Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010142002025 2025:GAU-AS:14205 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/352/2025 DIPANKAR CHETIA AND 4 ORS S/O RATNESWAR CHETIA, R/O RANGALIPATHER GAON, P.O.- RANGALIPATHER, PIN-786610, P.S.-NAHARKATIA, DIST- DIBRUGARH, ASSAM 2: TRAILUKYA GOGOI S/O GUNA KANTA GOGOI R/O FETENGIBOR GAON P.O.-TINGKHONG PIN-786612 P.S.-TINGKHONG DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM 3: HOMEN MOLIA S/O RUHINI MOLIA R/O KEKURI BONGALI GAON P.O.-BAMUNBARI PIN-786613 P.S.-TINGKHONG DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM 4: BIPLOB GOGOI S/O ATUL GOGOI R/O NAHARKATIA NAGAON P.O.-NAHARKATIA PIN-786610 P.S.-NAHARKATIA DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM 5: PRANJAL CHUTIA S/O SUKIT CHUTIA Page No.# 2/3 R/O PHOTIKACHOWA MORAN P.O.-TILOINAGAR PIN-785675 P.S.-MORAN DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSA VERSUS DR. RAVI KOTA, I.A.S AND 4 ORS THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, NEW CM BLOCK, 3RD FLOOR, JANATA BHAWAN, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006 2:RAKESH KUMAR I.A.S THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM EXCISE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 3:JITU DOLEY I.R.S. THE COMMISSIONER OF EXCISE ASSAM HOUSEFED COMPLEX DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 ASSAM 4:BIKRAM KAIRI THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER DIBRUGARH DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-786003 5:KANU RAM KATHER THE SUPERINTENDENT OF EXCISE DIBRUGARH EXCISE BRANCH DIST- DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-78600 Page No.# 3/3 For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. B. Borgohain, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. I. Borthakur, Advocate BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER Date : 24.10.2025 Mr. I. Borthakur, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondents submits that taking into account the directions so passed by this Court in the order dated 08.01.2025 in WP(C) No.6920/2024, the applications of the Petitioners herein are being considered in terms with the Rule 114A of the Assam Excise Rules, 2016 as notified vide the notification dated 30.07.2025. 2. Taking into account the above, this Court therefore drops the instant contempt proceedings. 3. The closing of the contempt proceedings shall not preclude the Petitioners to assail, if so necessary the actions taken by the Respondents in separate writ proceedings. JUDGE Comparing Assistant