The Gauhati High Court disposed of an interlocutory application by holding it infructuous in light of the prevailing facts and closing the matter.
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GAHC010135832025
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3329/2025
KAUSHAL SINGH S/O- LATE RAJ BALLAB SINGH R/O- LEDO KALPARA LEDO COAL PARA P.O. LEDO SUB-DISTRICT- MARGHERITA DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN- 786182. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 10 ORS REPRSENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 2:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI-781037. 3:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER DIGBOI DIVISION DIGBOI DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN- 786171.
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4:THE RANGE OFFICER LEKHAPANI FOREST RANGE UNDER DIGBOI FOREST DIVISION DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN- 786182. 5:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TINSUKIA DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN- 786125. 6:THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE LEKHAPANI POLICE STATION DIST. TINSUKIA ASSAM PIN- 786182. 7:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIST. CHANGLANG ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
8:THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER JAIRAMPUR SUB-DIVISION DIST. CHANGLANG ARUNACHAL PRADESH.
9:THE STATE OF ARUNACHAL PRADESH THROUGH THE CHIEF SECRETARY ITANAGAR ARUNACHAL PRADESH. 10:SMTI PARISHMITA NEOG FOREST RANGER DIBRUGARH SF RANGE DIBRUGARH SF DIVISION DIST. DIBRUGARH ASSAM-786001.
11:T. C. RANJITH RAM DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER NORTH KAMRUP DIVISION RANGIA DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781354.
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Advocate for : MR. B D KONWAR SR. ADV.
Advocate for : appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 10 ORS
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY
ORDER
Date : 16.09.2026
Heard Mr. H. Agarwal, learned counsel for the applicant; Mr. D. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, Forest Department, Government of Assam for the opposite party nos. 1 – 4 & 10; Mr. N. Goswami, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the opposite party nos. 5 & 6; Mr. A. Chandran, learned Senior Government Advocate, Arunachal Pradesh for the opposite party nos. 7 – 9; and Mr. M. Sarma, learned counsel for the opposite party no. 11.
The learned counsel for the parties have submitted that in view of the fact situation presently obtaining, this interlocutory application has become infructuous. The interlocutory application stands accordingly closed.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
KAUSHAL SINGH
THE STATE OF ASSAM
MANISH CHOUDHURY
As recorded by the court registry
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