Wp(C) 1771/2008

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.

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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.

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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.

WP(C) No.1771/2008

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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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,

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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.

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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

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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

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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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consideration on the place of posting of the 12 appointees of Hailakandi district is ordered to be made by the Director within 4 weeks of receipt of this order. It is ordered accordingly.

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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