Gauhati High Court
Cont.Cas(C)/506/2017 of SARADA TALUKDAR Vs PREETAM SAIKIA and ORS. on 27 August 2026
GAHC010045632017 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/506/2017 SARADA TALUKDAR W/O- BHABEN TALUKDAR, BAPAPUNG, DIGBOI, PIN 786171, DIST- TINSUKIA, ASSAM VERSUS PREETAM SAIKIA and ORS. S/O- LATE KAMINI KANTA SAIKIA,
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/506/2017
SARADA TALUKDAR
W/O- BHABEN TALUKDAR, BAPAPUNG, DIGBOI, PIN 786171, DIST- TINSUKIA, ASSAM
VERSUS
PREETAM SAIKIA and ORS.
S/O- LATE KAMINI KANTA SAIKIA, SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM, EDUCATION SECONDARY DEPARTMENT, ASSAM SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006
2:SIMANTA THAKURIA
IAS
THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM
FINANCESIU DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI- 781006
3:PHANINDRA JIDUNG
DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
ASSAM
KAHILIPARA
GUWAHATI- 781019
4:RATUL BORA
AES
THE JOINT DIRECTOR OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
ASSAM
KAHILIPARA
GUWAHATI- 781019
5:ABDUL JELIL
THE INSPECTOR OF SCHOOLS
TINSUKIA DISTRICT CIRCLE
TINSUKIA
ASSAM
6:SRI SHAMSHER SINGH
IAS
COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
EDUCATION (SECONDARY) DEPARTMENT
ASSAM SECRETARIAT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-781006.
7:SRI BHARAT BHUSHAN DEV CHOUDHURY
IAS
SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
EDUCATION (SECONDARY) DEPARTMENT
ASSAM SECRETARIAT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-781006.
8:SRI MANISH THAKUR
IAS
COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
FINANCE (SIU) DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-781006.
9:SRI NARAYAN KONWAR
IAS
SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION
ASSAM SECRETARIAT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-781006
Advocate for the Petitioner : MRS. P BHARADWAJ, MR. A BARKATAKI,MR. M K
CHOUDHURY,MR. N BARUAH,MR. T N SRINIVASAN
Advocate for the Respondent : MR. B CHOUDHURY R, MR. A DEKA (R-3)(R-4),MR. D SAIKIA
(R-1),MR. K K DUTTA (R-1)
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI
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ORDER
Date : 28.08.2026
Heard Mr. M. Sharma, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. S. M. T. Chistie, learned counsel appearing for the respondent/contemnor.
2. By way of the present contempt petition, the petitioner alleges wilful and deliberate disobedience of the order dated 04.11.2016 passed by this Court in WP(C) No. 4452/2015. The relevant portion of the aforesaid order reads as under:— “In view of the above, respondent Nos. 1 & 2 are directed to take steps for regularization of the service of the petitioner as Assamese Language Teacher either in the Margherita Town High School or in any other school in the district of Tinsukia within a period of 8 (eight) weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order whereafter all consequential benefits should be released to her. Writ petition is allowed but without any order as to cost.”
3. This Court, vide order dated 14.08.2026, directed the learned Standing Counsel to obtain instructions as to whether the order dated 04.11.2016 passed by this Court has been complied with.
4. Today, when the matter is called, learned counsel appearing for the contemnors produces an order dated 27.08.2026 issued by the Director of Secondary Education, Assam. A perusal of the said order reveals that the service of the petitioner has been regularized for the period w.e.f. 18.10.1985 to 30.11.2017 and, thereafter, her pay has been fixed. The Inspector of Schools, Tinsukia has also been directed to take necessary steps for release of the pension and pensionary benefits of the petitioner.
5. In view of the aforesaid development and the steps taken by the respondents pursuant to the order of this Court, this Court is of the view that the order dated 04.11.2016 has been duly complied with.
6. Accordingly, nothing further survives for consideration in the present contempt petition.
7. Resultantly, the contempt petition stands closed.
8. The notice issued to the contemnors stands discharged.
9. It is, however, made clear that, in the event the petitioner is not fully satisfied with the order passed by the respondents/contemnors pursuant to the order of this Court, it shall be open for the petitioner to avail such appropriate remedy as may be available to her in law.
10. The order dated 27.08.2026 issued by the Director of Secondary Education, Assam, Kahilipara, Guwahati-19 is kept on record and marked as “X”.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant