Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010209272024 2025:GAU-AS:1838-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : PIL/59/2024 1: RAJIB LANGTHASA AND 2 ORS S/O DORBINON LANGTHASA, RESIDENT OF HATIKHALI GARDEN, PO HATIKHALI, SUB DIVISION MAIBONG, DIST DIMA HASAO, 788832, ASSAM 2: HIMEN KEMPRAI S/O RINGHAM KEMPRAI RESIDENT OF PURANA DIHANJENG SUB DIVSION MAIBONG 788831 DIMA HASAO ASSAM 3: RONESH LANGTHASA S/O ROBIN LANGTHASA RESIDENT OF HATIKHALI GARDEN PO HATIKHALI SUB DIVISION MAIBONG DIST DIMA HASAO 788832 ASSAM VERSUS 1: THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM AND 14 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DISPUR GUWAHATI 066 2:COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI 06 3:NORTH CACHAR HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL. REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (N) HAFLONG 788819 DIST DIMA HASAO ASSAM 4:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY (T) NORTH CACHAR HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL HAFLONG 788819 DIST DIMA HASAO ASSAM 5:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE MEMBER (CEM) NORTH CACHAR HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL HAFLONG 788819 DIST DIMA HASAO ASSAM 6:THE SECRETARY REVENUE DEPARTMENT NORTH CACHAR HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL HAFLONG 788819 DIST DIMA HASAO ASSAM Page No.# 2/3 7:THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL AFFAIRS NORTH CACHAR HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL REP. BY FINANCE AND ACCOUNT OFFICER HAFLONG 788819 DIST DIMA HASAO ASSAM 8:THE FOREST DEPARTMENT NORTH CACHAR HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST HAFLONG 788819 DIST DIMA HASAO ASSAM 9:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER DIMA HASAO FOREST DIVISION (WEST) NORTH CACHAR HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL HAFLONG 788819 DIST DIMA HASAO ASSAM 10:THE RANGE OFFICER DIMA HASAO FOREST DIVISION (WEST) NORTH CACHAR HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL HAFLONG 788819 DIST DIMA HASAO ASSAM 11:THE RANGE OFFICER HARANGAJAO RANGE FOREST DEPARTMENT NORTH CACHAR HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL HAFLONG 788819 DIST DIMA HASAO ASSAM 12:THE RANGE OFFICER PANIMUR RANGE FOREST DEPARTMENT NORTH CACHAR HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL HAFLONG 788819 DIST DIMA HASAO ASSAM 13:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER AND ESTATE OFFICER PWD NORTH CACHAR HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL HAFLONG 788819 DIST DIMA HASAO ASSAM 14:DEBOLAL GORLOSA S/O LATE PRABHAT GORLOSA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DIHUR PHONGLO PO AND PS MAIBANG DIST DIMA HASAO ASSAM 15:SMTI. KANIKA HOJAI W/O DEBOLAL GORLOSA AND D/O LATE NIBOSH HOJAI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MAIBANGKRO PO AND PS MAIBANG For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. N. Gautam, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. D. Saikia, Advocate General, Assam (through video- conferencing), assisted by Mr. R.M. Das, Standing Counsel, N.C. Hills Autonomous Council and Mr. A. Chaliha, Standing Counsel, Finance Department. Page No.# 3/3 – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR 21.02.2025 (Vijay Bishnoi, CJ) Mr. N. Gautam, learned counsel for the petitioners, on instructions, has submitted that he wants to withdraw this PIL petition. Mr. D. Saikia, learned Advocate General, Assam has submitted that he has no objection if the petitioners be allowed to withdraw this PIL petition. However, he has submitted that since considerable time has been consumed in taking instructions, the petitioners may be saddled with heavy costs. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the parties, we allow the petitioners to withdraw this PIL petition. Though this PIL petition has been withdrawn after taking several opportunities, we refrain to impose any cost, as requested by Mr. Saikia, learned Advocate General, Assam. In view of the above, the PIL petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant