Biswajit Malakar and 37 Ors. v. Bhaskar Jyoti Mohanta
Case brief
What is this about?
Single Judge Bench adjudicated a contempt petition alleging violation of a prior direction regarding police conversion. The Court found the authorities had considered the claims. The contempt petition was closed without merit, leaving open the right to assail the impugned order.
What did the court decide?
Contempt petition closed; liberty to assail impugned order dated 19.04.2022 granted.
What the court decided
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GAHC010100042021
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/225/2021
BISWAJIT MALAKAR AND 37 ORS. S/O- SUKHOMOY MALAKAR, VILL- LALA BAZAR, P.O. LALA BAZAR, P.S. LALA BAZAR, DIST.- HAILAKANDI
2: JAHIR UDDIN CHOUDHURY S/O- LT. RAMIJ UDDIN CHOUDHURY VILL- DILKUSH BASTI P.O. DILKUSH T.E. P.S. LAKHIPUR DIST.- CACHAR
3: SUJAN CHAKROBORTY S/O- LT. ARABINBO CHAKROBORTY VILL AND P.O. MAZIEGRAM P.S. AND DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM
4: ABDUL QUADIR S/O- LT. BASHIR ALI VILL- PACHIM MOUDANGA P.O. BARHAWOR P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI
5: TAPAN KUMAR DEY S/O- INDRA KR. DEY VILL- SALCHAPRA PART-1 P.O. SALCHAPRA P.S. SILCHAR DIST.- CACHAR
6: SANJOY KR NATH S/O- SUSHIL KR NATH VILL- ALGAPUR PART-1
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Issues for consideration
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the Constable Petitioners remained in wilful violation of the direction to consider their cases for conversion.
Whether the authorities considered the claims for conversion from armed branch to unarmed branch.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
BiswaJit Malakar and 37 Ors.
- respondent
Bhaskar Jyoti Mohanta
Coram
Achintya Malla BuJOR Barua
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Gauhati HC
- Decided on
- · August
- Registered
- Case no.
- Cont.Cas(C)/225/2021
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