Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010196192019 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/6212/2019 AMRIT MONDAL S/O- LATE GIRISH CH MONDAL @ GIRISH CHANDRA MANDAL, R/O- VILL- NO.2, BOTIAMARA/ ROWMARI, P.S- BEHALI, DIST- SONITPUR, BISWANATH, ASSAM VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 6 ORS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF INDIA, HOME AFFAIRS DEPTT, NEW DELHI- 01 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM HOME DEPTT DISPUR GUWAHATI- 06 3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BISWANATH CHARIALI P.O- BISWANATH CHARIALI DIST- BISWANATH ASSAM PIN- 787057 4:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (B) TEZPUR SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784001 5:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE BISWANATH CHARIALI Page No.# 2/3 P.O- BISWANATH CHARIALI DIST- BISWANATH ASSAM PIN- 787057 6:THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA THROUGH THE ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICER 77 NO. BEHALI LAC SONITPUR ASSAM 7:THE STATE COORDINATOR NRC ASSAM P.O AND P.S- BHANGAGARH DIST- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 78100 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R P SARMAH, MR. P N SHARMA,MS N DAIMARI,MS S P CHETRY Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I., SC, NRC,SC, F.T,SC, ELECTION COMMISSION. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRANJAL DAS ORDER 07.10.2026 (K. R. Surana, J) Heard Mr. R. P. Sarmah, learned senior counsel assisted by Ms. M. Borah, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Upon instructions, the learned senior counsel for the petitioner has submitted that the petitioner had died on 08.02.2024, therefore the matter is abated. 3. As there are consequences attached to the opinion passed by the Foreigners Tribunal, declaring the petitioner to be a foreigner, the Court had put Page No.# 3/3 query to the learned senior counsel for the petitioner as to whether any family members are interested to substitute themselves. 4. In response, the learned senior counsel for the petitioner submitted that none of the family members have consented to substitute themselves. 5. The matter stands dismissed on being abated on the death of the petitioner. 6. The Registry shall return back the Tribunal’s record along with a copy of this order to be made a part of the record by the said learned Tribunal. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant