This bench dismissed a contempt petition filed for non-compliance of earlier orders in a PIL. The court closed the petition and discharged the notice since the respondent reported compliance during pendency.
Contempt petition closed and notice to respondent discharged due to subsequent compliance by the respondent.
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GAHC010022752021
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/91/2021
HIFZUR RAHMAN CHOUDHURY
S/O. LT. LUTHFUR RAHMAN CHOUDHURY, VILL. BATARASHI, P.O. TILLABAZAR, P.S. AND DIST. KARIMGANJ, PIN-788709.
VERSUS
SAMIR KUMAR SINHA
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPTT. OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE, GOVT. OF ASSAM, CM BLOCK 3RD FLOOR, ASSAM SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, ASSAM, PIN-781006.
Advocate for the Petitioner : PETITIONER IN PERSON Advocate for the Respondent : MR. B GOGOI
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HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. SUDHANSHU DHULIA HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA
07-01-2022
Heard Mr. Hifzur Rahman Choudhury, petitioner-in-person. Also heard Mr. B Gogoi, learned counsel for the respondent.
Certain orders of this Court passed in PIL No.63/2020 were not complied by the respondent and the petitioner was constrained to file the present
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contempt petition. Notice was issued to the respondent.
Today, this Court has been apprised by the petitioner that subsequently the order dated 23.11.2020 passed in PIL No.63/2020 has been complied by the respondent.
Although it has been done during the pendency of the contempt petition, purely in the interest of justice, we close the present contempt petition.
Notice issued to the respondent is hereby discharged.
JUDGE
CHIEF JUSTICE
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether to close the current contempt petition after the respondent accepted that the earlier order has been complied with during the pendency of the proceedings.
HIFZUR RAHMAN CHOUDHURY
SAMIR KUMAR SINHA
SUDHANSHU DHULIA
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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