Sri Satya Bhuyan v. Sri Pritam Saikia
Case brief
What is this about?
Impleadment/substitution of successor public officers as party respondents in contempt proceedings — Gauhati High Court permitted impleading the present incumbents, Narayan Konwar, IAS (Commissioner & Secretary, Elementary Education Department, Assam) as R-7 and Suranjana Senapati (Director of Elementary Education, Assam) as R-8, in Cont. Case (C) No. 795/2015, holding they are the authorities bound to comply with the Court's earlier directions. Order dated 09-03-2026 by N. Unni Krishnan Nair, J.; registry ref GAHC010025362026. Keywords: contempt petition; impleadment; party respondents; present incumbent; elementary education Assam; interlocutory application (civil); Cont. Case (C) No. 795/2015; I.A.(Civil)/404/2026.
What did the court decide?
Permission granted to the applicant to implead Narayan Konwar, IAS, Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Elementary Education Department, and Mrs. Suranjana Senapati, Director of Elementary Education, Assam, as respondent Nos. 7 and 8 in Cont. Case (C) No. 795/2015; the interlocutory application stands disposed of.