On the Death of Monohar Das, His Legal Heir, Bhabakanta Das and 5 Ors. v. Md. Mir Hussain and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Substitution of legal heirs upon death of petitioner during pendency; I.A. (Civil) No. 1462/2022 (linked to WP(C)/4380/2024, Gauhati High Court) disposed as infructuous on 16.10.2025 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Mazumdar; earlier substitution already granted by order dated 27.02.2023 in I.A. (Civil) No. 1374/2019; petitioners: Bhabakanta Das, Kushal Das, Prabhat Das, Hariram Das, Deben Das, Pradip Das; respondents: Chairman, Board of Revenue, Guwahati, and Md. Mir Hussain and Md. Anowar Hussain; parties from Garal/Bhattapara and Dharapur Majoli, Mouza Ramcharani, P.S. Azara, Dist. Kamrup (M), Assam.
What did the court decide?
Since the substitution of Bhabakanta Das & 5 others in place of Late Manohar Das had already been allowed by the order dated 27.02.2023 in I.A. (Civil) No. 1374/2019, the prayers made in I.A. (Civil) No. 1462/2022 had become infructuous.