A single judge allowed the withdrawal of a contempt petition filed against the Director of Elementary Education with liberty to file afresh. The petition was dismissed on withdrawal.
Withdrawal of the contempt petition allowed; liberty granted to file afresh as and when a fresh cause of action arises.
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GAHC010025792023
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/206/2023
BANYASHREE THAKUR AND 70 ORS.
C/O BIPUL THAKUR, R/O VILL-KAILASHPUR PATH, HENGRABARI, P.O.HENGRABARI, DIST-KAMRUP (M), ASSAM, PIN-781036
2: RUMI BHUYAN C/O DIGANTA BHUYAN VILL-OATING T.E. P.O.-OATING DIST-GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785603
3: GAUTAM BARMAN S/O LT. KESHAB CH. BARMAN R/O VILL-BAMUNDI P.O.-BAMUNDI DIST-KAMRUP ASSAM PIN-781103
4: MOUCHUMI DUTTA VILL-KHARAGARH GHURACHOWA P.O.-KHEMDOI PUKHURI DIST-SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN-785666
5: SATYAJEET SAIKIA VILL-RABAR CHAPORI P.O.-MADHUPUR DIST-LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN-787033
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6: DEBAJYOTI BORA S/O DIMBESWAR BORA VILL-GHURAI GAON P.O.-UPAR UZARA DIST-NAGAON PIN-782123
7: EMRAN HUSSAIN S/O ABDUL HAKIM VILL-SALMARABORI P.O.-BECHAMARI P.S.-DHING DIST-NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782123
8: RASHMI DEVI VILL-CHARAIDOLONI P.O.-MADHABPUR DIST-LAKHIMPUR
9: MAHESWAR NATH S/O PICHU NATH VILL-PESKAR PARA P.O. AND P.S.-BAGUAN DIST-GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783129
10: NITYA NANDA PHUKAN S/O LATE JITEN PHUKAN VILL-JEHENIA GAON P.O.-SAMAGURI P.S.-AMGURI DIST-SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN-785680 11: ABUL KALAM S/O MD. ALI AKHBAR R/O VILL-RAIPUR P.O.-BALABHITA P.S.-BARPETA ROAD DIST-BARPETA PIN-781313 ASSAM 12: JONMONI BHUYAN
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VILL-PANIGAON DIST-LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN-787052
13: NIRANJAN BORDOLOI VILL-KAKODONGA CHABOOKDHARA GAOAN P.O.-NAMKHTUAL P.S.-DERGAON DIST-GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785626
14: BONDITA GOGOI C/O NITYANANDA GOGOI VILL-DAKSHIN PATH GAON P.O.-BARUAJAN DIST-JORHAT ASSAM PIN-785630 15: RATNA SAIKIA VILL-SIMEN CHAPORI HENSUWA P.O.-SIMEN CHAPORI DIST-DHEMAJI ASSAM
16: RIJUMAONI BORA W/O PRASANTA BORA R/O VILL-KAMAR GAON P.O.-JAMUNAMUKH DIST-HOJAI ASSAM PIN-782428
17: SAMINA KHATUN D/O SAMSUL ALI VILL-DUDHNOI THEKASU PT-II P.O.-DUDHNOI DIST-GOALPARA PIN-783124 ASSAM
18: GITANJALI BORUAH P.O- JAMUGURI DIST- SIVSAGAR PIN- 785683
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19: RUMI DEVI D/O. JOGESWAR NATH VILL. AMONIGAON P.O. BHELEUGURI P.S. SAMAGURI DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN-782140 20: MRS. REKHA DEKA C/O- BONSHIDHAR DEKA VILL- DHAPKATA BARSATRA P.O- RRL DIST- JORHAT ASSAM PIN- 781316 21: BHABEN GOGOI S/O- LT. PHATIK CHANDRA GOGOI VILL. DUBDORIA P.O. KHANAMUKH DIST.- SIVSAGAR PIN- 785682. 22: NAVAJYOTI KONWAR S/O- SRI SUCHENDRA NATH KONWAR VILL. BHITORUAL P.O. - BHITORUAL DIST. SIVSAGAR PIN- 785682
23: MENAKA GIRI W/O- HEMSAGAR ACHARYA VILL- KARIBIL NEPALI P.O- KAWRI PATHER P.S- HELEM DIST- BISWANATH PIN- 784170 ASSAM. 24: CHANDRALEKHA CHOUDHURY VILL- CHHAYGAON (CHOUDHURYPARA) P.O.- CHHAYGAON DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781124 25: CHINU BALA DEVI C/O- DAMAN SINY NATH VILL- BASHBARI (PT. II) P.O- NORTH BOITAMARI DIST. P.S- BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN- 783380 26: DHANDEEP MEDHI VILL- MOLIGAON P.O- BOITAMARI P.S-ABHAYAPURI DIST- BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN- 783389
