ANSER ALI AND 5 ORS. v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS
WP(C)/3735/2022 · 2026-02-19
Kaushik Goswami
Writ Petition (Civil)body2022
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3735/2022 ANSER ALI AND 5 ORS.
(GAONBURAH OF VILLAGE MONIPUR PT-I), S/O- LATE MOKBUL SK., R/O- VILL.- MONIPUR PT-I, P.O. MAKRIJHORA, P.S. BAGRIBARI, DIST.
KOKRAJHAR, BTR, ASSAM, PIN- 783349.
2: ALIM UDDIN SHEIKH (GAONBURAH OF VILLAGE JOYPUR PT.-II) R/O- VILL.- JOYPUR PT-II P.O. BARKANDA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTR ASSAM PIN- 783348.
3: EUSOB ALI MOLLAH @ USUP ALI MOLLAH (GAONBURAH OF VILLAGE ANGARKATA PT.-III) S/O- LATE DOROT ALI MOLLAH R/O- VILL.- ANGARKATA PT.-III P.O. AND P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTR ASSAM PIN- 783349.
4: ABDUR RAHMAN (GAONBURAH OF VILLAGE SILBARI) S/O- LATE MAHIJ UDDIN R/O- VILL.- SILBARI P.O. JALABILA DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTR ASSAM PIN- 783349.
Page No.# 2/4 5: KHUSIMON BARMAN (GAONBURAH OF VILLAGE SATAGURI) S/O- LATE SUWARA BARMAN R/O- VILL.- SATAGURI PT.-I P.O. MAKRIJHORA PS. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTR ASSAM PIN- 783349.
6: SAMAD ALI (GAONBURAH OF VILLAGE- JANGIRKILLA PT.-I S/O- LATE TOWAJ ALI R/O- VILL.- JANGIRKILLA PT.-I P.O. MAKRIJHORA P.S. BAGRIBARI DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTR ASSAM PIN- 783349 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE (ESTT.-A) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.
3:THE DIRECTOR LAND RECORDS AND SURVEYS ETC. ASSAM RUPNAGAR GUWAHATI-32.
4:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY BTC KOKRAJHAR ASSAM
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5:THE DIRECTOR LAND RECORDS AND SURVEYS BTC KOKRAJHAR ASSAM P.O. AND DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTC ASSAM PIN- 783370.
6:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOKRAJHAR P.O. AND DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTC ASSAM PIN- 783370 Advocate for the Petitioner : MD J ALOM, MR. M ISLAM,H M ALI,MS PADMINI BARUA,MS RUKMINI BARUA Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, BTC,SC, REVENUE,SC, FINANCE DEPTT.
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI
ORDER 20.02
.2026 None appears for the petitioners on call despite the names of the learned counsel for the petitioner having been reflected in the cause list.
2. 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
Page No.# 4/4 General for the Finance Department are present to represent their respective clients.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. The copy of the aforesaid minutes is also placed before this Court, which is kept on record and marked as X.
6. 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.
7. Accordingly, writ petition stands closed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant