Authority: Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)
Order Date: 21 August 2026
Case Overview
- Petition filed by Mrs Labanya Das (wife of Sri Ramakanta Das) against the State of Assam and 11 other respondents, including police officials, district commissioners, health service officials, and managers of three rehabilitation centres (New Way Home De‑Addiction Cum Rehabilitation Centre, NISA Mukti Kendra Rehabilitation Centre, Sobriety Foundation).
- The petition was a criminal writ (W.P.(Crl.)/38/2026).
- The Court earlier issued an order on 17 August 2026 directing the petitioner to appear, produce a certified copy of that order, and arrange for a team to visit the rehabilitation centre “Nisha Mukta Kendra” at Lachit Nagar, Mirza, to have the petitioner’s son, Jayanta Das, taken to Mirza Community Health Centre (CHC) for medical examination.
- On 20 August 2026 the Officer‑in‑Charge of Palasbari Police Station submitted written instructions confirming that the petitioner complied with the 17 August order, the team visited the centre, and Jayanta Das was examined and returned to the petitioner.
- The actions were recorded in General Diary (G.D.) entries No. 8, 9 and 10 dated 19 August 2026 at Palasbari Police Station.
- Counsel for the petitioner, Mr A Ali, did not dispute the correctness of the report.
Final Outcome
- The Court, satisfied that the order dated 17 August 2026 had been fully complied with, dismissed the writ petition as closed.
- The Court expressed appreciation for the prompt action of the Officer‑in‑Charge of Palasbari Police Station and directed the Additional Senior Government Advocate to forward a downloaded copy of this order to the Palasbari Police Station.
Topics: Legal Compliance, Court Order