Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010319292019 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/729/2020 RAHMAT ALI S/O- LATE AJIT ALI, VILL- NALDOBA, P.O- LALMATI, P.S- ABHAYAPURI, DIST- BONGAIGAON, ASSAM VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS REP. BY THE SECRETARY, MIN OF HOME DEPTT, NEW DELHI- 01 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM HOME DEPTT DISPUR GUWAHATI- 06 3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BONGAIGAON ASSAM 4:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (B) BONGAIGAON ASSAM 5:THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA REP. BY THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION HQ NEW DELHI 6:THE STATE COORDINATOR NRC ACHYUT PLAZA BHANGAGARH DIST- KAMRUP (M) Page No.# 2/3 ASSAM GUWAHATI- 0 Advocate for the Petitioner : MD. S ISLAM, Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I., BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN ORDER Date : 24.06.2026 (K.R. Surana, J) Heard Mr. S. Islam, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. M.R. Adhikari, learned CGC; Mr. G. Sarma, learned standing counsel for the FT and Border matters; Mr. N. Kalita, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. A.I. Ali, learned standing counsel for the ECI; and Mr. P. Sarmah, learned Addl. Senior Government Advocate for the State respondent. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner has produced a copy of the death certificate indicating that the petitioner, namely, Rahmat Ali, died on 03.07.2020. 3. The learned counsel for the petitioner was put to notice that in the event the legal representatives of the deceased petitioner do not implead themselves, the opinion dated 20.07.2019 impugned in this writ petition may adversely affect their interests. However, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he has no instructions in the matter. 4. In view of the death of the petitioner, as indicated above, this writ petition stands abated. Page No.# 3/3 5. The Registry shall return the Tribunal's record along with a copy of this order, which shall be made part of the record by the learned Tribunal. 6. The learned standing counsel for the FT and Border matters shall transmit a copy of this order to the Home and Political (B) Department, Government of Assam, for its record. 7. Accordingly, this writ petition stands closed as abated. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant