JUDGMENT :

MANISH CHOUDHURY, J.

1. All the three writ petitions - W.P. (C) No. 6903/2019, W.P. (C) No. 8837/2019 and W.P. (C) No. 3913/2020 filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India are relatable to the same subject-matter of settlement, that is, Group No. 1 Dhar Brahmaputra Fishery (‘the Fishery’ for short) located in the district of Dhubri.

2. The Fishery was settled earlier for a period of 7 (seven) years from 03.01.2012 to 02.01.2019 at an annual revenue of Rs. 3,42,101/- in favour of the petitioner in the writ petition, W.P. (C) No. 6903/2019 viz. M/s Gauripur Cooperative Fishery Society Ltd. (‘M/s Gauripur Society’ for short). After expiry of the period of settlement, the respondent authorities decided to initiate a fresh competitive bidding process in order to settle the Fishery for another period of 7 (seven) years w.e.f. 2019-2020 to 2025-2026.

3. It was pursuant to the said decision, a Tender Notice dated 17.12.2018 came to be published by the Deputy Commissioner, Dhubri. By the Tender Notice dated 17.12.2018, bids were invited from the interested and eligible