The Gauhati High Court allowed the filing of the contempt petition to be withdrawn, granting liberty to file afresh after notifying the new Principal Secretary regarding the non-compliance of a specific order.
Petition allowed to be withdrawn with liberty to file afresh after notifying the new Principal Secretary.
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GAHC010162162023
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/443/2023
SUDHANG KUMAR BRAHMA
S/O- LATE RATI RAM BRAHMA, R/O- WARD NO. 5, MIJING NWGWR, P.O. AND P.S. KOKRAJHAR, PIN- 783370, BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL, ASSAM
VERSUS
ANURAG GOEL AND 2 ORS PRESENTLY SERVING AS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, BODOLAND TERRITORIAL REGION, BODOFA NWGWR, BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL SECRETARIAT, KOKRAJHAR, PIN- 783370, BODOLAND TERRITORIAL REGION (BTR), ASSAM
2:ARUN CHANDRA GOSWAMI PRESENTLY SERVING AS CHIEF ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR PIN- 783370 ASSAM 3:RAHUL DEV BASUMATARY PRESENTLY SERVING AS THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT KOKRAJHAR RURAL ROADS DIVISION PIN- 783370 BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR ASSAM
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K P PATHAK
Advocate for the Respondent :
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BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY
ORDER
Date : 09-08-2023
Mr. A. Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted after filing of the contempt application, it is learnt that the erstwhile Principal Secretary, BTC, Sri Anurag Goel has, in the meantime, been transferred from the said post. Mr. Baruah has submitted that as a new incumbent has joined in the post of Principal Secretary, BTC, he needs to bring the order which is not allegedly complied with, to the notice of the present incumbent Principal Secretary, BTC. In that view of the matter, he has submitted that the petitioner may be allowed to withdraw the instant contempt petition, with the liberty to file afresh after bringing the concerned order to the notice of the present incumbent Principal Secretary, BTC.
Having regard to the submissions made, this contempt petition is allowed to be withdrawn, with the liberty, as prayed for by Mr. Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioner.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
Sudhang Kumar Brahma
Anurag Goel
Arun Chandra Goswami
Rahul Dev Basumatary
Manish Choudhury
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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