Jitu Hatimuria and Anr. v. Ashutosh Agnihotri, IAS and 5 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court contempt jurisdiction; Cont.Cas(C)/43/2020; petitioners Jitu Hatimuria and Pankaj Raidongia (Sivasagar); respondents include Ashutosh Agnihotri IAS (Commissioner & Secretary, Home Deptt.), Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta IPS (DGP Assam), police officials of Assam Police Headquarters and Sivasagar; counsel P J Saikia; violation of order dated 22.05.2019 in WP(C) No. 3261/2019 which required compliance with judgment dated 22.02.2019 in WP(C) No. 2725/2010; WP(C) No. 2725/2010 judgment interfered with by Division Bench in WA No. 50/2022 judgment dated 12.06.2024; no violation of court order made out; contempt petition closed; notices recalled; single bench of Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair; order dated 08/06/2026.
What did the court decide?
None; the contempt petition was closed as no violation of the order dated 22.05.2019 was made out, and the notices issued stand recalled.