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2026 DAILYLAW 11179 (GAU)

UNION BANK OF INDIA v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS.

WP(C)/3228/2026 · 2026-07-26

Manish Choudhury

Writ Petition (Civil)body2026

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010113552026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3228/2026 UNION BANK OF INDIA A BODY CORPORATE ESTABLISHED UNDER THE BANKING COMPANIES (ACQUISITION AND TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKING) ACT, 1970 HAVING ITS HEAD OFFICE AT UNION BANK BHAVAN, 239, VIDHAN BHAVAN MARG, NARIMAN POINT, OPPOSITE VIDHAN BHAVAN MUMBAI 400021, AND CARRYING ON ITS BANKING BUSINESS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY THROUGH ITS DIVERSE BRANCHES, HAVING ITS BRANCH OFFICE AT JORHAT BRANCH, UNION BANK OF INDIA, JORHAT MAIN BRANCH, GAR ALI OPPOSITE -INDIAN BANK, P.O. JORHAT ASSAM, PIN-785001. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, HOME DEPARTMENT, GUWAHATI, KAMRUP (M), ASSAM-781006. 2:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE JORHAT DISTRICT-JORHAT ASSAM 785001. 3:THE DISTRICT MAGISTRATE OFFICE OF THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER JORHAT DISTRICT JORHAT ASSAM 785001. 4:SHRI NIRU KALITA R/O VILLAGE KARANGA KATONI P.O. KARANGA P.S. JORHAT DISTRICT JORHAT ASSAM 785008 Page No.# 2/3 5:SHRI CHENIRAM KALITA R/O VILLAGE KARANGA KATONI P.O. KARANGA P.S. JORHAT DISTRICT JORHAT ASSAM 78500 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M SHARMA, MR. A HUSSAIN Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY ORDER Date : 27-07-2026 Heard Mr. A. Hussain, learned counsel on behalf of Mr. M. Sharma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. J. Handique, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent nos. 1 – 3. Mr. Hussain, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that during the pendency of the writ petition, the Order dated 12.12.2025 passed under Section 14 of the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Act, 2002 [SARFAESI Act] has been executed on 08.07.2026 and in that view of the matter, the subject-matter of the writ petition has become infructuous. In view of the above developments and considering the subject-matter of the writ petition, the writ petition is closed as infructuous. JUDGE Page No.# 3/3 Comparing Assistant