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Dhanesh Medhi v. Shri Anurag Goel, IAS

Gauhati HC8 Mar 2026I.A.(Civil)/742/2026

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What is this about?

Impleadment of present incumbent Principal Secretary BTC in contempt; Gauhati High Court; I.A.(Civil)/742/2026 in Cont.Cas(C)/650/2022; Dhanesh Medhi v. Anurag Goel and others; order dated 10.01.2022 in WP(C)No.119/2022; representation dated 19.01.2026; Rs.24,11,937/-; six months; Bodoland Territorial Council; Binod/Bionod Deka ACS; Akash Deep IAS; Mukesh Chandra Sahu IAS; application rejected; interlocutory application closed; liberty to file fresh representation; Devashis Baruah, J.; 09.03.2026; 2026:GAU-AS:3504.

What did the court decide?

Liberty to the petitioner to submit a fresh representation seeking compliance of the order dated 10.01.2022 passed in WP(C)No.119/2022 before the present incumbent Principal Secretary, BTC; no other relief granted, the application being rejected and the interlocutory application closed. ¶32

Dhanesh Medhi 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 application to implead the present incumbent Principal Secretary, BTC as a party to the accompanying contempt application should be allowed. +1 more

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Court's answer

The contents of the representation submitted to the present incumbent Principal Secretary, BTC on 19.01.2026 are completely contrary to the order passed by this Court on 10.01.2022 in WP(C)No.119/2022.

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Ratio / Principle

No direction was ever passed on 10.01.2022 in WP(C)No.119/2022 directing the respondent authorities, and in particular the Principal Secretary, to pay Rs.24,11,937/- to the petitioner within a period of six months.

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Key takeaways

Since the representation on the basis of which the instant application is filed is contrary to the order dated 10.01.2022 passed in WP(C)No.119/2022, the instant application cannot be allowed.ratio¶31
The instant application stands rejected.ratio¶32
The petitioner is at liberty to submit a fresh representation seeking compliance of the order dated 10.01.2022 passed in WP(C)No.119/2022 before the present incumbent Principal Secretary.ratio

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Gauhati High Court (Devashis Baruah, J.), order dated 09.03.2026 [2026:GAU-AS:3504] in I.A.(Civil)/742/2026, an interlocutory application in the linked contempt case Cont.Cas(C)/650/2022 (Dhanesh Medhi v. Anurag Goel and others), by which the applicant sought to implead the present incumbent Principal Secretary, Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) as a party to the contempt application. The Court noted that a representation submitted to the present incumbent Principal Secretary on 19.01.2026 was completely contrary to the order dated 10.01.2022 in WP(C)No.119/2022, and held that no direction had ever been passed in that writ petition directing the respondent authorities, particularly the Principal Secretary, to pay Rs.24,11,937/- to the petitioner within a period of six months. The application was accordingly rejected and the interlocutory application closed, with liberty to submit a fresh representation seeking compliance of the order dated 10.01.2022 before the present incumbent Principal Secretary.

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GAHC010044502026

2026:GAU-AS:3504

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

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Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/742/2026

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DHANESH MEDHI

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S/O-SRI DINESH MEDHI,RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-MOLIGAON,P.OBOITAMARI, DIST-BONGAIGAON,PIN-783384

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VERSUS

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SHRI ANURAG GOEL, IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, BODOLANDTERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR 783370

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2:BIONOD DEKA ACS COUNCIL HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT

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IRRIGATION BODOFA NWGWR KOKRAJHAR-783370

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3:SHRI AKASH DEEP IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY BODOLANDTERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR783370

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4:MUKESH CHANDRA SAHU IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY BODOLANDTERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR78337

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A BORO,

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Advocate for the Respondent : SC, BTC,

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Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/650/2022

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DHANESH MEDHI S/O- SRI DINESH MEDHI R/O- VILL.- MOLIGAON DIST. BONGAIGAON PIN- 783389.

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VERSUS ANURAG GOEL AND 2 ORS. PRINCIPAL AND SECRETARY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR-783370.

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2:BINOD DEKA COUNCIL HEAD OF DEPARTMENT IRRIGATION BODOFA NWGWR KOKRAJHAR-783370.

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3: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 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 10.01.2022 in WP(C)No.119/2022.

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It is also the opinion of this Court that there was never any direction passed on 10.01.2022 in WP(C)No.119/2022 directing the respondent authorities therein and more particularly, the Principal Secretary to pay an amount of Rs.24,11,937/- 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 10.01.2022 passed in WP(C)No.119/2022, 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 10.01.2022 passed in WP(C)No.119/2022 before the present incumbent Principal Secretary.

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Interlocutory application accordingly stands closed.

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JUDGE

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