Gopendra Namasudra and 103 Ors. v. the Union of India and 12 Ors.
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Gauhati High Court interlocutory application I.A.(Civil)/394/2025, Justice Kardak Ete, 12.03.2025; applicants: GOPENDRA NAMASUDRA AND 103 ORS. (residents of Mahadevpur Part-III, Pirnagar, Niz Jalalpur-I/II, Natanpur, Rongpur, Katigorah, District Cachar, Assam); respondents: Union of India (Home Ministry, Border Management, Police Division-II, DG BSF, IG BSF Mizoram & Cachar Frontier Masimpur Silchar), State of Assam (Revenue & Disaster Management, Home Deptt.), DC and SP Cachar, Circle Officer Katigorah, and Gaon Panchayats Nos. 150 Jalalpur and 152 Mahadevpur. Subject: substitution of legal heirs of deceased writ petitioners Nos. 3, 27, 49, 56, 67, 68, 69 and 73; counsel heard included S.R. Nasrin for the applicant, RKD Choudhury DSGI and A. Bhattacharjee for respondents 4 and 5. Outcome: application allowed and disposed of; heirs (Degendra Namasudra, Bhupendra Namasudra, Khairul Islam, Abdul Rajak Barbhuiya, Mostakin Ali, Nuru Mia, Mostakin Ali, Abdul Khalique) substituted. No statute or precedent cited.