Jayanta Doley v. Virendra Mittal, IAS
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, Cont.Cas(C)/68/2025, Jayanta Doley v. Virendra Mittal, IAS & Anr.; order dated 04.04.2026 by Arun Dev Choudhury, J. Contempt petition alleging breach of interim order dated 06.12.2024 in WP(C) No. 6191/2024 staying departmental show cause notice dated 30.11.2023. Writ petition since decided; petition closed as nothing survives. Useful only to trace the fate of the contempt action; contains no ruling on contempt law or the validity of the interim order.
What did the court decide?
Since the underlying writ petition WP(C) No. 6191/2024 has been decided and, on counsel's submission, nothing survives to be adjudicated, the contempt petition stands closed. No finding was recorded on the alleged violation itself. ¶20