Page No.# 1/5 GAHC010274362023 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/430/2023 JUNTI SAIKIA D/O- LATE LACHIT SAIKIA VILL.- JUNALI NAGAR SILAPATHAR DIST. DHEMAJI PIN- 787057 ASSAM VERSUS PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR CHIEF SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM BLOCK-C 3RD FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. ------------ Advocate for : MR. K M MAHANTA Advocate for : MR. A DAS appearing for PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/498/2023 PRANJAL SAIKIA S/O- LATE RAJANI SAIKIA R/O- VILL- KHALOIATI Page No.# 2/5 P.O.- MISSA DISTRICT- MORIGAON PIN- 782138 ASSAM. VERSUS PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR CHIEF SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM BLOCK-C 3RD FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006. ------------ Advocate for : MR. K M MAHANTA Advocate for : MR. A DAS appearing for PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/523/2023 MINTU DAS S/O LATE THANESWAR DAS R/O VILL- D.R. COLLEGE ROAD W/NO 9 GOLAGHAT P.O.-GOLAGHAT DIST- GOLAGHAT PIN-785621 ASSAM VERSUS PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR CHIEF SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM BLOCK-C 3RD FLOOR Page No.# 3/5 JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 2:MS. KAVITA PADMANABHAM COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 ------------ Advocate for : MR K K MAHANTA (Sr. Advocate) Advocate for : MR. D NATH appearing for PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/438/2023 BINOD SAIKIA S/O LATE TARUN CHANDRA SAIKIA VILL-DARANGIAL P.O.-CHAKALAGHAT DIST-NAGAON ASSAM VERSUS PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR CHIEF SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM BLOCK-C 3RD FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 2:M S MANIVANNAN COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 ------------ Advocate for : MR K K MAHANTA (Sr. Advocate) Advocate for : MR. A DAS (R-1) appearing for PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR Page No.# 4/5 Linked Case : Cont.Cas(C)/429/2023 DEBANANDA BHARALI S/O- LATE UPEN BHARALI R/O- VILL.- GHILAMARA DIST. DHEMAJI ASSAM PIN- 787057. VERSUS PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR CHIEF SECRETARY AND CHAIRMAN OF STATE LEVEL COMMITTEE TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM BLOCK-C 3RD FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 2:M S MANIVANNAN COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM IRRIGATION DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. ------------ Advocate for : MR. K M MAHANTA Advocate for : MR. A DAS appearing for PABAN KUMAR BORTHAKUR AND ANR BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 30.09 .2026 Mr. D. Nath, learned Senior Government Advocate has placed before the Court, the Minutes of Meeting of the State Level Committee for Appointment on Compassionate Ground, which was held on 25.09.2026. 2] Insofar as the petitioners in Cont.Cas(C) No.429/2023; Cont.Cas(C) Page No.# 5/5 No.430/2023; Cont.Cas(C) No.438/2023; Cont.Cas(C) No.498/2023; and Cont.Cas(C) No.523/2023 are concerned their cases were considered by the SLC, and the SLC upon considering the matters decided that the proposals for compassionate appointment in respect of petitioners could not be accepted after a lapse of 10-11 years as the condition of immediacy is no longer existent. Hence the proposals were considered and rejected. 3] Mr. D. Nath, learned Senior Government Advocate will ensure the service of copies of the said minutes to the respective counsels of the petitioners. 4] Accordingly, these contempt petitions stand closed. 5] Notices issued, if any, stands recalled. 6] Mr. A. Das, learned counsel appears for the respondent No.1; Ms. D.S. Neog, learned counsel appears for the respondent No. 2 in Cont.Cas(C) No.429/2023 & Cont.Cas(C) No.438/2023. JUDGE Comparing Assistant