Sh. Sujoy Tongchangya and 416 Ors. v. Union of India r/b the Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs and 6 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, WP(C)/136/2024, registration code GAHC030007382024, decided 09.09.2025 by Shamima Jahan, J.; petition disposed of as withdrawn with liberty to file afresh; petitioners Sujoy Tongchangya and 416 Ors., Chakma/Tongchangya residents of Kukurduleya, Kamalanagar, Gerasury, Parva, Borapansury and other villages of Lawngtlai District, Mizoram; respondents Union of India, Ministry of Home Affairs Dept. of Border Management, DIG BSF SHQ Aizawl, Govt. of Mizoram Land Revenue and Settlement Dept., Deputy Commissioner Lawngtlai, Chakma Autonomous District Council Kamalanagar; withdrawal with liberty; no merits adjudication, no statute or precedent discussed.
What did the court decide?
Withdrawal of the writ petition permitted, with liberty to file afresh ¶¶373