Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010206732026 2026:GAU-AS:14071 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : CRP(IO)/469/2026 RANJIT BARMAN AND ANR SON OF LATE AMKAMAL BARMAN, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SHIMLAGURI, POLICE STATION- JOGIGHOPA, DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON, ASSAM, PRESIDENT, KHORGAON ANCHALIK BAJAR COMMITTEE 2: SAMSUL AHMED SON OF MOYNUDDIN AHMED RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KHORAGAON PART- II DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON ASSAM SECRETARY KHORAGAON ANCHALIK BAJAR COMMITTE VERSUS KARIMAN NESSA AND 7 ORS. WIFE OF LATE AJIM UDDIN AHMED, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KHARAGAON PART I, POLICE STATION- JOGIGHOPA, DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON, ASSAM. 2:ABDUL KARIM SON OF LATE AJIM UDDIN AHMED RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KHARAGAON PART I POLICE STATION- JOGIGHOPA DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 3:JOHIRUL ISLAM SON OF LATE AJIM UDDIN AHMED RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KHARAGAON PART I POLICE STATION- JOGIGHOPA DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON ASSAM. Page No.# 2/3 4:MONIRUL ISLAM SON OF LATE AJIM UDDIN AHMED RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KHARAGAON PART I POLICE STATION- JOGIGHOPA DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 5:JIYARUL ISLAM SON OF LATE AJIM UDDIN AHMED RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KHARAGAON PART I POLICE STATION- JOGIGHOPA DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 6:KUTUB UDDIN AHMED SON OF LATE AJIM UDDIN AHMED RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KHARAGAON PART I POLICE STATION- JOGIGHOPA DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 7:RASHIDA KHATUN DAUGHTER OF LATE AJIM UDDIN AHMED WIFE OF SIDDQUE HUSSAIN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BESIMARI POLICE STATION- JOGIGHOPA DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON ASSAM. 8:ANJURA KHATUN DAUGHTER OF LATE AJIM UDDIN AHMED WIFE OF LOKMAN HUSSAIN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BESIMARI POLICE STATION- JOGIGHOPA DISTRICT- BONGAIGAON ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. R CHOUDHURY, S AHMED,MR. Z. HUSSAIN,MS. B. HAZARIKA Advocate for the Respondent : , Page No.# 3/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PARTHIVJYOTI SAIKIA ORDER Date : 23.09.2026 1. Heard Ms. R. Choudhury, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. S. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners. 2. This is an application under Article 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 151 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 challenging the order dated 25.08.2026 passed by the learned Civil Judge (Jr. Division), North Salmara, Abhayapuri in Title Suit No. 71/2013. 3. The petitioners are the defendants before the Trial Court. Their own witnesses turned hostile. Therefore, they prayed for permission to cross-examine their own witnesses; however, the Trial Court rejected the said prayer. 4. I have gone through the impugned order dated 25.08.2026, this Court is of the opinion that the impugned order is bad in law and stands set aside. 5. The defendants shall be allowed to cross-examine their own witness, namely, DW3 who had turned hostile. 6. With the aforesaid direction, the civil revision petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant