THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS vs KULA PRADIP BHATTACHARYYA Advocate - MR K P PATHAK, ,MR. C PAUL,MR BHARGAV DAS,MR B CHOUDHURY — I.A.(Civil)/1318/2025

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

Case disposed

CNR: GAHC010073492025

e-Filing Number

03-04-2025

Filing Number

I.A.(Civil)/4266/2025

Filing Date

04-Apr-2025

Registration No

I.A.(Civil)/1318/2025

Registration Date

24-Apr-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 AND 3 ORS

    Adv. JR. GA, ASSAM

  2. 2.THE SECRETARY

  3. 3.THE JOINT

  4. 4.THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.KULA PRADIP BHATTACHARYYA Advocate - MR K P PATHAK, ,MR. C PAUL,MR BHARGAV DAS,MR B CHOUDHURY

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 01-Apr-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devashis BaruahView PDF

  3. 07-Mar-2026

    Category B - Challenge To Simultaneous Continuation Of Disciplinary Proceedings And Criminal Trial

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devashis Baruah

  4. 11-Feb-2026

    Category B - Challenge To Simultaneous Continuation Of Disciplinary Proceedings And Criminal Trial

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devashis Baruah

  5. 29-Jan-2026

    Category B - Challenge To Simultaneous Continuation Of Disciplinary Proceedings And Criminal Trial

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

  6. 02-Dec-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

  7. 02-Dec-2025

    Category B - Challenge To Simultaneous Continuation Of Disciplinary Proceedings And Criminal Trial

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

  8. 30-Oct-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

  9. 30-Oct-2025

    Category B - Challenge To Simultaneous Continuation Of Disciplinary Proceedings And Criminal Trial

    Honourable Mr. Justice Manish Choudhury

  10. 04-Sep-2025

    Category B - Challenge To Simultaneous Continuation Of Disciplinary Proceedings And Criminal Trial

    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. 25-Apr-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kaushik GoswamiView PDF

  16. 04-Apr-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. I.A.(Civil)/1318/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Based on this 181-page Indian court judgment from the Gauhati High Court, here is the summary: The Gauhati High Court ruled that a One-Man Commission of Inquiry violated the statutory rights of government employees (the petitioners) under Sections 8B and 8C of the Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1952, while conducting inquiries into alleged anomalies and malpractices in Combined Competitive Examinations conducted by the Assam Public Service Commission in 2013 and 2014. The court held that the Commission's findings and observations against the petitioners cannot be used to initiate or sustain disciplinary proceedings, as they were made without affording the petitioners the mandatory opportunity to cross-examine witnesses and legal representation guaranteed under the Act. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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