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SABBA @ NOOR SABBA KHATOON v. UNION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS.

WP(C)/8237/2018 · 2026-08-27

Kalyan Rai Surana, Susmita Phukan Khaund

Writ Petition (Civil)body2026

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Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010258732018 2026:GAU-AS:12402 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/8237/2018 SABBA @ NOOR SABBA KHATOON W/O- MD. GIYASUDDIN, PERMANENT R/O- VILL- MADHUSAI, WARD NO. 13, BHUVWAN CHHAPRA, P.O. BHUWAN CHHAPRA, P.S. SAKIA, BLOCK- EAST CHAMPARAN, KALYANPUR, DIST- EAST CHAMPORAN, BIHAR, PIN- 845412, LAST RESIDENCE AT- BOKAKHAT TOWN, WARD NO. 1, P.O. AND P.A. BOKAKHAT, DIST- GOLAGHAT, ASSAM VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND 4 ORS. TO BE REP. BY THE SECY. TO THE MINISTRY OF HOME, GOVT. OF INDIA, NEW DELHI-01 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM TO BE REP. BY THE COMM. AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM HOME DEPTT. DISPUR GHY-6 3:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE GOLAGHAT DISTRICT ASSAM DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN- 785118 4:ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA TO BE REP. BY ITS COMMISSIONER NEW DELHI- 01 5:N.R.C. ASSAM BHANGAGARH Page No.# 2/3 GHY-0 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M K SARMA, MR H DAS Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I., SC, NRC,SC, F.T,SC, ELECTION COMMISSION. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER 28.08.2026 (K.R. Surana, J) None appears on call for the petitioner. 2. In this case, as per the order dated 29.04.2019, the counsel for the petitioner had submitted that they were no longer representing the petitioner as the brief had been taken back and some time was sought to produce the acknowledgement. A similar prayer was made, when the matter was listed on 15.07.2019. 3. As per order dated 23.10.2024, this Court had observed that the record reveals that on 13.03.2019, the brief of the writ petition was taken by one Wajid Ali, son of the petitioner and that as per the records, the petitioner was then under detention. 4. On 26.08.2026, when the matter was listed and called, the petitioner was again unrepresented and it was made clear that if the petitioner remained absent on the next date of listing, adverse orders would follow. 5. Mr. G. Sharma, learned Standing Counsel for the Border and FT matters has submitted that as per instructions received by him, during the COVID-19 period, the petitioner was released on bail pursuant to directions Page No.# 3/3 issued from time to time by the Supreme Court of India as well as by this Court. 6. Be that as it may, as the petitioner has remained unrepresented since 2019, this writ petition stands dismissed for non-prosecution. 7. The Registry shall send back the records received from the concerned learned Tribunal along with the copy of this order, to be made a part of the record by the said learned Tribunal. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant