Eusufa Sarkar v. Union of India and 3 Ors.
Gauhati High Court (Devashis Baruah, J.) – WP(C)/4435/2025, order dated 13.08.2025
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal order — Gauhati High Court, 13.08.2025, Justice Devashis Baruah, WP(C)/4435/2025, Eusufa Sarkar v. Union of India & 3 Ors (Indian Oil Corporation Limited and officers); subject retail outlet (RO) dealership between Paglahat HS School and Tamarhat Police Station, Dhubri Kochugaon Road (NH 127 B); respondents produced instruction dated 12.08.2025 recording lottery-based selection of Mr. Srikanta Karmakar amongst remaining Category-1 candidates; petitioner withdrew; petition closed on withdrawal with liberty to re-file citing subsequent events; no merits adjudication, no costs, no precedent discussion.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition closed on withdrawal; liberty granted to re-file a fresh writ petition taking into account the subsequent events; the instruction dated 12.08.2025 produced by learned senior counsel for respondent Nos. 2–4 kept on record and marked with the letter “X”. No adjudication on merits.