Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010069022026 2026:GAU-AS:5402 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/1977/2026 BHANU SHARMA AND 2 ORS S/O DADHI RAM SHARMA, R/O LINK ROAD, LANKA WARD NO. 2, P.S- LANKA, DISTRICT- HAJO, ASSAM, PIN- 782446 2: SHAH NEWAZ HUSSAIN S/O MUSHAHID ALI R/O SANI BAZAR ROAD MORIMUSLIM GAON MORIGAON P.O- MORIGAON PIN- 782105 DISTRICT- MORIGAON ASSAM 3: HEMANDRA SAIKIA S/O SASHI KANTA SAIKIA R/O NEAR DAKSHINPAT CHARIALI BALI GAON P.S- NAGAON SADAR DISTRICT- NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 78214 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECREATRY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, PIN- 781032 2:DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORD AND SURVEYS ETC ASSAM RUPNAGAR Page No.# 2/3 GUWAHATI PIN- 781032 3:THE PRINCIPAL ASSAM SURVEY AND SETLEMENT TRAINING CENTRE RAJAH NAGAR DAKHIN GAON GUWAHATI PIN- 781040 4:THE SECRETARY IN- CHARGE REVENUE NORTH CACHAR HILLS AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL HALFLONG SETTLEMENT AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT PIN- 788819 5:THE BODOLAND AND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL BODO FANWGWR KOKRAJHAR PIN- 783370 6:THE JOINT SECRETARY (REVENUE) BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL BODO FANWGWR KOKRAJHAR PIN- 783370 7:SECRETARY NORTH CACHAR HILLS AUTOMOUS COUNCIL HALFLONG PIN- 78881 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR MINTU SAIKIA, MS R DUTTA,MS. B DAS Advocate for the Respondent : SC, REVENUE, SC, N C HILLS,SC, BTC BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Page No.# 3/3 Date : 20-04-2026 Mr. M. Saikia, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioners are required to challenge the provision of Sub-Rule (1)(a) of Rule 5 of the Assam Land Records Subordinate Service Rules, 2023. He accordingly, submits that he be permitted to withdraw the present writ petition with liberty to file afresh assailing the provision of the said rules. The prayer is not objected to by Mr. J. Handique, learned standing counsel, Revenue & DM Department, Assam appearing for the State respondent. In view of the above, the present writ petition stands dismissed on withdrawal with liberty as prayed for. Ms. B. Bora, learned standing counsel, BTC is present. JUDGE Comparing Assistant