Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010207832023 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/595/2023 KHAGEN KALITA S/O LATE NAREN KALITA, R/O VILL- BAR SIMALUA, P.O.-ATHGHARIA, P.S.-NALBARI, DIST- NALBARI, ASSAM, PIN-781347 VERSUS MANISH THAKUR AND 2 ORS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6 2:RAHUL JAVIR THE DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY CHENIKUTHI GUWAHATI-3 3:PALLAV GOGOI THE DISTRICT LEVEL COMMITTEE REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KAMRUP (M) ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MRS. K DEVI, MS S A KHALIFA Advocate for the Respondent : MRS. D DAS BARMAN (R-3), M KATAKY (r-2),MS. P CHUTIA (r- 3) Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 19.09.2025 Heard Ms, K Devi, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Ms. M.M. Kotoky, learned counsel for the respondents No. 1 & 2 and Ms. Devi, learned counsel for the respondent No. 3. This contempt petition has been filed being aggrieved by the willful disobedience of the directions contained in the order dated 18.11.2022 passed in W.P.(C) No. 530/2021. By the said order, the Co-ordinate Bench directed the respondents to place the matter pertaining to consideration of compassionate appointment of the writ petitioner before the next available DLC of Kamrup (M) district for a fresh consideration on the claim of the petitioner as to whether he is eligible for a Grade-II post or a Grade-IV post and if he is found to be eligible for a Grade-IV post and to consider him accordingly. Pursuant to the said direction passed, the matter was placed before the District Level Committee and the District Level Committee in its meeting held on 28.11.2023 had recommended the case of the petitioner for being appointed in a Grade-IV post under the Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Department. The matter is now required to be placed before the State Level Committee. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the respondents that all steps have been taken by the respondents to have the matter placed before the State Level Committee and as and when the meeting is held, the case of the petitioner will be considered. Considering the submissions made, it is seen that the direction contained in the order dated 18.11.2022 was to the respondents to place the matter before Page No.# 3/3 the next available District Level Committee of Kamrup (M) district for a fresh consideration. That consideration was undertaken by the District Level Committee by its meeting held on 28.11.2023 and the case of the petitioner whose consideration appears at Sl. 5 of the said minutes have been taken up and the petitioner has been recommended for appointment in a Grade-IV post. Under such circumstances, the directions contained in the order dated 18.11.2022 passed in W.P(C) No. 530/2021 stands complied with. This Court therefore does not wish to proceed any further in the contempt proceedings. Accordingly, the contempt petition stands closed. Notices issued stands recalled. JUDGE Comparing Assistant