Madhab Ch. Kalita v. Rakesh Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioner filed a contempt application alleging violation of a 2018 High Court order regarding a Fishery Department directive. The Court noted that the underlying direction had been complied with via a 2019 order, which the petitioner was challenging separately. Consequently, the contempt application was closed.
What did the court decide?
Contempt application stood closed due to compliance of the direction passed in the original order.
What the court decided
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GAHC010078242019
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/210/2019
MADHAB CH. KALITA
FISHERY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER (FDO), OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT FISHERY DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, DIST. KOKRAJHAR, PIN-783370.
VERSUS
RAKESH KUMAR
SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, FISHERY DEPTT., DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06.
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S K DAS
Advocate for the Respondent :
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt application should be allowed in light of compliance with the original writ petition order.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
MADHAB CH. KALITA
- respondent
RAKESH KUMAR
Coram
Manish Choudhury
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Gauhati HC
- Decided on
- · September
- Registered
- Case no.
- Cont.Cas(C)/210/2019
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