Md. Rafiquddin and 9 Ors. v. the State of Assam and 3 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, WP(C)/6616/2016, decided 18/08/2025 by N. Unni Krishnan Nair, J. Writ petition by Md. Rafiquddin and nine others (residents of Vill. Pachim Dhani Ram Pathar, Mouza-Hojai, P.S. Hojai, Dist. Nagaon, Assam) against the State of Assam Revenue Department, the Deputy Commissioner Hojai, the Addl. Deputy Commissioner Hojai-cum-S.D.O.(C) and the Circle Officer, Hojai Revenue Circle. Dismissed for non-prosecution: no appearance even on the second call; petitioners unrepresented on 11.03.2019, 11.05.2022 and 14.07.2025. No merits adjudication; no statutes or precedents cited. Keywords: non-prosecution, dismissal for default, writ petition, revenue authorities Hojai, Nagaon.
What did the court decide?
None appeared for the parties even on the second call on the date of hearing. ¶37