Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010080372025 2025:GAU-AS:4629 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2084/2025 SADDAM HUSSAIN S/O RUSTOM ALI, R/O VILLAGE TOPGAON PART II, P.O TOPGAON, P.S MERERCHAR, DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON, ASSAM, PIN-783384 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM, PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006 2:THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 3:THE ASSAM STATE ELECTION COMMISSION REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY DOWN TOWN GUWAHATI-781006 ASSAM 4:THE COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PANJABARI GUWAHATI-781037 ASSAM 5:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BONGAIGAON BOROBAZAR BORPARA Page No.# 2/3 MAYAPURI DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN-78338 Advocate for the Petitioner : MRS. B GOGOI, A N HUSSAIN,MS M BORAH Advocate for the Respondent : SC, P AND R.D., SC, A S E C,GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 11-04-2025 1. Heard Ms. B. Gogoi, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. K. Konwar, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam for the respondent Nos. 1, 2 & 4. Also heard Mr. R. Dubey, learned Standing counsel, Election Commission for the respondent No. 3. 2. The present writ petition relates to the reservation of Ward No. 6 of 29 No. Kacharipeti Gaon Panchayat, District-Bongaigon, which are reserved for women candidate belonging to Scheduled Caste for the ensuing Panchayat Election. 3. On the other hand, Mr. R. Dubey, learned Standing counsel, Election Commission, submits that the State Election Commissioner, Assam has issued a Notification under No. SEC.63/2022/125 dated 02.04.2025 in exercise of powers conferred under Article 243K of the Constitution of India and under Section 114 (1) of the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 (as amended up-to-date) and Rule 15 and Rule 16 of the Assam Panchayat (Constitution) Rules, 1995 (as amended up-to-date) notifying the schedule of General Election to the Panchayats in the State of Assam. 4. Considering the aforesaid Notification dated 02.04.2025, this Court is of Page No.# 3/3 the considered opinion that the issue raised in the present petition has become academic as the process of election has already been set in motion by issuing election notification. 5. Accordingly, this writ petition stands closed keeping open, all the questions raised and the same may be considered at appropriate stage/appropriate proceeding. JUDGE Comparing Assistant