Dimbeswar Saikia v. J. B. Akka and 6 Ors.
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Gauhati High Court contempt proceeding Cont.Cas(C)/397/2024, decided 03.02.2026 by Justice Arun Dev Choudhury (Single Bench). Petitioner: Dimbeswar Saikia. Respondent side captioned 'J. B. Akka and 6 others'; enumerated respondents: State of Assam through Principal Secretary, Panchayat and Rural Development Department; Shantanu P Gotmare, Commissioner and Secretary, Pension and Public Grievances Department; Jay Shivani, Commissioner, Panchayat and Rural Development; Bikash Das, Director of Pension; Bishal Phukan, Chief Executive Officer, Zilla Parishad Jorhat; Chinmoy Hazarika, Treasury Officer, Titabar Treasury; Jayant Narlikar IAS, Commissioner and Secretary, Finance Department. Subject: alleged willful and deliberate violation of order dated 09.02.2024 in WP(C) No. 6998/2022; petition closed after respondent's counsel (Ms. N. Borah) reported compliance. No statutes or precedents cited; no quantum involved. Registry identifiers: GAHC010147572024; 2026:GAU-AS:1339.