Dilen Medo and 27 Ors. v. Manish Kumar Gupta and 7 Ors.
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Short withdrawal order in a contempt matter before the Gauhati High Court (Itanagar Bench), Case No. Cont.Cas(C)/11/2025, dated 09-06-2025, Coram: Justice Kardak Ete. Petitioners: Dilen Medo and 27 others (residents of Tuting, Rishing, Purung, Jido, Kopu and other villages of Upper Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh). Respondents: Manish Kumar Gupta (Chief Secretary, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh) and 7 others, including the Secretary and Director, Land Management; Deputy Commissioner, Yingkiong; Defence Secretary, Ministry of Defence; Director General, Defence Estates; Principal Director, Defence Estates (Eastern Command); and Defence Estates Officer, Itanagar Circle. Petitioners' counsel (Mr. O. Duggong among those instructed) withdrew the petition with liberty to file afresh; the Court closed the petition on withdrawal. No merits decided, no statutes or precedents cited, no monetary quantum involved.