Dr. Mrigen Saikia v. the State of Assam and 3 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
Gauhati High Court, WP(C)/5974/2023, Dr. Mrigen Saikia v. The State of Assam and 3 Ors. (Commissioner & Secretary, AH & V Department; Director, AH & V Department; Accountant General (A&E); Treasury Officer, Kamrup Treasury), order dated 06.02.2026 by Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Mazumdar. Writ petition closed following Process Server's report (Office Note dated 22.01.2026) that the petitioner was no more, coupled with absence of representation as the brief had been withdrawn. Legal heirs given liberty to file appropriate application for revival to re-agitate the issues. Keywords: closure of writ petition, death of petitioner, revival, legal heirs, no representation.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition closed; liberty reserved to the legal heirs of the petitioner to file an appropriate application for revival of the writ petition to re-agitate the issues raised therein.