Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010115672018 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/4545/2018 HAJERA KHATUN D/O- USMAN ALI, REP. BY HER HUSBAND MIRAJ ALI, S/O- RUSHAN ALI, R/O- VILL- GUTIBARI,, DIST- BIAWANATH (ASSAM), PIN- 784177 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS. REP. BY SECY., THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, GRIHA MANTRALAYA, NEW DELHI-110001 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM HOME DEPTT. DISPUR PIN- 781006 KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 3:THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA REP. BY THE CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA NIRVACHAN SADAN ASHOKA SADAN ASHOKA ROAD NEW DELHI- 110001 4:THE STATE COORDINATOR OF NATIONAL REGISTRER OF CITIZENS ASSAM 1ST FLOOR ACHYUT PLAZA G.S.ROAD BHANGAGARH Page No.# 2/4 GHY-5 ASSAM 5:THE DY. COMMISSIONER BISWANATH DISTRICT AT BISWANATH CHARIALI ASSAM PIN- 784177 6:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (BORDER) SONITPUR P.O. TEZPUR DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 78400 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S SAHU, MR. A K SAHU,M M ZAMAN,MR. S I TALUKDAR,MD A ALI,MR. A R SIKDAR Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I., SC, ELECTION COMMISSION.,SC, F.T,SC, NRC Linked Case : WP(C)/3244/2025 HAZERA KHATUN @ HAZARA KHATUN W/O MD. MIRAJ ALI R/O VILL- GUTIBARI P.S.- SOOTEA DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 6 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI-1 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HOME DEPARTMENT Page No.# 3/4 DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 3:THE STATE CO-ORDIANTOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF CITIZENS (NRC) ASSAM ACHYUT PLAZA BHANGAGARH GUWAHATI-5 4:THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER BELTOLA- BASISTHA ROAD HOUSEFED COMPLEX GUWAHATI-6 ASSAM 5:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER SONITPUR TEZPUR ASSAM 6:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (BORDER) SONITPUR TEZPUR ASSAM 7:THE MEMBER FOREIGNERS TRIBUNAL-6 TEZPUR SOOTEA ASSAM ------------ Advocate for : MR. R P HAZARIKA Advocate for : DY.S.G.I. appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA AND 6 ORS. Page No.# 4/4 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER 20.03.2026 (K.R. Surana, J) Heard Mr. A.R. Sikdar, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. H. Gupta, learned CGC; Mr. N. Kalita, appearing on behalf of Mr. A. Ali, learned standing counsel for the ECI; Mr. G. Sharma, learned standing counsel for the FT matters and NRC; and Mr. P. Sarmah, learned Additional Sr. Govt. Advocate for respondents. Argument is concluded. Order reserved. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant