI AKHIL DEKA
122 SRI ALAKESH DAS
123 ALI ISLAM CHOUDHURY
124 SRI AMAL CH. KALITA
125 SRI AMRIT CH. BAISHYA
126 SRI ANANTA GOGOI
127 SMTI ANINDITA DARABDHARA
128 SMTI ANITA KALITA
129 SMTI ANITA NATH
130 SRI ASWINI KUMAR DAS
131 SRI BADAN CH. KALITA
132 SRI BHAGAWAN DAS
133 SRI BHARAT CH. DAS
134 SRI BIJAY SANKAR DEKA
135 SRI BIJOY KUMAR HIRA
136 SMTI BINA PATAR
137 SRI BIRAJ KALITA
138 SMTI CHANDANA SUTAR
139 SMTI CHANDANA KUMAR
140 SRI DHARMENDRA NATH
141 SRI DHIRAJ KR. MEDHI
142 SRI DIGANTA DAS
143 SRI DIGANTA KALITA
144 SRI DIGANTA RAJBONGSHI
145 SMTI DIPIKA KALITA
146 MD. FIROJ KHANDAKAR
147 SRI GAUTAM KR. SARMA
148 SRI GOGAN BARUAH
149 SRI GOKUL DAS
150 SRI GUNAJIT DAS
151 SRI GUNAJIT KALITA
152 SRI HARI KRISHNA CHETIA
153 SMTI HIRANMAYEE NATH
154 SRI HITESH BHARALI
155 SRI HUMEN CHANDER
156 MD. JAKIR ALI
157 SRI JIBAN LAL BARO
158 SMTI JURI MONI TALUKDAR
159 SMTI JYOTIKA DAS
160 SMTI JYOTIMONI DEVI
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161 SRI KANAK CHAMUAH
162 SRI KANAK CHAMUAH
163 SRI KHAGESWAR DOLEY
164 SMTI KHIRODA BORO
165 SRI KISHORE KR. TALUKDAR
166 SRI KULEN SARMA
167 SMTI MADHABI LATA DAS
168 SMTI MANABIKA NATH
169 SMTI MANIKA GOSWAMI
170 MD. AINAL HAQUE ALI
171 MD. RAFIQUL ISLAM
172 MD. AMINUR RAHMAN
173 MD. HANIFUR RAHMAN
174 MD. NAZRUL ISLAM
175 MD. PIAR JAHAN
176 MD. BILKISH BEGUM
177 SMTI DOLI MUDOI
178 MISS MALABIKA BARUAH
179 MISS POMPI MONI DEWAN
180 MISS RANUKA BORDOLOI
181 SRI SIVA PRASAD PEGU
182 SRI JAYANTA KR. DUTTA
183 SRI MRIDUL DEKA
184 SRI MRIDUL KALITA
185 SRI MRINAL MAHANTA
186 SRI MRINAL SARMA
187 MRS. JULEE SINGHA
188 MRS. JUTIKA BORO
189 MRS. MANJU THAKURIA KALITA
190 MS. SORNALI ROY
191 SRI MUKUT KALITA
192 SRI MUKUT NATH
193 SRI NABAJYOTI MAZUMDAR
194 MD. NAZIMUDDIN AHMED
195 MD. NAZIR IMAN
196 NITU BORO
197 SRI NILA DHAR NATH
198 SMTI NUPUR PHUKAN
199 SRI PANKAJ KUMAR DEKA
200 SRI PARAG JYOTI GOSWAMI
201 SMTI PRATIMA DAS
202 SRI RABIN SARMA
203 SRI RAMESH KR. JHA
204 SRI RANJAN DAS
205 SRI RANJIT DAS
206 SMTI RASHMI REKHA BORDOLOI
207 SMTI REBATI RABHA
208 SRI RINKU KUMAR KARJEE
209 SMTI RISHIKA DEURI
210 SRI SAILENDRA DAS
211 SRI SAMARJIT MALAKAR
212 SRI SAURABH KALITA
213 SMTI SOMA MITRA
214 SRI AMARENDRA KAKATI
215 SRI CHAMPAK BARUAH
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216 SRI DHARMESWAR DAS
217 SRI DIPAK SARMA
218 SRI DULUMONI DEKA
219 SRI HEMANTA DOLEY
220 SRI INDRA MOHAN NATH
221 SRI JAGAT KAIBARTA
222 SRI JAYANTA KR. NATH
223 SRI KUSHAL MAZUMDAR
224 SMTI MOMI BORA
225 SRI MUKUT DAS
226 SMTI PAKHILA OJHA
227 SRI PRANAB KUMAR DAS
228 SRI PRANJOL GOGOI
229 SRI RUPANTA KR. DAS
230 SRI SURACHANDRA DOLEY
231 SMTI SULTAN SAYERA RAHMAN
232 SRI SUNANDA TAMULI
233 SYED BABUL AHMED
234 SYEDA JURIMA AHMEDA
235 SRI TARUN LAHKAR
236 SRI TIRTHA NATH KALITA
237 SMTI TULIKA DAS
238 SRI UJWAL DEKA
239 SRI WILLIAM D. ROBINSON
240 SRI BIROBRATA ACHARJEE
241 SMTI MANASHI DAS
242 MD. RAFIQUR RAHMAN TALUKDAR
243 MRS. GITA ROY DAS
244 SRI NILOTHPAL PAUL
245 SRI HIRA HAZARIKA
246 SRI PRANJAL BARUAH
247 SMTI RUNIMA DUTTA
248 SRI DULAL CH. BORA
249 SRI KHITISH DEKA
250 SRI KRISHNA TARAPDAR
251 SRI LAKHIKANTA DEKA
252 MD. NASAR ALI
253 MISS JULI HAZARIKA
254 MISS NIRMALI ROY
255 SRI BABLI MALAKAR
256 MD. BAHARUL ISLAM
257 MD. BASIRUDDIN AHMED
258 SRI BIDYUT JYOTI SARMAH
259 SRI BISWAJIT BORA
260 SRI DHRUBA JYOTI BAIRAGI
261 SRI DHRUVA JYOTI BORA
262 SMTI DIKHYA JYOTI SARMAH
263 SRI DINABANDHU MANDAL
264 SRI HIMANGSHU BARMAN
265 SRI JAYANTA DAS
266 MD. KALIM UDDIN
267 SRI LATAS BORDOLOI
268 MD. SHIBBIR AHMED
269 MD. ABUL KALAM AZAD
270 MD. AFAJUDDIN AHMED
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271 MD. FIRUZ AHMED
272 MD. MUSTAFA KAMAL
273 MD. SAFIUL HOQUE KHAN
274 MD. SAMSUZ ZAMAN
275 MD. MEHADI HUSSAIN KHAN
276 MISS KABITA GOSWAMI
277 SMTI NILULEKHA DAS
278 MISS PALLABI SAIKIA
279 SRI MITRA KAMAL BORA
280 SRI MOHENDRA CHAMUA
281 SMTI MONIMALA HAZARIKA
282 MD. MUBARAK ALI
283 SMTI NIBEDITA SAIKIA
284 SMTI NISHA MONI BARAH
285 MD. RAFIQUE UDDIN AHMED
286 MD. RAJAUL KARIM
287 SRI RAJENDRA DADHARA
288 SRI RUPJYOTI DEKA
289 SRI JUNMONI SAIKIA
290 SRI CHANDAN KESHAB DAS
291 SRI MAHATTAM SARKAR
292 SRI PRASANNA KR. SARMAH
293 SRI RINA DAS
294 SRI SANKAR SARMAH
295 SRI TUSAR SUBHRA NATH
296 SRI SUKUMAR NATH
297 SMTI TRISHNA BORA
298 SRI UTTAM SAIKIA
299 SRI AJAY DAS
300 SRI AKHIL BAISHYA
301 SMTI AMINA BEGUM
302 SMTI BABITA DAS
303 SRI BANAJIT KALITA
304 SMTI CHAMPA RAJBONGSHI
305 SMTI CHAPALA DAS
306 SRI DEBAJIT KUMAR SARMA
307 SRI DEBRAJ KALITA
308 SRI DEEP KUMAR KALITA
309 SRI DHIRAJ CHANDRA DEVA SARMAH
310 SRI DIBAKAR TALUKDAR
311 SRI DWIJEN CH. DAS
312 SRI HEMANTA DEKA
313 SMTI HIRAMANI THAKURIA
314 SRI HOMEN DUTTA
315 SRI JAYANTA DAS
316 SRI JISHU BARO
317 SMTI KAJAL GOSWAMI
318 SRI MANAVENDRA BARMAN
319 MD. NURUL ISLAM
320 MISS MIRA BEGUM
321 SMTI MIRA MAJUMDAR
322 SRI NABAJYOTI DAS
323 SRI NIPAL BAISHYA
324 SMTI PAKHILA BAISHYA
325 SRI PANKAJ JYOTI DAS
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326 SRI PANKAJ KALITA
327 SRI PANKAJ KUMAR HALOI
328 SRI PRADIP BARMAN
329 SMTI RASHMI REKHA DEKA
330 SRI RATUL MAHANTA
331 SMTI SARASWATI BAISHYA
332 SRI SAURABH BASUMATARY
333 SRI AJIT KAKATI
