GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON BARUN BASUMATARY V/S BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL AND ORS.

GUWAHATI, India, May 6 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on April 2:

1. Heard Ms. D. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner; Ms. N. Choudhury, learned Standing Counsel, Bodoland Territorial Council [BTC]; and Mr. R.R. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, Environment & Forest Department.

2. The instant writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India is filed to assail a decision conveyed by the respondent no. 2 to the respondent no. 3 vide an Office Letter no. BTC/Forest-27/2025/70 dated 24.12.2025.

3. The facts which are not in dispute, can be exposited at first, in order to appreciate the issues involved in the writ petition. By a Notice Inviting Tender [NIT] dated 25.08.2025, the respondent no. 4 invited seal...