Sri Uttam Kr Gohain Boruah v. the State of Assam
Case brief
What is this about?
Name-correction interlocutory application allowed by the Gauhati High Court (Kardak Ete, J.) on 05.06.2026 in I.A.(Civil)/1672/2026 filed in WP(C) No.2023/2026 (Uttam Kr Gohain Borua and 4 ors v. State of Assam and 7 ors). Respondent No.4's name, inadvertently spelt 'Sri Dinesh Gohain Boruah' in the writ petition, was corrected to 'Sri Dinen Gohain Boruah', son of Late Upendra Nath Gohain Boruah of Nakari, Ward No.1, North Lakhimpur Town, District Lakhimpur, Assam. Petitioners are the sons and daughters of Late Satyendra Nath Gohain Boruah. Counsel: L N Dihingia, Pavlov Handique, A K Sahu for petitioners; GA Assam, SC Revenue for the State; M K Neog, M Gogoi, S K Singha for respondent Nos. 6 and 7. Purely procedural order; no statute or precedent discussed; no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Permission to correct the name of respondent No.4 in WP(C) No.2023/2026 from 'Sri Dinesh Gohain Boruah' to 'Sri Dinen Gohain Boruah', son of Late Upendra Nath Gohain Boruah, Resident of Nakari, Ward No.1, North Lakhimpur Town, District – Lakhimpur, Assam, PIN-787001.