Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010319772019 2025:GAU-AS:12894 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/19/2020 PUTUL SARMA S/O. LT. PRASANNA NARAYAN SARMA, PROP. OF M/S PRASANNA WELDING INDUSTRIES BORBIL NO.1, P.O. DIGBOI, DIST. TINSUKIA, PIN- 786171. VERSUS THE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD AND 4 ORS (A GOVT. OF INDIA UNDERTAKING), REGD. OFFICE G-9, ALI YAVAR JUNG MARG, BANDRA (EAST), MUMBAI, PIN-440051, REP. BY ITS MD CUM CHAIRMAN. 2:THE CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER INDIAN OIL-AOD STATE OFFICE SECTOR-III NOONMATI GUWAHATI-781020 ASSAM. 3:THE GENERAL MANAGER (ENGINEERING) IO-AOD STATE OFFICE INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. INDIAN OIL BHAWAN SECTOR-III NOONMATI GUWAHATI-781020 ASSAM. 4:THE CHIEF MANAGER (E)/IO-AOD SO INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. INDIAN OIL BHAWAN SECTOR-III NOONMATI GUWAHATI-781020 Page No.# 2/2 ASSAM. 5:THE ENGG. OFFICER INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LTD. TINSUKIA DIVISIONAL OFFICE SRIPURIA ROAD TINSUKIA-786125 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. O P BHATI, MR. V K CHOPRA,MR. S K SINGH,MR J CHOPRA,MS. R BARMAN Advocate for the Respondent : SC, I O C, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 18-09-2025 Mr. O. P. Bhati, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. M. Sarma, learned Standing Counsel for the respondent IOCL, have submitted that the writ petition has become infructuous, in view of the fact that after the order dated 17.12.2019, the petitioner has been allotted/awarded many contract works and consequently, by efflux of time, the order has lost its validity. In view of above, writ petition stands disposed of as infructuous. JUDGE Comparing Assistant