NURJAMAL SHEIKH AND 2 ORS v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS
WP(C)/5863/2024 · 2026-08-11
Kaushik Goswami
Writ Petition (Civil)body2026
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2026:GAU-AS:11347
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/5863/2024 NURJAMAL SHEIKH AND 2 ORS S/O- FAYEZUDDIN SHEIKH, VILLAGE RAJAPARA PART I 2: MOMTAZ BEGUM W/O- ABUL HUSSAIN VILLAGE RAJAPARA PART I 3: SAMINA BIBI D/O- GIYASHUDDIN SHEIKH VILLAGE RAJAPARA PART I ALL ARE R/O- P.O AND P.S- BAGRIBARI DIST- KOKRAJHAR BTC ASSAM PIN-78334 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPTT. DISPUR, GHY-06. 2:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370 3:THE SECRETARY LAND REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Page No.# 2/3 KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370 4:THE DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS BTC KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783370 5:THE SUB DIVISIONAL LAND ADVISORY COMMITTEE PARBATJHORA REP. BY ITS CHAIRMAN P.O AND P.S- BAGRIBARI KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-783349 6:THE CIRCLE OFFICER BAGRIBARI REVENUE CIRCLE CUM MEMBER SECRETARY SUB DIVISIONAL LAND ADVISORY COMMITTEE PARBATJHORA P.O AND P.S- BAGRIBARI KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN-78334 Advocate for the Petitioner : MD H R AHMED, M BEGUM Advocate for the Respondent : SC, REVENUE, SC, BTC
BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI O R D E R
12.08.2026. Heard Mr. H.R. Ahmed, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Also heard Ms. N. Choudhury, learned Standing Counsel, BTC appearing for respondent
Page No.# 3/3 Nos. 2—5 as well as Ms. G. Hazarika, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue Department appearing for the respondent No. 1. Pursuant to the order of this Court dated 20.07.2026, whereby a final opportunity was granted to the learned Standing Counsel, BTC to provide the instruction as to why the petitioners’ application seeking settlement of land, which has already been recommended by the Land Advisory Committee has not been considered. Today, when the matter is called, Ms. Choudhury, the learned Standing Counsel, BTC places the instruction dated 11.08.2026, received from the Secretary, BTC, Kokrajhar to the effect that the application of the petitioners seeking settlement of the land has already been settled in their favour. Mr. Ahmed, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that in view of the aforesaid settlement order, nothing survives for adjudication in the present writ petition. In view of the aforesaid endorsement made by the learned counsel for the petitioners, the present writ petition stands closed, on being infructuous. The copy of the instruction dated 11.08.2026, produced before this Court by Ms.
Choudhury, the learned Standing Counsel, BTC be kept in the record. JUDGE Comparing Assistant