Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010176362026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/4634/2026 ABDUL MOZID S/O LT. MOJIBAR ROHMAN, VILL. GOSSAIGAON P.O. DAKHIN BIJNI, P.S. MANIKPUR, DISTRICT BONGAIGAON, ASSAM PIN 783390 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, REVENUE (SETTLEMENT) DEPARTMENT, DISPUR GUWAHATI-06 2:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BONGAIGAON P.O. AND P.S. BONGAIGAON DISTRICT BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN 783392 3:THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BONGAIGAON ZILLA PARISHAD BONGAIGAON P.O. AND P.S. BONGAIGAON DISTRICT BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN 783392 4:THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER MANIKPUR BLOCK P.O. AND P.S. MANIKPUR DISTRICT BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN 783392 5:THE REGISTRAR ASSAM INFORMATION COMMISSION GADAPANI PATH JURIPAR Page No.# 2/3 PANJABARI GUWAHATI-37 6:THE STATE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER ASSAM GADAPANI PATH JURIPAR PANJABARI GUWAHATI-37 ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR R S CHAUHAN, MS. D CHAUHAN Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, INFORMATION COMMISSION,SC, P AND R.D.,SC, REVENUE BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY ORDER Date : 15.10.2026 Heard Mr. R.S. Chauhan, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. J. Handique, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue & Disaster Management Department for the respondent no. 1; Mr. P.K. Medhi, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent no. 2; and Mr. D. Deka, learned Standing Counsel, Assam Information Commission for the respondent nos. 5 & 6. 2. Mr. Deka, learned Standing Counsel, Assam Information Commission has submitted that the appeal preferred by the petitioner under Section 19[3] of the Right to Information [RTI] Act, 2005 was registered and numbered as Case no. 602698/[BNG]/1/2025. At the hearing of the appeal, the petitioner was absent without any intimation. The Information Commission after hearing the State Public Information Officer [SPIO] and considering his written statement, placed on record, had disposed of the appeal by an Order dated 11.02.2026 with a direction to the SPIO to give a formal reply to the petitioner with respect to the petitioner’s RTI application within one week of receipt of the Order dated 11.02.2026. 3. Mr. Chauhan, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner has submitted that as he has not been provided with such instructions, he may be allowed to withdraw this writ petition, with liberty to assail the Order dated 11.02.2026, if so advised. Page No.# 3/3 4. In view of the above submission made by Mr. Chauhan, learned counsel for the petitioner, the writ petition is dismissed on withdrawal, with the liberty, as sought for. 5. A copy of the Order dated 11.02.2026 passed by the Assam Information Commission in Case no. 602698/[BNG]/1/2025, placed by Mr. Deka is kept with the case record. JUDGE Comparing Assistant