Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, Cont.Cas(C)/323/2018, order dated 06.05.2026, Nelson Sailo, J. Hussain Ali v. Ramesh Chand Jain & Ors. (Commissioner & Secretary, Education (Secondary) Deptt.; Director of Secondary Education; Inspector of Schools, Nalbari). Contempt petition of 2018 for non-compliance of direction dated 20.06.2017 in WP(C) No.5101/2012; compliance effected belatedly via Inspector of Schools' order dated 13.04.2026 granting post-facto approval for regularisation for pensionery benefits; petition closed with direction against further delay in pensionery benefits. Advocates: P.K. Goswami/A. Barman for petitioner; N.J. Khataniar for respondents.
What did the court decide?
Contempt petition closed in view of belated compliance effected through the Inspector of Schools' order dated 13.04.2026 (post-facto approval for regularisation); authorities observed/directed not to delay further steps to accord pensionery benefits to the petitioner; copy of the compliance order retained on record and marked 'X' for identification.