JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. S.B. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioner in this series of three writ petitions. Also heard Mr. P.N. Goswami, learned Addl. Advocate General for the State, along with Mr. I. Kalita, standing counsel for the Forest Department, Mr. S.D. Purkayastha, learned counsel for the respondent no. 5 and Mr. B.K. Das, learned counsel for the respondent no. 6.

2. Case of the petitioner in W.P.(C) 6455/2021: During the pendency of W.P.(C) 6210/2021, the petitioner had come to know that his bid for Kalain Stone Minor Mineral Unit-I was not approved as per decision taken on 01.11.2021 in the office chamber of the Chief Conservator of Forests, Southern Assam Circle, Silchar, inter alia, on the ground that he had not uploaded digitally signed documents. The petitioner has alleged that the impugned minutes was prepared on extraneous considerations. In this writ petition, the successful bidders were arrayed as proforma respondent nos. 5 and 6. By order dated 06.12.2021, this Court had provided that the settlement of the Kalain Stone Minor Mineral Unit-I would be subject to outcome of the writ petition. However, notice of motion was issued by order dated 10.08.2022.

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