Guru Charan College Allowed to File Interview Receipts

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

Order Date: 26 August 2026

Case Overview

• Parties: Principal Guru Charan College, Silchar (Petitioner) vs. State of Assam and others (Respondents), including the Secretary and Commissioner to the Government of Assam (Education Higher Department), Deputy Director of Higher Education Assam, Director of Higher Education Assam, and the Principal of Guru Charan College.
• Case No.: I.A.(Civil)/2907/2026.
• Advocates: petitioner – Mr. S. Dutta (senior counsel) assisted by Ms. P. Rahman; respondent – Mr. S. Nath, SC, Higher Edu, SC. Edu.; standing counsel for Higher Education Department – Mr. A.R. Tahbildar.
• Judge: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Mazumdar.
• Nature of Application: The petitioner sought to place on record the postal receipts issued to various applicants for the interview for the post of Assistant Professor (Bengali) pursuant to the advertisement dated 07 August 2019.

Final Outcome

• The court allowed the prayer filed by the petitioner.
• The petitioner is directed to file an affidavit along with the original postal receipt in the writ petition for the convenience of the Court.
• The matter is listed for further hearing on 22 September 2026, as pleadings are now complete.

Topics: Legal Proceedings, Higher Education Recruitment