SHANTANU DHAR AND ANR vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS Advocate - GA, ASSAM, ,SC, FINANCE AND TAXATION — WP(C)/4319/2021

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Of on 19th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: GAHC010120542021

Filing Number

WP(C)/6619/2021

Filing Date

09-Aug-2021

Registration No

WP(C)/4319/2021

Registration Date

01-Sep-2021

Judge

Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

Coram

Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

10028 - Promotion with respect to State Govt Employees. ( 28 )

Judicial Branch

Writ Section

Decision Date

19-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Of

Last updated 10-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SHANTANU DHAR AND ANR

    Adv. MR G BAISHYA,S K HAZARIKA,S K HAZARIKA, ,MD. A HASSAN,S K HAZARIKA

  2. 2.ANIL KUMAR JALAN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS Advocate - GA (Government Advocate), ASSAM, ,SC, FINANCE AND TAXATION

  2. 2.THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, FINANCE (TAXATION) DEPARTMENT

  3. 3.THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, FINANCE (TAXATION) DEPARTMENT

  4. 4.THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, PERSONNEL (B) DEPARTMENT

  5. 5.THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

  6. 6.THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

  7. 7.KAMALESWAR LAHARY

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 19-May-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

    Case Summary: WP(C)/4319/2021 - Shantanu Dhar & Anil Kumar Jalan v. State of Assam The Gauhati High Court disposed of the main petition challenging the 2019 promotion of Deputy Commissioner Kamaleswar Lahary to Deputy Commissioner of Taxes. The court found the dispute moot after the petitioner Shantanu Dhar was subsequently promoted to Joint Commissioner of Taxes. The court vacated interim orders restraining Lahary's further promotion and restored seniority between both officers in the feeder cadre. The remaining issue of inter-se-seniority between the petitioner and Lahary at the Joint Commissioner level remains to be decided in the related WP(C) No. 3565/2023. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 19-May-2026

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

  4. 07-May-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

  5. 07-May-2026

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

  6. 05-May-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

  7. 05-May-2026

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

  8. 31-Mar-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

  9. 31-Mar-2026

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

  10. 17-Mar-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

  11. 17-Mar-2026

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Rajesh Mazumdar

  12. 10-Mar-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Rajesh MazumdarView PDF

  13. 10-Mar-2026

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Rajesh Mazumdar

  14. 12-Feb-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Rajesh MazumdarView PDF

  15. 20-Jan-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devashis BaruahView PDF

  16. 20-Jan-2026

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devashis Baruah

  17. 08-Jan-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devashis BaruahView PDF

  18. 08-Jan-2026

    Hearing

    CIVIL Bench-III

  19. 18-Dec-2025

    CIVIL Bench-IIIView PDF

  20. 10-Apr-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kardak EteView PDF

  21. 10-Apr-2025

    Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Suman Shyam

  22. 07-Mar-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Suman ShyamView PDF

  23. 24-Feb-2025

    Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Arun Dev Choudhury

  24. 06-Feb-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Arun Dev ChoudhuryView PDF

  25. 06-Feb-2025

    - Admission With Notice Served - Reply Not Filed -

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

  26. 27-Jan-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

  27. 02-Sep-2024

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Marli VankungView PDF

  28. 08-Aug-2024

    Honourable Mr. Justice N. Unni Krishnan NairView PDF

  29. 08-Aug-2024

    Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair

  30. 31-Jul-2024

    Honourable Mr. Justice N. Unni Krishnan NairView PDF

  31. 31-Jul-2024

    Honourable Mr. Justice N. Unni Krishnan NairView PDF

  32. 24-Jul-2024

    Honourable Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar MedhiView PDF

  33. 18-Mar-2024

    Honourable Mr. Justice K. SemaView PDF

  34. 14-Mar-2024

    Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

  35. 27-Feb-2024

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

  36. 27-Feb-2024

    Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra Saikia

  37. 20-Feb-2024

    Honourable Mr. Justice Soumitra SaikiaView PDF

  38. 07-Feb-2024

    Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Arun Dev Choudhury

  39. 01-Feb-2024

    Honourable Mr. Justice Arun Dev ChoudhuryView PDF

  40. 18-Dec-2023

    Honourable The Chief Justice (Acting)View PDF

  41. 29-Nov-2022

    Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Lanusungkum Jamir

  42. 28-Nov-2022

    Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Lanusungkum Jamir

  43. 24-Nov-2022

    Honourable Mr. Justice Lanusungkum JamirView PDF

  44. 24-Nov-2022

    Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Lanusungkum Jamir

  45. 22-Nov-2022

    Honourable Mr. Justice Lanusungkum JamirView PDF

  46. 22-Nov-2022

    Admission

    Honourable Mr. Justice Lanusungkum Jamir

  47. 10-Nov-2022

    Honourable Mr. Justice Lanusungkum JamirView PDF

  48. 10-Nov-2022

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Michael Zothankhuma

  49. 01-Nov-2022

    Honourable Mr. Justice Michael ZothankhumaView PDF

  50. 22-Sep-2022

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Michael Zothankhuma

  51. 01-Sep-2022

    Honourable Mr. Justice Michael ZothankhumaView PDF

  52. 04-Aug-2022

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Achintya Malla Bujor Barua

  53. 02-Aug-2022

    Honourable Mr. Justice Achintya Malla Bujor BaruaView PDF

  54. 02-Mar-2022

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Arun Dev Choudhury

  55. 02-Feb-2022

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Arun Dev Choudhury

  56. 10-Jan-2022

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Arun Dev Choudhury

  57. 23-Dec-2021

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Arun Dev Choudhury

  58. 20-Dec-2021

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Arun Dev Choudhury

  59. 17-Dec-2021

    Honourable Mr. Justice Arun Dev ChoudhuryView PDF

  60. 17-Dec-2021

    Hearing

    Honourable Mr. Justice Arun Dev Choudhury

  61. 22-Nov-2021

    Honourable Mr. Justice Michael ZothankhumaView PDF

  62. 22-Nov-2021

    Honourable Mr. Justice Michael ZothankhumaView PDF

  63. 22-Nov-2021

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  64. 04-Sep-2021

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai SuranaView PDF

  65. 09-Aug-2021

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP(C)/4319/2021

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: WP(C)/4319/2021 - Shantanu Dhar & Anil Kumar Jalan v. State of Assam The Gauhati High Court disposed of the main petition challenging the 2019 promotion of Deputy Commissioner Kamaleswar Lahary to Deputy Commissioner of Taxes. The court found the dispute moot after the petitioner Shantanu Dhar was subsequently promoted to Joint Commissioner of Taxes. The court vacated interim orders restraining Lahary's further promotion and restored seniority between both officers in the feeder cadre. The remaining issue of inter-se-seniority between the petitioner and Lahary at the Joint Commissioner level remains to be decided in the related WP(C) No. 3565/2023. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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