Authority: Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)
Order Date: 24 June 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioners: Mohan Konwar, Luhit Kumar Bora, Prasanta Borgohain, Arun Saikia, Samad Ali (residents of various districts in Assam) filed Writ Petition No. WP(C)/796/2021 challenging actions of the State of Assam, the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam (Agriculture Dept.), the Assam State Agricultural Marketing Board, the Agriculture Production Commissioner, and the Committee for Redeployment/VRS/Restructuring of the Board.
- Respondents: State of Assam and four associated agricultural bodies, represented by the Chief Secretary, the Commissioner & Secretary (Agriculture), the Chief Executive Officer of the Board, the Agriculture Production Commissioner, and the Committee Chairman/Member Secretary.
- Counsel for petitioners: Mr. K N Choudhury, Mr. R J Das, Mr. N Baruah. Counsel for respondents: GA, Assam, SC, Agriculture Marketing Board.
- The petition was heard before Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kaushik Goswami. During the hearing, counsel Mr. N. Baruah, on instructions from the petitioners, sought withdrawal of the writ petition.
Final Outcome
- The Gauhati High Court dismissed the writ petition on the ground that it was withdrawn by the petitioners, thereby terminating the proceedings without any substantive adjudication.
Topics: Legal Proceedings, Agricultural Marketing