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2026 DAILYLAW 1307 (GAU)

SMTI ARUNA CHUTIA v. SRI PRITAM SAIKIA

I.A.(Civil)/305/2026 · 2026-03-08

N Unni Krishnan Nair

Contempt Petitionbody2026

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010021412026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/305/2026 SMTI ARUNA CHUTIA W/O SRI ANANTA GOHAIN R/O WARD NO. 4, DHEMAJI,P.O. DHEMAJI, P.S. DHEMAJI,DISTRICT DHEMAJI, ASSAM VERSUS SRI PRITAM SAIKIA THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM,EDUCATION ELEMENTARY DEPARTMENT,DISPUR, GUWAHATI 6,DISTRICT KAMRUP M, ASSAM 2:SRI SANJIB BHUYAN THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 19 DISTRICT KAMRUP M ASSAM 3:SMT NIRADA DOLEY PEGU THE DISTRICT ELEMENTARY EDUCATION OFFICER DHEMAJI DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM 4:SMT NIRADA DOLEY THE DEPUTY INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS DHEMAJI DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM 5:SMT MOMI DIHINGIA Page No.# 2/3 THE TREASURY OFFICER P.O. DHEMAJI DISTRICT DHEMAJI ASSAM 6:SRI NARAYAN KONWAR IAS THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM ELEMENTARY EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 DISTRICT KAMRUP M ASSAM 7:MRS SURANJANA SENAPATI THE DIRECTOR OF ELEMENTARY EDUCATION ASSAM KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI 19 DISTRICT KAMRUP M ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MS D ANGANA, MR. P TALUKDAR Advocate for the Respondent : SC, ELEM. EDU, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Date : 09-03-2026 Heard Ms. A. Das, learned counsel for the applicant. The present interlocutory application has been instituted praying for impleading the present incumbent in the office of the Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Elementary Education, Department and the Director, Elementary Education, Assam as party respondents in the connected contempt petition being Cont. Case (C) No. 233/2016. This Court has perused the contention raised in the interlocutory application and finds that the officials now sought to be impleaded are the authorities who would now be Page No.# 3/3 required to comply with the directions passed by this Court, violation of which is alleged in the connected contempt petition. In view of the above, the applicant is permitted to implead the following officials as respondent Nos. 6 and 7 in the connected contempt case: “i. Narayan Konwar, IAS, Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Elementary Education Department, Dispur, Guwahati-6, District Kamrup (M), Assam ii. Mrs. Suranjana Senapati, Director of Elementary Education, Assam, Kahilipara, Guwahati-19, District Kamrup (M), Assam.” With the above observations and directions, the present interlocutory application stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant