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Silchar Municipal Board v. Sabitri Tewari and 4 Ors.

Gauhati HC5 Aug 2025WP(C)/5709/2018

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Infructuous closure of twin 2018 Silchar writ petitions WP(C)/5709/2018 (Silchar Municipal Board v. Sabitri Tewari and 4 Ors.) and linked WP(C)/6764/2018 (Sabitri Tewari v. State of Assam and 4 Ors.); trade license already issued to petitioner in WP(C)No.6764/2018; interim orders vacated; Gauhati High Court; Justice Devashis Baruah; order dated 06.08.2025; Assam; Cachar; excise; municipal administration.

What did the court decide?

Both writ petitions (WP(C)/5709/2018 and linked WP(C)/6764/2018) closed as infructuous; interim order(s), if any, vacated. ¶25

Silchar Municipal Board Vs Sabitri Tewari and 4 Ors. — Gauhati HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

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GAHC010133892018

2025:GAU-AS:10346

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

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Case No. : WP(C)/5709/2018

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SILCHAR MUNICIPAL BOARD REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN, SILCHAR, CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN- 788001

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VERSUS

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SABITRI TEWARI AND 4 ORS. W/O- LT ANGSHUMAN TIWARI, R/O- ITKHOLA, WARD NO 4, SILCHAR, CACHAR 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER OF MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION GOVT. OF ASSAM GHY ASSAM 3:THE COMM. OF EXCISE ASSAM HOUSEFED COMPLEX DISPUR GHY-6 4:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EXCISE CACHAR SILCHAR ASSAM PIN- 788001 5:SMTI ROSY CHAKRABORTY DAUGHTER OF LATE RAM MOHON CHAKRBOARTY R/O SWAMIJI ROAD ITKHOLA P.O.- SILCHAR-788002

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DIST.- CACHAR ASSA

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Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S DUTTA, MS. N MODI,MR. C SHARMA,MR. S DUTTA,MR. R A HAZARIKA

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Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, EXCISE DEPTT.,MR. A BHATTACHARJEE (R1),MR. A ROY (R1),MR. M NATH (R1)

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Linked Case : WP(C)/6764/2018

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SABITRI TEWARI W/O- LT ANGSHUMAN TEWARI R/O- ITKHOLA WARD NO 4 SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS. REP. BY THE COMM. AND SECY. EXCISE DEPTT. DISPUR GHY-6 2:COMM. OF EXCISE ASSAM HOUSEFED COMPLEX DISPUR GHY-6 3:THE DY. COMMISSIONER SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788001 4:THE SILCHAR MUNICIPAL BOARD SILCHAR REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN

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SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788001 5:THE CHAIRMAN SILCHAR MUNICIPAL BOARD SILCHAR CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788001 ------------

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Advocate for the petitioner(s): Mr. S Dutta, Senior Advocate

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Mr. S Dutta Mr. M Nath

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Advocate for the respondent(s): Mr. M Chetia, Govt. Advocate, Assam

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B E F O R E

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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH

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ORDER

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06.08.2025

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It has been submitted at the Bar by the learned counsels appearing on behalf of the petitioners in both the writ petitions that both the writ petitions have become infructuous, inasmuch as, the petitioner in WP(C)No.6764/2018 had already been issued the trade license.

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Taking into account the above, both the writ petitions stand closed as infructuous.

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Interim order(s), passed, if any, shall stand vacated.

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JUDGE

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