Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010250532019 2026:GAU-AS:3436 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/7729/2019 MD. SONGSER ALI @ SAMSHER ALI S/O LATE KASEM ALI, VILL-SARUPATHAR, P.S.-JAMUNAMUKH POLICE STATION, DIST-HOJAI (ASSAM) VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS. TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI- 1 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY OF HOME DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI ASSAM 3:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (BORDER) HOJAI ASSAM PIN-782435 4:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HOJAI P.O. AND DIST-HOJAI ASSAM PIN-782435 5:THE ASSAM STATE CO-ORDINATOR OF NRC BHANGAGARH GUWAHATI-5 Page No.# 2/3 6:THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA NEW DELH Advocate for the Petitioner : S AHMED, MR. M A LASKAR Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I., SC, F.T,SC, NRC,SC, ECI BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV KUMAR SHARMA ORDER Date : 09.03.2026 (K.R. Surana, J) Mr. S. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner, upon instructions has submitted that during the pendency of this writ petition, the petitioner, namely, Songser Ali @ Samsher Ali has died on 05.11.2025 and in this regard, he has produced a copy of the death certificate. The learned counsel for the petitioner shall provide a photocopy thereof to be retained on record. 2. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that owing to the death of the petitioner, the matter has become infructuous. 3. The notice of the learned counsel for the petitioner is drawn to the fact that there are consequences attached to the opinion. 4. Be that as it may, in view of the prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner, the matter stands closed for having abated on the death of the petitioner. 5. The Registry shall send back the records along with a copy of this order to Page No.# 3/3 the concerned Tribunal to be made a part of the record. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant