M/S Easter Enterprise and Anr. v. Dibyajyoti Duwarah and 3 Ors.
Contempt – closure upon compliance
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, single judge N. Unni Krishnan Nair, order dated 06.08.2025 closing two contempt petitions Cont.Cas(C)/626/2023 and linked Cont.Cas(C)/630/2023. Petitioners: M/s Global Associates and Anr. and M/s Easter Enterprise and Anr., proprietor Baikuntha Baruah (counsel S. Bora, J. Rajkumari). Respondents: PHE officials - Dibyajyoti Duwarah (Chief Engineer, PHE (WATER)), Milanjeet Bhattacharjee (Addl. Chief Engineer, Lower Assam Zone), Pallab Kumar Das (Superintending Engineer, PHE Guwahati Circle), Ghanashyam Kalita (Executive Engineer, PHE Division-2) (counsel P.N. Goswami, D. Gogoi, R.R. Gogoi). Petitions alleging violation of High Court directions closed after counsel stated compliance; notices to respondents recalled. No statute or precedent discussed; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Both contempt petitions (Cont.Cas(C)/626/2023 and linked Cont.Cas(C)/630/2023) closed upon counsel's submission of compliance; notice issued to the respondents recalled.