The court closed a contempt petition after respondents produced a speaking order passed pursuant to a prior direction. Petitioners accepted the order with liberty to challenge it.
Contempt petition closed with liberty to the petitioner to assail the speaking order dated 29.08.2023.
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GAHC010004882024
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/26/2024
MANASH NATH AND 4 ORS
S/O LATE MAN KUMAN NATH, (SERVING AS RADIOGRAPHER/COBALT TECHNICIAN AT SILCHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL), R/O VILL AND P.O.-GHUNGOOR, VETERINARY BAZAAR LANE, SILCHAR, DISTCACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-788014
2: BAPAN DEB S/O PRAFULLA CHANDRA DEB
(SERVING AS OFFICE ASSISTANT IN THE DEPTT OF RADIOLOGY SILCHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL) R/O 30 DESHABANDHU ROAD NEAR SAMSHANGHAT KATHAL GRANT RANGIRKHARI SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788005
3: BISWAJIT DAS S/O LATE PABITRA KUMAR DAS (SERVING AS RADIOGRAPHER IN THE DEPTT. OF RADIOLOGY SILCHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL) R/O HOUSE NO. 590 SADAGRAM VTC (SAPAGRAM) P.O.-DHOLAI BAZAR DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788114
4: ABHIJIT DEB S/O SITANGSHU DEB
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(SERVING AS LABORATORY TECHNICIAN IN THE INSTITUTION OF PHARMACY SILCHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL) R/O SILCHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE CAMPUS SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788014
5: MD. MANIK UDDIN LASKAR S/O KALADHAN MIA LASKAR (SERVING AS GRADE IV IN THE DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY SILCHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL) R/O DAKSHIN MOHANPUR PART-V P.O.-KACHUDARAM SONAI DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-78811
VERSUS
DR. BHASKAR GUPTA AND 4 ORS
PRINCIPAL, SILCHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL, SILCHAR, DISTCACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-788014
2:DR. DEBA KUMAR CHAKRABARTTY
THE SUPERINTENDENT SILCHAR MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL SILCHAR DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788014
3:DR. ANUP KUMAR BARMAN
THE DIRECTOR MEDICAL EDUCATION ASSAM SIXMILE KHANAPARA GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781022
4:ABHINASH JOSHI
THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE ASSAM CIVIL SECRETARIAT
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DISPUR GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781006
5:SAMIR K SINHA IAS THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE ASSAM CIVIL SECRETARIAT JANATA BHAWAN BLOCK-F DISPUR GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-78100
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A K DUTTA
Advocate for the Respondent : MR. D P BORAH (r-1,2)
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
ORDER
Date : 19.04.2024
Mr. B. P Borah learned counsel for the respondent Nos.1 and 3 submits that pursuant to this court’s direction passed in WP(C) No.4773/2017, a speaking order has already been passed on 29.08.2023 and the same has been produced before this court.
Mr. B Purkayastha learned counsel for the petitioner submits that in view of such speaking order the contempt petition may be closed with a liberty to the petitioner to assail the speaking order dated 29.08.2023.
Prayer stands allowed.
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The contempt petition stands closed with liberty as prayed
for.
A copy of the order dated 29.08.2023 be kept on record.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the contempt petition should be closed given the production of a speaking order?
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WP(C) No.4773/2017Referred¶31
MANASH NATH AND 4 ORS
DR. BHASKAR GUPTA AND 4 ORS
Arun Dev 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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