Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010280132025 2026:GAU-AS:725 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/245/2026 SATISH MALAKAR SON OF SHRIRAM MALAKAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DUBI, P.S. PATACHARKUCHI, DISTRICT - BARPETA PIN -781325 2: JALALUDDIN AHMED SON OF SAFUR ALI RESIDENT OF 4 KALIPUR P.O. KUMARIKATA DISTRICT - BAKSA ASSAM. PIN 781360 3: BANJIT DAS SON OF KARUNAKANTA DAS RESIDENT OF 4 KALIPUR P.O. KUMARIKATA DISTRICT - BAKSA ASSAM. PIN 781360 4: AJMAL HAQUE SON OF ABDUL KARIM RESIDENT OF ISSAPUR TULSIBARI DISTRICT - KAMRUPASSAM. PIN 781376 5: NUREASHMA YESMINE DAUGHTER OF INSAF ALI RESIDENT OF NIZKAURBAHA P.O. RANGIA P.S. RANGIA DISTRICT - KAMRUPASSAM. PIN- 781354 6: DAVID CHETRIA YEARS SON OF KAISABO CHETRIA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE ANGARKATA P.O. KUMARIKATA DISTRICT - BAKSA ASSAM. PIN 781360 7: RAFIQUDDIN AHMED SON OF NUR HUSSAIN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DHEPARGAON P.O. DHEPARGAON P.S. TAMULPUR Page No.# 2/4 DISTRICT - BAKSA ASSAM. PIN 781367 8: SURUJ JAMAN SON OF ABDUL JALIL RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KHANDIKAR JAME MAJJED KHUNDIKAR RANGIA DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM PIN 781354 9: PRANITA PATHAK TALUKDAR SON OF BINOD TALUKDAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KENDUKUCHI BAR KHANAJAN DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM PIN -781337 10: ABU SHAMA SON OF ABU SAYED RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JALJALI DWARKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM PIN 781376 11: SRI MANU BASUMATARY SON OF SRI SAJAN BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NO. 2 DIHIRA P.O. DIHIRA P.S. MUSHALPUR DISTRICT - BAKSA ASSAM PIN 781372 12: SRI TAPAN DAS SON OF KAMINI DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DUBI P.O. DUBI P.S. PATACHARKUCHI DISTRICT - BAJALI ASSAM PIN 7813253 13: AMJED ALI SON OF AKKASH ALI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KAHARPARA P.O. AMDAH SATRA BARADI DISTRICT - BARPETA ASSAM PIN 781325 14: CHANDAN BAYAN SON OF BHBEN BAYAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DUBI P.S. PATACHARKUCHI DISTRICT - BARPETA ASSAM PIN 781325 15: SHAMSHODDIN ALI SON OF AKKASH ALI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KAHARPARA P.O. AMDAH SATRA BARADI Page No.# 3/4 DISTRICT - BARPETA ASSAM PIN -781325 16: AJIT MALAKAR SON OF RATI RAM MALAKAR RESIDENT OF BHOMARBARI P.O. BAGTA DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM PIN 781102 17: RAJIB KUMAR DEURY SON OF JAMU RAM DEURY RESIDENT OF JAMGURI P.O. AMDAH DISTRICT - BARPETA ASSAM PIN -781325 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHRS REPRESENTED BY THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY, ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI781006. 3:BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY KOKRAJHAR 4:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FORESTS FORCE ASSAM ARANYA BHABAN PANJABARI GUWAHATI- 781037. 5:THE COUNCIL HEAD OF DEPARTMENT AND ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR 6:THE DIVISIONAL FORESTS OFFICER MUSHALPUR DIVISION MUSHALPUR DISTRICT - BAKSA UNDER BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL Page No.# 4/4 For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. A. Bhattacharjee, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. I. Borthakur, Standing Counsel Mr. N.R. Sharma, Standing Counsel BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER Date : 21.01.2026 Mr. A. Bhattacharjee, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submitted that there has been an inadvertent error in the relief sought for in the instant writ petition and as such, the petitioners would like to withdraw the writ petition with a liberty to re-file by removing those formal defects. 2. Mr. I. Borthakur, the learned Standing Counsel, Forest Department submitted that he has no objection to the prayer for withdrawal with a liberty to re-file. 3. Taking into account the above, the instant writ petition stands closed on withdrawal. 4. Liberty is given to the petitioners to re-file by removing those formal defects. JUDGE Comparing Assistant