Dhuni Raj Joshi v. Ravi Sankar Prasad and 5 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
In a contempt proceeding, the petitioner's counsel submitted that the case should be closed by granting leave to file a separate writ petition for non-retrospective promotion, with liberty reserved as prayed. The court accepted the submission and closed the case.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to avail appropriate legal remedy in a separate writ petition termed as closing of the contempt case.
What the court decided
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GAHC010006912023
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/30/2023
DHUNI RAJ JOSHI
S/O- LATE N.P. JOSHI, R/O- VILL.- SONITPUR CHARIDUAR, P.O. AND P.S. CHARIDUAR, DIST. SONITPUR, ASSAM
VERSUS
RAVI SANKAR PRASAD AND 5 ORS. ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2:MR. AKASHDEEP
THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM ENVIRONMENT AND FORETS DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.
3:MAHENDRA KUMAR YADAVA
PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HOFF ASSAM ARANYA BHAWAN PANJABARI GUWAHATI-6.
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt case should be closed upon the petitioner's counsel submitting that the grievance regarding retrospective effect of promotion shall be assailed in a separate writ petition.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Dhuni Raj Joshi
- respondent
Ravi Sankar Prasad
- respondent
Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam Environment and Forests Department Dispur Guwahati
- respondent
Mahendra Kumar Yadava
- respondent
M. Tungmung
- respondent
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Gauhati HC
- Decided on
- · May
- Registered
- Case no.
- Cont.Cas(C)/30/2023
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