Page No.# 1/5 GAHC010016362025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : PIL/13/2025 LITSANG RANGPHAR S/O/ LT. SINOT RANGPHAR, P/O. AND P/S. KHERONI, WEST KARBI ANGLONG, PIN-782448, ASSAM 2: BIDYA SAJ ENGLANG S/O. ROBIN ENGLENG R/O. MANJA JARI TERON GAON P/O. MANJA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM-782461. 3: RAHUL TERON S/O. LT. SARSING TERON R/O. CHOTOLOKHINGDONG GARAMPANI P/S. UMRANGSO DIST. DIMA HASAO-788931 ASSA VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND 15 OTHERS REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE, INDIRA PARYAVARAN, NEW DELHI-110003. 2:MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL OFFICE LAW-U-SIB LUMBATNGEN NEAR MTC WORKSHOP SHILLONG-7930211 Page No.# 2/5 3:THE NATIONAL BOARD FOR WILDLIFE REP. BY THE STANDING COMMITTEE NATIONAL BOARD FOR WILDLIFE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (WILDLIFE DIVISION) 6TH FLOOR VAYING INDIAN PARYAVARAN BHAWAN JORBAGH ROAD NEW DELHI-110003. 4:THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06. 5:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST (WILDLIFE) H-BLOCK 2ND FLOOR JANATA BHAWAN DISPUR GUWAHATI-781006 ASSAM. 6:THE REGIONAL OFFICER MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE INTEGRATED REGIONAL OFFICE GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN-781022. 7:THE NORTH CHCHAR (HILLS) AUTONOMOUS DISTRICT COUINCIL DIMA HASO HAFLONG. 8:THE ASSAM STATE POILLUTION CONTROL BOARD REP. BY ITS MEMBER SECRETARY BAMUNIMAIDAM GHY-781021 DIST. KAMRUP(M) ASSAM. 9:THE CHAIRMAN ASSAM STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD BAMUNIMAIDAM GHY-781021 DIST. KAMRUP(M) ASSAM. Page No.# 3/5 10:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND MINING DISPUR GHY-06. 11:ASSAM MINOR MINERALS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION GOVT. OF ASSAM REP. BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR KHANIJ BHAWAN 4Q VP G29 JANAPRIYA PATH DR. RP RAOD DISPUR GHY-06 ASSAM. 12:THE DIRECTOR OF THE DIRECTORATE OF GEOLOGY AND MINING KAHILIPARA GHY-34. 13:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DIMA HASAO HAFLONG PIN-788819. 14:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER DIMA HASAO HAFLONG PIN-788819 15:M/S. CALCOM CEMENT INDIA LTD. CALCOM CEMENT INDIA LTD. 3RD AND 4TH FLOOR ANIL PLAZA-II ABC G.S. ROAD GHY-781005 DIST. KAMRUP(M) ASSAM. 16:DALMIA CEMENT (NORTH EAST) LTD. (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CALCOM CEMENT INDIA THE SUBSIDIARY OF DALMIA CEMENT LTD.) 16 KILO JAMUNA NAGAR DIST. DIMA HASAO N.C HILLS ASSAM INDIA Page No.# 4/5 For the petitioners : Mr. D.K. Das, Advocate For the respondents : Ms. R. Devi, C.G.C. for Respondent Nos.1, 2 & 3 Mr. R.R. Gogoi, Advocate, for respondent Nos. 4 & 5 Mr. C. Sharma, S.C., N.C.H.A.C. for Respondent No.7 Mr. S. Baruah, S.C., PCBA, for Respondent Nos.8 & 9 Mr. D.K. Sarmah, Addl. Sr. Govt. Advocate, Assam for respondent Nos.10, 12, 13 – B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR 17-02-2025 (Vijay Bishnoi, C.J.) After attempting to argue the matter for quite some time, learned counsel for the petitioners, on instruction, submits that he may be allowed to withdraw this PIL petition with liberty to the petitioners to raise their grievances, which they have raised in this writ petition, before the competent authority either in the State Government or in the Central Government by making an appropriate representation. Page No.# 5/5 Prayer is allowed. Accordingly, this PIL is dismissed as withdrawn with the liberty as prayed for. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant