Authority: Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)

Order Date: 09.02.2026

Case Overview

  • Petitioners: Central Engineering Institute of Technology Society, Jorhat; Society for Information Technology Development (Duliajan and Jorhat branches); Hemlata Education Foundation, each represented by their respective chairmen/directors.
  • Respondents: Union of India and four entities – the Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Empowerment, Directorate General of Employment and Training, Government of India; the State of Assam through the Principal Secretary, Department of Labour and Employment; the Director of Employment and Craftman Training, Assam; the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of Labour and Employment; and the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Finance Department.
  • The suit is filed under Case No. I.A.(Civil)/66/2026 in the Gauhati High Court.
  • Petitioner's counsel, Ms. S.G. Baruah, applied for an adjournment on the ground of personal inconvenience.

Final Outcome

  • The Court, noting that the respondent's counsel did not object, granted the adjournment.
  • The matter was ordered to be listed again for hearing on 23.02.2026.

Topics: Adjournment, Civil Litigation