THE STATE OF ASSAM vs DHRUBAJYOTI HATIBARUAH Advocate - MR. B CHOWDHURY, ,MR A CHOWDHURY — I.A.(Civil)/954/2025

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: --Disposed Of on 01st April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: GAHC010066802025

e-Filing Number

25-03-2025

Filing Number

I.A.(Civil)/3869/2025

Filing Date

26-Mar-2025

Registration No

I.A.(Civil)/954/2025

Registration Date

29-Mar-2025

Judge

Honourable Mr. Justice Devashis Baruah

Coram

Honourable Mr. Justice Devashis Baruah

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

10301 - Interlocutory Application (Civil) ( 382 )

Judicial Branch

Civil Section

Decision Date

01-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

--Disposed Of

Last updated 02-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF ASSAM

    Adv. MR. C K S BARUAH,JR. GA, ASSAM,JR. GA, ASSAM, ,JR. GA, ASSAM

  2. 2.THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY

  3. 3.THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY

  4. 4.THE SECRETARY

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.DHRUBAJYOTI HATIBARUAH Advocate - MR. B CHOWDHURY, ,MR A CHOWDHURY

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 01-Apr-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devashis BaruahView PDF

  3. 07-Mar-2026

    Category A - Legality And Validity Of The Report Dtd. 02.04.22,...Consequential Actions Thereto

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devashis Baruah

  4. 11-Feb-2026

    Category A - Legality And Validity Of The Report Dtd. 02.04.22,...Consequential Actions Thereto

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devashis Baruah

  5. 29-Jan-2026

    Category A - Legality And Validity Of The Report Dtd. 02.04.22,...Consequential Actions Thereto

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

  6. 02-Dec-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

  7. 02-Dec-2025

    Category A - Legality And Validity Of The Report Dtd. 02.04.22,...Consequential Actions Thereto

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

  8. 30-Oct-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

  9. 30-Oct-2025

    Category A - Legality And Validity Of The Report Dtd. 02.04.22,...Consequential Actions Thereto

    Honourable Mr. Justice Manish Choudhury

  10. 04-Sep-2025

    Category A - Legality And Validity Of The Report Dtd. 02.04.22,...Consequential Actions Thereto

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

  11. 21-Aug-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

  12. 21-Aug-2025

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kaushik Goswami

  13. 31-Jul-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kaushik GoswamiView PDF

  14. 31-Jul-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  15. 26-Mar-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. I.A.(Civil)/954/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Gauhati High Court quashed the findings and observations of two One-Man Commission reports against competitive exam candidates based on violations of Sections 8B and 8C of the Commission of Inquiry Act, 1952, which guarantee natural justice and procedural rights. Though the reports aren't entirely quashed, the court directed that the Commission's findings cannot be used against the petitioners in disciplinary or criminal proceedings, effectively preventing the state from pursuing department actions based solely on these flawed reports. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

Explore other courts

District Courts Supreme Court
Search Another Case