Promud Kumar Baruah v. Ramendra Nath Sharma
Case brief
What is this about?
A contempt petition instituted for alleged violation of an order mandating retirement benefit payment was closed. The court found sufficient payment made to negate wilful violation and recorded an undertaking for the balance amount.
What did the court decide?
Petition closed; undertaking to pay balance amount recorded.
What the court decided
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GAHC010104362020
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/315/2020
PROMUD KUMAR BARUAH
S/O- LATE MOHESWAR BARUAH, C/O- MRS. ANJALI BARUAH, R/O- QTR NO. 6, KV DULIAJAN TEACHERS COLONY, DIST- DIBRUGARH, ASSAM, PIN- 786602
VERSUS
RAMENDRA NATH SHARMA
COMMISSIONER, ASSAM STATE HOUSING BOARD, R G BARUAH, GUWAHATI, PIN- 781005
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S BORTHAKUR
Advocate for the Respondent : MR. I CHOUDHURY
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ACHINTYA MALLA BUJOR BARUA
Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the grant of partial payment negates the inference of wilful violation of a previous order mandating retirement benefit payment.
Whether the balance amount promised by the respondent within a specific timeframe justifies closure of the contempt petition.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
PROMUD KUMAR BARUAH
- respondent
RAMENDRA NATH SHARMA
- respondent
COMMISSIONER, ASSAM STATE HOUSING BOARD
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Gauhati HC
- Decided on
- · December
- Registered
- Case no.
- Cont.Cas(C)/315/2020
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