Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010066742022 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2495/2022 LUCY SAWKMIE AND ANR W/O- (L) BIJOY BORO, R/O- 8TH MILE BARIDUA, DIST- RI-BHOI, MEGHALAYA. 2: AUGUSTIN NONGRUM S/O (L) M. SOHPOLANG R/O- 8TH MILE BARIDUA DIST- RI-BHOI MEGHALAYA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS REP. BY ITS CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVT. OF ASSAM, GHY.-05. 2:COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM HOME AND POLITICAL DEPTT. DISPUR GHY.-05. 3:JOINT SECRETARY GOVT. OF ASSAM HOME AND POLITICAL DEPTT. DISPUR GHY.-5. 4:COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPTT. DISPUR GHY.-5. 5:JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPTT. DISPUR GHY.-5. Page No.# 2/3 6:DIRECTOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM CHENIKUTHI GHY.-3. 7:STATE OF MEGHALAYA REP. BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF MEGHALAYA ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND VETERINARY DEPTT. SHILLONG 793001 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR R ISLAM, MS M DEKA Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, DR. P AGARWAL (R-7),MR. P K SHARMA,MR. A BORPUZARI,MR. M MORE,M KATAKY (r-7) BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRANJAL DAS O R D E R 23.07.2026 (S.K. Medhi, J) Heard Shri R. Islam, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Shri D. Saikia, learned Advocate General, Assam assisted by Ms. P. Baruah and Ms. (Dr) P. Agarwal, learned counsel for the respondent no.7. By means of this petition, the vires of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021 was put to challenge. The learned counsel for the parties have, however, informed that in the meantime, there has been an amendment of the said Act. Shri Islam, the learned counsel has submitted that in view of such Page No.# 3/3 amendment, there may not be any necessity to continue with the present challenge. This petition is accordingly closed. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant