Manas Sharma and 120 Ors. v. the State of Assam and 8 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Withdrawal of writ petition before adjudication. Gauhati High Court, WP(C)/2836/2026, decided 03.06.2026 by Justice Soumitra Saikia. Petitioners: Manas Sharma and 120 others (residents of Kokrajhar/Chirang, Bodoland Territorial Council area, Assam). Respondents: State of Assam and 8 others including Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Finance Department, BTC authorities, DFO Haltugaon, Range Officers Jharbari and Gaurang. Counsel: Mr. A. Boro (with Ms. Toshisenla, Mr. H P Guwala) for petitioners; Ms. N. Chaudhury, Standing Counsel for BTC; SC Forest, SC Finance, SC BTC for respondents. Outcome: dismissal on withdrawal with liberty to file fresh writ petition. Useful for tracking re-filing of the same grievance; contains no ratio on forest-service/BTC employment matters.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to withdraw the present writ petition and file a fresh writ petition.