Naren Bora v. Barun Bhuyan and 13 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court contempt petition Cont.Cas(C)/180/2017, Naren Bora v. Barun Bhuyan, Deputy Commissioner, Lakhimpur & 13 ors., decided 12.03.2026 by Justice Manish Choudhury. Alleged non-compliance of Order dated 06.01.2017 in I.A. no. 2844/2015 / W.P.(C) no. 6346/2015 requiring a speaking order on fishing in Japjup Fishery, Lakhimpur, Assam. Compliance shown through Deputy Commissioner's Order dated 13.02.2018 (Letter no. DEV-79/8/2025-DEVB-LKPR/471799 dated 14.10.2025) opening the fishery for community fishing; contempt petition closed. Keywords: contempt, non-compliance, speaking order, community fishing, Japjup Fishery, Lakhimpur, Assam, petition closed.
What did the court decide?
Contempt petition closed, as compliance with the direction in the Order dated 06.01.2017 had been effected by respondent no. 1 through the Order dated 13.02.2018; the set of documents submitted along with the Office Letter dated 14.10.2025 kept with the case record as Document - 'X'.