Back
2026 Supreme(Online)(Gau) 12875
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Manish Choudhury, J
MADHUSUDAN BIDAWATKA – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS – Respondent
WP(C)/2435/2024|WP(C)/6752/2025
For the Appellants/Petitioners: T Deuri, B Kalita, D P Borah
For the Respondents: SC Housing and Urban Affairs, B Paul, D P Borah, SC GMDA, SC GMC, SC APDCL
The presiding judge recused himself from hearing the linked writ petitions and directed the registry to list the matters before a different bench.
Headnote:The matter involves two linked writ petitions concerning disputes involving municipal and development authorities. No specific statutes were analyzed as the court did not enter into the merits of the case. No legal issues were framed by the court in this order, as the presiding judge opted to recuse himself from the proceedings. List the cases before any other Bench without me [M. Choudhury, J].
Linked Case : WP(C)/6752/2025
SRI MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
S/O - LATE SHYAMA PRASAD SINGH
R/O FATASIL AMBARI
A.K. DEV ROAD
NEAR KALI MANDIR
P.O. FATASIL AMBARI
P.S. FATASIL AMBARI
DISTRICT - KAMRUP METRO
GUWAHATI 781025
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
ASSAM CIVIL SECRETARIAT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI 781006
2:THE COMMISSIONER
GAUHATI MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
UZAN BAZAR
GUWAHATI
KAMRUP (M)
PIN- 781001
3:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
GUWAHATI METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
STATEFED BUILDING
GMCH ROAD
BHANGAGARH
GUWAHATI
PIN- 781005
4:MANAGING DIRECTOR
ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED
BIJULI BHAWAN
4TH FLOOR
PALTANBAZAR
GUWAHATI 781001.
5:CHIEF INSPECTOR OF LIFTS AND ESCALATORS
ASSAM
HOUSEFED COMPLEX
1ST FLOOR
GUWAHATI - 781006
6:MADHUSUDAN BIDAWATKA
S/O - SITARAM BIDAWATKA
R/O SIKARIA BUILDING
3RD FLOOR
FANCY BAZAR
GUWAHATI
POLICE STATION- PAN BAZAR
POST OFFICE FANCY BAZAR
DISTRICT KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
PIN - 781001
------------
Advocate for : MR. D P BORAH
Advocate for : SC
APDCL appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS
ORDER
List the cases before any other Bench without me [M. Choudhury, J].
