An interlocutory application in a writ matter concerning Numaligarh Refinery and environmental/forest authorities was closed by the court in view of the common judgment passed the same day in the linked writ petitions WP(C) 5985/2018 and WP(C) 6093/2019. The order decides no substantive issue itself.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
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GAHC010165072019
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2451/2019
ROHIT CHOUDHURY
S/O SHRI DEBI PRASAD AGARWAL, VILL. GORMUR, P.O. LOKUJAN, BOKAKHAT 785612, DIST. GOLAGHAT, ASSAM.
VERSUS
NUMALIGARH REFINERY LTD. THROUGH ITS CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER (HR) IN CHARGE, GOLAGHAT, DIST. GOLAGHAT, ASSAM.
2:THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE SECY. MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE PARYAVARAN BHAWAN CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI 110003
3:THE STATE OF ASSAM THORUGH ITS CHIEF SECY. ASSAM SACHIALAYA COMPLEX DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 4:DEPTT. OF FOREST GOVT. OF ASSAM THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE ARANYA BHAWAN PANJABARI GUWAHATI 781037
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5:DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER (T) GOLAGHAT DIVISION JONAKI NAGAR DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM. 6:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER GOLAGHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM. 7:THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER (CIVIL) BOKAKHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM. 8:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE GOLAGHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR H RAHMAN
Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM
Linked Case : WP(C)/6093/2019
NUMALIGARH REFINERY LTD. THROUGH ITS CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER (HR) IN-CHARGE GOLAGHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND 8 ORS. THROUGH THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE PARYAVARAN BHAWNA CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI- 110003.
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2:STATE OF ASSAM THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY ASSAM SACHIVALAYA COMPLEX DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 3:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 4:NATIONAL BOARD FOR WILDLIFE THROUTH THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE PARYAVARAN BHAWAN JORBAGH LODHI ROAD NEW DELHI-110001 5:DEPTT. OF FOREST GOVT. OF ASSAM THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE ARAYANYA BHAWNA PANJABARI GUWAHATI- 781037. 6:DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER (T) GOLAGHAT DIVISION JONAKI NAGAR DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM 7:DEPUTY COMMISSIONER GOLAGHAT DIST GOLAGHAT ASSAM 8:THE SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER (CIVIL) BOKAKHAT DITS. GOLAGHAT ASSAM 9:ROHIT CHOUDHURY P.O. LOKHWJAN VILLAGE- GARMUR BOKAKHAT- 785612 DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM -----------Advocate for : MR. JYOTIRMOY ROY Advocate for : ASSTT. S.G.I. appearing for UNION OF INDIA AND 8 ORS.
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Linked Case : WP(C)/5985/2018
NUMALIGARH REFINERY LTD. THROUGH ITS CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER (HR) IN-CHARGE GOLAGHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA AND 7 ORS. THROUGH THE SECRETARY MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE PARYAVARAN BHAWNA
CGO COMPLEX LODHI ROAD
NEW DELHI- 110003.
2:STATE OF ASSAM
THROUGH ITS CHIEF SECRETARY ASSAM SACHIVALAYA COMPLEX
DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 3:DEPARTMENT OF FOREST
GOVT. OF ASSAM
THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE
ARAYANYA BHAWNA
PANJABARI GUWAHATI- 781037. 4:DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER (T)
GOLAGHAT DIVISION
JONAKI NAGAR DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM
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5:DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
GOLAGHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM 6:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER (CIVIL) BOKAKHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM 7:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
GOLAGHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM 8:ROHIT CHAUDHARY P.O. LOKHWJAN VILLAGE- GARMUR BOKAKHAT- 785612 DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM -----------Advocate for : MR. U K NAIR Advocate for : ASSTT.S.G.I. appearing for UNION OF INDIA AND 7 ORS.
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH
ORDER
08.02.2024
In view of the common judgment and order passed today i.e. 08.02.2024, in WP(C)No.5985/2018 and WP(C)No.6093/2019 this interlocutory application stands closed.
JUDGE
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Comparing Assistant
Rohit Choudhury
Numaligarh Refinery Ltd. through its Chief General Manager (HR) In charge
The Union of India through the Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
The State of Assam through its Chief Secretary
Deptt. of Forest, Govt. of Assam through the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Head of Forest Force
Divisional Forest Officer (T), Golaghat Division
Devashis Baruah
As recorded by the court registry
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