Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010007952023 2025:GAU- AS:17475-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/7235/2025 FULCHAN ALI ALIAS PHULCHAN ALI S/O- LATE SHAHEB ALI, VILL.- GAGALMARI, P.O. KADONG, DIST. BARPETA, ASSAM, PIN- 781314. VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, SHASTRI BHAWAN, TILOK MARG, NEW DELHI-1. 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM HOME DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BARPETA P.O. AND DIST. BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781301. 4:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (B) BARPETA P.O. AND DIST. BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781301. 5:THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA THROUGH ITS SECRETARY Page No.# 2/3 NIRBACHAN BHAWAN NEW DELHI-1. 6:THE STATE CO-ORDINATOR NATIONAL REGISTER OF CITIZEN (NRC) ASSAM BHANGAGARH GUWAHATI-5 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR N AHMED, MR. M M ZAMAN,MS S. BASAK,M RAHMAN,IMDADUL ISLAM Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., SC, ECI,GA, ASSAM,SC, NRC,SC, F.T BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN ORDER 17.12.2025 (K.R. Surana, J) Heard Mr. N. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P. Sarma, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate; Mr. G. Sharma, learned standing counsel for the F.T matters and NRC; Ms. A. Gayan, learned CGC and Ms. A. Verma, learned standing counsel for F.T and Mr. N. Kalita, learned counsel on behalf of Mr. A.I. Ali, learned counsel for ECI. 2. Mr. N. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the writ petition was filed on 09.01.2023 by some other counsel. Later on, a new set of counsel was engaged and the writ petition, which was lying defective was rectified and thereafter, it was reported on 12.12.2025. 3. If that be so, then the insertion of the name of the new set of counsel in the record appears to have been improperly done. 4. Accordingly, the learned counsel seeks to withdraw the writ petition Page No.# 3/3 and to file it again. 5. Prayer is allowed. 6. Accordingly, matter stands dismissed on withdrawal with liberty, as prayed for. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant