Dijen Borthakur v. the State of Assam and 8 Ors.
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Dijen Borthakur v. The State of Assam and others, Gauhati High Court, WP(C)/7610/2023, decided 17.09.2025 by Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi. Writ petition dismissed as infructuous on the petitioner's counsel's submission that by efflux of time the matter had become infructuous. Respondents include the State of Assam (Revenue and Disaster Management Department), the District Commissioner and Additional District Commissioner (Revenue)/Competent Authority Land Acquisition, Dibrugarh, the Circle Officer Moran Revenue Circle, the National Highway and Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. and its functionaries, and private respondents Nagen Borthakur and Jiten Borthakur. Counsel: U K Deka and P Borah for petitioner; C Boruah (NHIDC), J Handique (State of Assam), PR Mahanta (Revenue Department), M Borah and M R Adhikari (Respondent Nos. 10 and 11). No statutes or precedents discussed; no merits adjudication.