Page No.# 1/8 GAHC010059122018 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/1843/2018 FATIK CH. BARMAN AND 24 ORS. S/O. LT. TUNU BARMAN, RESIDENT OF VILL. JALABILA, P.O. JALABILA, P.S. BAGRIBARI, DIST. KOKRAJHAR, BTAD, ASSAM. 2: AMZAD ALI S/O. LT. SHOMSER ALI RESIDENT OF VILL. TAMAKUBARI PT II P.O. BARKANDA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 3: KABI BARMAN S/O LATE HEDLA BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILL. FALAKATA PT. I P.O. JALABILA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 4: MD. SAMAD ALI SK S/O. LT. AKBAR ALI SK. RESIDENT OF VILL. GORUMARACHAR NO. 1 P.O. FAILAGURI P.S. GOSSAIGAON DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 5: RATAN CH. RAY S/O. LT. MONTESWAR RAY RESIDENT OF VILL. NO. 1 SAPKATA Page No.# 2/8 P.O.SAPKATA P.S. GOSSAIGAON DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 6: AMIR ALI S/O. LT. MONIR ALI RESIDENT OF KATHALBARI P.O. BAGRIBARI P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 7: ABDUL JALIL SHEIKH S/O. LT. AKABBAR ALI SHEIKH RESIDENT OF VILL. NO. 1 BURICHATM P.O. GOLADANGI P.S. GOSSAIGAON DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 8: MD. JALALUDDIN SK. S/O. LT. ABDUL BAKI MUNCHI RESIDENT OF VILL. NO. 2 PALASHGURI P.O. SAPKATA P.S. GOSSAIGAON DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 9: SADEK ALI S/O. LT. SIKANDAR ALI RESIDENT OF VILL. BUNIYAMARI PT II P.O. MAKRIJHORA P.S. BOGRIMARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 10: MD. ANSER ALI S/O. MOGBUL HUSSAIN RESIDENT OF VILL. MANIPURI PT. I P.O. MAKRIJHORA P.S. BAGRIBARI Page No.# 3/8 DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 11: EYAR ALI S/O. LT. SAHER ALI RESIDENT OF VILL. KUWARPARA P.O. JALABILA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 12: SOFIOR RAHMAN S/O. LT. MONTAZ ALI RESIDENT OF VILL. BOROGAON P.O. JALABILA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. 13: EUSOB ALI MOLLAH S/O. LT. DOROT ALI MOLLAH RESIDENT OF VILL. ANGARKATA P.O. BAGRIBARI P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 14: ABDUR RAHMAN S/O. LT. MAHIJ MUNCHI RESIDENT OF VILL. SILBARI P.O. JALABILA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 15: ALIM UDDIN SHEIKH S/O. LT. KASEM ALI RESIDENT OF VILL. JOYPUR PT. II P.O. BORKANDA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM Page No.# 4/8 16: ABBAS ALI S/O. LT. KETAR ALI RESIDENT OF VILL. SINGIMARI P.O. BAGRIBARI P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 17: MAJAR ALI S/O. LT. NEPADDIN SHEIKH RESIDENT OF VILL. SATAGURI PART-I P.O. MAKRIJHORA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST.KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 18: DHAN MAMUD SHEIKH S/O. LT. SIKANDAR ALI RESIDENT OF KURKUTARVITA P.O. JALABILA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 19: SAMAD ALI S/O. LT. TOWAJ ALI RESIDENT OF JANGRIKILA PART-I P.O. MAKRIJHORA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 20: BAJRUL HOQUE S/O. LT. MAHMMAD ALI RESIDENT OF VILL. ANGARKATA PART-II P.O. BAGRIBARI P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM 21: JOWAHEY ALI S/O. MD. JOMSER ALI SK. RESIDENT OF VILL. NO. 1 BHOMRABIL Page No.# 5/8 P.O. GOLADANGI P.S. GOSSAIGAON DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 22: KHUSIMON BARMAN S/O. LT. SUWARA BARMAN RESIDENT OF SATAGURI P.O. MAKRIJHORA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 23: GOLBAR ALI S/O. LT. MOKSED ALI RESIDENT OF JANRIKILA PART-II P.O. MAKRIJHORA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 24: KASHEM ALI S/O. LT. KARIMUDDIN MUNCHI RESIDENT OF VILL. KHORAGHAT P.O. BORKHANDA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 25: ABDUL JALIL KHAN S/O. LATE ASHRAF ALI KHAN RESIDENT OF VILL. NO. 2 BHOMRABIL P.O. HARAPUTA P.S. GOSSAIGAON DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS. THROUGH THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, REVENUE (L.R.) DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6 Page No.# 6/8 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE (ESTT.-A) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 3:THE DIRECTOR LAND RECORDS AND REVENUE DEVELOPMENT GUWAHATI GUWAHATI. 4:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY LAND RECORDS AND SURVEY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. 5:THE DIRECTOR LAND RECORDS AND SURVEYS BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. 6:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOKRAJHAR P.O. P.S. AND DIST. KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. 7:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER (C) KOKRAJHAR P.O. P.S. AND DIST. KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. 8:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER (C) GOSSAIGAON PO AND P.S. GOSSAIGAON DIST. KOKRAJHAR ASSAM. 9:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER (C) PARBATJHORA P.O. AND P.S. PARBATJHORA DIST. KOKRAJHAR ASSAM Page No.# 7/8 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A A R KARIM, MR. A DEB,MR. B ISLAM Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, MS. A .TALUKDAR, (R-6),MR. J. HANDIQUE, (R-1 & 3), MS. B BHUYAN (SC, BTC),MR. B GOGOI (SC, FINANCE DEPTT.) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI ORDER 20.02 .2026 Heard Mr. A.A.R. Karim, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. A. Bhuyan, learned Standing Counsel, BTC; Mr. J. Handique, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue and Disaster Management; and Ms. A. Borthakur, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. P. Nayak, learned Addl. Advocate General for the Finance Department. 2. It appears that the subject matter in the instant writ petition is the selection process for the post of regular Gaon Burah in the BTC area pursuant to an advertisement dated 02.02.2017. 3. Today when the matter is called up Mr. A. Bhuyan, learned Standing Counsel, BTC places the minutes of the Executive Council Meeting of the BTC held on 27.10.2025 to contend that the entire selection process in question has been cancelled. Page No.# 8/8 4. The copy of the aforesaid minutes is also placed before this Court, which is kept on record and marked as X. 5. Having noted that the subject selection process which has been challenged in the present writ proceeding has already been cancelled, nothing survives for adjudication in the present writ petition. 6. Accordingly, writ petition stands closed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant