Gauhati HC Dismisses Contempt Petition Against SBI General Insurance

Authority: Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)

Order Date: 06.11.2026

Case Overview

• Petitioner: Ananta Deka, S/O Sri Fulen Deka, residing at Village Dangarkuchi, P.S. Sonkushi, Barpeta, Assam.
• Respondents: 1) Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, Chairman, SBI General Insurance Company Limited; 2) Naveen Chandra Jha, Managing Director & CEO, SBI General Insurance Company Limited; 3) Samarjit Barua, Legal Executive (Claims), SBI General Insurance Company Limited.
• Nature of Proceeding: Contempt petition (Case No. Cont.Cas(C)/448/2026).
• Counsel: Petitioner's counsel – Mr. B.D. Das, Mr. H.R. Das, Mrs. R. Deka, Mr. H.K. Sarma; Respondents' counsel – Mr. R. Goswami, Ms. M. Saikia, Ms. P. Borthakur.
• Background: Petitioner's counsel argued that the respondents had filed a review petition against a Supreme Court judgment in a related Special Writ Petition, contending that the contempt petition should therefore be closed.

Final Outcome

• The Court, after considering submissions from both sides, ordered that the contempt petition stands closed and disposed of.

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