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Sri Hitesh Das v. Shri Anurag Goel, IAS

Gauhati HC8 Mar 2026I.A.(Civil)/741/2026

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What is this about?

Gauhati High Court; Devashis Baruah, J.; I.A.(Civil) 741/2026 in Cont.Cas(C) 688/2022; impleadment of present incumbent Principal Secretary BTC refused; representation dated 19.01.2026 contrary to order dated 03.01.2022 in WP(C) 7323/2021; Court held no direction to pay Rs. 91,06,207 within six months was ever passed; application rejected and closed; liberty to file fresh representation for compliance; Bodoland Territorial Council; contempt proceedings.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to submit a fresh representation seeking compliance of the order dated 03.01.2022 passed in WP(C)No.7323/2021 before the present incumbent Principal Secretary, BTC; the interlocutory application stands closed. ¶32

Sri Hitesh Das Vs Shri Anurag Goel, IAS — Gauhati HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the present incumbent Principal Secretary, Bodoland Territorial Council should be impleaded as a party to the accompanying contempt application (Cont.Cas(C)/688/2022). +1 more

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Court's answer

The instant interlocutory application stands rejected and closed, with liberty to the petitioner to submit a fresh representation seeking compliance of the order dated 03.01.2022 in WP(C)No.7323/2021 before the present incumbent Principal Secretary.

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Ratio / Principle

There was never any direction passed on 03.01.2022 in WP(C)No.7323/2021 directing the respondent authorities, and more particularly the Principal Secretary, to pay an amount of Rs.91,06,207/- to the petitioner within a period of six months.

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Key takeaways

Since the representation dated 19.01.2026 on which the instant application is founded is contrary to the order dated 03.01.2022 in WP(C)No.7323/2021, the instant application cannot be allowed.ratio¶31

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Gauhati High Court (Devashis Baruah, J.), order dated 09.03.2026 in I.A.(Civil)/741/2026, linked to Cont.Cas(C)/688/2022: Application to implead the present incumbent Principal Secretary, Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) as a party to the accompanying contempt application rejected and closed. The Court noted a representation submitted to the present incumbent Principal Secretary on 19.01.2026, the contents of which were completely contrary to the order dated 03.01.2022 in WP(C)No.7323/2021, and recorded its opinion that no direction was ever passed in that order directing the respondent authorities, and more particularly the Principal Secretary, to pay Rs.91,06,207/- to the petitioner within six months. The petitioner was granted liberty to submit a fresh representation seeking compliance of the order dated 03.01.2022 before the present incumbent Principal Secretary.

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GAHC010044492026

2026:GAU-AS:3503

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

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Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/741/2026

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SRI HITESH DAS

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SON OF LATE DALIMCHANDRA DAS, RESIDENT OF BIJNITOWN, WARD NO.3, P.O. P.S.-BIJINI, DISTRICT-CHIRNAG, PIN783390

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VERSUS

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SHRI ANURAG GOEL, IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, BODOLANDTERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR783370

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2:AKASH DEEP IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY BODOLANDTERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR-783370 3:MUKESH CHANDRA SAHU IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCILKOKRAJHAR-78337

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A BORO,

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Advocate for the Respondent : ,

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Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/688/2022

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HITESH DAS S/O LATE DALIM CHANDRA DAS R/O VILL- BIJNI TOWN WARD NO. 3 P.S.-BIJNI

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DIST- CHIRANG BTC (ASSAM) PIN-783390

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VERSUS

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ANURAG GOEL IAS PRINCIPAL AND SECRETARY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR-783370

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2:SHRI AKASH DEEP IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR-783370. ------------

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Advocate for the applicant(s): Mr. A Boro

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Advocate for the respondent(s): Ms. N Choudhury

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B E F O R E

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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH

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ORDER

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09.03.2026

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This is an application to implead the present incumbent, Principal Secretary, BTC as a party to the accompanying contempt application.

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This Court has taken note of the representation which was submitted to the present incumbent Principal Secretary, BTC on 19.01.2026. The contents of the said representation is completely contrary to what order was passed by this Court on 03.01.2022 in WP(C)No.7323/2021.

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It is also the opinion of this Court that there was never any direction

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passed on 03.01.2022 in WP(C)No.7323/2021 directing the respondent authorities therein and more particularly, the Principal Secretary to pay an amount of Rs.91,06,207/- to the petitioner within a period of 6(six) months.

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Taking into account the above, the very representation which has been submitted on the basis of which the instant application is being filed is contrary to the order dated 03.01.2022 passed in WP(C)No.7323/2021, the instant application cannot be allowed.

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Accordingly, the instant application stands rejected.

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Be that as it may, the petitioner shall be at liberty to submit a fresh representation seeking compliance to the order dated 03.01.2022 passed in WP(C)No.7323/2021 before the present incumbent Principal Secretary.

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Interlocutory application accordingly stands closed.

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JUDGE

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