Petitioner filed a contempt petition alleging willful disobedience of an order dated 16.03.2022. Court found construction stoppage was pursuant to that order. Petition closed without finding disobedience.
Contempt petition closed; no willful disobedience found.
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GAHC010031712022
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No: Cont.Cas(C)/725/2022
JAGANNATH KUMAR S/O. LT. PITAMBER KUMAR VILL. GOTANAGAR MALIGAON P.S. JALUKBARI P.O. GOTANAGAR DIST. KAMRUP (M) ASSAM-781001.
VERSUS
PALLAV GOPAL JHA AND 6 ORS. THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KAMRUP (M) GUWAHATI ASSAM-781036.
2:LAKHYAJIT DUWARIA
THE CIRCLE OFFICER GUWAHATI REVENUE CIRCLE ULUBARI GUWAHATI-781007. 3:SMT. NILO KUMARI
DIVISIONAL ENGINEER OFFICE OF THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL ENGINEER NF RAILWAY MALIGAON GUWAHATI-781011. 4:MANOJ KUMAR BARMAN CLA
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OFFICE OF THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL ENGINEER CO/ORD N.F. RAILWAY MALIGAON GUWAHATI-781011. 5:DIPAK GOGOI ADEN OFFICE OF THE SENIOR DIVISIONAL ENGINEER CO/ORD NF RAILWAY MALIGAON GUWAHATI-781011. 6:RUPJYOTI PATOWARY SSE OFFICE OF THE SENIOR SECTION ENGINEER NF RAILWAY MALIGAON GUWAHATI-781011. 7:PRATAP ROY SSE HEAD QUARTER NF RAILWAY MALIGAON GUWAHATI-781011. -----------Advocate for : MR. K SINGHA Advocate for : appearing for PALLAV GOPAL JHA AND 6 ORS.
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA
ORDER
Date : 08.06.2023
The petitioner and the respondent no.1 are unrepresented.
From the affidavit-in-opposition filed in this matter, it appears that the construction activity was stopped by the respondent no.1 in terms of order
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dated 16.03.2022 passed in WP(C) 1838/2022. Hence, the Court does not find that there was any willful disobedience of the order. Accordingly, this contempt petition stands closed.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the petitioner's allegations of willful disobedience of the order dated 16.03.2022 are valid in the circumstances.
JAgnnaTh KUmAR
PAllAV GOpAL JhA
Kalyan RAI Surana
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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