Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010018332017 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/180/2017 NAREN BORA SECRETARY, JAPJAP PUKHURI MIN PALAN SAMABAI SAMITY LTD., R/O- VILL- JAPJUP, P.O- JAPJUP, DIST- LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM VERSUS BARUN BHUYAN and 13 ORS. DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM 2:SRI BROJEN SAIKIA S/O- LATE ROSHESWAR SAIKIA VILL- NO.2 JAPJUP P.O- JAPJUP DIST- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 784161 3:SRI PUTU BORA S/O- KALIRAM BORA VILL- NO.2 JAPJUP P.O- JAPJUP DIST- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 784161 4:SRI BIDYUT KALITA S/O- KANTHI KALITA VILL- NO.2 JAPJUP P.O- JAPJUP DIST- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 784161 Page No.# 2/4 5:SRI PRAFULLA KALITA S/O- LATE MONI KALITA VILL- NO.2 JAPJUP P.O- JAPJUP DIST- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 784161 6:SRI BABUL SAIKIA S/O- NORAM SAIKIA VILL- NO.2 JAPJUP P.O- JAPJUP DIST- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 784161 7:SRI PRABIN BORA S/O- DURGA BORA VILL- NO.1 JAPJUP P.O- JAPJUP DIST- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 784161 8:SRI SUREN BORA S/O- LATE BHAKALA BORA VILL- NO.1 JAPJUP P.O- JAPJUP DIST- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 784161 9:SRI BABA BORA S/O- LATE BAHADUR BORA VILL- NO.1 JAPJUPPUKHURI PAR P.O- JAPJUP DIST- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 784161 10:Sri Bhai Dutta Son of Lt. Bhogeswar Dutta Village-No.1 Japjup (Pukhuripar) P.O.-Japjup Dist- Lakhimpur Assam Page No.# 3/4 11:Sri Sanjeeb Dutta Son of Sri Someswar Dutta Vill. No.2 Japjup PO-Japjup Dist-Lakhimpur Assam. 12:Sri Ratul Bora Son of Lt. Lahor Bora Vill. No.1 Japjup P.O. Japjup Dist-Lakhimpur Assam. 13:Sri Suren Bora Son of Lt. Hiron Bora Vill. No.1 Japjup P.O.-Japjup Dist-Lakhimpur Assam. 14:Sri Arup Bora Son of Bahadur Bora Vill. No. 1 Japjup (Pukhuripar) P.O.-Japjup Dist-Lakhimpur Assam Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.B HUSSAIN, DR.P K GOSWAMI,MR.P PATHAK Advocate for the Respondent : MR. P HAZARIKA (R2, GA, ASSAM,MR. N DAS,MR N GOSWAMI, GOVT. ADV.,MR. H S BORAH (R2-R4, R7-R9) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY ORDER Date : 12.03.2026 Heard Dr. P.K. Goswami, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. N. Das, learned counsel for the respondent no. 1; and Mr. P. Hazarika, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14. 2. This contempt petition was preferred alleging non-compliance of the direction made in Page No.# 4/4 an Order dated 06.01.2017 passed in I.A. no. 2844/2015, arising out of W.P.[C.] no. 6346/2015. By the Order dated 06.01.2017, a direction was made to the Deputy Commissioner, Lakhimpur to arrive at a proper decision in respect of matter of fishing in a pond named Japjup Fishery by passing a speaking order. 3. Mr. Das, learned counsel for the respondent no. 1 has placed a set of instructions received by him from the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Lakhimpur under Letter no. DEV-79/8/2025-DEVB-LKPR/471799 dated 14.10.2025. A copy of an Order dated 13.02.2018 has also been enclosed therein. 4. In the Order dated 13.02.2018, the respondent no. 1 has opined that the Japjup Fishery needs to be made open for community fishing by local public in order to maintain peace and harmony among the people. Accordingly, it has been ordered to open the Fishery for use by general public of the locality. 5. As an Order has been passed by the respondent no. 1 in compliance of the direction made in the Order dated 06.01.2017, there is no necessity to proceed with the contempt petition. The contempt petition is accordingly, closed. 6. The set of documents submitted by Mr. Das along with the Office Letter dated 14.10.2025 is kept with the case record by marking it as Document – ‘X’. JUDGE Comparing Assistant