334 SRI ANUPAM THAKURIA
335 SMTI MALATI KALITA
336 SRI RABINDRA NATH SARMA
337 SMTI SHIKHA BAISHYA DAS
338 SMTI TUTU MANI SAIKIA
339 SRI NABARUN LAHON
340 SMTI SIMI DEORI
341 SMTI BIVA DEVI
342 SRI DIBAKAR TIMSINAH
343 SRI JYOTISH BORDOLOI
344 SMTI LABANYA DEVI
345 SMTI MAMU DAS
346 SMTI RASHMI HAZARIKA
347 SRI PRABHAT SAIKIA
348 SMTI SUMI SAIKIA
349 SMTI SUMI HAZARIKA
350 SRI UTPAL KUMAR BORO
351 SMTI DIPTI RANI SAHARIA
352 SMTI PUSPALATA CHAMUA
353 MISS RASHNA BURA GOHAIN
354 SRI AMRIT KALITA
355 SRI APURBA KALITA
356 SRI ASHOK KUMAR DAS
357 SRI BISWAJIT PAUL
358 SRI CHANDAN KALITA
359 SMTI DIPAMONI SAIKIA
360 SRI GAUTAM KUMAR DEKA
361 MD. JAKIRAR RAHMAN
362 SRI KHITISH CH. DAS
363 SRI KISHOR KUMAR KALITA
364 SRI KUSHAL CHANDRA DAS
365 SRI MAHENDRA KUMAR BHARALI
366 MD. AHMAD ALI
367 MD. MAZAMIL ALI
368 MD. ANOWAR HUSSAIN
369 MD. INTAJUL HOQUE
370 MD. MAJMUL HAQUE
371 MD. MINTU BORAH
372 SRI PRABASH BURAGOHAIN
373 SRI PRAFULLA KALITA
374 SRI PRANAB KR. CHOUDHURY
375 SRI PRASENJIT BORDOLOI
376 SRI PRONOY SAHA
377 SRI RAMEN CH. MEDHI
378 SRI RANJIT KAKATI
379 SMTI RUMI DAS
380 SRI RUP KUMAR BARMAN
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381 SRI SANJEEB SEAL
382 SRI SANJIB KR. PATOWARY
383 SRI SAURAV DAS CHOUDHURY
384 SRI TILAK KALITA
385 SRI TRAILOKYA SARMAH
386 SRI SADANANDA SAIKIA
387 SRI UJJAL PROKASH DUWARAH
388 SRI BHAGYA JYOTI DAS
389 MD. SULTAN AHMED
390 SMTI MAJONI DEURI
391 SRI DHIREN PHUKAN
392 SRI ARUP JYOTI BURAGOHAIN
393 SRI GAUTAM BHATTACHARYYA
394 SRI TARUN KR. SINGHA
395 SRI PULAK GOSWAMI
396 SRI JAYANTA HAZARIKA
397 SRI SANJU ROY
398 MD. SURUJ ALI
399 MD. SULAIMAN ALI
400 MISS MUBINA BEGUM
401 SRI NITUL DAS
402 SMTI SHAHNOWJEE BORA
403 MRS. ARCHANA DAS KALITA
404 SMTI MANJU DAS
405 SMTI JYOTI BHARALI
406 MD. TARIKUR RAHMAN
407 SRI SAMINDRA MALI
408 SRI ABHIJIT SAIKIA
409 SRI DEBASISH GOGOI
410 SRI ANANTA GOGOI
411 MISS JESMIN AHMED
412 MD. FERDOUS ALOM
413 SMTI URMILA DEKA
414 SRI ARUP SAIKIA
415 SMTI KABITA TALUKDAR
416 SMTI SEWALEE BARUA
417 SMTI CHUMI TALUKDAR
418 MD. NASIR UDDIN LASKAR
419 SMTI BINITA BORAH
420 SRI PATNESWAR DAS
421 SMTI RUPALI BARMAN
422 SRI DEBO RANJAN DOLEY
423 SRI SANJIB KUMAR DEURI
424 SRI PANKAJ KUMAR DAS
425 MISS KABITA GOGOI
426 MD. ASHRAFUL BEPARI
427 SMTI TAMANNA CHOUDHURY
428 MS. NILIMA SAIKIA
429 SRI DIJEN HALOI
430 SMTI NAMITA BARGOHAIN
431 SMTI DITI DEB
432 SRI SUCHITRA PEGU
THE ADDRESSES OF THE RESPONDENTS NO. 10 TO 431
ARE ALL-C/O THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
ASSAM, HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 6.
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433 THE DIRECTOR
OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS,
DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 6. ...Respondents.
For the petitioner : Mr. J.I. Borbhuiya,
Mrs. F. Begum,
Mr. L. Mohan,
Ms. S. Roy. ... Advocates.
For the respondents 1-9 : Mr. S.K. Talukdar ... SC, Health Dept.
Mr. P. Hazarika. ... Advocate.
WP(C) No.1773/2008
1. TAPAN PAUL
S/O LT. DAYAMOY PAUL,
R/O VILL. SILCHAR ROAD, W.NO.II, PO. HAILAKANDI,
DIST. HAILAKANDI, ASSAM.
2 SAGAR SINHA
S/O SUDHIR SINHA,
R/O VILL & P.O. JANAKI BAZAR, DIST. HAILAKANDI, ASSAM.
3 PRABAL SARMA,
S/O PRAN KANTA SARMA,
R/O VILL/PO. CHIPARSANGAR, DIST. HAILAKANDI, ASSAM.
4 NAHARUL ISLAM BARBHUIYA,
S/O MOHIN UDDIN BARBHUIYA,
R/O VILL/PO. BARBOND I, DIST. HAILAKANDI, ASSAM. ...Petitioners.
VS.
1. THE STATE OF ASSAM,
REPRESENTED BY DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM,
HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT,
DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2 THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
ASSAM, HENGRABARI, GHY-36
3 THE JT. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES [MALARIA],
ASSAM, HENGRABARI, GHY-36
4 THE JT. DIRECTOR OF HEATLTH SERVICES [TECHNICAL]
ASSAM, NARENGI [PATHERQUERY], GHY-71
5 OM PRAKASH LOHAR
S/O JAMUNA LOHAR, R/O VILL. DUJUBASTI,
PS. SAMUGURI, DIST. NAGAON,
MEMO NO.ESSTT/MALARIA/TP/3/08 ROLL NO.1912
6 BAHARUL ISLAM,
S/O LT. RUSTOM ALI, R/O VILL. PACHIM LARIRMULAH,
PS. RUPAHIHAT, SAMUGURI, DIST. NAGAON,
POSTED AT KATLICHEERA PHC,
MEMO NO.ESSTT/MALARIA/TP/3/08 ROLL NO.1923. ....Respondents.
For the petitioners : Mr. A.S. Choudhury,
Ms. S. Seal,
Ms. I. Hussain,
Mr. R. Ahmed,
Mr. R. Islam,
Mr. R. De,
Ms. N. Mitra,
Ms. D. Devi. ... Advocates.
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For the respondents 1-4 : Mr. S.K. Talukdar ... SC, Health Dept.
Mr. P. Hazarika. ... Advocate.
WP(C) No.3712/2009
1. MUSSTT. REHENA BEGAM CHOUDHURY
D/O NUR UDDIN CHOUDHURY,
VILL. NARAYANPUR, P.O. CHANDPUR (WEST),
P.S. & DIST. HAILAKANDI, ASSAM. ...Petitioner.
VS.
1. THE STATE OF ASSAM,
REPRESENTED BY DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM,
HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT,
DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2 THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
ASSAM HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI-36
3 RATUL MAHANTA,
S/O DHARMAKANTA MAHANTA, VILL. & P.O. ADABARI,
P.S. MAKULMUA, DIST. NALBARI, ASSAM.
4 HIMANGSHU BARMAN,
S/O LUHIT BARMAN, VILL. & P.O. MAJARBAT,
DIST. NAGAON, ASSAM.
