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SHANKAR MANDIR PRATIBEKHI SAMAJ AND 2 ORS. v. BHABESH RAJBONGSHI AND ANR
Cont.Cas(C)/151/2026 · 2026-05-12
Arun Dev Choudhury
Public Interest Litigationbody2026
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/151/2026 SHANKAR MANDIR PRATIBEKHI SAMAJ AND 2 ORS. HOWARAGHAT, KARBI ANGLONG, ASSAM, PIN- 782481, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SHRI MADHAV BORAH, SON OF LATE RATNESWAR BORAH, RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 2, HOWARAGHAT, KARBI ANGLONG, ASSAM, PIN- 782481 2: MADHAV BORAH SON OF LATE RATNESWAR BORAH PRESIDENT SHANKAR MANDIR PRATIBEKHI SAMAJ HOWRAGHAT RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 3: KAMAL CH SAIKLIA SON OF LATE BOLORAM SAIKIA SECRETARY SHANKAR MANDIR PRATIBEKHI SAMAJ HOWRAGHAT RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM 782481 VERSUS BHABESH RAJBONGSHI AND ANR SON OF LAET KHABURAM RAJBONGSHI, PRESIDENT, MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THE SANKARDEV VIDYA NIKETAN, HOWRAGHAT, KARBI ANGLONG, ASSAM, PIN- 782481. Page No.# 2/14 2:KAMAL SAIKIA SON OF SRI LAKHIRAM SAIKIA SECRETARY MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THE SANKARDEV VIDYA NIKETAN HOWRAGHAT KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 78248 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. B K DAS, MR H P GUWALA,H P NEOG Advocate for the Respondent : , Linked Case : PIL/34/2024 SHANKAR MANDIR PRATIBEKHI SAMAJ AND 25 ORS HOWARAGHAT KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SHRI MADHAV BORAH SON OF LATE RATNESWAR BORAH RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 2 HOWARAGHAT KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 2: MADHAV BORAH S/O- LATE RATNESWAR BORAH R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 3: KAMAL CH. SAIKIA S/O- LATE BOLORAM SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM
Page No.# 3/14 PIN- 782481. 4: ROHIT MEDHI S/O- LATE BALIRAM MEDHI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 5: JITU SHARMA S/O- LATE NITANANDA SARMAH R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 6: HOMEN SAIKIA S/O- LATE BHABEN SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 7: KRISHNA RAJBONGSHI S/O- LATE THABURAM RAJBONGSHI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 8: SARAPA NANDA BORA S/O- LATE CHENIRAM BORA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 9: KIRTI BORA S/O- KHUDRA BORA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM
Page No.# 4/14 PIN- 782481. 10: PINKU BARUAH S/O- LATE SANTA RAM BARUAH R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 11: MANURAM SAIKIA S/O- LATE MANIK SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO.
2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 12: SMTI TRIPTI SAIKIA W/O- SHRI KAMAL CH. SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 13: DHARMENDRA RAJBONGSHI S/O- LATE JOGESH RAJBONGSHI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 14: ANANTA RAJBONGSHI S/O- LATE JOGESH RAJBONGSHI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 15: JEETU BORAH S/O- LATE KHUDRA BORAH R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM
Page No.# 5/14 PIN- 782481. 16: DILIP MALLICK S/O- JOGENDRA MALLICK R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 17: PRAJYOTI HAZARIKA S/O- DEBNATH HAZARIKA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 18: RITUMONI HAZARIKA S/O- LATE BISWANATH HAZARIKA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 19: NAYAN MONI SAIKIA S/O- SHRI KAMAL CH. SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 20: UJJAL SAIKIA S/O- LATE BHABEN SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 21: DIPANKAR HAZARIKA S/O- SHRI LALIT HAZARIKA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM
Page No.# 6/14 PIN- 782481. 22: BHABATARAM BORA S/O- LATE CHENIRAM BORA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 23: JYOTI GOGOI S/O- SHRI LILADHAR GOGOI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 24: PRANJAL KALITA S/O- LATE NILA KALITA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 25: DEEP KALITA S/O- SHRI ARUN KALITA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 26: KUSHAL SAIKIA S/O- LATE BOLORAM SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR
Page No.# 7/14 GUWAHATI-781006. 2:COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006.
3:DIRECTOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT BELTOLA ASSAM GUWAHATI-781028. 4:EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD (BUILDING) DIVISION DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM 5:DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KARBI ANGLONG DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782460. 6:KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782460. 7:EDUCATION SECRETARY KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782460. 8:MANAGING COMMITTEE OF THE SANKARDEV VIDYA NIKETAN HOWRAGHAT KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM 9:CHIRANJIV AGARWAL S/O- MANNALAL AGARWAL DIPHU
Page No.# 8/14 WARD NO. 01 M.G. ROAD NEAR LATIKA CINEMA HALL DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782460. ------------ Advocate for : MR. B K DAS Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/1021/2026 MANAGING COMMITTEEE OF THE SANKARDEV VIDYA NIKETAN HOWRAGHAT KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM. REP. BY ITS SECRETARY VERSUS SHANKAR MANDIR PRATIBEKHI SAMAJ AND 25 ORS REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT SHRI MADHAV BORAH SON OF LATE RATNESWAR BORAH RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 2 HOWARAGHAT KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 2:MADHAV BORAH S/O- LATE RATNESWAR BORAH R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 3:KAMAL CH. SAIKIA S/O- LATE BOLORAM SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG
Page No.# 9/14 ASSAM PIN- 782481. 4:ROHIT MEDHI S/O- LATE BALIRAM MEDHI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 5:JITU SHARMA S/O- LATE NITANANDA SARMAH R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 6:HOMEN SAIKIA S/O- LATE BHABEN SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 7:KRISHNA RAJBONGSHI S/O- LATE THABURAM RAJBONGSHI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 8:SARAPA NANDA BORA S/O- LATE CHENIRAM BORA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 9:KIRTI BORA S/O- KHUDRA BORA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG
Page No.# 10/14 ASSAM PIN- 782481. 10:PINKU BARUAH S/O- LATE SANTA RAM BARUAH R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481.
11:MANURAM SAIKIA S/O- LATE MANIK SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 12:SMTI TRIPTI SAIKIA W/O- SHRI KAMAL CH. SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 13:DHARMENDRA RAJBONGSHI S/O- LATE JOGESH RAJBONGSHI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 14:ANANTA RAJBONGSHI S/O- LATE JOGESH RAJBONGSHI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 15:JEETU BORAH S/O- LATE KHUDRA BORAH R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG
Page No.# 11/14 ASSAM PIN- 782481. 16:DILIP MALLICK S/O- JOGENDRA MALLICK R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 17:PRAJYOTI HAZARIKA S/O- DEBNATH HAZARIKA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 18:RITUMONI HAZARIKA S/O- LATE BISWANATH HAZARIKA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 19:NAYAN MONI SAIKIA S/O- SHRI KAMAL CH. SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 20:UJJAL SAIKIA S/O- LATE BHABEN SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 21:DIPANKAR HAZARIKA S/O- SHRI LALIT HAZARIKA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG
Page No.# 12/14 ASSAM PIN- 782481. 22:BHABATARAM BORA S/O- LATE CHENIRAM BORA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 23:JYOTI GOGOI S/O- SHRI LILADHAR GOGOI R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 24:PRANJAL KALITA S/O- LATE NILA KALITA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 25:DEEP KALITA S/O- SHRI ARUN KALITA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 26:KUSHAL SAIKIA S/O- LATE BOLORAM SAIKIA R/O- WARD NO. 2 HOWRAGHAT TOWN KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782481. 27:THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT. OF ASSAM ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006
Page No.# 13/14 28:COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006.
29:DIRECTOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT BELTOLA ASSAM GUWAHATI-781028. 30:EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD (BUILDING) DIVISION DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM 31:DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KARBI ANGLONG DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782460. 32:KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782460. 33:EDUCATION SECRETARY KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782460. 34:CHIRANJIV AGARWAL S/O- MANNALAL AGARWAL DIPHU WARD NO. 01 M.G. ROAD NEAR LATIKA CINEMA HALL DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM
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For the petitioner/appellant(s) : Mr. B. K. Das, Advocate
Mr. H.P. Guwala, Advocate
For the Respondent(s) :
–B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 13.05.2026 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ)
After some arguments, Mr. B. K. Das, learned Advocate for the petitioners seeks permission to withdraw this petition in order to approach this Court later, if the situation so demands. Accordingly, this Contempt Petition is dismissed as withdrawn. JUDGE CHIEF
JUSTICE Comparing Assistant