WP(C) 5804/2007 BEFORE HON’BLR MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY. Heard Mr. A. J. Atia, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard M rs. H.M. Phukan, learned Govt. Advocate appearing for the State respondents. I h ave also heard Mrs. G. Singh, learned Central Govt. Counsel appearing for the Un ion of India. The petitioner herein is aggrieved by judgment dated 26.9.2007 in F.T. Case No.79/2006 (in connection with Police Case No.34/2005) rendered by the lear ned Member, Foreigners’ Tribunal, Diphu whereby the petitioner has been declared as a foreigner. Mr. Atia, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he had engage d a lawyer to defend him before the learned Tribunal, but the said lawyer, despi te taking responsibility, not only failed to defend the case but also failed to submit written statement on the basis of the instructions given to him. Accordingly, it is submitted that if only an opportunity is given to the petitioner to demonstrate his status, he would be able to do so by adducing pro per evidence before the learned Tribunal. Considering the above submission and on perusal of the averments made in the writ petition, I dispose of the writ petition by interferring with the impu gned judgment dated 26.9.2007 rendered by the learned Foreigners Tribunal. Let t here be fresh adjudication on the status of the writ petitioner by the learned T ribunal. For this purpose, the writ petitioner shall appear before the learned Tr ibunal on 10th December, 2007 whereafter the status of the writ petitioner, on t he basis of the evidence that might be adduced, shall be adjudicated afresh by t he learned Tribunal. With the above direction, the writ petition stands closed.