Page No.# 1/2 GAHC040009912026 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) (ITANAGAR BENCH) Case No. : WP(C)/295/2026 Mori Riba Son of Late Tamo Riba, resident of Village Pagi, PO and PS Basar, Leparada District, Arunachal Pradesh. 791101 VERSUS The State of AP and 3 Ors represented by the Chief Secretary, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar, Papum Pare District, Arunachal Pradesh 791111 2:The Principal Secretary Age: 0 Occupation : Department of Environment Forest and Climate Change Govt of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Papum Pare District Arunachal Pradesh 791111 3:The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest and Head of Forest Force Age: 0 Occupation : Environment Forest and Climate Change Govt of Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Papum Pare District Arunachal Pradesh 791111 4:The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests Age: 0 Occupation : Wildlife and Biodiversity and Chief Wildlife Warden Itanagar Page No.# 2/2 Advocate for the Petitioner : H A Laskar, S B Laskar Advocate for the Respondent : , BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 20.07.2026 Heard Mr. S. B. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioner. After arguing the matter at some length, Mr. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioner, submits that he may be allowed to withdraw this writ petition, having realized that the writ petition is not maintainable against the initiation of departmental proceedings. He, therefore, prays for withdrawal of the writ petition. Prayer for withdrawal is accepted. Mr. R. H. Nabam, learned Additional Advocate General for the State, is present. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed on withdrawal. JUDGE Comparing Assistant