The State of Assam and 3 Ors. v. Nurul Islam
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court; Review.Pet./92/2025; decided 06.08.2025 by Devashis Baruah, J.; review of coordinate-bench common order dated 27.09.2022 in WP(C) No.4417/2019 along with batch of connected writ petitions; review petitioners: State of Assam, Chief Engineer, Superintending Engineer (Palashbari Town Protection Circle) and Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department; respondent writ petitioner: Nurul Islam; grievance: non-impleading of Ministry of Jal Shakti, non-receipt of Union share of contribution, pending bills not cleared, prayer for fresh hearing after notice to the Ministry; held: Ministry duly represented by DSGI, no nonjoinder objection, Ministry did not seek review, consequences of non-impleading fall on writ petitioners, no good ground to review/recall; review petition dismissed. No statute or precedent cited in the judgment.
What did the court decide?
None; the Review Petition was dismissed as devoid of any merit.