ON THE DEATH OF TAPAN KUMAR KANU v. SHRI RANJAN PRASAD KANU
I.A.(Civil)/3940/2025 · 2025-12-14
Susmita Phukan Khaund
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3940/2025 ON THE DEATH OF TAPAN KUMAR KANU HIS LEGAL HEIRS 3.1: SMTI SUJEETA KANU WO LATE TAPAN KANU
RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 3 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 3.2: SMTI PRACHI KANU D/O LATE TAPAN KANU
RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 3 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 3.3: SRI DIVYANSHU KANU S/O LATE TAPAN KANU
RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 3 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 TO BE REP. BY HIS MOTHER 3.4: SMTI RUHEE KANU D/O LATE TAPAN KANU
RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 3 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR
Page No.# 2/6 DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331TO BE REP. BY HER MOTHE VERSUS SHRI RANJAN PRASAD KANU S/O LATE SHIBLAL KANU, RESIDENT OF GAURIPUR WARD NO. 3, PO AND PS GAURIPUR, DIST DHUBRI, ASSAM, 783331 2:SMTI MINA KANU @ MEENA KANU D/O LATE SHIBLAL KANU W/O SRI MADAN KANU RESIDENT OF DINGDINGA BAZAR PS GOSSAIGAON DIST KOKRAJHAR ASSAM 783333 3:BINA KANU D/O SHIBLAL KANU W/O SRI ASHOK GUPTA RESIDENT OF NEAR NAYA BAZAR SILIGURI DIST DARJEELING WEST BENGAL 734005 4:SMTI MEERA KANU D/O LATE SHIBLAL KANU W/O SRI SANJAY KANU RESIDENT OF RANGA BAZAR SILIGURI WEST BENGAL DIST DARJEELING WEST BENGAL 734005 5:SHRI SANTOSH KANU S/O LATE SHIB PRASAD KANU AND LATE LILA DEVI KANU RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 4 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 6:SHRI MANOJ KANU S/O LATE SHIB PRASAD KANU AND LATE LILA DEVI KANU RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 4 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 7:SMTI BABY KANU D/O LATE SHIB PRASAD KANU AND LATE LILA DEVI KANU
Page No.# 3/6 RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 4 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 78333 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR G BHARADWAJ, MR. A C SARMA,MR B DEORI,MR N BRAHMA Advocate for the Respondent : MS. R CHOUDHURY, Linked Case : RSA/97/2024 PARBATI KANU @ KANU AND 5 ORS W/O LATE SATYA NARAYAN KANU
RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 3 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 2: SHRI SWAPAN KANU S/O LATE SATYA NARAYAN KANU
RESIDENT OF WARD NO.
3 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 3: SHRI TAPAN KANU S/O LATE SATYA NARAYAN KANU
RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 3 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 4: SMTI RENU KANU D/O LATE SATYA NARAYAN KANU
RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 3
Page No.# 4/6 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 5: SMTI ARATI KANU D/O LATE SATYA NARAYAN KANU
RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 3 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 6: SMTI ANJALI KANU @ ANJALI GUPTA D/O LATE SATYA NARAYAN KANU
RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 3 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 VERSUS RANJAN PRASAD KANU AND 9 ORS S/O LATE SHIBLAL KANU RESIDENT OF GAURIPUR WARD NO. 3 PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 2:SMTI MINA KANU @ MEENA KANU D/O LATE SHIBLAL KANU W/O SRI MADAN KANU RESIDENT OF DINGDINGA BAZAR PS GOSSAIGAON DIST KOKRAJHAR ASSAM 783333 3:BINA KANU D/O SHIBLAL KANU W/O SRI ASHOK GUPTA RESIDENT OF NEAR NAYA BAZAR SILIGURI DIST DARJEELING WEST BENGAL 734005
Page No.# 5/6 4:SMTI MEERA KANU D/O LATE SHIBLAL KANU W/O SRI SANJAY KANU RESIDENT OF RANGA BAZAR SILIGURI WEST BENGAL DIST DARJEELING WEST BENGAL 734005 5:SHRI SANTOSH KANU S/O LATE SHIB PRASAD KANU AND LATE LILA DEVI KANU RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 4 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 6:SHRI MANOJ KANU S/O LATE SHIB PRASAD KANU AND LATE LILA DEVI KANU RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 4 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 7:SMTI BABY KANU D/O LATE SHIB PRASAD KANU AND LATE LILA DEVI KANU RESIDENT OF WARD NO. 4 GAURIPUR TOWN PO AND PS GAURIPUR DIST DHUBRI ASSAM 783331 ------------ Advocate for : MR G BHARADWAJ Advocate for : MS. R CHOUDHURY (R-1 to 4) appearing for RANJAN PRASAD KANU AND 9 ORS
BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS.
JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND
ORDER 15.12.2025
1. Learned counsel Mr. F. Faridi, on behalf of Mr. G. Bharadwaj has represented the applicants of this application through which the applicants have prayed to substitute the legal heirs of the appellant no.3. Tapan Kanu, who died
Page No.# 6/6 on 01.09.2025.
2. Ms. R. Choudhury, learned counsel is present for the respondents and has no objection, if the legal heirs of Tapan Kanu are substituted and impleaded in RSA/97/2024.
3. Accordingly, the application is allowed and the following legal heirs of Tapan Kanu i.e. 3(i) Smt. Sujeeta Kanu 3(ii) Smt. Prachi Kanu, 3(iii) Sri Divyanshu Kanu and 3(iv) Smt. Ruhee Kanu are to be impleaded in RSA/97/2024.
4. In terms of above observation, this interlocutory application stands
disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant