GAHC010031302026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : WP(C)/901/2026 BINOY BHUSON NATH S/O BRINDABON NATH, VILL. SAYEDBOND PART I, P.O. KALIBARI BAZAR, P.S. ALGAPUR, DIST. HAILAKANDI, ASSAM.

VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPTT. OF FOREST AND ENVIRONMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI 06

2:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI 37

3:THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST SOUTHERN ASSAM CIRCLE SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788001

4:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER

PIN 78815

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A H M R CHOUDHURY, MR N RAHMAN

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, FOREST,

BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY

ORDER

18.02.2026 Heard Mr. A.H.M.R. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. D. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, Forest Department for all the respondents.

By an e-Auction Sale Notice dated 06.01.2026, bids were invited online for settlement of four Minor Mineral Concession areas, namely, [i] Katakhal Sand Mining Contract Unit-1[A] [‘the Mining Unit no. 1’, for short]; [ii] Katakhal Sand Mining Contract