5 MD. SHAMSUL ALOM,
S/O MD. SHAFIQUR RAHMAN, VILL. SHAPAKHATA,
P.S. MUKALMUA, DIST. NALBARI, ASSAM.
6 UTPAL DIMASA,
C/O B.L. LANGTHASA, ASEB COLONY,
DIV NO.1,HOUSE NO. IV-2 (D), BENGALIPATTY,
DIST. NAGAON, ASSAM.
7 BITUPAN CHOUDHURY,
S/O SRI BHABESH CHOUDHURY, VILL. SARUPETA,
P.S. PATHARKUCHI, DIST. BARPETA-781318.
8 OMPRAKASH LOHAR,
S/O JAMUNA LOHAR, VILL. DIJUBASTI,
P.O. MISSA, P.S. SAMAGURI, DIST. NAGAON.
9 WILLIAM D. ROBINSON,
S/O P.N. DEKA, VILL. KAILASHPUR,
P.O. SONAPUR, P.S. KHETRI, DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM.
10 MD. BAHARUL ISLAM,
S/O LATE RUSTAM ALI, VILL. PASHIMLAIRMUK,
P.S. RUPAHIHAT, DIST. NAGAON.
11 UMEN CHANDRA,
S/O SRI HOLIRAM NATH, VILL. SATHGAON (KORHPARA),
P.O. UDAYAN VIHAR, GUWAHATI, DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM.
12 MD. NAZIM UDDIN AHMED,
S/O LATE SHAJ ALI AHMED,
VILL. RANGIA, UTTAR BONGOAN, WARD NO. II,
P.O. & DIST. RANGIA, DIST. KAMRUP.
13 JAYANTA KR. DUTTA,
S/O SRI BALINDRANATH DUTTA,
VILL. & P.O. BHOMOLAHATI, DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM.
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14 MD. NAZRUL ISLAM,
S/O MD. SULTAN ALI, VILL. SIMELIBARI,
P.O. MANDAKATA, DIST. KAMRUP, ASSAM. ....Respondents.
For the petitioners : Mr. R. Islam,
Mr. R. De,
Ms. N. Mitra,
Ms. D. Devi. ... Advocates.
For the respondents 1-2 : Mr. S.K. Talukdar ... SC, Health Dept.
Mr. P. Hazarika. ... Advocate
WP(C) No.2689/2008
1. SHRI DEBASHISH CHOUDHURY
S/O- LATE MOTILAL CHOUDHURY,
R/O- VILL.- TIKARPARA, P.O.- BASUDEVNAGAR,
DIST.- KARIMGANJ, ASSAM.
2 SHRI RANJIT KUMAR ROY,
S/O- LATE RANMONI ROY,
C/O- SHRI PRABATH CHANDRA ROY,
R/O- MALUGRAM KALIBARI ROAD, SILCHAR-2,
DISTRICT- CACHAR, ASSAM. ...Petitioners.
VS.
1. THE STATE OF ASSAM,
REPRESENTED BY DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM,
HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT,
DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2 THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
ASSAM, HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 36.
3 THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
HEADQUARTERS, ASSAM, HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 36.
4 THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES (MALARIA),
ASSAM, HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 36.
5 THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
KARIMGANJ DISTRICT, P.O. & DIST.- KARIMGANJ, ASSAM.
6 SHRI MANASI DAS, S.W.,
(SURVEILLANCE WORKER)
7 SHRI BEDABRATA ACHARJEE, S.W.,
(SURVEILLANCE WORKER)
8 SMTI. LOVELY CHORAI, S.W.
(SURVEILLANCE WORKER)
9 SHRI NILOTPAL PAUL, S.W.,
(SURVEILLANCE WORKER)
10 SHRI SAFIQUR RAHMAN TALUKDAR,
SURVEILLANCE WORKER,
11 SMTI. GITA ROY DAS, S.W.
SURVEILLANCE WORKER,
NOTICES TO THE RESPONDENTS NO. 6 - 11
ARE TO BE SERVED THROUGH THE RESPONDENT NO. 5
I.E. THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
KARIMGANJ DISTRICT, P.O. KARIMGANJ, ASSAM.
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12 THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
CACHAR, P.O.- SILCHAR,
DIST.- CACHAR, ASSAM.
13 SMTI SUJATA BARMAN, S.W.,
(SURVEILLANCE WORKER)
14 SMTI. SUTAPA DAS, S.W.
(SURVEILLANCE WORKER)
15 SHRI RAJEN THAKUR, S.W.,
(SURVEILLANCE WORKER)
16 SMTI. DIPALI DEB, S.W.
(SURVEILLANCE WORKER)
OFFICES TO THE RESPONDENTS NO. 13-17
ARE TO BE SERVED THROUGH THE RESPONDENT NO. 5
I.E. THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
CACHAR, P.O.- SILCHAR, DIST.- CACHAR, ASSAM. ....Respondents.
For the petitioners : Dr. B. Ahmed,
Mr. N. Haque,
Mr. S.K. Deori,
Mr. H.I. Choudhury,
Mr. K. Uddin. ... Advocates.
For the respondents 1-5 & 12 : Mr. S.K. Talukdar ... SC, Health Dept.
Mr. P. Hazarika. ... Advocate.
WP(C) No.2253/2008
1. SRI NITUL BARMAN & ORS.
S/O- SRI MANTI RAM BARMAN, HENGRABARI,
LISHU BAGAN ROAD, GUWAHATI, P.O.- HENGRABARI,
P.S.- DISPUR, DISTRICT KAMRUP (M), ASSAM.
2 SRI JATINDRA KALITA
S/O- LATE CHANDRA KALITA,
VILLAGE MAZDIA, P.S.- NALBARI, DIST.- NALBARI, ASSAM.
3 SYED SAFIKUL ISLAM
S/O- SYED KASHIM ALI,
VILLAGE SANTIPUR, P.O. & P.S.- NALBARI,
DISTRICT- NALBARI, ASSAM.
4 SYED SAMSUDDIN AHMED,
S/O- SYED JALEBUL ISLAM,
VILLAGE BARSHIL, P.O.- MARAMJANA,
DIST.- KAMRUP, ASSAM.
5 SRI DILIP KALITA,
S/O- DHIRENDRA KALITA
VILL.- PUB-TUPAKUCHI, P.O. & P.S.- AHA, DISTRICT-NAGAON, ASSAM.
6 MD. SAIFUL ISLAM
S/O- LATE MD. AKTAR UDDIN,
VILLAGE AND P.O.- GORIMARI,
DISTRICT- MORIGAON, ASSAM.
7 SRI KUSHAL DEKA
S/O- LATE DHIREN DEKA
R/O- HOUSE NO. 49, WEST JYOTINAGAR,
P.O.- BAMUNIMAIDAM, GUWAHATI,
DIST.- KAMRUP (M), ASSAM.
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8 MD. GULJAR HUSSAIN
S/O- MD. ABDUL KUDDUS
R/O- VILL. & P.O.- GORUKHUTI,
DISTRICT MORIGAON, ASSAM.
9 SRI BALEN BARMAN
S/O- PRABINDRA NATH BARMAN
R/O- SIX MILE, JAYANAGAR, GUWAHATI,
P.O.- KHANAPARA, P.S.- DISPUR,
DISTRICT KAMRUP (M), ASSAM.
10 SRI SUJAN BAISHYA
S/O- GYANENDRA BAISHYA
VILL.- KALAMTOLA, P.O.- NICHALMARI,
DIST.- NALBARI, ASSAM.
11 SRI PARESH RAJBONGSHI
S/O- LATE MANOHARI RAJBONGSHI,
MILANNAGAR, GUWAHATI,
P.O.- HENGRABARI, P.S.- DISPUR
DISTRICT KAMRUP (M), ASSAM.
12 SMT. KABITA TALUKDAR
D/O- SRI JITEN TALUKDAR,
VILLAGE BAR SADERI, P.O.- BHOTANTA SADERI
P.S.- PATACHARKUCHI,
DIST.- BARPETA, ASSAM.
13 SRI ARUP KR. DEKA
S/O- LATE GOPAL CH. DEKA,
VILLAGE- LATHABARI, WARD NO. 4,
DIST.- MORIGAON, ASSAM.
14 SRI DIMPAL KAKOTI
S/O- PREM NATH KAKOTI
VILL. & P.O.- DIGHALDARI,
P.S.- RAHA, DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM.
15 MD. ASADUR RAHMAN FARUQUE
S/O- MD. ABDUL MANNAN
VILL.- ISLAMPUR BLOCK NO. 3
P.O.- DHARAMPUR,
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM.
