15.09.2025 Heard Ms. P Saharia, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Ms. D Mushahary, learned Standing counsel, Secondary Education Department as well as Ms. K Phukan, learned Government Advocate for the respondents.

2. By way of this instant petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner is seeking provincialisation of his service as Assistant Teacher at Rajgarh Senior Secondary School, North Lakhimpur, under the Assam Education (Provincialisation of Services of Teachers' and Re-organization of Educational Institutions), Act, 2017 w.e.f. 01.01.2013 against the allotted post created vide Govt. letter No. ASE.86/2013/Pt-II/299 dated 25.07.2013 along with other Assistant Teachers of the petitioner's school, who were provincialised by the respondent No. 2 vide order dated 20.08.2013.

3. Today when the matter is called, Ms. D Mushahary, learned Standing counsel, Secondary Education Department placed the instruction dated 15.09.2025 received from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of School Education, Dispur, Guwahati-6, wherein it has been stated that the case of the petitioner shall be placed in the next joint sitting of the Department of School Education and Finance Department for deliberation of provincialisation proposal and that the same is scheduled to be held on 20.09.2025.

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4. Ms. P Saharia, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in WP(C) No. 2387/2025, by order dated 29.08.2025 disposed of the said writ petition filed by similarly situated petitioners, directing the respondent authorities to provincialise the services of the petitioners therein within a period of 4 (four) months from the date of the order in view of the approval given by the State Level Scrutiny Committee. She accordingly, submits that similar direction may be given in the instant writ petition, to which Ms. D Mushahary, learned Standing counsel, Secondary Education Department submits that she has no objection, if the instant writ petition is similarly disposed of.

5. It appears that the case of the petitioner along with 62 others similarly situated candidates has been already examined and is now scheduled to be placed in the next joint sitting of the Department of School Education and Finance Department for deliberation of provincialisation proposal thereof.

6. Apt to refer to the instruction dated 15.09.2025 placed before the Court today by Ms. D Mushahary, learned Standing counsel, Secondary Education Department, which reads as hereunder -

(E-signed) Secretary to the Govt. of Assam Department of School Education, Page No.# 5/5 Janata Bhawan, Dispur, Guwahati-6."

7. Reading of the above instruction, it is apparent that the said meeting for deliberation of provincialisation proposal including the case of the petitioner is scheduled on 20.09.2025.

8. I am thus of the considered view that in view of the consensus arrived at between the parties and considering that the case of the petitioner has already been examined in compliance of earlier orders passed by this Court and now the matter is scheduled to be placed in the next joint sitting of the Department of School Education and Finance Department, this Court deems it appropriate in the interest of justice to dispose of the instant writ petition in terms of the direction given by the Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in WP(C) No. 2387/2025. It is accordingly directed that the respondent authorities shall consider the service of the petitioner for provincialisation after completion of the necessary verification in accordance with law, within a period of 2 (two) months from the date of receipt of certified copy of this order.

9. With the above observation and direction, this writ petition, stands disposed of.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant