GUWAHATI, India, April 24 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on March 24:

1. Heard Mr. M. Khan, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. D. Musahary, learned Standing Counsel for the Secondary Education Department.

2. In these petitions, i.e. WP(C) No. 3035/2023 and WP(C) No. 4353/2023, under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioners, namely, Abdul Hannan Laskar and Musarif Hussain Laskar have challenged the same common Order, No. ASE95/2022/218-A, dated 20.02.2023, passed by the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of School Education.

3. As a common question of law is involved in these two writ petitions and as agreed upon by learned Advocates of both sides, it is proposed to dispose of th...