Bishnu Deo Roy v. Sri Samser Singh and Ors.

Gauhati HC6 Mar 2026Cont.Cas(C)/408/2016

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Civil contempt; contempt petition closed; non-compliance of court order; substantial compliance; Gauhati High Court; Cont.Cas(C)/408/2016; WP(C) No. 2395/2011; WA No. 191/2017; Cont.Cas(C) 266/2023; service law; ministerial staff; common gradation list cadre wise; promotion beyond UDA (Senior Assistant); notional promotion; Chemical Examiner (Excise); Joint Commissioner of Excise; Commissioner of Excise, Assam; Excise Department, Government of Assam; petitioner Bishnu Deo Roy; Justice Arun Dev Choudhury; order dated 07.03.2026; neutral citation 2026:GAU-AS:3395.

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The present contempt petition stands closed. ¶¶23

Bishnu Deo Roy Vs Sri Samser Singh and Ors. — Contempt of Court | Gauhati HC (2026)

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GAHC010020142016

2026:GAU-AS:3395

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

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Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/408/2016

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BISHNU DEO ROY

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S/O- LT. RAM BIRAJEE ROY, R/O- BIRKUCHI, P.O.- NARENGI, GHY- 20, DIST.- KAMRUP M, ASSAM.

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VERSUS

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SRI SAMSER SINGH AND ORS. COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE, ASSAM, HOUSEFED COMPLEX, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.

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3:MR. RAKESH KUMAR

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THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM EXCISE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.

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4:MR. RAKESH AGARWALA

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THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE ASSAM HOUSEFED COMPLEX DISPUR GUWAHATI-6

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MS.J BORAH, MR.S C BISWAS,MS.A DAS,MR. S BISWAS,MS.L HAZARIKA

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Advocate for the Respondent : MR.P NAYAKR, MR.D SAIKIA(R-1),MR.R R GOGOI(R-2),MR.R BORPUJARI(R-1),MR.P N GOSWAMI(R-2),MR.B GOGOI(R-1),MR.I KALITA(R-2)

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BEFORE

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THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY O R D E R

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07.03.2026

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Heard Ms. KLR Yanthan, learned counsel for the petitioner.

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By order dated 01.12.2015 passed in WP(C) No. 2395/2011, the ministerial staff serving in the office of Chemical Examiner (Excise) and Joint Commissioner of Excise are directed to be treated as part of the ministerial staff of the establishment of Commissioner of Excise and accordingly further direction was issued to prepare a common gradation list of the ministerial staff, cadre wise and thereafter to consider the case of the petitioner for promotion beyond UDA (Senior Assistant) with his junior and if he was found eligible for such promotion, notional promotion was directed to be given.

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The aforesaid order was affirmed by the Division Bench in WA No. 191/2017 under its order dated 07.11.2022. Subsequently, another Contempt Petition was filed, registered as Cont.Cas(C) 266/2023 assailing non-compliance of the order. However, said contempt petition was closed by the Division Bench under its order dated 20.02.2024 recording that there are substantial compliance of the order dated 01.12.2015 passed in WP(C) No. 2395/2011.

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In view of the aforesaid, the present contempt petition stands closed.

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JUDGE

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