Dr. Lawanu Bordoloi v. Pritom Saikia
Case brief
What is this about?
The Gauhati High Court disposed of a contempt petition alleging non-compliance with an interlocutory order in a related writ petition regarding the post of Principal In-Charge at Nagaon Sikshan Mahavidyalaya. The petitioner demanded a hearing between himself and a rival candidate as mandated by the earlier order. The court issued a direction to the education department officials to comply with the
What did the court decide?
Directing the Commissioner and Secretary to comply with the order in IA(C)3703/2019 in WP(C)No.5682/2019 by conducting a hearing and passing a reasoned order within one month.