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27: MONISHA SARMA BORUAH AMGURI HILOIDARI GAON P.O- AMGURI DIST- SIVASAGAR PIN- 785680 ASSAM
28: ANUPAMA DAS W/O- GOPINATH PATOWARY VILL- BIHDIA P.O- BIHDIA P.S- BAIHATA CHARIALI DIST- KAMRUP PIN781381
29: MRS RUPALI BURAGOHAIN C/O- MR. SAHASI MOHAN VILL- KATHPAR GAON P.O- BANMUKH P.SSIVASAGAR DIST- SIVASAGAR ASSAM
30: MS BARNALI HAZARIKA C/O- SRI ATUL SAIKIA VILL- RAIDONGIA GAON P.O- KAMARBONDHA ALI DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785625
31: GAKUL DEKA S/O- LATE MANIK DEKA VILL AND P.O- BARKOLA DIST- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782144 ASSAM
32: RATUL DEKA S/O- DHENU RAM DEKA VILL MIKIRBHETA P.O. MIKIRBHETA DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN-782001
33: AMARDIP BARMAN VILL- RUPIABATHAN P.O- CHAMATA P.S- BELSOR DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN
34: MARFUN NEHAR BEGUM VILL- ULUBARI P.O AND P.S- DALGAON PIN- 784116 DIST- DARRANG ASSAM
35: LAKHI PRASAD CHUTIA S/O- SRI UMESH CHUTIA VILL- BURKHA KURI DIST- DHEMJAI- 787026
36: DEEPA SARMAH
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C/O- TANKA NATH SARMAH VILL AND P.O- SIMLITOLA DIST- GOALPARA ASSAM PIN- 783130 37: BIPUL SAIKIA S/O- LILA KANTA SAIKIA VILL- KAKAYAL DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787026 TET ASSAM
38: MRINALI GHARPHALIA W/O- SRI JITU DUARAH R/O- MRIDANGPARA VILLAGE BARUA NAGAR P.O. BARUA NAGAR P.S. BORHAT DIST.- CHARAIDEO ASSAM
39: PUSPA GOGOI S/O- PUNARAM GOGOI R/O- VILL- KALAKATA P.O. KALAKATA P.S. DHEMAJI DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787058
40: BARNALI BHUYAN W/O- SRI ANUPAM BORAH R/O- FLAT 461 APARTMENT P.O- MEHERPUR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN788015
41: SMT. MOUSUMI DEURI W/O SRI DIPAK MAHANTA R/O PACHAMTOLA P.O.-CHAMPAK NAGAR P.S.-CHHAYGAON DISTKAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781025 42: ROSIDA BEGUM W/O- INAMUDDIN AHMED VILL AND P.O- NAHARANI DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN
43: POLI DEKA C/O- SRI SASDHAR DEKA VILL- MADANPUR P.O- DEUDUAR P.SCHANGSARI DIST- KAMRUP (R) ASSAM PIN- 781101
44: DIPAM JYOTI DUTTA S/O- MAKHON DUTTA VILL- DIHINGIA GAON P.O- CHENGELI GAON DIST- JORHAT ASSAM PIN-
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785010
45: PRANAB BORUAH
S/O- LATE BOLAI BORUAH VILL- MORA GAON P.O- BORDOLONI DISTDHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787026
46: ATUL BURAGOHAIN
S/O- LATE JAGESWAR BURAGOHAIN
VILL- GOHAIN CHAPORI P.O- KHALIHAMARI DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN787053
47: SANGEETA BORA
D/O- PRAFULLA BORAH VILL- KAKODONGA KOCHALIAL GAON P.ONAMKHATOWAL DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785626
48: SANGITA BHUYAN D/O- TONKESWAR BHUYAN
VILL- KAKODONGA NAMKHATOWAL GAON P.O- NAMKHATOWAL DISTGOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785626
49: JATINDRA KUMAR BHARATI C/O- SABHARAM NATH VILL- ALIKUCHI P.O.- ALIKUCHI P.S.- RAHA DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN782103
50: ARUP KALITA S/O- SAHADEV KALITA VILL- KUMAR KATA P.O- CHALANTAPARA DIST- BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN
51: HIRANYA SAIKIA R/O- RAJABARI P.O RAJABARI DIST. BIHPURIA LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN-
52: PRANJAL HAZARIKA S/O- LATE JATINDRA NATH HAZARIKA R/O- VILL- KUJIDAH P.O- HATICHONG DIST- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782142
53: ARUP DAS S/O- ADHIR KUMAR DAS
R/O- VILL- SADARASHI P.O- SADARASHI DIST- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN788709
