Nabab Ali Sheikh vs. The State Of Assam . Represented By The Commissioner And Secy. To The Govt. Of Assam Education (Elementary) Deptt

ITEM NO.7 COURT NO.8 SECTION XIV S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No(s).38136/2013 (From the judgment and order dated 08/10/2013 in WA No.320/2013 of the HIGH COURT OF GUWAHATI, ASSAM) DHIRAJ DAS & ORS Petitioner(s) VERSUS STATE OF ASSAM & ORS Respondent(s) (With appln(s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned Judgment and with prayer for interim relief) WITH SLP(C) NO. 69 of 2014 (With appln.(s) for exemption from filing c/c of the impugned judgment and with prayer for interim relief and office report) Date: 17/01/2014 These Petitions were called on for hearing today. CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURINDER SINGH NIJJAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. SIKRI For Petitioner(s) SLP(C) 38136/13 Mr. P.K. Goswami, Sr. Adv. Mr. Parthiv K. Goswami, Adv. Mr. Yashwardhan Singh, Adv. Ms. Diksha Rai, Adv. SLP(C) 69/14 Mr. K.K. Mahanta, Sr. Adv. Mr. Hariharan, Adv. Mr. K. Singha, Adv. Mr. K.M. Mahanta, Adv. Mr. Vikash Singh, Adv. For Respondent(s) Mr. Jaideep Gupta, Sr. Adv. Mr. Devajit Saikia, Adv. Mr. Bikram Choudhury, Adv. Mr. Azim H. Laskar, Adv. Mr. Abhijit Sengupta, Adv. UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following O R D E R In view of the fact that the petitioners have already served the period ranging from 10 to 15 years, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that it would be a case of exceptional hardship if the petitioners are not permitted to be regularized on the post. In view of the above, issue notice. Mr. Abhijeet Sengupta, learned counsel accepts notice on behalf of respondent No.2 and prays for time for filing counter affidavit. Let counter affidavit on behalf of the said respondent be filed within four weeks. Rejoinder affidavit, if

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any, may be filed within two weeks thereafter.

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