Citation : 2022 Latest Caselaw 1773 Gua
Judgement Date : 24 May, 2022
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GAHC010086902020
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/244/2020
DIPEN GOGOI
S/O- SUKHMA GOGOI, ASSTT. PROFESSOR (NON-SANCTIONED), DEPTT.
OF EDUCATION, DHEMAJI COMMERCE COLLEGE, DHEMAJI, ASSAM-
787057
VERSUS
B. KALAYAN CHAKRAVARTHY AND 3 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 SECRETARY
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DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-06
6:DRI DHARMA KANTA MILI
ACS
DIRECTOR OF HIGHER EDUCATION
ASSAM
KAHILIPARA-1
Advocate for the Petitioner : MRS. R DEVI
Advocate for the Respondent : MR. D SAIKIA
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ACHINTYA MALLA BUJOR BARUA
O R D E R
24.05.2022
The Additional Secretary to the Government of Assam Dr. Deepak Majumdar, IAS to show cause as to why contempt proceeding should not be drawn up for a wilful and deliberate violation of the order of this Court dated 09.12.2019 in WP(C) No. 9062/2019.
We have perused the communication dated 23.05.2022 of the Additional Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Higher Education Department, from which it is discernible that the Additional Secretary will comply with the judgment of this Court only after receiving certain further factual information from the Department and not otherwise. In other words, it has to be understood that the Additional Secretary is trying to deliver a judgment over the judgment of this Court, which is, under the law, is a contempt of Court.
List the matter again on 27.05.2022.
A copy of this order be immediately transmitted to Dr. Deepak Majumdar, Page No.# 3/3
IAS, Additional Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Higher Education Department.
Let a copy of this order be also furnished to Mr. K Gogoi, learned counsel for the Higher Education Department for doing the needful.
JUDGE
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