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Sapoi Tea Company Limited v. the State of Assam and Ors.

Gauhati HC17 May 2026WP(C)/1478/2026

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Withdrawal and closing of writ petition with liberty to re-file; Sapoi Tea Company Limited v. State of Assam and ATEPFO functionaries (Board of Trustees; Secretary-cum-P.F. Commissioner; Additional P.F. Commissioner; Recovery Officer, Tezpur Zonal Office); grounds cited: formal defects and non-incorporation of necessary pleadings; no affidavit-in-opposition filed by Respondents as on order date; Gauhati High Court; WP(C)/1478/2026; decided 18.05.2026 by Justice Devashis Baruah.

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The writ petition was closed on withdrawal, with liberty to the Petitioner to re-file by removing the formal defects. ¶24

Sapoi Tea Company Limited Vs the State of Assam and Ors. — Company and Corporate | Gauhati HC (2026)

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GAHC010051582026

2026:GAU-AS:6824

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

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Case No. : WP(C)/1478/2026

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SAPOI TEA COMPANY LIMITED

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A PRIVATE LIMITED COMPANY WITHIN THE MEANING OF COMPANIES ACT 1913 HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT 13-A, DACRES LANE, 7TH FLOOR, KOLKATA - 700069, AND ITS TEA ESTATE KNOWN AS SAPOI TEA ESTATE (D-084), P.O.- DARRANG PANBARI, DISTRICT- SONITPUR, ASSAM784110,

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REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR SHRI KESHAV KANOI, S/O- SHRI PAVAN KANOI, R/O- 13-A, DAVRES LANE, 7TH FLOOR, KOLKATA-70069

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VERSUS

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THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, LABOUR WELFARE DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI - 781006

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2:THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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ASSAM TEA EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION (ATEPFO) NIDHI BHAWAN BASISTHA LALMATI N.H. - 37 GUWAHATI - 781029 REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY-CUM-P.F. COMMISSIONER. 3:THE SECRETARY -CUM- P.F COMMISSIONER ASSAM TEA EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION NIDHI BHAWAN BASISTHA LALMATI

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NH-37 GUWAHATI-781029 4:THE ADDITIONAL P.F COMMISSIONER ASSAM TEA EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION NIDHI BHAWAN BASISTHA LALMATI N.H. - 37 GUWAHATI-781029 5:THE RECOVERY OFFICER ASSAM TEA EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION TEZPUR ZONAL OFFICE NIDHI BHAWAN NIKAMUL SATRA MAZGAON TEZPUR DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM -78415

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For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. N. Baruah, Advocate

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For the Respondent(s) : Mr. N. Patiri, Standing Counsel

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BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH

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ORDER

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Date : 18.05.2026

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Mr. N. Baruah, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner submitted that he has instructions to withdraw the instant writ petition.

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The learned counsel for the Petitioner further submitted that the writ petition has various formal defects. In addition to that, various necessary pleadings have not been incorporated.

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This Court has also taken note of that till date, no affidavitin-opposition has been filed by the Respondents.

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Considering the above, this Court closes the instant writ petition on withdrawal.

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Liberty is given to the Petitioner to re-file by removing those formal defects.

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JUDGE

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