Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010243342023 2025:GAU-AS:248 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/664/2023 DIPALI ROY BARMAN @ JAYA BARMAN W/O LATE MANINDRA DEV BARMAN, R/O PURANI BAZAR, WARD NO. 7, P.O. AND P.S.-BILASIPARA, DIST-DHUBRI, ASSAM, PIN-783348 VERSUS DIBAKAR NATH, IAS AND 2 ORS THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, DHUBRI, PIN-783301 2:PRANJOL KR. DAS THE BAKIJAI OFFICER DHUBRI PIN-783301 3:DIPANKAR PIPLAI MANAGING DIRECTOR NORTH BENGAL STATE TRANSPORT CORPORATION (NBSTC) PARIBAHAN BHAWAN SAGAR DIGHI WEST P.O. P.S. AND DIST-COOCH BEHAR WEST BENGAL PIN-73610 For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. A.F.N.U. Mollah, Advocate Mr. R. Amin, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : None appears Page No.# 2/4 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER Date : 08.01.2025 Heard Mr. A.F.N.U. Mollah, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. 2. None appears on behalf of the respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3 when the matter is called. 3. The instant application has been filed alleging willful and deliberate violation to the order dated 07.11.2022 passed in WP(C) No. 7053/2021. The direction which was passed by this Court is at paragraph Nos. 7 and 8 which are reproduced herein under: “7. During the course of hearing and a pointed query, Mr. R. Islam, learned counsel on instruction from his client submitted that the entire due can be paid within a period of 6 months before the Bakijai Officer in installment. 8. In view of such submission, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No. 5 to deposit the awarded amount along with interest before the Bakijai Officer within a period of six months from today. If such payment is not made as directed, the same will bear additional interest @ 3% and the Bakijai Officer will be at liberty to exercise its power under the Bengal Public Demand Recovery Act, 1913 to recover the same.” 4. From the above quoted portion of the order dated 07.11.2022, it reveals that there was a direction upon the respondent No. 5, who is the respondent No. 3 in the instant contempt proceedings to deposit the awarded amount along with interest before the Bakijai Officer within a Page No.# 3/4 period of 6 (six) months from the date of the said order. It was further mentioned that if such payment is not made as directed, the same shall bear an additional interest at the rate of 3% and the Bakijai Officer would be at liberty to exercise its power under the Bengal Public Demand Recovery Act, 1913 to recover the same. 5. It is seen that pursuant to the said order being passed, the petitioner duly intimated the respondent No. 2 and respondent No.3 herein. Further to that, it is also seen that on 02.09.2023 the respondent No. 2 was also intimated that there was no payment made by the respondent No. 3 in compliance with the direction and as such had sought the assistance of the respondent No. 2 as directed in the order dated 07.11.2022. It has been further submitted during the course of the hearing that pursuant to the said communication dated 02.09.2023 to the respondent No. 2, the respondent No. 3 had only deposited an amount of Rs.8,08,800/- (Rupees Eight Lakh Eight Thousand Eight Hundred) but had not paid the interest. 6. However, there is nothing on record to show that the petitioner thereupon had represented before the respondent No. 2 insofar as further proceeding with the Bakijai proceedings. Under such circumstances, it is the opinion of this Court the allegation of willful and deliberate violation as alleged against the respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3 does not arise. 7. Be that as it may, the petitioner would be at liberty to further take steps before the respondent No. 2, i.e. the Bakijai Officer, Dhubri for further proceeding with the realization of the amount as per the order dated 07.11.2022 passed in WP(C) No. 7053/2021 and this Court further Page No.# 4/4 directs the respondent No. 2 to take appropriate steps in such proceedings. 8. Accordingly, the contempt proceeding stands dropped. JUDGE Comparing Assistant