Debashish Deb Nath and Anr. v. the State of Assam and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Sale permission application finalization; writ petitions closed as grievance resolved during pendency; Sribhumi revenue authorities (District Commissioner, District Registrar, Sub-Registrar Nilambazar (Sadar), Circle Officer); State of Assam, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management; petitioners Debashish Deb Nath, Ruhini Deb Nath, Hamidul Hoque; petitioner-side counsel R A Choudhury, H Islam, N A Mazarbhuiya, R A Mazumder; respondent-side counsel G. Hazarika (Standing Counsel, Revenue) and J. Handique (State Counsel); Gauhati High Court; Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi; order dated 15.09.2025; linked cases WP(C)/4290/2025, WP(C)/4208/2025, WP(C)/4219/2025, WP(C)/4261/2025, WP(C)/4023/2025.
What did the court decide?
Since the sale permission applications were finalized during the pendency of the writ petitions, the Court held there was no requirement to continue with the present writ petitions and closed them.