Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010041452024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/1207/2024 MUMTAZ BEGUM @ BEWA WIFE OF LATE MUKTAR HUSSAIN, VILLAGE- KARAITARI, P.O. AND P.S.- FAKIRAGRAM, DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR, BTR, ASSAM, PIN- 783345. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006. 2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PENSION AND PUBLIC GRIEVANCES DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006. 3:THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL (A AND E) ASSAM MAIDAMGAON BELTOLA GUWAHATI- 781029. 4:THE CHIEF ENGINEER WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT ASSAM BASISTHA GUWAHATI- 781029. 5:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER Page No.# 2/3 WATER RESOURCES DIVISION KOKRAJHAR BTR ASSAM PIN -783370. 6:SHAINUR BEGUM @ SHAINUR BEWA W/O LATE MUKTAR HUSSAIN VILLAGE- LAKHIGANJ (CHAHA PARA) P.O.- LAKHIGANJ P.S.- BILASIPARA DISTRICT- DHUBRI BTR ASSAM PIN- 783351 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A M AHMED, P. GHOSH,MRS S RAHANA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, WATER RESOURCE, SC, AG,GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Date : 06-04-2026 Mr. A.M. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner, after attempting to argue the matter at some length submits that he be permitted to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to institute appropriate proceeding claiming maintenance from the respondent No. 6, who is the first wife in receipt of the pensionary benefits with regard to the services rendered by her deceased husband in terms of the decision of the Full Bench of this Court in the case of Mustt Junufa Bibi Vs. Mustt Padma Begum @ Padma Bibi & 4 Ors. (judgment and order dated 22.12.2022 passed in W.A. No.160/2018). Page No.# 3/3 The prayer is not objected to by Ms. R. Deka, learned counsel for the respondents. In view of the above, this writ petition stands dismissed with liberty to the petitioner to institute appropriate proceeding before the competent court of law claiming maintenance from the respondent No. 6. JUDGE Comparing Assistant