Gauhati High Court
WP(C)/3735/2022 of ANSER ALI AND 5 ORS. Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS on 19 February 2026
GAHC010106582022 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3735/2022 ANSER ALI AND 5 ORS. (GAONBURAH OF VILLAGE MONIPUR PT-I), S/O- LATE MOKBUL SK., R/O- VILL.- MONIPUR PT-I, P.O. MAKRIJHORA, P.S. BAGRIBARI, DIST. KOKRAJHAR, BTR,
GAHC010106582022
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/3735/2022
ANSER ALI AND 5 ORS.
(GAONBURAH OF VILLAGE MONIPUR PT-I), S/O- LATE MOKBUL SK., R/O-
VILL.- MONIPUR PT-I, P.O. MAKRIJHORA, P.S. BAGRIBARI, DIST.
KOKRAJHAR, BTR, ASSAM, PIN- 783349.
2: ALIM UDDIN SHEIKH
(GAONBURAH OF VILLAGE JOYPUR PT.-II)
R/O- VILL.- JOYPUR PT-II
P.O. BARKANDA
P.S. BAGRIBARI
DIST. KOKRAJHAR
BTR
ASSAM
PIN- 783348.
3: EUSOB ALI MOLLAH @ USUP ALI MOLLAH
(GAONBURAH OF VILLAGE ANGARKATA PT.-III)
S/O- LATE DOROT ALI MOLLAH
R/O- VILL.- ANGARKATA PT.-III
P.O. AND P.S. BAGRIBARI
DIST. KOKRAJHAR
BTR
ASSAM
PIN- 783349.
4: ABDUR RAHMAN
(GAONBURAH OF VILLAGE SILBARI)
S/O- LATE MAHIJ UDDIN
R/O- VILL.- SILBARI
P.O. JALABILA
DIST. KOKRAJHAR
BTR
ASSAM
PIN- 783349.
5: KHUSIMON BARMAN
(GAONBURAH OF VILLAGE SATAGURI)
S/O- LATE SUWARA BARMAN
R/O- VILL.- SATAGURI PT.-I
P.O. MAKRIJHORA
PS. BAGRIBARI
DIST. KOKRAJHAR
BTR
ASSAM
PIN- 783349.
6: SAMAD ALI
(GAONBURAH OF VILLAGE- JANGIRKILLA PT.-I
S/O- LATE TOWAJ ALI
R/O- VILL.- JANGIRKILLA PT.-I
P.O. MAKRIJHORA
P.S. BAGRIBARI
DIST. KOKRAJHAR
BTR
ASSAM
PIN- 783349
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, REVENUE DEPARTMENT, ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
ASSAM
FINANCE (ESTT.-A) DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-6.
3:THE DIRECTOR
LAND RECORDS AND SURVEYS ETC.
ASSAM
RUPNAGAR
GUWAHATI-32.
4:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL
REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
BTC
KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
P.O. AND DIST. KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
5:THE DIRECTOR
LAND RECORDS AND SURVEYS
BTC
KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
P.O. AND DIST. KOKRAJHAR
BTC
ASSAM
PIN- 783370.
6:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
KOKRAJHAR
P.O. AND DIST. KOKRAJHAR
BTC
ASSAM
PIN- 783370
Advocate for the Petitioner : MD J ALOM, MR. M ISLAM,H M ALI,MS PADMINI BARUA,MS
RUKMINI BARUA
Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, BTC,SC, REVENUE,SC, FINANCE DEPTT.
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI
Citations and Judicial Treatment
Cited by
0
Decisions in the index citing it
Cites
0
Decisions referred to
In this index
0
Of the decisions it cites
Overruled / Questioned
0
No negative treatment found
Loading the citing and cited decisions…
This judgment in the centre: on the left the decisions it cites, on the right the decisions citing it. Colour is the treatment; choose a decision to open it.
ORDER
20.02
.2026 None appears for the petitioners on call despite the names of the learned counsel for the petitioner having been reflected in the cause list.
2. Mr. A. Bhuyan, learned Standing Counsel, BTC; Mr. J. Handique, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue and Disaster Management; and Ms. A. Borthakur, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. P. Nayak, learned Addl. Advocate
General for the Finance Department are present to represent their respective clients.
3. It appears that the subject matter in the instant writ petition is the selection process for the post of regular Gaon Burah in the BTC area pursuant to an advertisement dated 02.02.2017.
4. Today when the matter is called up Mr. A. Bhuyan, learned Standing Counsel, BTC places the minutes of the Executive Council Meeting of the BTC held on 27.10.2025 to contend that the entire selection process in question has been cancelled.
5. The copy of the aforesaid minutes is also placed before this Court, which is kept on record and marked as X.
6. Having noted that the subject selection process which has been challenged in the present writ proceeding has already been cancelled, nothing survives for adjudication in the present writ petition.
7. Accordingly, writ petition stands closed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant