GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDERS ON DR. BISWAJIT SARMA V/S THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS

GUWAHATI, India, June 17 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on May 16:

1. Heard Mr. I. Choudhury, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. T. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel for the Higher Education Department and Mr. C. Baruah, learned Standing Counsel for the Accountant General, Assam.

2. The challenge made in these Writ Petitions is to the order dated 21.04.2017, issued by the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Higher Education (Technical) Department, whereby the lien granted to the petitioner, namely, Dr. Biswajit Sarma, Associate Professor in Geology Department, Jorhat Engineering College, Jorhat, for a period of one year vide order dated 25.06.2016, is termin...