The All Assam Forest Protection Force Employees' Assocation v. the State of Assam and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, WP(C)/293/2015 (id 2025:GAU-AS:4540), order dated 17.03.2026 by Justice N. Unni Krishnan Nair. Petitioner: All Assam Forest Protection Force Employees' Association (Rep. by Aswini Konwar and Haren Chandra Roy). Respondents: State of Assam (Chief Secretary), Principal Secretary, Forest Department, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests & Head of Forest Force, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Admin & Vigilance), Commandant 1st Assam Forest Protection Force Bn., and Lance Naiks of the 1st AFPF Bn. (Respondent Nos. 6-38, CN-250 to CN-480). Counsel: MR. G C Hazarika; SC Forest for the State respondents. Disposition: dismissed for non-prosecution — 'None appears for the petitioner when the matter is called today'; no representation for respondents. No statutes cited, no precedents engaged, no quantum.
What did the court decide?
As none appeared for the petitioner and no representation was made on behalf of the respondents when the matter was called, the writ petition stands dismissed for non-prosecution.