Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010010392025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : PIL/16/2025 TAREK AKTAR ANSARI, S/O LATE GHULAM SAMDANI ANSARI, R/O ABDUL HAMID BUILDING, NOREN BOSE ROAD, TEZPUR, DIST- SONITPUR, ASSAM, PIN-784001. -VERSUS- 1.THE UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, SHASTRI BHAWAN, TILOK MARG, NEW DELHI-110001 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM, REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE HOME DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. 3:THE REGISTRAR GENERAL OF INDIA, UNDER MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, JAISING ROAD, NEW DELHI-1. 4:THE STATE CO-ORDIANTOR OF NRC, ASSAM, HOUSEFED COMPLEX, 2ND FLOOR, BANPHOOL NAGAR, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. 5:THE MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE, THROUGH DEPUTY SECRETARY (HOD) ROOM NO. 23-A JAISELMER HOUSE, 26 MANSINGH ROAD NEW DELHI-1. For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. A.R. Sikdar, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. R.K.D. Choudhury, Deputy Solicitor General of India for respondent Nos.1 and 5. Page No.# 2/2 : Mr. D.K. Sarmah, Additional Senior Government Advocate, Assam for respondent No.2. : Mr. J. Payeng, Advocate for respondent No.4. – BEFORE – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR 19.03.2025 (Vijay Bishnoi, CJ) In view of the order passed by this Court today in I.A.(Civil) No.736/2025, the names of respondent Nos.4 and 5 are struck off from the array of respondents. After arguing the matter for quite some time, more particularly, in view of the law settled by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Sarbananda Sonowal Vs. Union of India & Anr., reported in (2005) 5 SCC 665, Mr. A.R. Sikdar, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has submitted that he wants to withdraw this PIL petition. In view of above, this PIL petition stands dismissed as withdrawn. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant