Page No.# 1/5 GAHC010229802026 2026:GAU-AS:15400 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/5669/2026 SORHAB ALI MANDAL AND ORS S/O- LATE JAFAR ALI MANDAL R/O- VILLAGE- NABAGOTA SIMLITOLA, PO.- SIMLITOLA, PS. GOALPARA (SADAR) DISTRICT- GOALPARA, ASSAM, PIN-783130 2: AMIR HUSSAIN S/O- MAHEJ BEPARI R/O- VILLAGE- NABAGOTA SIMLITOLA PO.- SIMLITOLA PS.- GOALPARA (SADAR) DISTRICT- GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783130 3: RAHMAT ALI S/O- JONAB ALI R/O- VILLAGE- NABAGOTA SIMLITOLA PO.- SIMLITOLA PS-. GOALPARA (SADAR) DISTRICT- GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783130 4: BIKASH SAHA S/O- LATE KANAILAL SAHA R/O- VILLAGE- NABAGOTA SIMLITOLA PO. -SIMLITOLA PS.- GOALPARA SADAR DISTRICT -GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-78313 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, PANCHAYAT Page No.# 2/5 AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006 2:THE COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT ASSAM PANJABARI ROAD JURIPAR KHANAPARA GUWAHATI ASSAM PIN- 781037. 3:THE DIRECTOR INLAND WATER TRANSPORT ASSAM ULUBARI GUWAHATI ASSAM. PIN- 781007 4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER GOALPARA GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783130. 5:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781301 6:SRI SURYAGIRI ANCHALIK PANCHAYAT REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MATIA GOALPARA. PIN- 783125 7:THE SR. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781301 8:THE SR. SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783130. 9:THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MATIA DISTRICT-GOALPARA ASSAM PIN-783125 10:THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER CHENGA DISTRICT-BARPETA Page No.# 3/5 ASSAM PIN-781305. 11:THE NABAGOTA SIMLITOLA GAON PANCHAYAT SUTARPARA PO.- SUTARPARA DISTRICT- GOALPARA ASSAM REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT/SECRETARY PIN-783130 12:THE NO 85 BAGMARA GAON PANCHAYAT PO. -BAGMARA PS.- ALOPATI CHAR DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT/SECRETARY PIN-781127 13:THE GERUA GAON PANCHAYAT GERUA PO.- SIMLITOLA DISTRICT- GOALPARA ASSAM PIN- 783130 REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY. 14:ABDUR RAHMAN S/O- IMAN ALI R/O-VILLAGE NO-2 BAGMARA CHAR PO.- BAGMARA CHAR PS.- ALOPATI CHAR DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781127 15:HABEZ ALI S/O- LATE NASHER ALI R/O-VILLAGE NO-1 BAGMARA CHAR PO BAGMARA CHAR PS. ALOPATI CHAR DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781127 16:JAKIR HUSSAIN S/O- LATE ASARUDDIN SHEIKH R/O- VILLAGE- NO-1 BAGMARA CHAR Page No.# 4/5 PO. BAGMARA CHAR PS. ALOPATI CHAR DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781127 17:SAYED ALI S/O- LATE OSMAN ALI R/O- VILLAGE NO-4 BAGMARA CHAR PO.- BAGMARA CHAR PS.-ALOPATI CHAR DISTRICT- BARPETA ASSAM PIN-78112 For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. M. Dutta, Sr. Advocate : Mr. D. Malakar, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Ms. N. Borah, Standing Counsel : Mr. G. Bokolial, Government Advocate BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER Date : 12.10.2026 Heard Mr. M. Dutta, the learned Senior counsel assisted by Mr. D. Malakar, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners and Ms. N. Borah, the learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the P&RD Department. I have also heard Mr. G. Bokolial, the learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the State Respondents. 2. Mr. M. Dutta, the learned Senior counsel appearing on Page No.# 5/5 behalf of the Petitioners on instructions from his assisting counsel submitted that the Petitioners would not like to pursue the present proceedings rather would take up the matter with the Zilla Parishad as well as the Anchalik Panchayat in question by submitting representations. 3. Taking into account the above, the instant writ petition stands closed on withdrawal. 4. The withdrawal of the instant writ petition shall not prejudice the Petitioners to submit representations before the appropriate authority. JUDGE Comparing Assistant