M/S SAMIM AKHTER CHOUDHURY vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 9 ORS Advocate - SC, FOREST, ,MR. M GOGOI,MR. N DEKA,SC, NRL — I.A.(Civil)/3550/2023

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: --Disposed Of on 22nd December 2023.

Case disposed

CNR: GAHC010270782023

Filing Number

I.A.(Civil)/14595/2023

Filing Date

29-Nov-2023

Registration No

I.A.(Civil)/3550/2023

Registration Date

01-Dec-2023

Judge

Honourable Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana

Coram

Honourable Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

10301 - Interlocutory Application (Civil) ( 382 )

Judicial Branch

Civil Section

Decision Date

22-Dec-2023

Nature of Disposal

--Disposed Of

Last updated 10-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.M/S SAMIM AKHTER CHOUDHURY

    Adv. MR. R SARMA,MS. S. BISWAS,MS. S. BISWAS, ,MS. S. BISWAS

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 9 ORS Advocate - SC, FOREST, ,MR. M GOGOI,MR. N DEKA,SC, NRL

  2. 2.THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, GOLAGHAT FOREST DIVISION

  3. 3.THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER, KARBI ANGLONG EAST DIVISION,

  4. 4.THE NUMALIGARH REFINERY LIMITED

  5. 5.THE CHAIRMAN, NUMALIGARH REFINERY LIMITED

  6. 6.THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, NUMALIGARH REFINERY LIMITED

  7. 7.THE GENERAL MANAGER (COMMERCIAL), NUMALIGARH REFINERY LIMITED

  8. 8.THE GENERAL MANAGER (PROJECT), NUMALIGARH REFINERY LIMITED

  9. 9.THE HEAD (PROJECT-COMMERCIAL), NUMALIGARH REFINERY LIMITED

  10. 10.THE RESIDENT CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, ENGINEERS INDIA LIMITED CUM ENGINEER IN-CHARGE,

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-May-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Devashis BaruahView PDF

    Case Summary: M/S SAMIM AKHTER CHOUDHURY v. THE STATE OF ASSAM Court Decision: The Gauhati High Court (Justice Devashis Baruah) held that forest royalty is a one-time imposition and cannot be deducted twice on materials that have already had royalty paid. The Court directed the Forest Department's PCCF to establish a mechanism to determine when forest royalty deductions are required and acknowledged that numerous contractors have litigated this issue. The case was adjourned to June 19, 2026, for the Forest Department to submit an affidavit proposing a resolution that complies with the Assam Ease of Doing Business Act, 2016. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 22-Dec-2023

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai SuranaView PDF

  4. 20-Dec-2023

    Orders

    Honourable Mr. Justice Manish Choudhury

  5. 11-Dec-2023

    Honourable Mr. Justice Manish ChoudhuryView PDF

  6. 29-Nov-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. I.A.(Civil)/3550/2023

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: M/S SAMIM AKHTER CHOUDHURY v. THE STATE OF ASSAM Court Decision: The Gauhati High Court (Justice Devashis Baruah) held that forest royalty is a one-time imposition and cannot be deducted twice on materials that have already had royalty paid. The Court directed the Forest Department's PCCF to establish a mechanism to determine when forest royalty deductions are required and acknowledged that numerous contractors have litigated this issue. The case was adjourned to June 19, 2026, for the Forest Department to submit an affidavit proposing a resolution that complies with the Assam Ease of Doing Business Act, 2016. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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