Guwahati, Sept. 5 -- The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday sent a contempt notice to the District Commissioner and the Additional District Commissioner (Revenue) of Dhubri district and the Circle Officer of Chapar Revenue Circle on alleged violation of its judgment during the course of an eviction drive in July.

The show cause notice was sent by Division Bench that included Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar and Justice Arun Dev Choudhury.

The directive was sent on a petition by 51 evicted residents who complained that they were not issued individual notices before the drive.

The petition also argued that by not serving individual notices, the officials deliberately bypassed the court's 2024 decision, rendering it ineffective, as stated by The...