Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010037832025 2025:GAU-AS:6283 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/110/2025 BIKASH PURKAYASTHA S/O LT. BIRENDRA KR. PURKAYASTHA, R/O MALUGRAM, NABAPALLY ROAD, HOUSE NO. 07, P.O.- SILCHAR- 2, P.S.-MALUGRAM OUT POST, DIST- CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-788002 VERSUS SMT. MAMATA HOJAI THE DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION, ASSAM, KAHILIPARA, GUWAHATI-781019 Advocate for the Petitioner : MRS. P GOSWAMI, MS. A BORO Advocate for the Respondent : MR. D SAIKIA, MR. U SARMA,MR S M T CHISTIE BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE LANUSUNGKUM JAMIR O R D E R 20.05.2025 Heard Ms. P. Goswami, learned counsel for the petitioner. Mr. U. Sharma, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the sole respondent has produced an order dated 06.05.2025 issued by the Director of Secondary Education, Assam, wherein it is stated that the excess leave Page No.# 2/2 availed by the petitioner cannot be considered for granting earned leave as per Leave Rules, 1934 inasmuch as, during the relevant period of time, he did not submit any formal prayer petition before the competent authority to sanction the leave i.e. to convert the excess period of casual leave to earned leave, though he was informed by the school authority on time. It is further stated that deduction of his salary for excess period of casual leave i.e. 11 (eleven) days is justified and the said period shall be regularized only for the purpose of pensionery benefits. Considering the order dated 06.05.2025 issued by the Director of Secondary Education, Assam, this Court is of the considered view that substantial compliance has been made by the sole respondent and accordingly this Contempt petition is closed. The order dated 06.05.2025 is placed on record. JUDGE Comparing Assistant