Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010165132025 2026:GAU-AS:14870 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Cont.Cas(C)/396/2025 AMIT KUMAR DEB AND 8 ORS S/O JYOTISH CHANDRA, VILL- HAILAKANDI ROAD, MEHERPUR IDGAH, P.S.-SILCHAR, DIST- CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN-788006 2: DIBYENDU DEB S/O LATE JANMEJOY DEB R/O JAIL ROAD AMBICAPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788006 3: JYOTIRMOY DEB S/O LATE JITENDRA KUMAR DEB R/O SETTLEMENT ROAD VIDYARTHI LANE-1 WARD NO. 2 DIST-SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN- 788712 4: SUKLA DEB D/O LATE JANMAJOY DEB R/O JAIL ROAD AMBICAPUR P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788004 5: RUMPA PAUL D/O LATE JANMAJOY DEB R/O WARD NO. 13 Page No.# 2/4 SILCHAR TOWN NEW BHAKATPUR P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN-788005 6: JULIE ROUTH D/O LATE JYOTISH CHANDRA DEB W/O PIYUSH ROUTH R/O NATUN PATH OPPOSITE NORTH POINT SCHOOL P.O. DHARMANAGAR DIST- NORTH TRIPURA TRIPURA. PIN-799250 7: ZAKIR HUSSAIN S/O ABDUL HASIB R/O KANAKPUR NILAMBAZAR SILCHAR DIST- SIRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-788722 8: NAZMIN AHMED D/O ABDUL KHALIQUE R/O PATHERKANDI ROAD RAILWAY GATE BANAMALI DIST- SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-788710 9: BEGUM ZAKIA FIRDOUSI W/O KABIR HUSSAIN R/O KANAKPUR NILAMBAZAR SILCHAR DIST- SRIBHUMI ASSAM PIN-78872 VERSUS SMTI. L SWEETY CHANGSAN, IAS AND ANR ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, Page No.# 3/4 REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006 2:PRADEEP KUMAR DWIVEDI IAS THE DISTRICT REGISTRAR CUM DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SRIBHUMI ASSAM 78871 Advocate for the petitioner(s): Mr. A.K. Talukdar, Advocate Advocate for the respondent(s): Mr. R Sahiinii, Advocate (for Mr. D. Nath, Sr. GA, Assam) B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER 05.10.2026 In the present contempt proceeding, this Court, vide an order dated 21.08.2026, granted liberty to the petitioners to submit non- encumbrance certificate as well as fresh affidavit before the Circle Officer, Sribhumi within a period of 30 (thirty) days. 2. It was further directed that the concerned Circle Officer shall take into consideration those documents in connection with the earlier NOC application, which was rejected by a speaking order. 3. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the District Commissioner cum District Registrar, Sribhumi has placed an Page No.# 4/4 instruction dated 03.10.2026, which is kept on record and marked with the letter “X”. 4. On a perusal of the said instructions, it is apparent that the petitioners have not submitted the affidavit and non-encumbrance certificate as per the liberty granted to the petitioners by the order dated 21.08.2026. 5. Considering above, this Court therefore, is not inclined to further proceed with the present contempt petition, for which the contempt proceedings stands dropped. 6. This Court further observes that dropping of the instant proceeding shall not prejudice the petitioners to assail the rejection order, if so advised. JUDGE Comparing Assistant