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BIJU BASUMATARY v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS.

Court: High Court of Meghalaya

Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H. S. THANGKHIEW

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Case summary

High Court of Meghalaya judgment dated 2026-04-18. BIJU BASUMATARY v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.

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Serial No. 17 Regular List HIGH COURT OF MEGHALAYA AT SHILLONG WP(C) No. 108 of 2026 Date of Decision: 18. 04. 2026 Biju Basumatary, aged 44 years S/o Late Rajkumar Basumatary R/o Maidangguri, Udalguri Town, P. O. Udalguri District-Udalguri (Bodoland Territorial Region) Assam-784509 …. Petitioner(s) Versus 1. The Union of India represented by The Union Home Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India, North Block, New Delhi-110001. 2. The Registrar General & Commissioner of Census, Office of the Registrar General India, Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Jangana Bhawan, 2/A Man Singh Road, New Delhi-110011. 3. The Secretary, Union Public Service Commotion, Dholpur House, Shah Jahan Road, New Delhi-110069. 4. The Director, Census Operations, Meghalaya, Ministry of Home Affairs, Zoram Villa Bomfyle Road, Shillong-793001, Meghalaya … Respondent(s) __________________________________________________________ Coram: Hon’ble Mr. Justice H. S.

Thangkhiew, Judge Appearance: For the Petitioner(s) : Ms. A. Pradhan, Adv. For the Respondent(s) : Dr. N. Mozika, DSGI with Ms. M. Myrchiang, Adv. i) Whether approved for reporting in Yes/No Law journals etc: ii) Whether approved for publication Yes/No in press: (ORAL) 1. Ms. A. Pradhan, learned counsel for the petitioner prays that she may be allowed to withdraw the instant application. 2. Though this Court has reservations to the prayer in view of the fact that it was not clearly stated by the petitioner that he had already approached the Central Administrative Tribunal, before approaching this Court, however, in the interest of justice, this lapse is condoned and the prayer is allowed. 3. Accordingly, the matter stands closed and disposed of, on withdrawal. JUDGE Meghalaya 18. 04. 2026 “V. Lyndem-PS”

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