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2026 DAILYLAW 3148 (GAU)

YEAKUB ALI SHEIKH v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS

W.P.(Crl.)/10/2025 · 2026-02-23

Rajesh Mazumdar

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Page No.# 1/2 GAHC010057602025 2026:GAU-AS:2829 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : W.P.(Crl.)/10/2025 YEAKUB ALI SHEIKH S/O- LT. ABDUL KAIYUM R/O- LG. ROAD,WNO- 14 P/S AND DISTRICT DHUBURI, ASSAM. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REPRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY HOME DEPARTMENT, GUWAHATI PIN - 781006 2:INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (ADMINISTRATIVE) ULUBARI GUWAHATI PIN 781007 3:SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE DISTRICT BISWANATH ASSAM PIN 784176 4:OFFICER IN CHARGE OF BISWANATH POLICE STATION DIST BISWANATH PIN 784176 ASSAM 5:DISTRICT TRANSPORT OFFICER KAMRUP METRO ASSAM PIN 78100 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR MINTU SAIKIA, MS R DUTTA,MR J FIRDAUS Advocate for the Respondent : MS. R GOGOI, GA ASSAM (R 1 TO 4), SC, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, ASSAM Page No.# 2/2 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR ORDER 24.02.2026 Heard Ms R Dutta, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr R B Goswami, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Ms M D Borah, learned Standing Counsel, Transport Department. 2. Today, an instruction dated 4th of February, 2026,has been placed before this Court to the effect that the Flag of “NOT TO BE TRANSACTED” with regard to the vehicle bearing Registration No. AS-01GC-8514, has been removed in the system Vahan Software on 30.08.2025 itself. 3. In that view of the matter, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that if such tag has been removed, the grievance raised in this writ petition may be taken to have been redressed. 4. Accordingly, this petition is closed since the grievance of the petitioner has been redressed by the respondent authorities themselves. 5. The instructions are kept on record and marked with the letter-‘X’. JUDGE Comparing Assistant