Rupa Sahu and 2 Ors. v. the State of Assam and 8 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal/closure record: writ petition WP(C)/7099/2018, Gauhati High Court, order dated 06.01.2025 by Justice Devashis Baruah. Petitioners: Rupa Sahu, Rupam Sahu and minor Richaa Sahu (family of late Sanjay Sahu @ Bablu, Gohpur, Sonitpur/Biswanath, Assam); respondents: the State of Assam through the Commissioner and Secretary, Deptt of Revenue, the Deputy Commissioner Biswanath, the SDO (Civil) Gohpur, the Circle Officers of Gohpur and Halem Revenue Circles, and private respondents Rekha Sahu, Pankaj Kumar Sahu, Kanchan Kumar Sahu and Neha Sahu. Counsel A. Ganguly withdrew with clients' instructions; petition closed on withdrawal; interim order, if any, vacated. Contains no ruling on merits and cites no statute or case.
What did the court decide?
No substantive relief adjudicated. On counsel's submission that he had instructions to withdraw, the writ petition was permitted to be withdrawn and stood closed; the interim order, if any, stood vacated.