Babar Ali Sarkar v. the State of Assam and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, WP(C)/5291/2017, Babar Ali Sarkar v. The State of Assam and 4 Ors., order dated 06-03-2026 by N. Unni Krishnan Nair, J. Writ petition dismissed for non-prosecution on account of the petitioner's absence on call and on the previous date of listing; no merits adjudicated; no statute or precedent cited; respondents include the State of Assam (Panchayat and Rural Development Department), the Commissioner of P&RD Department, the Project Director DRDA Dhubri, the Block Development Officer Agomani Development Block, and Sri Pradip Kr. Mondal, Jr. Asstt.
What did the court decide?
As none appeared for the petitioner on call and there was no representation on the last date of listing either, while learned standing counsel for the P&RD Department was present, the Court held that the petitioner is no longer interested to pursue the matter any further and accordingly dismissed the writ petition for non-prosecution.