DR SHEKHAR KANTI SARKAR vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS Advocate - SC, EDU, ,FOR CAVEATOR,MR. S K MEDHI — WP(C)/2412/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: --Disposed Of on 26th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: GAHC010088182026

e-Filing Number

05-05-2026

Filing Number

WP(C)/5024/2026

Filing Date

05-May-2026

Registration No

WP(C)/2412/2026

Registration Date

06-May-2026

Judge

Honourable Mrs. Justice Shamima Jahan

Coram

Honourable Mrs. Justice Shamima Jahan

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

10012 - Suspension with respect to Service of Teachers of Provincialized Schools. ( 12 )

Judicial Branch

Writ Section

Decision Date

26-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--Disposed Of

Last updated 29-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.DR SHEKHAR KANTI SARKAR

    Adv. MR. SURAJIT DUTTA,MS. I DAS,MS. I DAS, ,MS. I DAS

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS Advocate - SC, EDU, ,FOR CAVEATOR,MR. S K MEDHI

  2. 2.RABINDRANATH TAGORE UNIVERSITY

  3. 3.THE VICE CHANCELLOR

  4. 4.DR. SANDIP RATNA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 26-May-2026

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Shamima JahanView PDF

    Case Summary: WP(C)/2412/2026 Court Decision: The Gauhati High Court dismissed Dr. Shekhar Kanti Sarkar's petition challenging his suspension order dated 26.02.2026. The court held that although the Executive Council (the appointing authority) made the decision to suspend the petitioner, the In-charge Registrar was properly authorized to issue the suspension order on its behalf, and this delegation was valid under Section 54 of the Rabindranath Tagore University Act, 2017. Key Reasoning: The court found that the Executive Council had expressly authorized the Registrar to issue all communications, including the suspension order, in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor. The court rejected the petitioner's argument that only the Executive Council could issue the suspension, finding such a requirement would be overly technical given that the decision originated from the Executive Council and the Registrar merely executed that decision pursuant to proper authorization. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 26-May-2026

    Motion

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Shamima Jahan

  4. 20-May-2026

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Shamima JahanView PDF

  5. 20-May-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 08-May-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice N. Unni Krishnan NairView PDF

  7. 05-May-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP(C)/2412/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP(C)/2412/2026 Court Decision: The Gauhati High Court dismissed Dr. Shekhar Kanti Sarkar's petition challenging his suspension order dated 26.02.2026. The court held that although the Executive Council (the appointing authority) made the decision to suspend the petitioner, the In-charge Registrar was properly authorized to issue the suspension order on its behalf, and this delegation was valid under Section 54 of the Rabindranath Tagore University Act, 2017. Key Reasoning: The court found that the Executive Council had expressly authorized the Registrar to issue all communications, including the suspension order, in consultation with the Vice-Chancellor. The court rejected the petitioner's argument that only the Executive Council could issue the suspension, finding such a requirement would be overly technical given that the decision originated from the Executive Council and the Registrar merely executed that decision pursuant to proper authorization. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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