Bitu Sharma and Anr. v. the State of Assam and 8 Ors.
Gauhati High Court – WP(C)/2413/2026
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court writ petition WP(C)/2413/2026 filed by two Grade-IV employees (Bitu Sharma; Rangsina Tokbi) against the State of Assam, Gauhati High Court functionaries and three office peons (Abdul Sattar, Birinchi Kumar Saikia, Ajoy Kumar Das) concerning promotional orders; petition closed on withdrawal on 11.05.2026 before Hon'ble Devashis Baruah with liberty to re-approach within a reasonable time if rights affected by promotions of respondent Nos. 7 to 9; no statutory provisions or precedents cited; useful for withdrawal-with-liberty observations.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition was closed on withdrawal; the Court recorded that the withdrawal does not preclude the petitioners from approaching the High Court within a reasonable time if any right of theirs has been affected on account of the promotion of respondent Nos. 7 to 9.