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MRS MEERA SAIKIA v. INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

I.A.(Civil)/469/2026 · 2026-03-19

Mitali Thakuria

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010032642026 2026:GAU-AS:4067 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/469/2026 MRS MEERA SAIKIA WIFE OF BHUHAB CHANDRA SAIKIA, PRESENTLY RESIDING AT HOUSE NO 1, ANANDA PATH, AMBIKAGIRI NAGAR, R.G. BARUA ROAD, ZOO ROAD, KAMRUP METRO, ASSAM 781024 VERSUS INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI, REPRESENTED BY ITS REGISTRAR, IIT GUWAHATI, NORTH GUWAHATI IN THE DISTRICT OF KAMRUP, ASSAM, PIN -781039. 2:ON THE DEATH OF KRISHNA CHANDRA BARUAH HIS LEGAL HEIRS SMT TANUJA BARUAH WIFE OF LATE DILIP CHANDRA BARUAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAJADUAR PS-NORTH GUWAHATI DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN -781030 3:SRI HRIDOYJIT BARUAH SON OF LATE DILIP CHANDRA BARUAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE RAJADUAR PSNORTH GUWAHATI DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN - 781030. RESPONDENT NO.1 2ARE WIFE AND SON OF LATE DILIP CHANDRA BARUAH ELDEST SON OF LATE KRISHNA CHANDRA BARUAH. 4:SRI RATUL BARUAH OPPOSITE PARTIES NO. 3 4 ARE SONS OF LATE KRISHNA CHANDRA Page No.# 2/3 BARUAH ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE RAJADUAR PS-NORTH GUWAHATI DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN - 781030. 5:SRI MUKUR BARUAH OPPOSITE PARTIES NO. 3 4 ARE SONS OF LATE KRISHNA CHANDRA BARUAH ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE RAJADUAR PS-NORTH GUWAHATI DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN - 781030. 6:SRI SAURAV BARUAH OPPOSITE PARTIES NO. 3 4 ARE SONS OF LATE KRISHNA CHANDRA BARUAH ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE RAJADUAR PS-NORTH GUWAHATI DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN - 781030. 7:THE COLLECTOR OF KAMRUP AMINGAON DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN -781039 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R B PHOOKAN, MR K J HAZARIKA,MS. D DAS Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, MR. R P KAKOTI SR. ADV.,MR. S SUTRADHAR,MS. A GOGOI BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE MITALI THAKURIA ORDER Date : 20-03-2026 Heard Mr. R B Phookan, the learned counsel for the applicant. Also heard Page No.# 3/3 Mr. O. Laskar, the learned counsel appearing for the respondent nos. 2 to 6 and Ms. D D. Barman, the learned Government Advocate appearing for the respondent no. 7 i.e. the D.C. Kamrup, Amingaon and Mr. S. Sutradhar, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent no. 1 i.e. IIT, Guwahati. 2. It is submitted by Mr. Phookan that the present interlocutory application was filed by Mrs. Meera Saikia the wife of Bhuban Chandra Saikia, one of the legal heirs of Late Krishna Chandra Baruah to implead herself as a party respondent in I.A.(Civil) No. 3026/2025 in L.A. Appeal No. 5153/2025. The I.A. (Civil) 3026/2025 is an Interlocutory Application for condoning the delay in preferring the connected L.A. Appeal No. 5153/2025. But, the said interlocutory application i.e. the condonation of delay has already been disposed of by this Court on 28.02.2026 and vide the said order it has been dismissed and accordingly the connected L.A. Appeal is also not registered accordingly. As the interlocutory application has already been disposed of by this Court on 28.02.2026, the present interlocutory application praying for impleading the present petitioner as respondent no. 7 in the said I.A.(Civil) 3026/2025 has already become infructuous. In view of this Mr. Phookan has submitted that the applicant does not what to press it further. 3. Considering the submissions made by Mr. Phookan and other circumstances of this case, especially considering the fact that the connected I.A.(Civil) 3026/2025 has already been disposed of, in which the present applicant wanted to implead herself as a party respondent no. 7, the present petition stands disposed of as rendered infructuous. JUDGE Comparing Assistant