Dismissed

Rangagorah Fishermen Co-Operative Society Limited v. the State of Assam and 5 Ors.

Gauhati HC17 Sept 2025WP(C)/5501/2025

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What is this about?

A writ petition challenging a Notice Inviting Tender for the Dibru Brahmaputra Fishery was withdrawn after counsel failed to enclose the complete tender document; withdrawal permitted with liberty to re-file.

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Petition closed on withdrawal; liberty to re-file on same cause of action subject to court's observations.

Rangagorah Fishermen Co-Operative Society… — Public Procurement and Tenders | Gauhati HC (2025)

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GAHC010210102025

2025:GAU-AS:12935

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

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Case No. : WP(C)/5501/2025

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RANGAGORAH FISHERMEN CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY LIMITED A REGISTERED FISHERY CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETY HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT GUIJAN, P.O. RANGAGORAH, DIST. TINSUKIA, ASSAM, REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, SRI PRASSANNA DAS, S/OLATE PARSURAM DAS, R/O- VILL.- GUIJAN, P.O. RANGAGORAH, P.S. AND DIST. TINSUKIA, ASSAM

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VERSUS

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THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, FISHERY DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GHY-781006.

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2:THE JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FISHERY DEPARTMENT DISPUR ASSAM

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3:THE DEPUTY SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FISHERY DEPARTMENT DSIPUR GUWAHATI-781006.

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4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER DIBRUGARH ASSAM 5:THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (FISHERY) DIBRUGARH ASSAM

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6:COMMITTEE HEADED BY THE DISTRICT ADDITIONAL DEPUTY

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COMMISSIONER (REVENUE) DIBRUGARH TO REASSESS THE REVENUE OF THE DIBRU BRAHMAPUTRA FISHERY IN DIBRUGARH

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For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. S. Banik, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. S.R. Baruah, Govt. Advocate Mr. P. Sarma, Standing Counsel

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BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH

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ORDER

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Date : 18.09.2025

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Heard Mr. S. Banik, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Mr. S.R. Baruah, the learned Government Advocate appears on behalf of the District Administration and Mr. P. Sarma, the learned Standing Counsel appears on behalf of the Fishery Department.

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This Court vide an order dated 16.09.2025 enquired with the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the respondents, as to whether, the Notice Inviting Tender is in consonance with the order dated 21.05.2025 passed in Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No. 18318/2024 by the Supreme Court as well as the Office Order dated 10.07.2025 issued by the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Fishery Department.

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Today, Mr. S.R. Baruah, the learned Government Advocate submitted that the Notice Inviting Tender is in consonance with

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the order passed by the Supreme Court dated 21.05.2025 in Special Leave to Appeal (Civil) No. 18318/2024 as well as the Office Order dated 10.07.2025 issued by the Secretary to the Government of Assam, Fishery Department. In that regard, the learned Government Advocate has placed before this Court, the Terms and Conditions of the Notice Inviting Tender dated 22.08.2025 as well as the Tender Form which is also required to be filed.

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This Court further taking into account the Tender Documents is of the opinion that there has been due compliance.

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This Court, however, finds it very pertinent to take note of that the petitioner herein has assailed the Notice Inviting Tender, but for reasons best known has not enclosed the entire Notice Inviting Tender which contains the Terms and Conditions.

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Mr. S. Banik, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner submitted that inadvertently the entire Tender Document could not be filed. He therefore submitted that he may be permitted to withdraw the instant writ petition with a liberty to re-file challenging the Terms and Conditions of the Tender Documents.

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Taking into account the above, the instant writ petition

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stands closed on withdrawal.

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However, liberty is given to the petitioner to re-file on the same cause of action. The liberty so given is however subject to the observations already made herein above.

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JUDGE

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