16 SRI NETRA MONI RAJKHOWA,
S/O- SRI BAKUL RAJKHOWA,
VILLAGE NO. 2 GEDARBORI,
P.O.- JAMUGURI, P.S.- JAJARI,
DIST.- NAGAON, ASSAM.
17 SMT. NAMITA DEVI,
D/O- SRI KAMALESWAR NATH
R/O- VILLAGE AND P.O.- GONDHMOW,
DIST.- KAMRUP, ASSAM.
18 SRI PABITRA KUMAR DAS
S/O- SRI DHANO KANTA DAS,
VILLAGE BAGAPARA, P.O.- ATHIBARI,
DISTRICT BARPETA, ASSAM.
19 SRI JATIN DEKA
S/O- LATE KRIPA NATH DEKA
R/O- K.K. HANDIQUE-
BISHNU PATH MATHURA NAGAR,
GUWAHATI P.O. & P.S.- DISPUR,
DISTRICT KAMRUP (METRO), ASSAM.
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20 SRI SANKAR MALAKAR,
S/O- RAM HARI MALAKAR,
R/O- HOUSE NO. 5, 2ND IDD GAH PATH NANDAN NAGAR,
DISPUR, GUWAHATI P.O. & P.S.- DISPUR,
DIST.- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM.
21 SRI HITENDRA TALUKDAR,
S/O- SRI HARESWAR HALOI,
VILL.- JALKHANA (SOUTH KATHALMURA)
P.O.- JHALKHANA, DIST.- NALBARI, ASSAM.
22 SRI BABUL CHANDRA DAS
S/O- LATE JALIRAM DAS
VILLAGE AND P.O. BORI, P.S.- BELSOR,
DISTRICT- NALBARI, ASSAM.
23 SRI JOYSANKAR MUCHAHARY
S/O- SRI KAMESWAR BORO
VILL.- BELGURI, P.O.- MUSHALPUR
DISTRICT- BASKA, ASSAM.
24 SRI SULAIMAN ALI AHMED
S/O- LATE RAIZUDDIN AHMED
R/O- VILLAGE PADOMPARA, P.O.- CHENGA
DIST.- BARPETA, ASSAM. .....Petitioners
VS.
1. THE STATE OF ASSAM,
REPRESENTED BY DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM,
HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT,
DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2 THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
ASSAM, HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 36.
3 THE JOINT DIRECTOR
OF HEALTH SERVICES (TECHNICAL),
STATE HEALTH AND TRANSPORT ORGANISATION,
ASSAM, PATHAR QUARY, NARENGI, GUWAHATI- 781071
4 DR. DHRUBA HOJAI
(CHAIRPERSON, SELECTION BOARD)
DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, ASSAM,
HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 36.
5 DR. GIRISH CH. DOLEY
(MEMBER SECRETARY, SELECTION BOARD)
ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES (H)
STATE PROGRAMME OFFICE, ASVBDCP ASSAM,
HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 36
6 DR. MONOJ KUMAR CHOUDHURY
(MEMBER, SELECTION BOARD)
JOINT DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL EDUCATION,
DIRECTORATE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION, ASSAM,
HOUSEFED COMPLEX, LAST GATE, GUWAHATI- 6.
7 DR. P.P. DE
(MEMBER, SELECTION BOARD)
C/O- THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES, ASSAM,
HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 36.
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8 DR. P.P.BORA
(MEMBER, SELECTION BOARD) JOINT DIRECTOR,
DIRECTORATE OF HEALTH SERVICES, ASSAM HENGRABARI,
GUWAHATI- 36.
9 SHRI S.K.BORAUH
(MEMBER, SELECTION BOARD)
DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM,
HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT,
ASSAM SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 6.
10 MD. ABDUL MAZID
11 MD. ABDUR RAHMAN
12 SRI ALAKESH DAS
13 SRI AMAL KUMAR DAS
14 SRI AMAR DAS
15 SRI ARUP CHOUDHURY
16 SRI BIJURANI DAS
17 SRI BIKASH ADHIKARI
18 SRI CHAMPAK MEDHI
19 SRI DHRUBAJYOTI DAS
20 SRI DIGANTA DAS
21 SRI DIPEN DAS
22 SRI GITARTHA NANDAN DAS
23 SRI HEMANGA ROY
24 SRI HRISHIKESH TALUKDAR
25 SRI JITUMANI KALITA
26 SRI KABITA CHOUDHURY
27 SRI MRINAL PATGIRI
28 MD. NAJMUL ISLAM
29 SRI NIRMAL DAS
30 SRI PULAK THAKURIA
31 SRI RAJESH MEDHI
32 SRI SABITA BAISHYA
33 SRI SANTANU SARKAR
34 SRI BITOPAN CHOUDHURY
35 SRI RANJIT KALITA
36 SRI UTTAM KALITA
37 SRI UTTAM MALAKAR
38 SRI ARAN LAHARI
39 SRI KAMALESWAR BASUMATARY
40 SRI RAHUL DEWRI
41 SRI RAKESH BARO
42 SRI SHASADHAR NATH
43 SYEDA NESIMA AHMED
44 SMT BANDANA SINGHA
45 SRI DEBA JYOTI PATHAK
46 SRI LAKHESWAR PATGIRI
47 MD. IMDADUL HUSSAIN
48 SMTI RINA NATH
49 SRI SATYA RANJAN ROY
50 SRI SUDORKHAN PATGIRI
51 SRI RANJOY KR. THAKUR
52 SMTI SUJATA BARMAN
53 SMTI SUTAPA DAS
54 SRI ANJAN KR. SARMA
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55 SRI DHRUBAJYOTI SARMA
56 SRI DITUMANI THAKURIA
57 SRI DWIJEN SARMAH
58 SMTI MONALISA DAS
59 SRI NRIPEN SARMA
60 SRI PINKU RAJBONGSHI
61 SRI RITU MANI DEKA
62 SMTI RUPAMA NATH
63 SRI HIMADRI CHOWDHURY SAIKIA
64 SRI MADHU SUDAN ROY
65 SMTI MANI DIPA ADHIKARY
66 MD. NOOR MOHAMMAD SHEIKH
67 NURJAHAN BEGUM
68 SMTI PURABI BARUAH
69 SRI BIPUL NATH
70 SRI UDAY KUMAR SINGH
71 SMTI IIAWATI DHADUMIA
72 SMTI KAKALI NAHAR DEKA
73 SMTI MADHUSMITA BORGOHAIN
74 SMTI PRANJU MONI BORGOHAIN
75 SMTI PRIYALOTA BORAH
76 SRI RAJIB GOGOI
77 SRI SAILLEN BARUAH
78 SMTI SAMAPTI BORGOHAIN
79 MD. ALAM HUSSAIN
80 SRI DIPANKAR RABHA
81 SMTI GITA RANI MUKHERJEE
82 MD IFTAHUR RAHMAN
83 SRI MANOJ DAS
84 SRI MINAKSHI ROY
85 SRI RUPAM NATH
86 SMTI BHAGYALASHI SAIKIA
87 SRI BIJOY SAIKIA
88 SRI DEBEN PAYENG
89 SRI DEVAJIT MORANG
90 SRI DIBYA JYOTI SAIKIA
91 SRI GOJEN BORA
92 SRI MADHUJYA BARUAH
93 SMTI MALA TAMULI
94 SRI MRINAL GHOSH
95 SRI RAJAT DUTTA
96 SMTI SANGEETA DEVI BORA
97 SRI PROBIRA BORA
98 SRI MUKUT BORA
99 SRI TRIDIB SEKHAR GOGOI
100 SRI AJIT NARAH
101 SMTI ANIMA CHETIA GOGOI
102 SMTI BOBITA DAS
103 SMTI DIMBESWAR BORA (DAS)
104 SRI MANAS JYOTI DUTTA
105 SRI MANUJ GOGOI
106 MISS NOMITA HANDIQUE
107 SRI MOON JYOTI BORA
108 SRI NABIN REGON
109 SRI PADMARAM DOLLEY
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110 SRI PALLAB DUTTA
111 PRANAB JYOTI LAHON
112 SRI PROTIM BOR CHETIA
113 SRI RAHUL PEGU
114 SRI RAGHU NATH LOYING
115 SRI SIVE SANKAR PEGU
116 SRI MONUJ KUMAR BORA
117 SRI PRANAB KUMAR NEOG
