Hitesh Ch Roy v. Anurag Goel, IAS
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court contempt petition Cont.Cas(C)/693/2022 (order dated 09.02.2026, Manish Choudhury, J.) by Hitesh Ch Roy against BTC officials Anurag Goel, IAS and Akash Deep, IAS, alleging non-compliance of Order dated 25.04.2022 in W.P.(C) 588/2022 (which followed Order dated 22.12.2021 in W.P.(C) 7152/2021 requiring comprehensive audit of the petitioner's Gargaon FIS canal-lining contract-work claim per Tamsher Ali v. State of Assam, 2008 (4) GLT 1). Closed after respondents produced Speaking Order no. BTC/Irri-45/2021/58 dated 02.02.2026 rejecting the claim (work-order under SOPD/BTC fund stated to be fake); liberty reserved to challenge the Speaking Order. Keywords: contempt, non-compliance, Bodoland Territorial Council, speaking order, audit, SOPD fund, liberty reserved.
What did the court decide?
Contempt petition closed without any adjudication on contempt; liberty reserved to the petitioner to avail the appropriate remedy permissible under law against the Speaking Order dated 02.02.2026.