Case brief
What is this about?
Contempt petition Cont.Cas(C)/546/2020, Gauhati High Court, single bench of Justice Arun Dev Choudhury, decided 11-06-2026. Petitioner SAHIDUR RAHMAN against respondents/contemnors including PRITAM SAIKIA (Comm. & Secy., Education Deptt., Assam), B. KALAYAN CHAKROVARTY (Mission Director, Sarba Sikha Abhijan), SUMITA DEY (District Mission Coordinator, SSA Cachar) and SHYAM JAGANNATHAN (Comm. & Secy., Finance Deptt.). Counsel reported that the order dated 16.12.2019 was recalled in Review Petition No. 78/2020 with a fresh direction issued; the Court concluded nothing survived to adjudicate and closed the contempt petition. No statute or precedent cited; no monetary quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Since the order dated 16.12.2019 was recalled in Review Petition No. 78/2020 and a fresh direction was issued, nothing survives to adjudicate the present contempt petition.