118 MD. ABDUR RAJJAK
119 MD. ABDUR RAKIB
120 SRI AJIT KUMAR KALITA
121 SRI AKHIL DEKA
122 SRI ALAKESH DAS
123 ALI ISLAM CHOUDHURY
124 SRI AMAL CH. KALITA
125 SRI AMRIT CH. BAISHYA
126 SRI ANANTA GOGOI
127 SMTI ANINDITA DARABDHARA
128 SMTI ANITA KALITA
129 SMTI ANITA NATH
130 SRI ASWINI KUMAR DAS
131 SRI BADAN CH. KALITA
132 SRI BHAGAWAN DAS
133 SRI BHARAT CH. DAS
134 SRI BIJAY SANKAR DEKA
135 SRI BIJOY KUMAR HIRA
136 SMTI BINA PATAR
137 SRI BIRAJ KALITA
138 SMTI CHANDANA SUTAR
139 SMTI CHANDANA KUMAR
140 SRI DHARMENDRA NATH
141 SRI DHIRAJ KR. MEDHI
142 SRI DIGANTA DAS
143 SRI DIGANTA KALITA
144 SRI DIGANTA RAJBONGSHI
145 SMTI DIPIKA KALITA
146 MD. FIROJ KHANDAKAR
147 SRI GAUTAM KR. SARMA
148 SRI GOGAN BARUAH
149 SRI GOKUL DAS
150 SRI GUNAJIT DAS
151 SRI GUNAJIT KALITA
152 SRI HARI KRISHNA CHETIA
153 SMTI HIRANMAYEE NATH
154 SRI HITESH BHARALI
155 SRI HUMEN CHANDER
156 MD. JAKIR ALI
157 SRI JIBAN LAL BARO
158 SMTI JURI MONI TALUKDAR
159 SMTI JYOTIKA DAS
160 SMTI JYOTIMONI DEVI
161 SRI KANAK CHAMUAH
162 SRI KANAK CHAMUAH
163 SRI KHAGESWAR DOLEY
164 SMTI KHIRODA BORO
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165 SRI KISHORE KR. TALUKDAR
166 SRI KULEN SARMA
167 SMTI MADHABI LATA DAS
168 SMTI MANABIKA NATH
169 SMTI MANIKA GOSWAMI
170 MD. AINAL HAQUE ALI
171 MD. RAFIQUL ISLAM
172 MD. AMINUR RAHMAN
173 MD. HANIFUR RAHMAN
174 MD. NAZRUL ISLAM
175 MD. PIAR JAHAN
176 MD. BILKISH BEGUM
177 SMTI DOLI MUDOI
178 MISS MALABIKA BARUAH
179 MISS POMPI MONI DEWAN
180 MISS RANUKA BORDOLOI
181 SRI SIVA PRASAD PEGU
182 SRI JAYANTA KR. DUTTA
183 SRI MRIDUL DEKA
184 SRI MRIDUL KALITA
185 SRI MRINAL MAHANTA
186 SRI MRINAL SARMA
187 MRS. JULEE SINGHA
188 MRS. JUTIKA BORO
189 MRS. MANJU THAKURIA KALITA
190 MS. SORNALI ROY
191 SRI MUKUT KALITA
192 SRI MUKUT NATH
193 SRI NABAJYOTI MAZUMDAR
194 MD. NAZIMUDDIN AHMED
195 MD. NAZIR IMAN
196 NITU BORO
197 SRI NILA DHAR NATH
198 SMTI NUPUR PHUKAN
199 SRI PANKAJ KUMAR DEKA
200 SRI PARAG JYOTI GOSWAMI
201 SMTI PRATIMA DAS
202 SRI RABIN SARMA
203 SRI RAMESH KR. JHA
204 SRI RANJAN DAS
205 SRI RANJIT DAS
206 SMTI RASHMI REKHA BORDOLOI
207 SMTI REBATI RABHA
208 SRI RINKU KUMAR KARJEE
209 SMTI RISHIKA DEURI
210 SRI SAILENDRA DAS
211 SRI SAMARJIT MALAKAR
212 SRI SAURABH KALITA
213 SMTI SOMA MITRA
214 SRI AMARENDRA KAKATI
215 SRI CHAMPAK BARUAH
216 SRI DHARMESWAR DAS
217 SRI DIPAK SARMA
218 SRI DULUMONI DEKA
219 SRI HEMANTA DOLEY
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220 SRI INDRA MOHAN NATH
221 SRI JAGAT KAIBARTA
222 SRI JAYANTA KR. NATH
223 SRI KUSHAL MAZUMDAR
224 SMTI MOMI BORA
225 SRI MUKUT DAS
226 SMTI PAKHILA OJHA
227 SRI PRANAB KUMAR DAS
228 SRI PRANJOL GOGOI
229 SRI RUPANTA KR. DAS
230 SRI SURACHANDRA DOLEY
231 SMTI SULTAN SAYERA RAHMAN
232 SRI SUNANDA TAMULI
233 SYED BABUL AHMED
234 SYEDA JURIMA AHMEDA
235 SRI TARUN LAHKAR
236 SRI TIRTHA NATH KALITA
237 SMTI TULIKA DAS
238 SRI UJWAL DEKA
239 SRI WILLIAM D. ROBINSON
240 SRI BIROBRATA ACHARJEE
241 SMTI MANASHI DAS
242 MD. RAFIQUR RAHMAN TALUKDAR
243 MRS. GITA ROY DAS
244 SRI NILOTHPAL PAUL
245 SRI HIRA HAZARIKA
246 SRI PRANJAL BARUAH
247 SMTI RUNIMA DUTTA
248 SRI DULAL CH. BORA
249 SRI KHITISH DEKA
250 SRI KRISHNA TARAPDAR
251 SRI LAKHIKANTA DEKA
252 MD. NASAR ALI
253 MISS JULI HAZARIKA
254 MISS NIRMALI ROY
255 SRI BABLI MALAKAR
256 MD. BAHARUL ISLAM
257 MD. BASIRUDDIN AHMED
258 SRI BIDYUT JYOTI SARMAH
259 SRI BISWAJIT BORA
260 SRI DHRUBA JYOTI BAIRAGI
261 SRI DHRUVA JYOTI BORA
262 SMTI DIKHYA JYOTI SARMAH
263 SRI DINABANDHU MANDAL
264 SRI HIMANGSHU BARMAN
265 SRI JAYANTA DAS
266 MD. KALIM UDDIN
267 SRI LATAS BORDOLOI
268 MD. SHIBBIR AHMED
269 MD. ABUL KALAM AZAD
270 MD. AFAJUDDIN AHMED
271 MD. FIRUZ AHMED
272 MD. MUSTAFA KAMAL
273 MD. SAFIUL HOQUE KHAN
274 MD. SAMSUZ ZAMAN
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275 MD. MEHADI HUSSAIN KHAN
276 MISS KABITA GOSWAMI
277 SMTI NILULEKHA DAS
278 MISS PALLABI SAIKIA
279 SRI MITRA KAMAL BORA
280 SRI MOHENDRA CHAMUA
281 SMTI MONIMALA HAZARIKA
282 MD. MUBARAK ALI
283 SMTI NIBEDITA SAIKIA
284 SMTI NISHA MONI BARAH
285 MD. RAFIQUE UDDIN AHMED
286 MD. RAJAUL KARIM
287 SRI RAJENDRA DADHARA
288 SRI RUPJYOTI DEKA
289 SRI JUNMONI SAIKIA
290 SRI CHANDAN KESHAB DAS
291 SRI MAHATTAM SARKAR
292 SRI PRASANNA KR. SARMAH
293 SRI RINA DAS
294 SRI SANKAR SARMAH
295 SRI TUSAR SUBHRA NATH
296 SRI SUKUMAR NATH
297 SMTI TRISHNA BORA
298 SRI UTTAM SAIKIA
299 SRI AJAY DAS
300 SRI AKHIL BAISHYA
301 SMTI AMINA BEGUM
302 SMTI BABITA DAS
303 SRI BANAJIT KALITA
304 SMTI CHAMPA RAJBONGSHI
305 SMTI CHAPALA DAS
306 SRI DEBAJIT KUMAR SARMA
307 SRI DEBRAJ KALITA
308 SRI DEEP KUMAR KALITA
309 SRI DHIRAJ CHANDRA DEVA SARMAH
310 SRI DIBAKAR TALUKDAR
311 SRI DWIJEN CH. DAS
312 SRI HEMANTA DEKA
313 SMTI HIRAMANI THAKURIA
314 SRI HOMEN DUTTA
315 SRI JAYANTA DAS
316 SRI JISHU BARO
317 SMTI KAJAL GOSWAMI
318 SRI MANAVENDRA BARMAN
319 MD. NURUL ISLAM
320 MISS MIRA BEGUM
321 SMTI MIRA MAJUMDAR
322 SRI NABAJYOTI DAS
323 SRI NIPAL BAISHYA
324 SMTI PAKHILA BAISHYA
325 SRI PANKAJ JYOTI DAS
326 SRI PANKAJ KALITA
327 SRI PANKAJ KUMAR HALOI
328 SRI PRADIP BARMAN
329 SMTI RASHMI REKHA DEKA
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330 SRI RATUL MAHANTA
331 SMTI SARASWATI BAISHYA
332 SRI SAURABH BASUMATARY
333 SRI AJIT KAKATI
334 SRI ANUPAM THAKURIA
335 SMTI MALATI KALITA
336 SRI RABINDRA NATH SARMA
337 SMTI SHIKHA BAISHYA DAS
338 SMTI TUTU MANI SAIKIA
339 SRI NABARUN LAHON
340 SMTI SIMI DEORI
341 SMTI BIVA DEVI
342 SRI DIBAKAR TIMSINAH
