The State of Assam and 3 Ors. v. Badan Chandra Nath
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Review petition dismissed. Gauhati High Court, Review Petition No.186/2025 (Review.Pet./186/2025), decided 13.08.2025 by Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair. Petitioners: State of Assam and 3 Ors, Water Resources Department (Secretary; Chief Engineer, Chandmari, Guwahati; Superintending Engineer, Nagaon and Morigaon Water Resource Circle; Executive Engineer, Morigaon Water Resource Division); respondent: Badan Chandra Nath; linked case WP(C)/6205/2021. Subject: review of the common Judgment and Order dated 27.09.2022 in WP(C) No.4734/2021 and other analogous matters. The Court applied the co-ordinate Bench order dated 30.07.2025 in Review Petition No.137/2025 (which had dismissed a like review of the judgment and order dated 27.09.2022 in WP(C) No.7833/2018 and analogous matters); its extracted conclusions held that non-impleadment of the Ministry of Jal Shakti (duly represented by Deputy Solicitor General of India R. K. Dev Choudhury, with the Brahmaputra Board also heard, and which raised no non-joinder objection nor sought review) was not a ground to review or recall the 27.09.2022 order. Held: review petition devoid of merit, dismissed; no order as to costs. Counsel: R. M. Das (SC, Water Resource) for petitioners; T. Deuri listed for Badan Chandra Nath.