The Brahmaputra Part III Mach Mahal Samabai Samittee Ltd. v. the State of Assam and 10 Ors.
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Withdrawal and closure of writ petition WP(C)/6882/2025, Gauhati High Court, order dated 05.12.2025, single-judge bench (Justice Devashis Baruah). Petitioner: Brahmaputra Part III Mach Mahal Samabai Samittee Ltd (fisheries cooperative society, Neamatighat, Jorhat, represented by Chief Executive Padmadhar Das). Respondents: State of Assam Fishery Department functionaries (Commissioner & Secretary, Principal Secretary, Joint Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Directorate of Fisheries Meen Bhawan Guwahati), District Commissioners of Jorhat and Majuli, and Circle Officers of Teok, Majuli (Kamalabari), Jorhat West and Ujani Majuli (Jengrai Mukh). Petition withdrawn at first hearing on senior counsel's advice; grievances redirected to pending WP(C) 3512/2024 by way of additional affidavit/Interlocutory Application; liberty expressly granted. Counsel: M.K. Choudhury (senior counsel) with P. Barman (Borkakoti), S. Changkakoti, A. Narzari for petitioner; P. Chutia, Standing Counsel (Fishery) for respondents. No statutory provisions or case law cited; no quantum involved.