Priyanka Deka v. Virendra Mittal
Case brief
What is this about?
Priyanka Deka vs Virendra Mittal and Jitu Doley IRS (Finance (Taxation) Department, Government of Assam), Cont.Cas(C)/103/2025, Gauhati High Court, decided 04.04.2026, coram Arun Dev Choudhury, J. Alleged contempt: willful violation of interim order dated 06.12.2024 in WP(C) No. 5862/2024 staying show cause notice dated 30.11.2023 for departmental proceedings. Writ petition meanwhile decided; petition closed as infructuous; no finding on contempt. Keywords: contempt petition closed, interim order violation, departmental proceeding, show cause notice, Assam taxation.
What did the court decide?
None; the contempt petition stands closed as nothing survives following the decision of the underlying writ petition. ¶23