Khadiza Khatun v. the State of Assam and 6 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court order dated 12.08.2025 in WP(C)/4654/2023 (Khadiza Khatun v. The State of Assam and 6 Ors): writ petition abated and disposed of after the petitioner's death during pendency; her only surviving son declined substitution. Heard through N. H. Borbhuyan (for petitioner, on behalf of F. A. Laskar), N. Barua (respondent Nos. 5 and 6), R. Dhar (Additional Senior Government Advocate, state respondent) and M. Bhuyan (standing counsel, Finance Department). No substantive adjudication, statute citation or precedent relied upon.
What did the court decide?
In view of the endorsement made by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner (that the petitioner expired during the pendency of the writ petition and her only surviving son was not interested to be substituted in her place), the writ petition stands abated and disposed of.