Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010260162019 2026:GAU-AS:4428 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/7864/2019 USHA RANI ACHARJEE @ USA RANI D/O- LT ADHAR ACHARJEE, W/O- LT PRAFULLA ACARJEEHUIG, R/O- VILL- BHERGAON, P.O. AND P.S. THELAMARA, DIST- SONITPUR, ASSAM, PIN- 784149 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 6 ORS. REP. BY THE SECY., HOME AFFAIRS, NEW DELHI, DELHI-01 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY THE COMM. AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM HOME DEPTT. DISPUR GHY-6 3:THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NEW DELHI-01 4:THE SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR NRC GOVT. OF ASSAM GHY-01 5:THE SPECIAL COUNSEL OF FOREIGNERS TRIBUNAL GOVT. OF ASSAM GHY-01 6:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (B) SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 784001 Page No.# 2/3 7:THE DY. COMMISSIONER DIST- SONITPUR ASSAM PIN- 78400 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR S C DAS, MR P BURAGOHAIN Advocate for the Respondent : ASSTT.S.G.I., SC, ELECTION COMMISSION.,SC, NRC,SC, F.T BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KALYAN RAI SURANA HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE SUSMITA PHUKAN KHAUND ORDER Date : 27.03.2026 (K.R. Surana, J) Ms. D.R. Bongshiary, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. S.C. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner, upon instructions, has submitted that the petitioner had expired on 20.12.2019 and she has been instructed that the family members are not interested to pursue this matter. Nonetheless, the learned counsel for the petitioner has been apprised of the fact that certain consequences are attached to the opinion of the learned Foreigners’ Tribunal. Mr. S.K. Medhi, learned CGC; Ms. A. Verma, learned standing counsel for the FT & Border matters; Mr. A.I. Ali, learned standing counsel for the ECI; and Mr. P. Sarmah, learned Addl. Senior Govt. Advocate for the State respondent are present. Accordingly, this matter stands dismissed as abated due to the death of Page No.# 3/3 the petitioner. Accordingly, the learned standing counsel for the FT & Border matters shall send a downloaded copy of this order to the Home and Political (B) Department for onwards transmission to the concerned Foreigners’ Tribunal. JUDGE JUDGE Comparing Assistant