Page No.# 1/6 GAHC010241252024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case : Cont.Cas(C)/333/2019 PADUMI BARAH AND 23 ORS. W/O- TARANI BORAH VILL- KHATIKUCHI P.O- KHATIKUCHI DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781369 2: PARAMESWARI DEVI W/O- CHANDRANATH SARMA VILL- DIHJARI P.O- NANKARBHAIRA DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781369 3: FATEMA BIBI W/O- SAMSAR ALI VILL- KHATIKUCHI P.O- KHATIKUCHI DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781369 4: KHATUN BIBI W/O-AZIR ALI VILL- KHATIKUCHI P.O- KHATIKUCHI DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781369 5: MONOMATI BORO W/O- CHANDRA BORO Page No.# 2/6 VILL- TINPUKHURI P.O- TINPUKHURI DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781369 6: MAKULI BORO W/O- LATE MANESWAR BORO VILL- TENGABARI P.O- GHAGRAPAR DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781369 7: BINA DAS W/O- UMA KANTA DAS VILL- TAMULPUR P.O- TAMULPUR DIST- BAKSA ASSAM PIN- 8: MIRISSA BEGUM W/O- NURISLAM ALI VILL- MUKALMUA P.O- MUKALMUA DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126 9: RANGMALA BEGUM C/O- AZMAD ALI VILL- MUKALMUA P.O- MUKALMUA DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126 10: NURJAHAN BEGUM W/O- MD SHADULLAH VILL- KURHIAMAR P.O- KURHIAMAR DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126 11: NURABJAN BEGUM W/O- MD. ANIL ALI Page No.# 3/6 VILL- SOKIRGHAT P.O- SOKIRGHAT DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126 12: MAGJAN NESSA W/O- AMZAD ALI VILL- SHAULKHOWA P.O- LARKUCHI DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126 13: ABALA KAIBARTA W/O- SRIKANTA KAIBARTA VILL- DARANGIPARA P.O- DARANGIPARA DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126 14: MARIUM BEGUM W/O- MD. KABIL HUSSAIN VILL- MARUATTARI P.O- RAMPUR DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126 15: PAIRAN NESSA W/O- HAMIT ALI VILL- KALARCHAR P.O- MUKALMUA DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126 16: URU HALOY VILL- CHATAIMARI P.O- CHATAIMARI DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126 17: BHAGABOTI CHAUDHURY W/O- NAREN CHOUDHURY VILL- KAPLABORI Page No.# 4/6 P.O- KAPLABORI DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126 18: FATIMA BEGUM W/O- AFAHAR ALI VILL- BHANGNAMARI P.O- BHANGNAMARI DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126 19: BIJAYA DUTTA D/O- LATE UTTAM CH DUTTA VILL- SANIROAD P.O- SANIROAD DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126 20: DIPALI DUTTA W/O- JAGANATH DUTTA VILL- DAHODI P.O- SOLMORA DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126 21: RENU RAMCHIARI W/O- PADMA RAMCHIARI VILL CHATAIBARI P.O- DHOMDOMA DIST- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781349 22: LAKHI MANDAL W/O- LATE PAARAN GOPAL MANDAL VILL NO. BAGRIKHUTI DIST- NALBARI PIN- 781368 23: SARMILA KALITA W/O- LATE SUREN KALITA VILL- TAMARKUCH P.O- TAMARKUCHI DIST- NALBARI Page No.# 5/6 PIN- 24: BIBHA BHARALI W/O- LATE CHATIN KALITA VILL- BARAGHAT DIST- NALBARI PIN- 781369 VERSUS PREETI SUDAN AND 2 ORS SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF INDIA HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (RURAL HEALTH DIVISION) NEW DELHI 2:SAMIR KUMAR SINHA PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPTT GHY- 6 DIST- KAMRUP(M) 3:MALLIKA MEDHI ACS DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES (FW) ASSAM SWASTHA BHAWAN HENGRABARI GHY- 36 ------------ Advocate for : MR M H AHMED Advocate for : appearing for PREETI SUDAN AND 2 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUMAN SHYAM ORDER Date : 18-02-2025 Heard Mr. M.H. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. B. Gogoi, learned counsel appearing for the respondents/ Finance Department as well as Health Department, Govt. of Assam submits that necessary funds for release of the monthly honorarium to the petitioners have already been sanctioned and the payments have also been released. Therefore, submits Mr. Gogoi nothing survives in this contempt case. Page No.# 6/6 Responding to the above, Mr. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that while many of the petitioners have received the amount, some are yet to receive the same. The petitioners’ counsel, however, could not indicate as to which of the petitioners have not received the amount or the reason for not doing so. Be that as it may, it appears that the respondents have already done the needful for compliance of the Court’s order. Situated thus, this Court is of the opinion that keeping this contempt case pending would not serve any practical purpose. As such, by granting liberty to those petitioners, who continue to remain aggrieved in the matter, to avail appropriate legal remedy, this contempt case stands closed. It is also made clear that those petitioners, if any, who have not received the arrear honorarium till date despite the Court’s order and inspite of the same having been sanctioned by the Govt. shall also be at liberty to approach the concerned authority seeking release of the amount in a time bound manner, if so advised. JUDGE Comparing Assistant