Page No.# 1/8 GAHC010274362023 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/735/2023 DEBASHREE TAID D/O LATE LAKHYA NATH TAID, VILL-NL TOWN W/NO. 5 (CHETIA GAON), DIST-LAKHIMPUR, PIN-787001 VERSUS PABAN KR BORTHAKUR, IAS CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6 (CHAIRMAN OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE FOR SELECTION OF COMPASSIONATE GROUND) Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A BORO, MS N NEWME Advocate for the Respondent : MR. A DAS, MS. M DEVI Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/498/2023 PRANJAL SAIKIA S/O- LATE RAJANI SAIKIA R/O- VILL- KHALOIATI P.O.- MISSA DISTRICT- MORIGAON PIN- 782138 Page No.# 2/8 ASSAM. VERSUS PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR CHIEF SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM BLOCK-C 3RD FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006. ------------ Advocate for : MR. K M MAHANTA Advocate for : MR. A DAS appearing for PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/74/2024 SHEIKH MD. SAIDUL ISLAM S/O- LATE ABDUS SATTAR R/O- VILL.- KALGACHIA P.S. AND P.O. KALGACHIA DIST. BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781319. VERSUS PABAN BARTHAKUR AND 2 ORS. THE CHEIF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM CUM CHAIRMAN STATE LEVEL SELECTION COMMITTEE ON COMPASSIONATE GROUND DISPUR GHY-6 ASSAM 2:J. B. EKKA THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GHY-6. Page No.# 3/8 3:JAY SHIVANI THE COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI-37. ------------ Advocate for : MR. K R PATGIRI Advocate for : MR. A DAS (R-1) appearing for PABAN BARTHAKUR AND 2 ORS. Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/438/2023 BINOD SAIKIA S/O LATE TARUN CHANDRA SAIKIA VILL-DARANGIAL P.O.-CHAKALAGHAT DIST-NAGAON ASSAM VERSUS PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR CHIEF SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM BLOCK-C 3RD FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 2:M S MANIVANNAN COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 ------------ Advocate for : MR K K MAHANTA (Sr. Advocate) Advocate for : MR. A DAS (R-1) appearing for PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/523/2023 Page No.# 4/8 MINTU DAS S/O LATE THANESWAR DAS R/O VILL- D.R. COLLEGE ROAD W/NO 9 GOLAGHAT P.O.-GOLAGHAT DIST- GOLAGHAT PIN-785621 ASSAM VERSUS PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR CHIEF SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM BLOCK-C 3RD FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 2:MS. KAVITA PADMANABHAM COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 ------------ Advocate for : MR K K MAHANTA (Sr. Advocate) Advocate for : appearing for PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/429/2023 DEBANANDA BHARALI S/O- LATE UPEN BHARALI R/O- VILL.- GHILAMARA DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787057. VERSUS PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR CHIEF SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM Page No.# 5/8 BLOCK-C 3RD FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 2:M S MANIVANNAN COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. ------------ Advocate for : MR. K M MAHANTA Advocate for : MR. A DAS appearing for PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/433/2023 SRI BABUL DAS S/O- LATE PADMA DAS R/O- VILL- SOLMARA P.O.- JURKOTA DIST.- DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787057. VERSUS PAWAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR CHIEF SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM BLOCK-C 3RD FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006. 2:M S MANIVANNAN COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT Page No.# 6/8 DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006. ------------ Advocate for : MR. K M MAHANTA Advocate for : MR. A DAS appearing for PAWAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/430/2023 JUNTI SAIKIA D/O- LATE LACHIT SAIKIA VILL.- JUNALI NAGAR SILAPATHAR DIST. DHEMAJI PIN- 787057 ASSAM VERSUS PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR CHIEF SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM BLOCK-C 3RD FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. ------------ Advocate for : MR. K M MAHANTA Advocate for : MR. A DAS appearing for PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR ORDER 20.05.2026 Heard Mr. A. Boro, learned counsel for the petitioner in Cont. Cas.(C) No. 735/2023, and Ms. N. Begum, learned counsel for the petitioners in the other Page No.# 7/8 connected contempt cases. Also heard Mr. A. Das, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No. 1/sole respondent, Ms. D.S. Neog, learned counsel for respondent No. 2, as well as Mr. R. Sahinii, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. D. Nath, learned counsel for the respondents. In Cont. Cas.(C) No. 433/2023, the learned counsel for the respondents has submitted that the case of the petitioner was placed before the State Level Committee in its meeting held on 24.12.2025 for consideration, and the State Level Committee decided to reject the application of the petitioner for compassionate appointment. The minutes of the aforesaid meeting have also been placed before this Court. In view of the above, this Court is of the considered opinion that the order dated 22.02.2023 passed in WP(C) No. 7360/2022 has been complied with. Accordingly, Cont. Cas.(C) No. 433/2023 stands closed, leaving the petitioner at liberty to approach the Court, if any further grievance survives, by filing an appropriate application. In respect of the remaining connected contempt cases, no compliance report has been placed before this Court today. List these matters again on 12.06.2026, on which date the respondents shall ensure production of the compliance reports, failing which their personal Page No.# 8/8 appearance before this Court may be called for. JUDGE Comparing Assistant