Musabbar Ali Khan and Anr. v. the State of Assam and 3 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court; WP(C)/901/2025; Musabbar Ali Khan and Azinul Islam v. State of Assam; Arun Dev Choudhury, J.; order dated 10-04-2025; women's reservation; reservation of Ward Nos. 4 & 6; 47 No. Sundarpara Gaon Panchayat; Dhubri; ensuing Panchayat Election; delimitation; Article 243K Constitution of India; Section 114(1) Assam Panchayat Act 1994; Rule 15 and Rule 16 Assam Panchayat (Constitution) Rules 1995; Notification SEC.63/2022/125 dated 02.04.2025; election notification; issue academic; writ petition closed; questions kept open for appropriate stage/proceeding; counsel: A. Rahman for petitioners, K. Konwar Additional Advocate General for respondents 1, 2 & 4, R. Dubey Standing Counsel Election Commission for respondent 3.
What did the court decide?
The issue raised in the writ petition has become academic because the process of election has already been set in motion by issuance of the election notification dated 02.04.2025.