Cont.Cas(C)/16/2017 of North Eastern Hill University Teachers Association Vs Kewal Kumar Sharma on 20 December 2017

: O R D E R :

Cont. Cas (C) No.16 of 2017

North Eastern Hill University Teachers’ Association ….. Petitioner

- Versus –

….. Respondent

Sri Kewal Kumar Sharma

:: 20[th] December 2017

Date of Order:

PRESENT

HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE DINESH MAHESHWARI, CHIEF JUSTICE Shri BK Sharma, Sr. Advocate with Shri A Sharma, for the petitioner BY THE COURT:

In this contempt petition, the petitioners have alleged deliberate disobedience by the respondents of the interim order dated 30.06.2017 as passed by this Court in WP (C) No.186 of 2017, whereby the resolution of the Executive Council dated 14.06.2017 and consequential notification dated 14.06.2017 were stayed and the respondents were directed to continue to pay Hill Area Special Allowance to the teaching and non-teaching staff of North Eastern Hill University till the next date.

In the totality of facts and circumstances of the case, this Court found it just and proper to finally hear and dispose of the writ petition itself and hence, notices were not issued in this contempt matter.

The said writ petition [WP (C) No.186 of 2017] has been dismissed by a separate order passed today with this Court finding no reason to interfere with the decision of the respondent-University, as taken pursuant to the directions of the Visitor that were binding on the University in view of the overriding powers available with the Visitor under Section 8 of the North Eastern Hill University Act, 1973.

For the view taken by this Court in the writ petition, there appears no reason to continue with this contempt matter any further. Accordingly, this contempt petition stands dismissed.

CHIEF JUSTICE

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