ORDER

Date : 02-06-2025

Heard Mr. GN Sahewalla, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. HK Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. J Chutia, learned Standing Counsel, KAAC appearing for the respondents.

2. The petitioners had initially prayed for a direction to be issued to the respondents, to forbear from giving effect to the action of the respondent authorities in directing the petitioners to close the stone crusher unit of the petitioners located in Sarso Terang Gaon, Dolamara in the district of Karbi Anglong and to renew the stone crusher license of the petitioners for operating the same. However, the prayer of the petitioners has now changed with time. The prayer of the petitioners, as on today, is that they should be allowed to take away the stone crusher unit from the place where it has been stationed and also to take away the stone materials that had been extracted prior to the issuance of the order of the Honb’le Supreme Court in WP(Civil) 202/1995 [T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India & Ors.].

3. In WP(Civil) 202/1995 [T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad vs. Union of India & Ors.], the Supreme Court had directed the Director General of Police, Assam and th