Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010241252024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case : Cont.Cas(C)/350/2019 ALL ASSAM HEALTH CENTERS FEMALE ATTENDANTS ASSOCIATION REPRESENTED BY BINITA BAISHYA AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS PRESIDENT OF ALL ASSAM HEALTH CENTERS FEMALE ATTENDANCE ASSOCIATION H.Q. DIGHALIOTI P.O. SINGARI MADRASSA P.S. JURIA DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM. VERSUS PREETI SUDAN AND 7 ORS. THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPTT. NIRMAN BHAWAN NEW DELHI- 110108. 2:SAMIR KUMAR SINHA PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (A) DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 3:HITESH DEV SARMA THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 4:MALLIKA MEDHI ACS Page No.# 2/3 THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES (FAMILY WELFARE) ASSAM. 5:RAJESH BHUSHAN IAS THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPTT. NIRMAN BHAWAN NEW DELHI-110108. 6:ANURAG GOEL IAS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (A) DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 7:GHANA KANTA PEGU THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 8:MUNINDRA NATE ACS THE DIRECTOR OF HEALTH SERVICES (FAMILY WELFARE) ASSAM. ------------ Advocate for : MR. M KHAN Advocate for : MR. S C KEYAL appearing for PREETI SUDAN AND 7 ORS. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUMAN SHYAM ORDER Date : 18-02-2025 Heard Mr. M. Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner. 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. Responding to the above, Mr. Khan, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that Page No.# 3/3 while many of the petitioners have received the amount, some are yet to receive the same. The petitioner’s 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