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2025 DAILYLAW 3916 (GAU)

SANGITA ROY v. SMTI MAMTA HOJAI

Cont.Cas(C)/37/2025 · 2026-09-06

Soumitra Saikia

Contempt Petitionbody2025

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Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010016032025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/37/2025 SANGITA ROY DAUGHTER OF LATE CHITARANJAN ROY, VILLAGE RESIDENT OF ARYAPATTY, H/NO-45, SILCHAR, CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-788001. VERSUS SMTI MAMTA HOJAI THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, ASSAM, KAHILIPARA, GUWAHATI, PIN-781019. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M DUTTA, MS S DEV,L DEKA Advocate for the Respondent : MR S M T CHISTIE, MR. D SAIKIA,MR. N J KHATANIAR BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 07.09.2026 Heard Mr. L Deka, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. N.J. Khataniar, learned counsel for the respondent. This contempt petition has been filed alleging willful disobedience of the directions contained in the Judgment and order dated 10.06.2024 passed in W.P(C) No. 2601/2023. In terms of the said order, the following directions were issued: Page No.# 2/2 10. In view of the above conclusion as reached in the matter as well as applying the ratio available in the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court rendered in the case of Vikas Sankhala(supra); it is hereby directed that the respondent authorities, more particularly, the respondent No. 2 shall now consider the case of the petitioner against any of the advertised posts of Post Graduate Teacher in the subject of Political Science(Bengali Medium) in any of the 3 Districts i.e. Cachar, Karimganj and Hailakandi, and thereafter, reckoning the merit position as obtained by the petitioner in the selection process involved and if it is found that the petitioner, in view of the marks scored by her; is entitled to be so appointed in any of the vacant posts including unreserved post of Post Graduate Teacher in the subject of Political Science(Bengali Medium) available in any of the 3 Districts, referred to above; the respondent No. 2 shall proceed to appoint the petitioner, herein, against any one of such posts basing on her merit position as obtained in the connected selection process. 11. The above exercise as now required to be carried-out along with the issuance of the order of appointment to the petitioner, herein, shall be so carried-out and concluded by the respondent No. 2 within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. During the pendency of the contempt petition, the counsel appearing for the sole respondent submits that by order dated 03.09.2026, the case of the petitioner has been considered and she has been appointed as a Post Graduate Teacher (Political Science) in the category of UR in Bikrampur Goloknath H.S School, District- Cachar. Copy of this order passed by the authorities is placed before the Court by the respondent authorities and the same is kept in the case record. A copy has also been supplied to the learned counsel for the petitioner. In that view of the matter, since the directions contained in the judgment and order dated 10.06.2024 passed in W.P(C) No. 2601/2023 have been carried out, the contempt petition stands closed. Notices issued, if any, stand recalled. JUDGE Comparing Assistant