Munindra Kalita v. the State of Assam and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, WP(C)/2761/2023, order dated 12.06.2026 by Justice Devashis Baruah. Petitioner Munindra Kalita (S/o Late Chandra Dhar Kalita, Vill-Chaygaon, Dist-Kamrup, Assam) versus the State of Assam and four Water Resources Department officials (Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam; Secretary, Water Resources Department; Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department; Superintending Engineer; Executive Engineer, Guwahati East W.R. Division). Petitioner represented by Mr. D.K. Jain, Advocate; respondents by Ms. R. Deka, Standing Counsel. Petition withdrawn after receipt of almost the entire amount, leaving an unpursued balance of Rs. 14,160/-; writ petition closed on withdrawal. No statutory provisions or case law cited; suitable only as evidence of party conduct/withdrawal, not as a precedent on any legal proposition.
What did the court decide?
None; the writ petition was closed on withdrawal.