SUFIA BEGUM vs THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS. Advocate - DY.S.G.I., ,SC, ECI,SC, NRC,SC, F.T,GA, ASSAM — WP(C)/1034/2026

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--Dismissed on 20th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: GAHC010023882026

e-Filing Number

06-02-2026

Filing Number

WP(C)/1322/2026

Filing Date

06-Feb-2026

Registration No

WP(C)/1034/2026

Registration Date

23-Feb-2026

Judge

Honourable Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi , Honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal Das

Coram

Honourable Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi , Honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal Das

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

10176 - Oders of Foreigners Tribunal/Illegal Migrant(D) Tribunal ( 238 )

Judicial Branch

Writ Section

Decision Date

20-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Dismissed

Last updated 29-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SUFIA BEGUM

    Adv. DARAK ULLAH,SABRISH AHMED,SABRISH AHMED, ,MS A HUSSAIN,SABRISH AHMED

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS. Advocate - DY.S.G.I., ,SC, ECI,SC, NRC,SC, F.T,GA, ASSAM

  2. 2.THE STATE OF ASSAM

  3. 3.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE (BORDER),

  4. 4.THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER,

  5. 5.THE ASSAM STATE CO ORDINATOR OF NRC,

  6. 6.THE ELECTION COMMISSIONER OF INDIA,

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-May-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Medhi,honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal DasView PDF

    Case Summary: Sufia Begum v. Union of India Decision: The Gauhati High Court dismissed the petition on May 20, 2026. Key Reasoning: Sufia Begum challenged a Foreigners Tribunal order rejecting her application to submit additional documents in a 2012 foreigners reference case. The court found the late filing of this document request (at the written argument stage, over 13 years after registration) constituted dilatory tactics to delay proceedings. The court noted the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964 mandates case completion within 60 days, and rejected the petitioner's reliance on an earlier judgment, finding no binding precedent applied. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 25-Mar-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana,honourable Mrs. Justice Susmita Phukan KhaundView PDF

  4. 16-Mar-2026

    Motion

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana , Honourable Mrs. Justice Susmita Phukan Khaund

  5. 06-Mar-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana,honourable Mrs. Justice Susmita Phukan KhaundView PDF

  6. 06-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 25-Feb-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kalyan Rai Surana,honourable Mrs. Justice Susmita Phukan KhaundView PDF

  8. 06-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP(C)/1034/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Sufia Begum v. Union of India Decision: The Gauhati High Court dismissed the petition on May 20, 2026. Key Reasoning: Sufia Begum challenged a Foreigners Tribunal order rejecting her application to submit additional documents in a 2012 foreigners reference case. The court found the late filing of this document request (at the written argument stage, over 13 years after registration) constituted dilatory tactics to delay proceedings. The court noted the Foreigners (Tribunals) Order, 1964 mandates case completion within 60 days, and rejected the petitioner's reliance on an earlier judgment, finding no binding precedent applied. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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