343 SRI JYOTISH BORDOLOI
344 SMTI LABANYA DEVI
345 SMTI MAMU DAS
346 SMTI RASHMI HAZARIKA
347 SRI PRABHAT SAIKIA
348 SMTI SUMI SAIKIA
349 SMTI SUMI HAZARIKA
350 SRI UTPAL KUMAR BORO
351 SMTI DIPTI RANI SAHARIA
352 SMTI PUSPALATA CHAMUA
353 MISS RASHNA BURA GOHAIN
354 SRI AMRIT KALITA
355 SRI APURBA KALITA
356 SRI ASHOK KUMAR DAS
357 SRI BISWAJIT PAUL
358 SRI CHANDAN KALITA
359 SMTI DIPAMONI SAIKIA
360 SRI GAUTAM KUMAR DEKA
361 MD. JAKIRAR RAHMAN
362 SRI KHITISH CH. DAS
363 SRI KISHOR KUMAR KALITA
364 SRI KUSHAL CHANDRA DAS
365 SRI MAHENDRA KUMAR BHARALI
366 MD. AHMAD ALI
367 MD. MAZAMIL ALI
368 MD. ANOWAR HUSSAIN
369 MD. INTAJUL HOQUE
370 MD. MAJMUL HAQUE
371 MD. MINTU BORAH
372 SRI PRABASH BURAGOHAIN
373 SRI PRAFULLA KALITA
374 SRI PRANAB KR. CHOUDHURY
375 SRI PRASENJIT BORDOLOI
376 SRI PRONOY SAHA
377 SRI RAMEN CH. MEDHI
378 SRI RANJIT KAKATI
379 SMTI RUMI DAS
380 SRI RUP KUMAR BARMAN
381 SRI SANJEEB SEAL
382 SRI SANJIB KR. PATOWARY
383 SRI SAURAV DAS CHOUDHURY
384 SRI TILAK KALITA
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385 SRI TRAILOKYA SARMAH
386 SRI SADANANDA SAIKIA
387 SRI UJJAL PROKASH DUWARAH
388 SRI BHAGYA JYOTI DAS
389 MD. SULTAN AHMED
390 SMTI MAJONI DEURI
391 SRI DHIREN PHUKAN
392 SRI ARUP JYOTI BURAGOHAIN
393 SRI GAUTAM BHATTACHARYYA
394 SRI TARUN KR. SINGHA
395 SRI PULAK GOSWAMI
396 SRI JAYANTA HAZARIKA
397 SRI SANJU ROY
398 MD. SURUJ ALI
399 MD. SULAIMAN ALI
400 MISS MUBINA BEGUM
401 SRI NITUL DAS
402 SMTI SHAHNOWJEE BORA
403 MRS. ARCHANA DAS KALITA
404 SMTI MANJU DAS
405 SMTI JYOTI BHARALI
406 MD. TARIKUR RAHMAN
407 SRI SAMINDRA MALI
408 SRI ABHIJIT SAIKIA
409 SRI DEBASISH GOGOI
410 SRI ANANTA GOGOI
411 MISS JESMIN AHMED
412 MD. FERDOUS ALOM
413 SMTI URMILA DEKA
414 SRI ARUP SAIKIA
415 SMTI KABITA TALUKDAR
416 SMTI SEWALEE BARUA
417 SMTI CHUMI TALUKDAR
418 MD. NASIR UDDIN LASKAR
419 SMTI BINITA BORAH
420 SRI PATNESWAR DAS
421 SMTI RUPALI BARMAN
422 SRI DEBO RANJAN DOLEY
423 SRI SANJIB KUMAR DEURI
424 SRI PANKAJ KUMAR DAS
425 MISS KABITA GOGOI
426 MD. ASHRAFUL BEPARI
427 SMTI TAMANNA CHOUDHURY
428 MS. NILIMA SAIKIA
429 SRI DIJEN HALOI
430 SMTI NAMITA BARGOHAIN
431 SMTI DITI DEB
432 SRI SUCHITRA PEGU
THE ADDRESSES OF THE RESPONDENTS NO. 10 TO 431
ARE ALL-C/O THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
ASSAM, HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI- 6.
433 THE DIRECTOR
OF INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS,
DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 6. ...Respondents.
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For the petitioners : None appears
For the respondents 1-9 : Mr. S.K. Talukdar ... SC, Health Dept.
Mr. P. Hazarika. ... Advocate.
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1. MONIRA KHATUN .
D/O. LT. WASIM UDDIN SARKAR
VILL. LAKHIPUR (NATUN BAZAR)
P.O. & P.S. LAKHIPUR
DIS.GOALPARA, ASSAM
2. SADEK ALI,
S/O DELOWAR HUSSAIN,
VILLAGE-NIKARIPARA,
P.O. MESERVITA, P.S.- LAKHIPUR,
DISTRICT-GOALPARA, ASSAM. ...Petitioners.
VS.
1. THE STATE OF ASSAM,
REPRESENTED BY DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM,
HEALTH & FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT,
DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2 THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES
ASSAM, HENGRABARI, GHY-36
3 THE JT.DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES
(MALARIA) ASSAM, HENGRABARI, GHY-36
4 THE JT DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES
GOALPARA, P.O. & DIST GOALPARA, ASSAM
5 DHARMESWAR DAS,
S/O. LT HAHI RAM DAS,
VILL. & P.O. PACHARIA
P.S. HAJO,
DIST.KAMRUP, ASSAM
6 RAFIQUE UDDIN AHMED,
S/O.MD. ABDUL KARIM
VILL. PUBLARI MUKH
P.O. KATHPARA
P.S. RUPAHIHAT,
DIST. NAGAON, ASSAM
7 BASIRUDDIN AHMED,
S/O MD. ABDUL HYE
VILL. PUB LORIR MUKH
P.O. KATHPARA,
P.S. RUPAHI,
DIST NAGAON, ASSAM
8 MD SHIBBIR AHMED,
S/O. LT. SEKANDER ALI
VILL. KANUAMARI,
P.O.MOWAMARI
C/O JT. DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES,
GOALPARA, P.O. & DIST. GOALPARA, ASSAM ....Respondents.
WP(C) No.1860/2008, WP(C) No.3523/2008, WP(C) No.2689/2008, WP(C) No.1773/2008
WP(C) No.3712/2009WP(C) No.2253/2008 WP(C) No.1771/2008 Page 30 of 41
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BEFORE
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY
For the petitioners : None appears.
For the respondents : Mr. S.K. Talukdar ... SC, Health Dept.
Mr. P. Hazarika. ... Advocate.
Dates of hearing : 31.8.2015 & 1.9.2015
Date of Judgment : 1.9.2015
JUDGMENT AND ORDER (ORAL)
Heard Mr. A.B. Choudhury, the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners in the WP(C) No.1860/2008. The petitioners in the WP(C) No.3523/2008 are represented by the learned Counsel Mr. J.I. Borbhuiya. The submission on behalf of the petitioners in the WP(C) No.2689/2008 is advanced by Dr. B. Ahmed, the learned Counsel. Mr. R. De, the learned advocate represents the petitioners in the WP(C) No.1773/2008, WP(C) No.1693/2008 and WP(C) No.3712 respectively. But the advocates are absent for the petitioners in the WP(C) No.2253/2008 and WP(C) No.1771/2008 although their names are shown in the cause list. The departmental authorities are represented by the learned Counsel Mr. S.K. Talukdar and Mr. P. Hazarika. The selected candidates were arrayed as respondents in the WP(C) No.3523/2008 and newspaper notice was also published for them to appear in the proceeding but there is no representation from their side.
