Contempt petition alleging non-compliance with a High Court order of 05.05.2022 in WP(C) No.2142/2009. Respondents produced a government compliance order dated 25.07.2023; petitioners acceded. The Court closed the contempt petition.
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GAHC010047042023
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/137/2023
AKRAMUL HAQUE MAJUMDAR AND 35 ORS SON OF LATE MAZAID UDDIN MAJUMDAR, WATER WORKS ROAD, P.O. SILCHAR, DISTRICT CACHAR, ASSAM.
2: SMTI. SAHIDA SULTANA W/O MD. SAMSUL HAQUE WARD NO. 4 P.O. KAHIPUR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM.
3: KESHAB PRASAD GOALA S/O SRI RAM GIRISH GOALA VILL- GANGAPUR P.O.- BADARPUR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM
4: RAMANANDA RAJKUMAR S/O NISHIKANTA RAJKUMAR VIVEKANANDA ROAD SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 5: AMINUL ISLAM LASKAR S/O MASADDAR ALI VILL AND P.O.- NEAIRGRAM DIST- CACHAR ASSAM
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VILL and P.O.- SONABARIGHAT DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 7: SMTI DIPALI PURUKAYASTHA D/O LATE GIRINDRA KR. PURUKAYAS THA LINK ROAD P.O.- SILCHAR-6 DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 8: NARAYAN CHANDRA DAS S/O LATE RAI CHANDRA DAS S.S. ROAD MALUGRAM P.O.- SILCHAR-2 DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 9: AMAJIT CHANDA S/O LATE AMULYA KR. CHANDRA VILL AND P.O.- DARMIKHAL DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 10: TAZUDDIN MAZUMDAR S/O JAMAL UDDIN MAJUMDAR VILL- NEW HAILAKANDI P.O.- UMACHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 11: SMTI. KSH. SHANTIBALA SINGHA W/O KANTA SINGHA VILL- LALKOL P.O.- SINGERBOND DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 12: TASAUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA S/O SONNAHAR UDDIN BARBHUIYA VILL AND P.O.- DONEYHARY DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 13: A. MANIHAR SINGHA S/O A. NITAL SINGHA VILL- DAKHIN MOHAN PUR
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P.O.- GOBINDRA NAGAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 14: JAMIL AHMED LASKAR S/O TAHIR ALI LASKAR VILL- RUPAIRBARI P.O.- HAZARIBRAM DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 15: SMTI ANITA DEVI D/O BIDYABATI SINGHA VILL AND P.O.- KOROLKANDI DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 16: SMTI BENU SINGHA D/O GBARDHAN SINGHA VILL- JOYPUR NATUN BAZAR P.O.- RAJABAZAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 17: ENAMUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA S/O MAHASIN ALI BARBHUIYA VILL AND P.O.- BANSKANDI DIST- CACHAR ASSAM
18: MOKBUL HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O MAKADDAS ALI LASKAR VILL- BAGEHAR P.O.- DHUNGIRPAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 19: MRINAL KANTI NATH S/O MAHINDRA CHANDRA NATH VILL- MALUGRAM P.O.- PANIBHORA DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 20: SMTI. NITU DEY D/O NISHIKANTA DEY VILL AND P.O.- PALANGHAT
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DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 21: SMTI USHA RANI DEVI D/O GIRI SINGHA VILL- SANJAM SUMBI P.O.- SIBPUR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 22: MD. SAMSUDDIN MAJUMDAR S/O MAJAID ALI MAJUMDAR VILL- HATIRHAR P.O.- HAJARIGRAM DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 23: KHALIQUJJAMAN CHOUDHURY S/O LATE FAKAR UDDIN CHOUDHURY VILL AND P.O.- BAGPAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 24: SHYAMAL NATH S/O SURESH CHANDRA NATH VILL- VITOR GANGAPAR P.O.- JARAILTOLA DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 25: SMTI HIRANMOY NATH S/O KANAILAL NATH VILL- SUNDARI PART-II DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 26: SMTI. A. BRINDRASAKHI SINGHA D/O A. MAIN SINGHA VILL- NAGDIRGRAM PART-II P.O.- KABUGANJ DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 27: A.BRAJABABU SINGHA S/O LATE A. IBACHA SINGHA VILL AND P.O.- SINGERBAND
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DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 28: AMRIT LAL BHOWMIK S/O ABAHI BHOWMIK VILL- JAMALPUR P.O.- PALANGHAT DIST -CACHAR ASSAM 29: SMTI PH. ANIMA SINGHA D/O LATE CHOUBA SINGHA VILL AND P.O.-SINGERBAND DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 30: DINANATH YADAAV S/O RAM NATH YADAV VILL- DOBIPUR P.O- DHOLAI DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 31: NIKHILESH GOALA S/O KANTA PRASAD GOALA VILL- DULANGRAM P.O.- DHOLAI DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 32: GAUTAM DAS S/O DHIRENDRA DAS VILL AND P.O.- PALANGHAT DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 33: SHYAMKUMAR SINGHA S/O LATE TAMBI SINGHA VILL- LABAKPUR PART-II DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 34: SMTI INDRANI DEVI D/O NILAKANTA SINGHA VILL- PURAGRAM P.O.- LAKHIPUR DIST- CACHAR
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ASSAM
35: ANANTA DEB S/O ARABINDU DEB VILL- CHANDRAPUR P.O.- BANSKANDI DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 36: AZIM UDDIN S/O LATE TAMIZ UDDIN VILL AND P.O.- MANIPUR PART-II DIST- CACHAR ASSA VERSUS DR. BIJAYA CHOUDHURY, ACS AND ORS THE SECRETARY, TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, EDUCATION (ELEMENTARY) DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006. 2:JAYANTA NARLIKAR I.A.S. COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 3:SMTI SURANJANA SENAPATI DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-781019. 4:SRI NARAYAN KONWAR IAS SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM EDUCATION (ELEMENTARY) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-19
Advocate for the Petitioner : MS S DASGUPTA
Advocate for the Respondent : MR S M T CHISTIE (R-4)
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BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE
O R D E R
17.02.2024.
Heard Mr. S. Hoque, learned counsel for the petitioners.
Mr. S.M.T. Chistie, learned counsel appearing for the alleged contemner Nos.1, 2 & 3 and Ms. P. Das, learned counsel appearing for the alleged contemner No.4, by placing the order dated 25.07.2023, passed by the Joint Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of School Education, submits that the order of this Court dated 05.05.2022, passed in WP(C) No.2142/2009 has been duly complied with.
A copy of the order dated 25.07.2023, is also furnished to the learned counsel for the petitioners, who also fairly acceded to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the respondents/contemners.
In view of the above, this Contempt Petition stands closed and disposed of.
A copy of the order dated 25.07.2023 is kept in the record by marking the same as document “X”.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the order dated 05.05.2022 in WP(C) No.2142/2009 has been complied with by the alleged contemners.
Akramul Haque Majumdar and 35 Ors
Dr. Bijaya Choudhury, ACS and Ors
Jayanta Narlikar I.A.S.
Smti Suranjana Senapati
Sri Narayan Konwar IAS
Kardak Ete
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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