Contempt petition alleging non-compliance of a direction to pay salary arrears. Respondents produced an affidavit with acknowledgement showing payment of Rs. 97,081. Court held the earlier order was complied with and closed the contempt petition.
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GAHC010044842020
2026:GAU-AS:1326
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/128/2020
SAZZAD ZAHIR
S/O- LT. WAHID BHAKT, R.K CHOUDHURY ROAD, KUMARPARA, P.O. AND P.S. BHARALUMUKH, GHY.- 9, KAMRUP (M), ASSAM.
VERSUS
DISPUR LAW COLLEGE AND 2 ORS.
REP. BY THE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNING BODY, DHARMANANDRA DAS, AVENUE, LAST DISPUR GATE, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2:DISPUR LAW COLLEGE ITS SECRETARY GOVERNING BODY DHARMANANDA DAS AVENUE LAST DISPUR GATE DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.
3:PRINCIPAL DISPUR LAW COLLEGE DHARMANANDA DAS AVENUE LAST DISPUR GATE DISPUR GUWAHATI-6
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. N BARMAN, MR. N K MURRY,MR. A K AZAD,MR K UDDIN,MR. N HAQUE,MR. R CHETRI,A SWARGIARY
Advocate for the Respondent : MR. K PAUL (R2, R3),
BEFORE
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THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY O R D E R
03.02.2026
None appears for the parties on call.
The present contempt petition is filed alleging non-compliance of order dated 19.02.2019 passed in WP(C) 2654/2017. By the aforesaid order, the respondents were directed to pay the arrears of salary due to the petitioner from 12.04.2017 till 31.01.2018 i.e. from the date of his release from service and till the date on which he would have been retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation.
The respondent has filed an affidavit and has taken a stand that the arrears of salary amounting to Rs. 97,081/- has already been paid. In support of such contention, an acknowledgement accepting due receipt of the aforesaid amount has also been annexed with the affidavit by the respondent.
In view of the above, this court is of the opinion that the order dated 19.02.2019 passed in WP(C) 2654/2017 has been complied with. Accordingly, the present contempt petition stands closed.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether the respondents complied with the order dated 19.02.2019 in WP(C) 2654/2017 directing payment of arrears of salary to the petitioner.
Sazzad Zahir
Dispur Law College
Secretary, Governing Body, Dispur Law College
Principal, Dispur Law College
Arun Dev Choudhury
As recorded by the court registry
Proceedings for wilful disobedience of a court order under the Contempt of Courts Act 1971.
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