The Gauhati High Court, accepting an unconditional apology filed by a respondent for misreading a previous order and attaching property without leave, dropped the contempt proceedings initiated against the respondents.
The contempt proceedings against the respondents are dropped due to acceptance of unconditional apology.
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GAHC010020982025
2026:GAU-AS:12462
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/60/2025
ASITPUR TEA ESTATE P.O- TENGAKHAT, DIST- DIBRUGARH,ASSAM, PIN-786103, REP BY CEO, SRI ATISH CH BAGCHI, DIBRUGARH, ASSAM
2: ATISH CH BAGCHI S/O- LATE AJIT CH. BAGCHI R/O- ASIT BHAWAN MANCOTTA ROAD (NEAR OVERBRIDGE)
P.O P.S AND DIST-DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-78600
VERSUS
ANJANJYOTI DAS SECRETARY CUM PF COMMISSIONER CUM AUTHORIZED OFFICER, ATEPFO, BOARD OF TRUSTEE, NIDHI BHAWAN, LALMATI, NH-37, BASISTHA, GUWAHATI-29, ASSAM
2:A H HAZARIKA
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CUM RECOVERY OFFICER ATEPFO ZONAL OFFICE MILAN NAGAR (WEST)
P.O P.S AND DIST-DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-78600
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For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. D. K. Bagchi, Advocate
For the Respondent(s) : Mr. R. Sharma, Advocate
: Mr. J. Borah, Advocate : Mr. N. Patiri, Advocate
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH
ORDER
Date : 28.08.2026
This is an application filed by the Petitioners alleging willful and deliberate violation of the order dated 25.11.2024 passed in WP(C) No.6187/2024 whereby a direction was issued to the Respondents to proceed in the matter in respect of the notice of demand dated 12.11.2024 issued to the Petitioners but no final order should be passed without the leave of the Court.
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Asitpur Tea Estate without the leave of the Court. It is also mentioned that the Order of Attachment dated 31.12.2024 was withdrawn vide a notice of withdrawal dated 26.08.2026.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
ASITPUR TEA ESTATE P.O- TENGAKHAT, DIST- DIBRUGARH,ASSAM, REP BY CEO, SRI ATISH CH BAGCHI
ANJANJYOTI DAS SECRETARY CUM PF COMMISSIONER CUM AUTHORIZED OFFICER
A H HAZARIKA ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER CUM RECOVERY OFFICER
DEVASHIS BARUAH
As recorded by the court registry
Proceedings for wilful disobedience of a court order under the Contempt of Courts Act 1971.
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