2. The process of selection and appointment to 464 posts of surveillance workers (Grade-III post) under the Directorate of Health Services, Assam, is under challenge in these proceedings. Some of the petitioners were engaged earlier as DDT sprayers (Grade-IV post) and also as surveillance workers under the Malaria Eradication Programme and these seasonal workers claim weightage for their experience, in the impugned recruitment. The basic contention of the petitioners is that district wise selection should have been undertaken for the vacancies in each district and according to them, the centralized selection made by the Director, is contrary to the applicable norms.
3. The specific contention of the petitioners in the WP(C) No.3523/2008 is that merit was ignored and candidates with lower score than WP(C) No.1860/2008, WP(C) No.3523/2008, WP(C) No.2689/2008, WP(C) No.1773/2008 WP(C) No.3712/2009WP(C) No.2253/2008 WP(C) No.1771/2008 Page 31 of 41 32 the petitioners were appointed. The second plea of this group is that although 30 was the pass mark for the written test, many who had secured the threshold mark, were not called to appear in the viva voce test.
4. The bona fide of the selection process is questioned in the WP(C) No.3712/2009 by projecting that even before the select list was published in the newspaper on 22.4.2008, a number of selected candidates reported for joining in the Hailakandi District but after they submitted their joining reports, they were deputed for duty in other districts because of which the service of the appointed surveillance workers was not available in the Hailakandi district.
5. In order to project that selection was manipulated by the Members of the Selection Committee, the petitioners rely on the Chief Minister's Vigilance Cell Case No.2/2015 registered on 30.4.2015 against some officials of the Health Directorate to contend that since several fake appointments were made in the Jorhat and Lakhimpur districts, the present recruitment process is also clouded.
6.1 On the other hand, Mr. S.K. Talukdar, the learned Counsel for the Health Department submits that the selection was made on merit and in order to show that recruitment was made bona fide, the departmental lawyer projects that the written examination was conducted by the examiners of the Dibrugarh University, who had set the question papers and also evaluated the answers scripts. Therefore it is argued that manipulation of the selection by the official respondents, is not at all possible.
6.2. Referring to the legal provisions for recruitment of surveillance workers, Mr. Talukdar submits that centralized recruitment is envisaged under the Vector Borne Disease Control Programme Service Order, 2006 and district wise selection is not prescribed by the service guidelines. 6.3 The departmental lawyer submits that the petitioners have structured their case on wrong premises by comparison of marks for dissimilar categories and he produces the selection records to project that only the most meritorious performers in each category was selected.
WP(C) No.1860/2008, WP(C) No.3523/2008, WP(C) No.2689/2008, WP(C) No.1773/2008 WP(C) No.3712/2009WP(C) No.2253/2008 WP(C) No.1771/2008 Page 32 of 41 33 6.4. Mr. Talukdar further submits that the selection and recruitment was made through a transparent and bona fide process involving the Dibrugarh University and selection was made on merit and he argues that the contention made to the contrary by the petitioners are entirely based on surmises and conjectures.
7. Under the erstwhile National Malaria Eradication Programme of the Central Government, the posts of surveillance workers, spray workers, vaccinators, field workers and superior field workers were created and these staff were engaged for implementation of the Malaria Eradication Programme, which is now re-named as the the National Vector Borne (NE) Disease Control Programme (hereinafter referred to as "the Disease Control Programme"). The surveillance workers under the Disease Control Programme are expected to keep vigil for Vector Borne Diseases in their jurisdictional area and also educate people on how malaria can be avoided.
8. The process of recruitment for the vacancies of surveillance workers was started in the year 2005 but noticing the anomalies in the selection process, the process was cancelled and the Government ordered for fresh advertisement on 4.9.2006, for de novo selection. Thereafter advertisement was issued on 3.2.2007 for the 464 posts of surveillance workers, by the Director of Health Services and the petitioners offered their candidatures. A two stage selection process with written test of 100 marks and viva voce with 25 marks, was made the basis of selection.
9. Some of the candidates who had participated in the abandoned selection process initiated in the year 2005, challenged the cancellation order and also the fresh process of selection. Another group claimed weightage for their experience as seasonal workers in the Malaria Eradication Programmes. Eventually a bunch of writ petition with the lead case i.e. WP(C) No.5162/2006 (Bhaban Mohan and another vs. State of Assam and others) was disposed of on 23.2.2007 whereby this Court directed the State, to specify the extent of preference/weightage to be given to the DDT sprayers, in the process of selection of field workers/superior field workers, in pursuant to the advertisement WP(C) No.1860/2008, WP(C) No.3523/2008, WP(C) No.2689/2008, WP(C) No.1773/2008 WP(C) No.3712/2009WP(C) No.2253/2008 WP(C) No.1771/2008 Page 33 of 41 34 dated 29.9.2006.
10. Following the selection process initiated through the advertisement dated 3.2.2007, the candidates appeared in the written test on 26.8.2007 at Guwahati and thereafter the viva voce was conducted in the ratio of 3:1 i.e. 3 candidates for each vacancy and the Roll Numbers of the selected candidates was hung up in the Director's office on 11.4.2008 but this List was published in the newspaper only on 22.4.2008.
11. The petitioners were unsuccessful and they challenge the legality of the recruitment by contending that centralized selection is illegal and the recruitment of surveillance workers must be made through localized selection process in each district. In support of such contention, the petitioners' Counsel rely on the Vector Borne Disease Control Programme Service Order, 2006 (hereinafter referred to as "the Service Order 2006"); the Assam District Wise Population Pattern Reflection In service (In Class III and Class IV Posts) Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as "the District Wise Population Act 1994") and also the Assam Public Services (Direct Recruitment to Class-III and Class-IV Posts) Rules, 1997 (hereinafter referred to as "the Recruitment Rules 1997") to argue that centralized selection is not envisaged for the post of surveillance workers and the recruitment must be made by a District Selection Board in each district.
12. The cadre strength of surveillance workers is notified as 1697 in the Service Order 2006 and the Director of Health Services is made the "appointing authority" under Section 2(a). A "District Selection Board" under Section 2(b) is envisaged for direct recruitment to Grade-III posts and the process of recruitment is specified under Section 6 of the Service Order 2006. Responsibility for assessing the available vacancies and making the selection is entrusted to the "appointing authority" by Section 6 of the Service Order 2006 and composition of the four Member Selection Board headed by the Director of Health Services, is given in Section 11 of the Service Order 2006. Besides the Director, other three Members of the Selection Board are Guwahati based officers and conspicuously Section 11 doesn't provide for a member from the District Health authorities.
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13. But there appears to be some contradiction vis-à-vis the "Selection Board" specified in Section 11 with the "Board" as defined under Section 2(b) of the Service Order 2006 since the definition section envisages a "District Selection Board". However if one examines the method of recruitment prescribed under Section 6 as well as the composition of the "Selection Board" given under Section 11 coupled with the fact that the Director of Health Services is the "appointing authority" under Section 2(a), it is difficult to comprehend and reconcile the concept of District wise selection for the post of surveillance workers, under the Service Order 2006, as is canvassed by the petitioners.
14. At this stage, it would be necessary to notice the impact of the Recruitment Rules 1997 and the District Wise Population Act 1994 since these two enactments are pressed home by the learned lawyers to argue for district wise selection. Direct recruitment to Class-III and Class-IV posts are regulated under the District Wise Population Act 1994 and the "principles of appointments"
stipulated under Section 4 makes it absolutely clear that qualification and standard can't be compromised, to ensure the reflection of the population pattern of the district, in the matter of recruitment. Thus upon proper analysis and interpretation it can be concluded safely that the legislative intent was not to over-emphasize the population pattern in the district and the merit of the candidates must get precedence because of the "principle of appointment", stipulated by the District Wise Population Act 1994.
15. In so far as the Recruitment Rules 1997 is concerned, the Rules come into play only when Service Rules/Executive Orders are absent and the Rules are not to be applied universally for all recruitments because of the bar of Rule 3(2)(i) in those situations, where recruitment is governed by Service Rules/Executive Orders. In view of the limited scope for application of the Recruitment Rules as restricted by Rule 3, and since Executive Orders in the shape of the Vector Borne Disease Control Programme Service Order, 2006 govern the recruitment process of surveillance workers, this Court of the firm view that the concept of district wise selection for such posts can't be imported, WP(C) No.1860/2008, WP(C) No.3523/2008, WP(C) No.2689/2008, WP(C) No.1773/2008 WP(C) No.3712/2009WP(C) No.2253/2008 WP(C) No.1771/2008 Page 35 of 41 36 on the strength of the District Wise Population Act 1994 and the Recruitment Rules 1997. Thus the centralized process of recruitment as specified under Section 11 of the Service Order 2006, is found to be consistent with the legal provisions. On the basis of the above discussion in the preceding paragraphs, I hold that centralized process is the legal mode of recruitment for the post of surveillance workers.