54: MALABIKA SHARMA
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C/O SADANANDA SARMA R/O- VILL. NAKUCHI (RANGIA) P.O. MARANJANA (RURAL) DIST. KAMRUP (RURAL) ASSAM PIN. 781354
55: MD. IBRAHIM KHAN S/O- LATE MD. BELAN KHAN VILL- GOMA P.O- GOMAFULBARI P.STARABARI DIST- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781302
56: SIMANTA SAIKIA S/O LATE KESHAB SAIKIA R/O VILL PATIAPAM P. O. PATIAPAM DIST. HOJAI ASSAM PIN 782426
57: MD. INSAN ALI S/O- ABDUR RAHMAN R/O- VILL- PADMAPUKHURI P.O- EKARABARI P.S- ROWTA DISTUDALGURI ASSAM PIN- 784514
58: DIPAK KUMAR ROY S/O. PARESH CHANDRA ROY VILL. DEBATTAR HUSDAHA PART-V P.O. DEBATTAR HUSDAHA P.S. GOLAKGANJ DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN
59: BINITA BHARALI D/O- BHASKARJYOTI BARMAN VILL- BILTOLA BANIPUR PATH H NO. 17 DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM. PIN-
60: INDUKALPA SAIKIA VILL- PANCHALAI NO.1 P.O- LASKAR PATHAR DIST- HOJAI P.O- LANKA PIN- 782446 ASSAM
61: BUBUL SAIKIA S/O- BHUGMAN SAIKIA VILL- MICHAMARI DIST- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787026
62: MUNINDRA MOHAN DAS S/O- RAMESH CH DAS VILL- KAMRUP GAON P.O- SIKARHATI DISTKAMRUP ASSAM PIN-
63: RAJEN BARUAH S/O LT. MUKHESWAR BARUAH
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VILL-BISH GHARIA P.O. AND P.S.-SIMEN CHAPORI DIST-DHEMAJI (ASSAM) PIN-787061 64: ZAKIR HUSSAIN S/O ABUBAKKAR SIDDIQUE VILL-ADABARI PART-II P.S.-DHUBRI DIST-DHUBRI ASSAM 65: RUNUMI TALUKDAR W/O BIKUL RANJAN DAS R/O VILL AND P.O.-MIRZA PIN-781125 DIST-KAMRUP (ASSAM) 66: AMAR SHEEL C/O LATE KANTI SHEEL VILL-DIPRANG P.O.-BARPAK P.S.-MAYONG DIST-MORIGAON ASSAM PIN-782411 67: RUNUMI KALITA W/O MR. JUGAL DEKA R/O STAMILE NEAR JALUKBARI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL P.O.-GAUHATI UNIVERSITY P.S.-JALUKBARI DIST-KAMRUP (M) ASSAM-781014 68: HIRAJYOTI BHARADWAJ D/O JITEN SARMA R/O VILL-HAZARIKAPARA P.O.-HAZARIKAPARA P.S.-SIPAJHAR DIST-DARRANG ASSAM-784145 69: JAYA NATH C/O MAHESHWAR NATH VILL-TIPLAI P.O.-TIPLAI P.S.-RANGJULI
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DIST-GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783130
70: MD SOLEMAN KHAN S/O LT. GIASH UDDIN AHMED
VILL-BELBARI P.O.-BARBALA P.S. DIST-BARPETA PIN-781316
71: BIPUL BORAH
C/O DONDIRAM BORAH R/O VILL MOHIJAN POTIA P.O.-MOHIJAN DISTLAKHIMPUR ASSA
VERSUS
SMTI. SURANJANA SENAPATI DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION, ASSAM, KAHILIPARA, PIN781019
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR K K MAHANTA (Sr. Advocate)
Advocate for the Respondent :
BEFORE
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK
ORDER
06-04-2023
Heard Mr. K. M. Mahanta, learned counsel for the petitioners.
On instructions of the petitioners, Mr. Mahanta, learned counsel, prays for withdrawal of this contempt petition with a liberty to file afresh as and when any fresh cause of action arises as inadvertently this common contempt petition has been filed with regard to the common judgment and order dated 21.12.2021 that was passed in different writ petitions where the present petitioners are of such writ petitions.
Prayer is allowed.
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Accordingly, this contempt petition stands dismissed on withdrawal.
Liberty as prayed for, so granted.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
Banyashree Thakur and 70 Ors.
Suranjana Senapati
Director of Elementary Education, Assam
Manash Ranjan Pathak
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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