Akhil Chandra Deva Sarma v. Preetom Saikia and 3 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
In this contempt petition filed for alleged wilful disobedience of a writ court order directing release of arrear salary, the petitioner approached the Gauhati High Court. The court noted that following the issuance of notice, the concerned authorities had completed verification of the petitioner's service records and identified the period of eligibility. Consequently, directions were issued to the Inspector of Schools to submit the arrear salary proposal. Finding that the impugned order had been complied with, the court closed the contempt proceedings, saving the petitioner's right to challenge the specific order regarding arrear salary separately if aggrieved.
What did the court decide?
Contempt proceedings closed. Right to challenge the order dated 16.09.2026 separately reserved.