Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010099182025 2025:GAU-AS:6392 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2529/2025 SRI BHASKAR SHARMA S/O-LATE GOLOK SSHARMA,R/O-VILL.-CHAKARIGAON,P.O- DIMORUGURI,P.S-NAGAON,SADAR,DIST-NAGAON,ASSAM-782001 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS REPRESENTED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (MOEFF) INDIRA PARIYAVARAN BHAWAN, JORBAGH ROAD, NEW DELHI. 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 3:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE STATE OF ASSAM DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 4:THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINING DISPUR GUWAHATI ASSAM. 5:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FORESTS FORCE H BLOCK 2ND FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006. 6:THE DIRECTOR OF GEOLOGY AND MINING GOVT. OF ASSAM DAKHINGAON KAHILIPARA GUWAHATI ASSAM 7:THE STATE ENVIRONMENT ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY BAMUNIMAIDAM GUWAHATI-21 Page No.# 2/3 8:THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY BAMUNIMAIDAM GUWAHATI-21 9:THE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD REPRESENTED BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY BAMUNIMAIDAM GUWAHATI-21 10:THE KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL (KAAC) REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY KAAC DIPHU ASSAM. 11:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER THE KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL (KAAC) KARBI ANGLONG DIPHU 12:PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL (KAAC) KARBI ANGLONG DIPHU 13:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER KARBI ANGLONG EAST DIVISION DIPHU 14:THE SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST KAAC DIPHU 15:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KARBI ANGLONG EAST DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. K SINGHA, G L BORA,W AKHTAR,M DEVI Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., SC, K A A C,SC, FOREST,GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MICHAEL ZOTHANKHUMA ORDER Date : 21.05.2025 Mr. K. Singha, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner would like to withdraw the writ petition with liberty to file afresh, inasmuch as, the petitioner has not made the PWD a party in the writ petition, though the Page No.# 3/3 PWD is the mining permit holder as per their Letter of Intent issued by the department of Environment & Forest, which has been subsequently cancelled. Mr. J. Chutia, learned counsel appears for the KAAC, Ms. J. Sarma, learned counsel appears for the respondent no.1, Mr. S.R. Baruah, learned counsel appears for the respondent nos.2, 6 & 14 and Mr. R.R. Gogoi, learned counsel appears for the respondent nos.3 & 5. The prayer of the petitioner’s counsel is allowed. The writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with liberty as prayed for. JUDGE Comparing Assistant