Ashifur Rahaman v. Purnima Das
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt application WPCRC 96 of 2026 in WPA 2348 of 2022 (Ashifur Rahaman v. Mrs. Purnima Das & Anr.), decided 15.06.2026 by Shampa Sarkar, J. Alleged contemnors: Mrs. Purnima Das (Contemnor No.1) and Ms. Chandana Karmakar (Contemnor No.2). Subject: compliance with the Court's direction to the concerned Gram Panchayat to comply with the Coordinate Bench direction dated February 23, 2021 in WPA 3550 of 2020; decision by the authority dated October 27, 2021. Held: contempt application fails; Rule discharged; contempt proceeding dropped; personal appearance dispensed with; applicant permitted to challenge the Gram Panchayat order by filing a fresh writ petition. No statute or monetary amount involved.
What did the court decide?
Rule discharged; contempt proceeding dropped; personal appearance of the alleged contemnors dispensed with; applicant left at liberty to challenge the order of the Gram Panchayat by filing a writ petition afresh; parties to act on the server copy of the order.