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2025 DAILYLAW 3338 (GAU)

JAGANNATH KUMAR v. SUMIT SATTAWAN, IAS AND 2 ORS.

Cont.Cas(C)/642/2025 · 2026-05-26

Manish Choudhury

Contempt Petitionbody2025

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Page No. 1/2 GAHC010267902025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/642/2025 JAGANNATH KUMAR S/O LATE PITAMBAR KUMAR, R/O GOTANAGAR, P.S.- JALUKBARI, DIST- KAMRUP (M), ASSAM-781011 VERSUS SUMIT SATTAWAN, IAS AND 2 ORS. THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER, KAMRUP (M), LICHUBAGAN, HENGRABARI, GUWAHATI, ASSAM-781036 2:RAJA BAISHYA ACS THE CIRCLE OFFICER GUWAHATI REVENUE CIRCLE ULUBARI GUWAHATI 3:GAUTAM SINGH DY.CHIEF ENGINEER/ESTATE/MLG N.F. RAILWAY MALIGAON GUWAHATI-78101 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K SINGHA, MR S GAUTAM Advocate for the Respondent : , BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY ORDER Date : 27.05.2026 Heard Mr. K. Singha, learned counsel for the petitioner. Page No. 2/2 This contempt petition was filed alleging violation of an Order dated 17.10.2025 passed in W.P.[C] no. 5978/2025. Notice was issued to the respondents on 10.12.2025. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the parties that by the Order dated 17.10.2025 passed in W.P.[C] no. 5978/2025, this Court directed the parties to maintain status quo over the land in question, as existing on 07.10.2025, till the returnable date. However, on 13.11.2025, the name of NF Railway, Guwahati was incorporated in the land records relating to the land in question, that is, a plot of land measuring 49.24 Are pursuant to directions given on 14.08.2025 and 27.08.2025 by the respondent no. 2. However, as per the latest Records of Right [Jamabandi] in respect of the plot of land in question, the name of NF Railway has been deleted in the records by an Order dated 13.02.2026 passed by the respondent no. 2. In view of the above developments, Mr. Singha has submitted that since the direction alleging violation of which the contempt petition was filed, has since been changed by correction of land records of the land in question, the contempt petition can be closed. In view of the above submission made by Mr. Singha, the contempt petition is closed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant