The petitioner filed a writ petition. During the pendency, one respondent retired. The High Court held the petition infructuous and closed it.
Writ petition stood closed as being infructuous.
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GAHC010212732018
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C) 6600/2018
1:SAILESH CHANDRA MALAKAR S/O. LT. SURENDRA MALAKAR, R/O. JANGLA KALIBARI ROAD, P.O. BADARPUR GHAT, P.S. BADARPUR, DIST. KARIMGANJ, ASSAM-788806.
VERSUS
1:THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS.
TO BE REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER/SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCE DEPTT., GOVT. OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06.
2:THE CHIEF ENGINEER WATER RESOURCE DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM CHANDMARI GUWAHATI-03.
3:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER CACHAR INVESTIGATION (W.R.) DIVISION BADARPUR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM-788806.
4:THE ASSTT. EXECUTIVE ENGINEER BADARPUR INVESTIGATION (W.R.) SUB-DIVISION BADARPUR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM-788806.
5:ABUL KALAM AZAD
UPPER DIVISION ASSTT. OF THE OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER
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CACHAR INVESTIGATION (W.R.) DIVISION BADARPUR DIST. KARIMGANJ ASSAM-788806
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. P SARMAH
Advocate for the Respondent : MS. S CHUTIA,SC, WATER RESOURCE
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK
ORDER
Date : 06-01-2020
Heard Mr. B. Chakravorty, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P. Kakati, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 1 and 2. Also heard Mr. M. Sarania, learned counsel for the respondent No. 5.
During the pendency of this writ petition, the respondent No. 5 had retired from service on attaining the age of superannuation. As such, nothing survives to adjudicate in this writ petition.
Accordingly, this writ petition, being infructuous, stands closed.
Interim order passed earlier on 24.09.2018 accordingly stands merged with this order.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
Sailesh Chandra Malakar
The State of Assam
Abul Kalam Azad
Manash Ranjan Pathak
As recorded by the court registry
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