16. Now the impact of the common judgment of this Court in the WP(C) NO.5162/2006 Bhaben Mohan and other group cases has to be assessed. Here the High Court was considering the process of appointment to a number of posts such as field workers, superior field workers, surveillance workers, laboratory technicians, laboratory assistants, drivers etc. under the Health and Family Welfare (A) Department. But although those writ petitioners were from different categories, the eventual Court direction was for considering preference/weightage only for the posts of field workers/superior field workers. In fact the specific direction given in paragraph 36 of the judgment of 23.2.2007 doesn't refer to the process of appointment for the post of surveillance workers. Therefore I hold that preference/weightage can't be claimed for the post of surveillance workers, on the strength of the judgment in Bhaben Mohan (supra).
17. The next issue to be considered is whether any illegality was committed in the centralized recruitment process since the unsuccessful candidates argue that the selection was not made on merit. The relevant averments alleging unmerited selection is available in the WP(C) No.3523/2008 and therefore the merit of these averments have to be assessed. On 7.11.2007 the Selection Committee prescribed 30 as the pass mark in the written test and the petitioners 11 - 47 in the WP(C) No.3523/2008 contend that although they had secured 30 or more in the written segment, they were not called for the viva voce test. But on 7.11.2007 itself, the same committee passed the resolution No.7, fixing the 1:3 ratio or in other words they resolved to call 3 times the number of vacancies, for the viva voce test. The selection record shows that the requisite 1:3 ratio figure was reached at a much higher cut off marks. For instance for the general category male candidates, the cut off mark was 71% and for the MOBC male category the cut off mark was 69%, in the written test.
WP(C) No.1860/2008, WP(C) No.3523/2008, WP(C) No.2689/2008, WP(C) No.1773/2008 WP(C) No.3712/2009WP(C) No.2253/2008 WP(C) No.1771/2008 Page 36 of 41 37 Therefore only those who scored high marks and who came within the zone of consideration (in the ratio of 1:3), were called for the viva voce test and this is how many candidates who may have secured the pass mark of 30, were overlooked for the viva voce segment. But when we examine the issue in the context of the 1:3 ratio as was resolved on 7.11.2007 by the selection committee, the exclusion of some for the viva voce test who may have secured the pass mark of 30, can't be said to be illogical.
18. To project unmerited selection, averments are made in paragraph 21, 22 & 23 of the WP(C) No.3523/2008 where it is alleged that candidates with lesser marks were selected. But it appears that the comparison of marks is made amongst unequals of different categories and that is how, incorrect projection is made by the petitioners. For instance, the marks of the 4 general category male candidates are reflected in paragraph 16, to compare them with marks secured by the selected female candidates, whose names are reflected in the next paragraph. Similarly the 6th petitioner is projected as an OBC category candidate and her marks are compared with selected female candidate of OBC category. Likewise in the ST(P) category, the case of 5th petitioner is highlighted, but here the comparison is made with selected female candidates of ST(P) category. In the present selection exercise, reservation for OBC, ST, SC category to the extent of 49% of the total vacancies was already earmarked. But within the reserved and open categories, horizontal reservation for woman (30%) and disabled category was also envisaged and selection was made by applying the criteria of both vertical and horizontal reservation. Therefore the comparison of marks of a male in the general category with the female candidate in the same category, doesn't reflect the selection of a lesser merited person. Since horizontal reservation for woman to the extent of 30% was prescribed, a female candidate with lesser score certainly has a greater chance for recruitment, if compared with a male candidate of the same category. Thus comparison of marks of male candidates in the open and ST category, with female candidates of these two categories do not establish unmerited selection, because of horizontal reservation prescribed for woman candidates. So far as the 6th petitioner Binapani Roy is concerned, although she is projected to be of the OBC category, she was WP(C) No.1860/2008, WP(C) No.3523/2008, WP(C) No.2689/2008, WP(C) No.1773/2008 WP(C) No.3712/2009WP(C) No.2253/2008 WP(C) No.1771/2008 Page 37 of 41 38 considered as a general category candidate as can be seen from the selection records and therefore comparison of her marks with selected female candidate of OBC category can't be made the basis for conclusion that unmerited selection was made by the authorities.
19. The petitioner refer to the registration of the Chief Minister's Vigilance Cell Case No.2/2015 against the then Director of Health who was the Chairman of the selection board. A reading of the FIR produced by the petitioners' counsel shows that the allegation therein relates to the issuance of fake appointment orders without advertisement or selection, to appoint pharmacists, vaccinators, laboratory injector, BCG technician, surveillance workers, ward boys, dressers, drivers etc. in the Jorhat and Lakhimpur districts and these allegations may have no connection with the recruitment process impugned here. A prima facie reading of this FIR doesn't suggests that this criminal case was registered in connection with the appointments of 464 surveillance workers in pursuant to the advertisement dated 3.2.2007 and therefore I do not find any basis to draw any negative inference for this selection process, on the basis of that criminal case.
20. Before parting with the records, another point raised by the petitioners is required to be considered. It appears that the Roll numbers of the selected candidates was published in the newspapers only on 22.4.2008 but some of the selected candidates reported for joining 2/3 days before the newspaper advertisement was issued. But it appears from the selection records produced by the departmental lawyer that the select list was prepared on 9.4.2008 and a letter was sent on 11.4.2008 to the Director of information and public information, to publish the select list in three leading daily newspapers of the State. It further appears that the select list was pasted in the Notice Board of the Director's office on 11.4.2008 and that is how a few successful candidates could collect the appointment letters before the newspaper publication of the select list on 22.4.2008. The late publication in the newspaper can best be explained by the Director of Information and Publicity and on this count, no illegality can be assumed as there is a logical explanation for early reporting by few selected candidates. Thus in my perception, the appointment followed the WP(C) No.1860/2008, WP(C) No.3523/2008, WP(C) No.2689/2008, WP(C) No.1773/2008 WP(C) No.3712/2009WP(C) No.2253/2008 WP(C) No.1771/2008 Page 38 of 41 39 select list and not vice versa, as is suggested by the petitioners.
21. From the selection records produced in Court by the departmental lawyer, it appears that the cut off mark for male and female candidates in any category is not the same because 30% posts were reserved for woman. The entire selection records were made available for perusal by the lawyers for the unsuccessful petitioners and although they had ample time to examine the records, they failed to bring forth a single instance of a lesser merited candidate securing appointment on the strength of the impugned selection process. Moreover the Dibrugarh University had conducted the written examination and no allegation is made against the evaluation process. Thus inescapable conclusion must be drawn that the selection was made on merit.
22. Moreover since centralized recruitment was envisaged under the Service Order 2006, the non-selection of expected number of candidates from a given district can't by itself make the process illegal. While on this point, since a specific plea was made in respect of the vacancies in Hailakandi district the court is informed that 46 posts of surveillance workers is sanctioned for Hailakandi district and at present 29 persons are working in that district. But the 12 persons appointed in year 2008 in Hailakandi District are missing but they are reportedly posted in Nalbari/Nagaon/Barpeta and Kamrup, which are their home districts. Such information is obtained by the petitioners in the WP(C) No.3712/2009 through their RTI application and the information reflects that as on 22.1.2009 all 12 persons are posted in the home districts and more importantly, not in their respective place of appointment in Hailakandi district. The deployment of surveillance workers can be made in exigencies of service but at the same time, it is the responsibility of the appointing authority to ensure that no undue favour is shown to any appointee. Such discriminatory postings send a wrong signal to those who expect fair treatment from the hands of the State authorities and in fact this is one factor because of which the bona fide of the appointing authority is suspected by the unsuccessful candidates. Therefore this aspect must be appropriately addressed by the authorities to ensure that no special favour is shown in posting of the surveillance workers to deny the appointee's service at the place, where they were originally appointed. Hence necessary re-
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23. The recruitment process for the surveillance workers was initiated through advertisement of the vacancies and the method of selection prescribed by the Service Order 2006 was followed by the authorities. The norms of selection were decided beforehand and only after evaluation of the merit of the candidates, appointments were given by notifying the select list. The process in my perception was fair and transparent and no legal infirmity is seen with the exercise undertaken by the respondents.
24. In view of the above decision, I hold that selection was made on merit as per law and the petitioners are disentitled to any relief and therefore these cases are disposed of accordingly. No cost.
JUDGE Datta.
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