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MD Anowarul Islam and 11 Ors. v. Narayan Konwar, IAS and Anr.

Gauhati HC14 Jul 2026Cont.Cas(C)/588/2025

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Gauhati High Court, Cont.Cas(C)/588/2025, order dated 15.07.2026, Soumitra Saikia J.: contempt petition by Md Anowarul Islam and 11 others against Narayan Konwar, IAS (Commissioner & Secretary, School Education Dept., Assam) and Suranjana Senapati, ACS (Director of Elementary Education, Assam) for non-compliance with WP(C) No. 2067/2025 directions dated 23.04.2025; contempt petition closed after the representation was rejected by order dated 23.06.2026; notices recalled. Advocates: T. SK and Rashidul Islam for petitioners; P.K. Bora, S.M.T. Chistie and D. Saikia for respondents.

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Contempt petition closed without further proceedings; notices, if any, recalled. ¶33

MD Anowarul Islam and 11 Ors. Vs Narayan Konwar, IAS and… — Contempt of Court | Gauhati HC (2026)

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

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Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/588/2025

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MD ANOWARUL ISLAM AND 11 ORS.

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S/O- BOKTAR ALI AKOND, R/O- VILL- TELIPARA, P.O- MANKACHAR, DISTSOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR, ASSAM

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2: ROBIOL HOQUE S/O LT. ABDUL HAMID MIAH R/O VILL- DAKERGAON P.O.- MANKACHAR DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM

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3: MERINA BEGUM D/O MAMINUL HOQUE R/O COLLEGE NAGAR P.O.- MANKACHAR DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM

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4: JAHANGIR HUSSAIN S/O SHAH ALOM ALI SK R/O VILL- CHARKHOLISHA MARI P.O.- HAZARIHAT DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM

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5: SOHID ALOM S/ OMD. ALIM UDDIN R/O VILL- CHIRA KHOWA KUTIRGHAT P.O.- KALAPANI DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM

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6: HOBIBOR RAHMAN MOLLAH S/O MD. ABDUL KUDDUS MOLLAH

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VILL- CHIRA KHOWA KUTIRGHAT P.O.- KALAPANI DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM

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7: MEHER ALI SHEIKH S/O SHAHA ZAMAL SK. R/O VILL- BORO BAGHAJHAPA P.O.- HAZIRHAT DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM 8: NAZIMA SULTANA CHOUDHURY W/O LT. CHAND MIAH R/O VILL- BEPARI PARA MANKACHAR P.O.- MANKACHAR DIST-SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM

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9: ATOWAR RAHMAN S/O AKBAR ALI R/O VILL- BORO BALUBAGHMARA P.O.- SUKCHAR DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM 10: MD. SAIFUL ISLAM S/O KHATAM ALI R/O VILL- KESHERVITA P.O.- JHAWDANGA DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM 11: NURUDDIN AHMED S/O ABDUL GOFUR AHMED R/O VILL- BAMUNPARA P.O.- MANULLAPAR DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM 12: FULBOR HUSSAIN S/O ABDUS SOBUR R/O VILL- BAMUNPARA P.O.- MANULLAPAR DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSA VERSUS

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NARAYAN KONWAR, IAS AND ANR

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THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION, ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06

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2:SURANJANA SENAPATI ACS THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI-1

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. T SK, MR. RASHIDUL ISLAM

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Advocate for the Respondent : MR P K BORA(R1,2), MR S M T CHISTIE(R1,2),MR. D SAIKIA(R1,2)

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BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA

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ORDER

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15.07.2026

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By order dated 23.04.2025 passed in WP(C) No. 2067/2025 the following directions were issued:

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“ 7. Taking note of the aforementioned direction and also, as agreed upon by the learned counsel for both the parties, this court is inclined to dispose of this petition by directing the petitioners to file their individual representation before the appropriate authority within a period of 20 (twenty) days from today and such a representation being filed by the petitioners, the respondent authorities shall consider the individual case of the petitioners within a period of 4 (four) months.”

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2] Since these directions were not complied with, the present contempt petition has been filed.

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3] It is submitted that the representation filed by the petitioner was disposed

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of during the pendency of the present petition by order dated 23.06.2026 passed by the Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of School Education whereby, the representation stood rejected.

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4] A copy of the said order is placed before the Court and the same is kept on the case record.

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5] In that view of the matter, this Court does not wish to proceed any further in the contempt petition and accordingly, the same stands closed.

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6] Notices issued, if any stands recalled.

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7] Mr. T. SK, learned counsel appears for the petitioner; Mr. P.K. Bora, learned counsel appears for the respondents.

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JUDGE

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