GAHC010121622025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/320/2025 M/S SAHA TRADERS REPRESENTED BY SHOBHAN KR. SAHA, AGE-45 YEARS, S/O NEPAL CH.

SAHA, R/O MAHAMAYA NAGAR, P.O.- HATSINGIMARI, P.S.- SOUTH SALMARA, DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-783135 VERSUS GYANENDRA DEV TRIPATHI, IAS AND ANR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6

2:RAHUL KR. GUPTA IAS DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR DISTRICT HATSINGIMARI P.O.- HATSINGIMARI DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-78313 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR R ISLAM, MS. A HUSSAIN,MS M KURMI Advocate for the Respondent : MR. D SAIKIA (R-1), MS. N BARMAN (R-2),R SAHIINII (R-

2),MR. D NATH (R-2),MR. S DUTTA(R-1),MR. R BORPUJARI(R-1)

Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/100/2025 M/S ASSAM TRADE AGENCY REPRESENTED BY UTTAM KR. SAHA S/O. LATE MAHENDRA MOHAN SAHA R/O. H.N. ROAD WARD NO. 7 P.O. AND P.S. DHUBRI DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM. PIN -783301.

VERSUS GYANENDRA DEV TRIPATHI AND ANR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.

2:RAHUL KR. GUPTA DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR DISTRICT HATSINGIMARI P.O. HATSINGIMARI DIST. SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783135.

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Advocate for : MR R ISLAM Advocate for : MR. D SAIKIA (R-1) appearing for GYANENDRA DEV TRIPATHI AND ANR Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/98/2025 DILIP BOTHRA S/O. LATE BASTIMALL BOTHRA R/O. MANKACHAR BAZAR P.O. AND P.S. MANKACHAR DIST. SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM. PIN -783135.

VERSUS GYANENDRA DEV TRIPATHI AND ANR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.

2:RAHUL KR. GUPTA DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR DISTRICT HATSINGIMARI P.O. HATSINGIMARI DIST. SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783135.

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Advocate for : MR R ISLAM Advocate for : MR. D SAIKIA (R-1) appearing for GYANENDRA DEV TRIPATHI AND ANR Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/297/2025 SHOHIDUR RAHMAN SK S/O ABDUR GOFUR SK.

R/O VILL AND P.O.- HATSINGIMARI P.S.- SOUTH SALMARA DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783131 VERSUS GYANENDRA DEV TRIPATHI IAS AND ANR PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6

2:RAHUL KR. GUPTA IAS DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR DISTRICT HATSINGIMARI P.O.- HATSINGIMARI DIST- SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR ASSAM PIN-783135 ------------

Advocate for : MR R ISLAM Advocate for : MR. D SAIKIA (R-1) appearing for GYANENDRA DEV TRIPATHI IAS AND ANR BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY

ORDER

Date : --11.03.2026 Heard Mr. R. Islam, learned counsel for the petitioners; Mr. R. Barpujari, learned counsel for the respondent no. 1; and Mr. D. Nath, learned counsel for the respondent no. 2.

2. These cases were listed today pursuant to Order dated 06.03.2026. The following Order was passed on 06.03.2026 :-

2. These four contempt cases have arisen out of Orders, all dated

22.05.2024, :-

3. When the writ petitions came up for consideration on 22.05.2024, the learned Standing Counsel, Revenue and Disaster Management Department placed an instruction dated 22.05.2024 given in writing to him by the Joint Secretary to the Government of Assam, Revenue and Disaster Management Department informing that the bills of the petitioners shall be released within a period of three months. Based on such instructions, the writ petitions were disposed of with direction to release the amounts within the period stated therein When the amounts were not released, the contempt petitions are preferred.

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