The Gauhati High Court disposed of a contempt petition alleging non-compliance of a PIL order regarding a waste management plant plan. Finding the delay was due to relevant factors and no wilful disobedience occurred, the court closed the petition.
Contempt petition closed. No order of disobedience made.
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GAHC010063782022
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/181/2022
SRI DHIRAJ DAS AND ANR
S/O- LATE BASUDEV DAS, R/O- CHANDRAPUR GAON, P.O. CHANDRAPUR, P.S. PRAGJYOTISHPUR, DIST.- KAMRUP(M), ASSAM
2: SRI DIGEN BONGJANG S/O- BASANTA BONGJANG R/O- VILL. THAKURKUCHI P.O. CHANDRAPUR P.S. PRAGJYOTISHPUR DIST.- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM
VERSUS
SMT. KAVITHA PADMANABHAN AND 2 ORS ADMINISTRATOR, GUWAHATI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, UZANBAZAR, GUWAHATI-781001.
2:SRI DEVASHISH SHARMA COMMISSIONER GUWAHATI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION PANBAZAR, GUWAHATI-781001.
3:SRI NAZREEN AHMED DIRECTOR MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION DIRECTORATE OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. V RAJKHOWA
Advocate for the Respondent :
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BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (ACTING) MR. N. KOTISWAR SINGH HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA
:: O R D E R ::
13.05.2022
[N. Kotiswar Singh, CJ(Acting)]
Heard Mr. V. Rajkhowa, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. D. Saikia, learned Advocate General, Assam assisted by Mr. S. Borah, learned Standing Counsel, GMC appearing for the respondents.
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JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE (ACTING)
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the failure to submit a concrete plan for waste management plant within the stipulated time amounts to wilful disobedience of this Court's order.
Sri Dhiraj Das and Anr
Smt. Kavitha Padmanabhan and 2 Ors
N. Kotiswar Singh
Soumitra Saikia
As recorded by the court registry
Proceedings for wilful disobedience of a court order under the Contempt of Courts Act 1971.
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