Jhuma Sengupta (Dutta) v. Kumar Sanjoy Krishna
Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt case Cont.Cas(C)/519/2020, Gauhati High Court, decided 06-02-2026 by Justice Arun Dev Choudhury. Petitioner: Jhuma Sengupta (Dutta); Respondent: Kumar Sanjoy Krishna, Chief Secy. to the Govt. of Assam and Chairman, State Level Committee for Appointment on Compassionate Ground. Petitioner's counsel: Mr. B. Sinha (Mr. H. Islam appearing on his behalf); no advocate listed for the respondent. Subject: compliance of the order dated 09.09.2019 in WP(C) No. 246/2019. Outcome: contempt petition closed as infructuous upon submission that compliance had been effected. No statutes or precedents cited; no monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Accepting the submission that the order dated 09.09.2019 passed in WP(C) No. 246/2019 has already been complied with, the Court found the contempt petition infructuous and ordered that it stand closed.