Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 471 Gua
Judgement Date : 11 February, 2022
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GAHC010016182022
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/270/2022
DIPEN GOGOI
S/O- SUKHMA GOGOI, ASSTT. PROFESSOR (NON-SANCTIONED), DEPTT.
OF EDUCATION, DHEMAJI COMMERCE COLLEGE, DHEMAJI, ASSAM-
787057
VERSUS
B. KALAYAN CHAKRAVARTY AND 5 ORS.
THE PRINCIPAL SECY., DEPTT. OF HIGHER EDUCATION, DISPUR, GHY-06
2:PREETOM SAIKIA
COMM. AND SECY.
HIGHER EDUCATION DEPTT.
ASSAM
DISPUR
GHY-06
3:NIVEDITA LASKAR
THE JOINT SECY.
HIGHER EDUCATION
ASSAM
DISPUR
GHY-06
4:GITIMONI PHUKAN
DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION
ASSAM
KAHILIPARA
GHY-19
5:ANJALI SAIKIA BARUAH
JOINT SECY.
DEPTT. OF HIGHER EDUCATION
DISPUR
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GHY-06
6:SRI DHARMAKANTA MILI
ACS
DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION
ASSAM
KAHILIPARA
GHY-1
Advocate for the Petitioner : MRS. R DEVI
Advocate for the Respondent :
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ACHINTYA MALLA BUJOR BARUA
O R D E R
11.02.2022
Heard Ms. .R Devi, learned counsel for the petitoner.
2. Contempt Case(C) 244/2020 has been instituted alleging wilful and deliberate violation of the judgment and order dated 09.12.2019 in WP(C) No. 9062/2019. In the said contempt petition, the earlier Joint Secretary, Department of Higher Education Smti Nivedita Laskar and the earlier Director of Higher Education Smti Gitimoni Phukan were arrayed as respondents No. 3 and
4. It is stated that in the meantime Smti Anjali Saikia Baruah is the Joint Secretary of Department of Higher Education and Sri Dharma Kanta Mili is the Director of Higher Education, Assam and therefore, there is a requirement to implead the aforesaid two officers as respondent contemnors No. 5 and 6 respectively.
3. We are in agreement with the learned counsel for the applicant and accordingly allow the impleadment of Smti Anjali Saikia Baruah, Joint Secretary of Department of Higher Education and Sri Dharma Kanta Mili, Director of Page No.# 3/3
Higher Education, Assam as respondents contemnors No. 5 and 6 in the Contempt Cas(C) No. 244/2020.
4. Registry to incorporate necessary correction in the cause title of the contempt petition.
The impleadment petition stands allowed and disposed of.
JUDGE
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