ABU SHEIKH @ ABU SHAMA CHOUDHURY AND 38 ORS. v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS.
WP(C)/5273/2022 · 2025-09-23
Kaushik Goswami
Writ Petition (Civil)body2025
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/5273/2022 ABU SHEIKH @ ABU SHAMA CHOUDHURY AND 38 ORS. S/O- LT.
ABDUL KADER VILL- KIRAKARA, DHOLPUR P/O-DHOLPUR P.S- SIPAJHAR DIST -DARANG , ASSAM, 784145 2: BISHA SHEIKH S/O- BOSIRUDDIN VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 3: HAMID ALI S/O- SAMSHER ALI VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P.S- SIPAJHAR DIST -DARANG ASSAM 784145 4: KHOLILUR RAHMAN S/O- GULAP HUSSAIN VILL- KIRAKARA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 Page No.# 2/10 5: BAREK ALI S/O- NOSER ALI VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 6: ROSHID ALI S/O- YUSAB KARI VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 7: HAZRAT ALI S/O- GOLAP HUSSAIN VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 8: SORHAB ALI S/O-ABDUR RAHIM VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S-SIPAJHAR DIST-DARANG ASSAM 784145 9: GONJOR ALI S/O- MONSER ALI MUNSHI VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O- DHOLPUR P/S-SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 10: FARAJ ALI S/O- ABUSHAMA CHOUDHURY VILL- CHAULKHOWA Page No.# 3/10 P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 11: AYEB ALI S/O- KHOYBOR ALI VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O- DHOLPUR P/S-SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 12: KADER ALI S/O-DORBESH VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 13: TAHER ALI S/O- SHASAM ALI VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 14: ABDUL FAKIR S/O- MOMIN SHEIKH VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 15: BAHAR ALI S/O- OMOR ALI VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG Page No.# 4/10 ASSAM 784145 16: KHASBAR ALI S/O-SOFER ALI VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S-SIPAJHAR DIST-DARANG ASSAM 784145 17: JAHAR ALI S/O- MAHAMMOD ALI VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 18: SURMAN ALI S/O- NOIMUDDIN VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 19: MAHER ALI S/O- KHOLIL VILL- KIRAKARA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 20: MOJID ALI S/O-ABUL HUSSAIN VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S-SIPAJHAR DIST-DARANG ASSAM 784145 Page No.# 5/10 21: HANIF ALI S/O- ABDUL KADER VILL- KIRAKARA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 22: AZAD ALI S/O- LAL MIYA VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 23: BAKKAR ALI S/O- LATE ABDUL RAHMAN VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 24: JAFAR ALI S/O- REJJAK ALI VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 25: AINUDDIN S/O- SOBHAN BHUYAN VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 26: JOYNUDDIN S/O-SAMSUL HOQUE VILL-CHAULKHOWA Page No.# 6/10 P/O-DHOLPUR P/S-SIPAJHAR DIST-DARANG ASSAM 784145 27: MUJAMEL HOQUE S/O-SOYED ALI VILL-CHAULKHOA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S-SIPAJHAR DIST-DARANG ASSAM 784145 28: KUDDUS ALI S/O-KOSER ALI VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S-SIPAJHAR DIST-DARANG ASSAM 784145 29:
OMAR ALI S/O-MD. BANU MONDAL VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S-SIPAJHAR DIST-DARANG ASSAM 784145 30: NUR HOQUE ALI S/O-SIRAJ ALI VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S-SIPAJHAR DIST-DARANG ASSAM 784145 31: MOJIBUR RAHMAN S/O-JUBBAR ALI VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG
Page No.# 7/10 ASSAM 784145 32: SOFER ALI S/O- AFAJUDDIN VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 33: BODIYUD JAMAL S/O-JONGSHER ALI VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 34: AMIR HUSSAIN S/O-ENNOUS ALI VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 35: ABDUR RAHMAN S/O- LATE MOHEJ ALI VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 36: SIDDIK ALI S/O-AYUTULLAH VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S-SIPAJHAR DIST-DARANG ASSAM 784145 37: KAMOR ALI
Page No.# 8/10 S/O-ABED ALI VILL-CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S-SIPAJHAR DIST-DARANG ASSAM 784145 38: IJJAT ALI S/O- MOHIR ALI VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 784145 39: OMAR ALI S/O- AKKU SHEIKH VILL- CHAULKHOWA P/O-DHOLPUR P/S- SIPAJHAR DIST- DARANG ASSAM 78414 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS. TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, GOVT. OF ASSAM, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI - 781006 2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT F BLOCK 1ST FLOOR ASSAM SECRETARIAT (CIVIL) ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-PIN-781006 3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DARANG MANGALDAI P/O- MANGALDAI DIST-DARANG ASSAM
Page No.# 9/10 PIN- 784125 4:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER (CIVIL) MANGALDAI P/O- MANGALDAI
DIST- DARANG ASSAM PIN- 784125 5:THE ASSISTANT SETTLEMENT OFFICER MANGALDAI
DIST- DARANG DIST- DARANG ASSAM PIN- 784125 6:THE CIRCLE OFFICER SIPAJHAR REVENUE CIRCLE SIPAJHAR P/O- SIPAJHAR
DIST- DARANG ASSAM PIN- 78414 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. N AHMED, MR R A AHMED Advocate for the Respondent : SC, REVENUE, GA, ASSAM
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI ORDER 24.09.2025 No representation on behalf of the petitioners on call. Heard Ms. M Barman, learned Government Advocate and Mr. A Bhattacharya, learned Standing counsel, Revenue Department for the respondents.
It appears that on the last four occasions, i.e., on 06.11.2024, 02.12.2024, 22.09.2025 and 17.09.2025, the petitioners were unrepresented. Page No.# 10/10 It appears that today also despite the names of the counsels for the petitioners having been reflected in the cause list, there is no representation on behalf of the petitioners. It further appears that in terms of the Court’s last order, i.e., 17.09.2025, Ms. M Barman, learned Government Advocate has obtained instruction as regards the grievances raised in the instant writ petition has been redressed or not. Ms. Ms. M Barman, learned Government Advocate has placed the instruction thereof by placing letter dated 20.09.2025 issued by the Additional District Commissioner (Revenue), Darrang, Mangaldai, whereby it is stated that as per the report received from the Circle Officers, Sipajhar and Pub Mangaldai Revenue Circle, the writ petitioners of the instant writ petition have already been relocated to No. 1 Magurmari, Algachar, Atakata Chapori under Pub Mangaldai Revenue Circle. That being so, it appears that nothing survives for adjudication in the instant writ petition. Accordingly, the instant writ petition being infructous, stands closed. The letter dated 20.09.2025 placed before the Court today by Ms. M Barman, learned Government Advocate be kept as part of the record and marked as ‘X’. JUDGE Comparing Assistant