Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010097862024 2025:GAU-AS:3948-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2596/2024 1: JAMIL AHMED MAZUMDAR AND 8 ORS S/O- LATE NUR UDDIN MAZUMDAR, MUSLIM REGISTRAR, BANSKANDI, CACHAR DISTRICT, VILLAGE- BAGPUR PART-III, P.O.- BAGPUR, P.S.- SILCHAR, DIST.- CACHAR, ASSAM. 2: MD. ABDUL KHALIQUE S/O- LAE KASIR ALI MUSLIM REGISTRAR KATIGORAH CACHAR DISTRICT VILLAGE- KATIGORAH PART-III P.O.- LATTIMARI P.S.- KATIGORAH DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 3: MUSTAFA SHAMIM BARBHUIYA S/O- MUSABBIR ALI BARBHUIYA MUSLIM REGISTRAR AT KALAIN CACHAR DISTRICT VILLAGE- KATIGORAH PART-III P.O. AND P.S.- KATIGORAH DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 4: NAZIM UDDIN BARBHUIYA S/O- BAKTAR UDDIN BORBHUIYA MUSLIM REGISTRAR AT BORKHOLA CACHAR DISTRICT R/O- VILLAGE- RAYPUR P.O. KRISHNAPUR P.S.- SILCHAR DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 5: NASIR UDDIN BARBHUIYA S/O- LATE HAJI MASAID ALI BARBHUIYA MUSLIM REGISTRAR AT SILCHAR CACHAR DISTRICT R/O- SECOND LINK ROAD LANE NO. 1 P.O.- LINK ROAD SILCHAR P.S.- SILCHAR SADAR DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 6: AMAD UDDIN BARBHUIYA S/O- LATE MAKLISUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA MUSLIM REGISTRAR AT UDHARBOND CACHAR DISTRICT VILLAGE- DURGANAGAR PT-IV P.O. AND P.S.- UDHARBOND DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 7: SHAHID AHMED MAZUMDER S/O- MD. ALAUDDIN MAZUMDER MUSLIM REGISTRAR AT SONAI CACHAR DISTRICT R/O- VILL- MAZIRGRAM P.O.- SONAIMUKH P.S.- SONAI DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. Page No.# 2/3 8: SADIQUE AHMED LASKAR S/O- BASHIR UDDIN LASKAR MUSLIM REGISTRAR AT BHAGA BAZAR CACHAR DISTRICT VILLAGE- RAJNAGAR P.O.- BIDYARATAN P.S.- DHOLAI DIST.- CACHAR ASSAM. 9: SAIDUR RAHMAN LASKAR MUSLIM REGISTRAR LALA, HAILAKANDI S/O- LATE ABDUL LATIF LASKAR VILLAGE- DUDPUR P.O.- VICHINGCHA P.S.- HAILAKANDI DISTRICT- HAILAKANDI ASSAM VERSUS 1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 3:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HOME AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 4:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM REVENUE AND D.M. (REGISTRATION) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI- 6. 5:THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF REGISTRATION ASSAM GUWAHATI-32 For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. A.M. Barbhuiya, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Mrs. S. Sarma, Junior Government Advocate, Assam. : Mr. J. Handique, Standing Counsel, Revenue Department. – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR 03.04.2025 (Vijay Bishnoi, CJ) By this writ petition, the petitioners have challenged the validity of the Assam Repealing Ordinance, 2024. It has been informed that the Assam Repealing Ordinance, 2024 has now become an Act and thereafter, the State Government has also enacted the Page No.# 3/3 Assam Compulsory Registration of Muslim Marriages and Divorces Act, 2024 vide Government Gazette Notification dated 25.10.2024. Mr. A.M. Barbhuiya, learned counsel for the petitioners has, therefore, submitted that so far as the prayer Nos.(i) & (ii) of the writ petition is concerned, the same has become infructuous. However, he prays that the petitioners may be granted liberty to avail appropriate remedy available to them under the law to pursue the other relief(s), as prayed for in this writ petition. Mrs. S. Sarma, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam and Mr. J. Handique, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue Department appearing for the respondents have no objection if the liberty, as prayed for by the petitioners, is granted. In such circumstances, this writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to the petitioners to avail appropriate remedy available to them in accordance with law for granting relief(s) in respect of relief No.(iii), as prayed for in this writ petition. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant