Page No.# 1/15 GAHC010135762026 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3567/2026 INCHAN ALI AND 85 ORS C/O- LATE TAIRAB ALI, RO VILL-SAGOLMOA, MAKUNDARBOND, DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI), ASSAM 2: JARINA BIBI C/O- INCHAN ALIAS ICHAN ALI RO VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 3: SARIMUL HAQUE C/O INCHAN ALI R/O VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 4: MOMOTA BEGUM C/O SARIMUL HAQUE R/O VILL- SAGOLMOA ALIAS CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 5: KARIMUN NECHA ALIAS KARIMUNNECHA C/O AFTAR ALI R/O VILL- SAGOLMOA MAKUNARBOND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 6: JAHUR UDDIN C/O- AFTAR ALI VILL-SAGOLMOA MAKUNDARBOND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) Page No.# 2/15 ASSAM 7: RUMANA BEGUM C/O- JAHUR UDDIN VILL-SAGOLMOA MAKUNDARBOND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 8: ISLAM UDDIN ALIAS ISLAMUDDIN C/O- AFTAR ALI R/O VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 9: MARIUMUN NESSA KHANAM ALIAS MORIUMUN NESSA KHNAM C/O- ISLAM UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 10: HUCHAM UDDIN C/O- AFTAR ALI VILL-SAGOLMOA MAKUNDARBOND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 11: NACHIBA ALIAS NASHIBA KHATUN C/O- HUCHAM UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 12: BODOR UDDIN C/O- HUSAM UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 13: REZWANA KHATUN C/O- BODOR UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 14: JASMINA BEGUM C/O- HUSAM UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND Page No.# 3/15 DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 15: AMED ALIAS AMAD UDDIN C/O- HUSAM UDDIN VILL-SAGOLMOA DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 16: RUKSHANA BEGAM C/O- HUSAM UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 17: HUCHNA BEGAM C/O- JIYAB UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 18: MD SULTAN HUSAIN C/O- JIYAB UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 19: MOKBUL HUSSAIN C/O- JIYAB UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 20: JAHANARA BEGAM C/O- ANJAB ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 21: ANJAB ALI C/O- TAHIR ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ (SRIBHUMI) ASSAM 22: RIYAJ UDDIN VILL-SAGOLMOA MAKUNDARBOND ALIAS CHAGALMARABAND Page No.# 4/15 DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 23: ANGGUR BIBI C/O- RACHMAN ALIAS RACHAMAN ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 24: ACHAB UDDIN C/O- RACHMAN ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 25: HAFSA BEGAM C/O- ASAB UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 26: HASIB UDDIN C/O- AFTAR ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 27: ALATANA BEGAM ALIAS BEGUM C/O- HASIB ALIAS HACHIB UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 28: SAIF UDDIN C/O- ABDUL KARIM VILL-157 CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 29: ALECHA BEGUM C/O- SHIF UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 30: SUAIB ALIAS SUAID AHMED C/O- SAIF UDDIN Page No.# 5/15 VILL-157 SAGALMOHA DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 31: KAMAL UDDIN C/O- ABDUL CHETTAR VILL-157 CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 32: ROBINA BEGUM C/O- KAMAL UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 33: ABDUL JALIL C/O- ABDUL GANI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 34: JAYNUL ISLAM ALIAS JOYANUL C/O- ABDUL GONI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 35: ARIFUL HOQUE C/O- INCHAN ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 36: NASERA BEGAM C/O- ARIFUL HOQUE VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 37: ASRAFUL ISLAM C/O- ARIFUL HOQUE ALIAS HAQUE VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM Page No.# 6/15 38: AMINUL ISLAM C/O- ARIFUL HOQUE VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 39: MD SHAHARUL ISLAM C/O- ARIFUL HOQUE VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 40: ABDUL ROUP C/O- ASAB UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 41: MANOWARA BEGAM C/O- ABDUL ROUP VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 42: AFTAB UDDIN C/O- ABDUL ROUF VILL-SAGALMOA DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 43: SULTANA BEGAM C/O- AFTAB UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 44: REHANA BEGUM C/O- ABDUL RUP VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 45: SHARIF ALIAS SORIF UDDIN C/O- ABDUL RAUF VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM Page No.# 7/15 46: HUSHNA ALIAS HUSNA BEGAM C/O- SHARIF ALIAS SORIF UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 47: ALMACH UDDIN C/O- ABDUL RUF VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 48: MINU BEGAM C/O- LATE URFIJ ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 49: ISLAM UDDIN C/O- ABDUL ROUP VILL-158 MAKUNDARBAND CHAGALMUA DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 50: DILOYARA BEGUM C/O- ABDUL JABBAR VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 51: MANUHAR ALI ALIAS MD MANUHAR ALI C/O- RAKIB ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 52: KANCHAN BIBI C/O- ABDUL ACHAD ALIAS AZAD VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 53: KHAYRUL HUSSAIN C/O- ABDUL AZAD VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI Page No.# 8/15 ASSAM 54: SOLMAN HUSSAIN ALIAS SALMAN HUSSEN C/O- ABDUL AZAD VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 55: AJMAL HUSSAIN C/O- IRPAN ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 56: MANOWARA BEGAM C/O- AJMAL HUSSAIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 57: ABDUL SAHID C/O- IRPAN ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 58: SARAF UDDIN C/O- AJIR UDDIN ALIAS AJIR UDADIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 59: CHAYARUN NESSA ALIAS NEECHA C/O- SARAF UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 60: KALIM UDDIN C/O- AJIR UDDIN ALIAS AJIR UDADIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 61: BACHIRUN BIBI C/O- ILACH ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI Page No.# 9/15 ASSAM 62: FORMUS ALI C/O- ILACH ALI VILL-201 CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 63: NIYAJ ALI ALIAS MD NEAJ ALI C/O- ILAB ALIAS ILASH ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 64: RIKIYA BEGEM C/O- ILAS ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 65: MD FOIYAJ ALI ALIAS FOIYAJ ALI C/O- ILACH ALIAS ILAS ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 66: MD MAKNON ALI C/O- MD ILASH ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 67: HAOWARUNNECHA ALIAS HAOWARUN NECHA C/O- KHAYER UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 68: SAMINA BEGUM C/O- NUR AHMED VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 69: RUSNA BEGAM C/O- KOHAIR UDDIN ALIAS LATE KOHAIR UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND Page No.# 10/15 DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 70: NUR AHMED C/O- KHAYER UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 71: SAFIK ALI C/O- ARJAN ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 72: NAHARUN NESSA KHATUN C/O- SAFIK ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 73: RUHENA BEGAM C/O- SAFIK ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 74: BADRUL ISLAM C/O- SAFIK ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 75: FAKRUL ISLAM C/O- AFTAR ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 76: HABIBUR RAHAMAN ALIAS MD HABIBUR RAHMAN C/O- AFTAR ALIAS APTAR ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 77: KULCHUMA ALIAS KHULCHUMA BIBI C/O- FAKRUL ISLAM VILL-CHAGALMARABAND Page No.# 11/15 DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 78: ABDUL MALIK C/O- KUTI MIYA VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 79: MANOWARA BEGAM C/O- ABDUL MALIK VILL-192 CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 80: GIAS MIA C/O- ABDUL MALIK VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 81: ANUARA BEGAM C/O- GIAS MIA VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 82: SHYAM UDDIN C/O- ABDUL MALIK VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 83: FORIDA BEGAM C/O- SHYAM UDDIN VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 84: MD ISLAM UDDIN C/O- ABDUL MALIK VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 85: RAMJAN ALI C/O- ARFIJ ALI Page No.# 12/15 VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSAM 86: HAFSA BEGAM C/O- RAMJAN ALIAS RAMJAU ALI VILL-CHAGALMARABAND DIST- KARIMGANJ SRIBHUMI ASSA VERSUS UNION OF INDIA AND 9 ORS TO BE REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY, MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI- 110001 2:THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY NIRVACHAN SADAN ASHOKA ROAD NEW DELHI- 110001 3:THE STATE OF ASSAM TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HOME AND POLITICAL DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 781006 4:THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ASSAM OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006 5:THE DISTRICT ELECTION OFFICER SRIBHUMI ASSAM 6:THE ELECTORAL REGISTRATION OFFICER CONCERNED ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCY SRIBHUMI ASSAM 7:THE CIRCLE OFFICER PATHARKANDI REVENUE CIRCLE Page No.# 13/15 SRIBHUMI ASSAM 8:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER SRIBHUMI ASSAM 9:SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE SRIBHUMI ASSAM 10:OFFICER IN CHARGE BAZARICHARRA POLICE STATION SRIBHUMI ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A R BHUYAN, S LASKAR Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., SC, ECI,GA, ASSAM,SC, NRC,SC, F.T BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI ORDER 13.07.2026 Heard Shri A. R. Bhuyan, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Shri S. Sarif, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Shri K. Gogoi, learned CGC; Ms. S. Katakey, learned Standing Counsel, ECI; Ms. I. Gogoi, learned counsel on behalf of Shri J. Payeng, learned Standing Counsel NRC & FT as well as Shri G. Bokalial learned Government Advocate for respondent nos. 5 to 10. 2. Considering the facts and circumstances, the disputes raised and as agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, the instant petition is disposed of at the motion stage. This Court is also informed that similar matters had come up for consideration before this Court and 2 orders passed by this Court have also been enclosed in the petition. The grievance in brief raised by these 86 numbers of petitioners is the deletion of their names from the Electoral Rolls. It is Page No.# 14/15 contended by Shri Bhuyan, the learned Senior Counsel that the procedure prescribed before such deletion has not been followed. 3. There is however an agreement in the Bar that the issue can be raised before the appropriate authority under Section 23 (1) of the Representation of People Act, 1950 read with the other provisions. 4. This Court has noted that in the earlier orders passed by this Court, there has been an elaborate discussion on the provisions of the law including the provision of preferring an appeal under Section 24. Therefore, without going into the detail facts, this Court is of the opinion that the directions which had been passed in the earlier writ petition would also apply in this case. 5. In view of the availability of such statutory, adequate and efficacious remedy, the writ petition is disposed of with the following observations and directions :- (i) The petitioners will file applications under Section 23(1) of the R. P. Act before the jurisdictional Electoral Registration Officer along with the documents in support of their claim for inclusion of the names in the electoral roll published for No. 107 Sarupathar LAC as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 1 (one) month from today; (ii) If such applications are filed, the jurisdictional Electoral Registration Officer shall consider such applications in terms of the mandate contained in Section 23, R.P. Act read with Rule 26 of the Registration Rules so that the applications are decided by abiding to the statutory timeline; (iii) In the event the Electoral Registration Officer finds that any of the petitioners’ names deserves to be included in the electoral roll, the necessary orders are to be passed accordingly; Page No.# 15/15 (iv) If in the event the Electoral Registration Officer rejects any application, then the same shall be with a brief statement of reasons and the order is to be communicated to the concerned petitioner forthwith thereafter; and (v) If after the decision of the jurisdictional Electoral Registration Officer any of the petitioners finds himself aggrieved in any manner, such petitioner would be at liberty to avail the statutory remedy of preferring an under Section 24 of the R.P. Act. 6. Writ petition accordingly stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant