Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010120642025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3255/2025 SOFI KAMAL FARUK AND ANR. S/O. MONIRUZZAMAN AHMED, VILL.- KATHALGURI, P/S. CHAPOR, P/O. MATHALGURI, DIST. DHUBRI, ASSAM, PIN-783323 2: MUSHAROF HUSSAIN S/O. ASHAROF ALI R/O. VILL.- MAJERGAON P/O. MAJERGAON DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783323 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS. REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, ASSAM, PIN-781006. 2:THE COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PANJABARI JURIPAR GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781037 3:THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION OF ASSAM REP. BY ITS SECRETARY DISPUR GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781006. Page No.# 2/3 4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CUM DISTRICT MAGISTRATE DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-783301. 5:JOYNAL ABEDIN S/O. ISRAIL HOQUE R/O. VILL.- KATHALGURI P/O. MATHALGURI P/S. CHAPOR DIST. DHUBRI ASSAM PIN-78332 Advocate for the Petitioner : B BARMAN, ALHAJJ I UDDIN,MR. H ALI Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, MR J ABEDIN (R-5),MR. K I MAZUMDER (R-5),SC, S E C,SC, P AND R.D. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI ORDER 18-06-2025 Heard Shri A. I. Uddin, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Shri J. Handique, learned Govt. Advocate whereas Shri J. Abedin, learned counsel has appeared for the respondent no. 5. Though Shri A. I. Uddin, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the issue was already decided in an earlier round of litigation, this Court has noticed that there would be a question of locus to maintain the present petition, as the petitioners before this Court were not the candidates in the election for the ward in question. At this stage, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he may be allowed to withdraw this petition with a liberty to approach through the proper person. Page No.# 3/3 The aforesaid prayer is not objected to by the learned counsel for the respondents. Writ petition is accordingly dismissed on withdrawal with liberty, as prayed for. JUDGE Comparing Assistant