Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010232522025 2025:GAU-AS:17348-DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : W.P.(Crl.)/72/2025 SULMAN ALI S/O MD. FAJAR ALI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PANIGAON, (CHANDHARA), PO NANDIKESWAR, PS JAMUGURIHATI, DISTRICT SONITPUR, ASSAM, PIN 784180 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 8 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI- 110001 2:THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NIRVACHAN ASHOKA ROAD NEW DELHI 3:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM HOME DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI - 781006 4:THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF CITIZENS REPRESENTED BY THE STATE COORDINATOR ACHYUT PLAZA BHANGAGARH GUWAHATI- 781005 DISTRICT KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 5:THE DIRECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE Page No.# 2/3 ULUBARI GUWAHATI 781007 DISTRICT KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 6:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER TEZPUR SONITPUR DISTRICT SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784001 7:THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE BORDER BRANCH ULUBARI GUWAHATI 781007 DISTRICT KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 8:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (B) TEZPUR SONITPUR DISTRICT SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784001 9:THE OFFICER IN CHARGE JAMUGURIHAT POLICE STATION PS JAMUGURIHAT TEZPUR DISTRICT SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 78400 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR R S CHAUHAN, MR. B HUSSAIN Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., MR. K K PARASAR(C.G.C),GA, ASSAM,SC, F.T,SC, NRC,SC, ECI Page No.# 3/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SHAMIMA JAHAN ORDER Date : 15.12.2025 (K.R. Surana, J) Heard Mr. R.S. Chauhan, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. K.K. Parasar, learned CGC; Ms. A. Verma, learned standing counsel for the FT and Border matters; Mr. A.I. Ali, learned standing counsel for the ECI; and Mr. P. Sarmah, learned Additional Senior Govt. Advocate for the State respondent. 2. When the matter was previously listed on 08.12.2025, the learned CGC has produced a copy of instruction to the effect that the father of the petitioner, namely, Md. Fajar Ali, the declared foreign national was handed over to the BSF. 3. As per the list, the name of the father of the petitioner appears at Sl. No. 108 and he has been sent back to the Country of origin in the intervening night of 26-28 May, 2025 from the Area of Responsibility (AOR) of 89 Bn. BSF. 4. Accordingly, having heard both sides, the matter is closed without prejudice to the right of the petitioner/declared foreign national to take such steps as they may be so advised. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant