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Pradip Kumar Das v. Chandan Sharma and 4 Ors.

Gauhati HC6 Aug 2025Cont.Cas(C)/672/2024

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What is this about?

Contempt of court; contempt proceedings dropped; substantial compliance; Cont.Cas(C)/672/2024; Cont.Cas(C)/673/2024; WP(C) No. 2830/2022; WP(C) No. 2827/2022; speaking order dated 05.08.2025; rejection of claims; fake/fabricated/tempered documents; misrepresentation of facts; Public Works Department Assam; Commissioner and Special Secretary PWD; Chief Engineer PWD (Roads); liberty to challenge speaking order before appropriate forum; Gauhati High Court; Justice Devashis Baruah; order dated 07.08.2025; neutral citation 2025:GAU-AS:10456.

What did the court decide?

Both contempt proceedings (Cont.Cas(C)/672/2024 and linked Cont.Cas(C)/673/2024) dropped; petitioner expressly left at liberty to assail the speaking order dated 05.08.2025 before the appropriate forum. ¶29

Pradip Kumar Das Vs Chandan Sharma and 4 Ors. — Contempt of Court | Gauhati HC (2025)

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GAHC010232542024

2025:GAU-AS:10456

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

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Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/672/2024

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PRADIP KUMAR DAS

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S/O LATE ABHAY CHARAN DAS, R/O FATASIL AMBARI, NRIPEN BORA ROAD, GUWAHATI-781025, DIST- KAMRUP (M), ASSAM

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VERSUS

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CHANDAN SHARMA AND 4 ORS. COMMISSIONER AND SPECIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, KAMRUP (M), ASSAM, PIN-781006

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2:NABAJYOTI NATH DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE (BUDGET) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI PIN-781006 3:SANJEEB SHYAM CHIEF ENGINEER P.W.D. (ROADS) ASSAM CHANDMARI GUWAHATI-781003 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 4:BIKASH PANGING THE SUPERINTENDENT ENGINEER P.W.D. DIBRUGARH LAHOWAL MORAN AND TINGKHONG TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION

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DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-786001 5:NRIPEN MEDHI THE ENGINEER P.W.D. DIBRUGARH LAHOWAL MORAN AND TINGKHONG TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-78600

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR K JAIN, S A BAKHTIAR

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Advocate for the Respondent : MS M DAS(R-1), MS M DAS (R-3)

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Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/673/2024

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PRADIP KUMAR DAS S/O LATE ABHAY CHARAN DAS R/O FATASIL AMBARI NRIPEN BORA ROAD GUWAHATI-781025 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM

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VERSUS CHANDAN SHARMA AND 3 ORS. COMMISSIONER AND SPECIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN-781006

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2:NABAJYOTI NATH DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE (BUDGET) DEPARTMENT

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DISPUR GUWAHATI PIN-781006 3:SANJEEB SHYAM CHIEF ENGINEER P.W.D. (ROADS) ASSAM CHANDMARI GUWAHATI-781003 DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 4:BIKASH PANGING THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER P.W.D. DIBRUGARH LAHOWAL MORAN AND TINGKHONG TERRITORIAL ROAD DIVISION DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-786001 -----------For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. N. Alam, Advocate

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For the Respondent(s) : Ms. M. Das, Advocate

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BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH

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ORDER

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Date : 07.08.2025

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Ms. M. Das, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents in both the contempt proceedings submitted that after due verification, a speaking order has been passed on 05.08.2025 whereby the claims of the petitioner has been rejected on the ground of submission of fake/fabricated/tempered documents and misrepresentation of

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facts. A copy of the said speaking order dated 05.08.2025 is kept on record and marked with the letter “X”.

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Ms. M. Das, the learned counsel for the respondents has also furnished a copy of the said speaking order to Mr. N. Alam, the learned counsel who represents the petitioner in both the contempt proceedings.

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Taking into account the above, the directions so passed by this Court in WP(C) No. 2830/2022 and WP(C) No. 2827/2022 have been substantially complied with. Accordingly, this Court drops both the contempt proceedings.

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Be that as it may, this Court however observes that dropping of both the contempt proceedings shall not prejudice the petitioner to assail the speaking order dated 05.08.2025 before the appropriate forum.

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JUDGE

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