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CHANDANA SONOWAL AND 4 ORS v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS

WP(C)/2559/2024 · 2026-04-28

Budi Habung

Writ Petition (Civil)body2024

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010088412024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2559/2024 CHANDANA SONOWAL AND 4 ORS W/O- SRI MANOJ PHUKAN, R/O- HATIGAON, LAKHI NAGAR, P.S.- HATIGAON, DIST.- KAMRUP(M), ASSAM, PIN- 781038. 2: JYOTI CHARAN NATH S/O- LATE BAGIRAM NATH VILL- BHAMARAGURI P.S.- BATADRABA DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782122. 3: KUSH RAM MEDHI S/O- BABI RAM MEDHI VILL- HELENDONGBORI P.S.- MIKIRBHETA DIST.- MORIGAON ASSAM PIN- 782106. 4: KRISHNA MURTY PHUKAN D/O- LATE GOPAL CHANDRA PHUKAN Page No.# 2/3 VILL.- WARD NO. II BARNASATRA P.S. AND DIST.- MORIGAON ASSAM PIN- 782105. 5: REBA KANTA GOGOI S/O- LATE GHANASHYAM GOGOI VILL- KACHU PATHER GAON P.O.- MORANJAN DIST.- SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN- 785673 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, W.P.T. AND B.C. DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006. 2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM W.P.T. AND B.C. DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006. 3:ASSAM PLAIN TRIBES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR G.S. ROAD P.O.- DISPUR GANESHGURI GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN- 781006 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR K K MAHANTA (Sr. Advocate), MS N BEGUM,MR S GAUTAM,MS. D SARMAH,MR. K M MAHANTA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, WPT AND BC, Page No.# 3/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BUDI HABUNG ORDER Date : 29.04.2026 None appears for the petitioner. By an order dated 29.07.2024 passed by this Court, the petitioners were permitted to file appropriate application for impleadment of the Department of Tribal Affairs as party respondent in the present proceeding along with the Department of Social Welfare and Empowerment, Govt. of Assam. However, the amended Cause Title has not yet been filed by the petitioner till date for about two years. The petitioner did not appear in the last occasion also on 18.12.2025. From the conduct of the counsel for the petitioner, it appears that the petitioner is no longer interested to pursue with the matter any further. In view of the above, the writ petition is dismissed for non-prosecution. JUDGE Comparing Assistant