GUWAHATI, India, March 24 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Feb. 20:

1. This writ petition is preferred to assail an Order of Settlement dated 30.08.2025 whereby a market, 'Hadurhat Dharmasala Dainik Bazar Dharmasala Part-III' ['the Market', for short] has been settled in favour of the respondent no. 8 at his offered bid value of Rs. 2,35,730/-, disqualifying the bid of the petitioner, who also offered the same bid value of Rs. 2,37,730/-.

2. A Tender Notice was published by Dharmasala Gaon Panchayat on 02.06.2025 inviting bids for settlement of the Market for the Panchayat Year : 2025-2026 for the period from 01.07.2025 to 30.06.2026. In the Tender Notice, the Government value of the Market was fixed at Rs. 2,14,300/- ...