Page No.# 1/5 GAHC010253392023 2025:GAU-AS:14023 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/6516/2023 SHAMBU RABIDAS S/O BISHWANATH RABIDAS, R/O VILL-RANIRGHAT PART-III, P.O.- AMJURGHAT, P.S.-SONAI, DIST-CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-788119 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 16 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6 2:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CACHAR SILCHAR ASSAM PIN-788001 3:THE DISTRICT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER CACHAR SILCHAR ASSAM PIN-788001 4:THE CIRCLE OFFICER (A) UDHARBOND REVENUE CIRCLE P.O.-UDHARBOND DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788030 5:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER CACHAR ZILLA PARISHAD Page No.# 2/5 P.O.-SILCHAR DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788001 6:THE PRESIDENT OF SONAI ANCHALIK PANCHAYAT P.O.-KAPTANPUR PART-XVII DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788119 7:THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER OF SONAI DEVELOPMENT BLOCK -CUM- SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF SONAI ANCHALIK PANCHAYAT P.O.-KAPTANPUR PART-XVII DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788119 8:THE SECRETARY RANIRGHAT GAON PANCHAYAT P.O.-AMJURGHAT DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788119 9:SHAMIM NEWAJ LASKAR GROUP MEMBER OF RANIRGHAT GAON PANCHAYAT P.O.-AMJURGHAT DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788119 10:RANJAN RABIDAS GROUP MEMBER OF RANIRGHAT GAON PANCHAYAT P.O.-AMJURGHAT DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788119 11:DHANJAY NATH GROUP MEMBER OF RANIRGHAT GAON PANCHAYAT P.O.-AMJURGHAT DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788119 12:ABDUL KHALIQUE AHMED Page No.# 3/5 GROUP MEMBER OF RANIRGHAT GAON PANCHAYAT P.O.-AMJURGHAT DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788119 13:MIZUK AHMED LASKAR GROUP MEMBER OF RANIRGHAT GAON PANCHAYAT P.O.-AMJURGHAT DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788119 14:ROMOLA BEGUM LASKAR GROUP MEMBER OF RANIRGHAT GAON PANCHAYAT P.O.-AMJURGHAT DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788119 15:PARBIN AKTAR KHANAM LASKAR GROUP MEMBER OF RANIRGHAT GAON PANCHAYAT P.O.-AMJURGHAT DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788119 16:JARIN AKTAR LASKAR GROUP MEMBER (VICE-PRESIDENT) OF RANIRGHAT GAON PANCHAYAT P.O.-AMJURGHAT DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788119 17:SHIKHA RANI DAS GROUP MEMBER OF RANIRGHAT GAON PANCHAYAT P.O.-AMJURGHAT DIST-CACHAR ASSAM PIN-78811 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A M S MAZUMDER, MR. N H BARBHUIYA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, P AND R.D., GA, ASSAM Page No.# 4/5 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR ORDER Date : 22-10-2025 Heard Mr. N. H. Barbhuiya, learned counsel appears for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. A Ghose, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. S. Dutta, learned counsel appearing for the respondent nos. 5, 7 and 8. The petitioner has assailed a Notice dated 03.11.2023 [Annexure- 6] issued by the respondent no. 4 whereby the respondent no. 4 has convened a special meeting at 10 a.m., 10.11.2023 to discuss a motion of no confidence brought against the petitioner as the President, 14th Rangirghat Gaon Panchayat. The petitioner has challenged the said Notice primarily on two counts, firstly, the respondent no. 4 in the capacity of a Circle Officer of a Revenue Circle lacks the authority and jurisdiction to convene a special meeting under Section 15 of the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994; and secondly, as per the direction of this Court in the order dated 14.09.2023, passed in the writ petition, W.P.[C] no. 4285/2023, the petitioner was granted the liberty to grant permission to convene the special meeting till 30.09.2023. By the order dated 10.11.2023, this Court had observed that the outcome of the special meeting scheduled to be held on that day itself, would be subject to the outcome of the writ petition. Page No.# 5/5 Today, when the matter is called, Mr. S. R. Baruah, learned counsel appearing for the respondent nos. 2, 3 and 4 has submitted that during the pendency of this litigation, fresh elections have been held and a new Gram Panchayat Committee has taken over, and therefore, the matter may not require any further adjudication on the issues raised in the writ petition. We find force in the submission made by the learned counsel appearing for the respondents. Therefore, this writ petition is closed with a view that no further adjudication on the issues involved are required in this matter. Mr. Baruah, learned counsel has prayed that if any live cause remains, he may be allowed to file appropriate application to reopen the petition. Prayer so made is allowed. In view of the above, this writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant