GAHC010031642026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : WP(C)/898/2026 MAZAHARUL HOQUE S/O SRI NURUL HOQUE, VILL. UPPER DUMDUMIA, P.O. BALISATRA, DIST.

NAGAON, ASSAM.

VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE ADDL. CHIEF SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPTT., DISPUR, GUWAHATI -06.

2:THE SPECIAL SECRETARY PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06.

3:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER NAGAON ZILLA PARISHAD NAGAON P.O. AND DIST. NAGAON.

ASSAM 782001.

4:THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER DHING ANCHALIK PANCHAYAT P.O. DHING DIST. NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782123 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. SURAJIT DUTTA, MR. D A KAIYUM,MR. M S MONDAL Advocate for the Respondent : SC, P AND R.D., BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY

ORDER

18.02.2026 Heard Mr. S. Dutta, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. D. Kaiyum, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel for all the respondents.

2. By a Tender Notice dated 07.06.2025, the respondent no. 3 invited bids for settlement of a nos. of markets including ‘Balisatra Bi-Weekly market’ [‘the Market’, for short]. The