SAFIYA KHATUN vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS. Advocate - GA, ASSAM, ,SC, REVENUE,SC, FINANCE — WP(C)/4479/2025

Case under Constitution of India Section 226. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Of on 05th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: GAHC010175592025

e-Filing Number

05-08-2025

Filing Number

WP(C)/10049/2025

Filing Date

05-Aug-2025

Registration No

WP(C)/4479/2025

Registration Date

06-Aug-2025

Judge

Honourable Mr. Justice Kardak Ete

Coram

Honourable Mr. Justice Kardak Ete

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

10183 - Compensations relating to Land Matters. ( 241 )

Judicial Branch

Writ Section

Decision Date

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Of

Last updated 10-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Constitution of India Section 226

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SAFIYA KHATUN

    Adv. MR G U AHMED,MS S. MEHJABIN,MS S. MEHJABIN, ,MR. R ISLAM,MS S. MEHJABIN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS. Advocate - GA (Government Advocate), ASSAM, ,SC, REVENUE,SC, FINANCE

  2. 2.THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY

  3. 3.THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY,

  4. 4.THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER,

  5. 5.THE CIRCLE OFFICER,

  6. 6.THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE,

  7. 7.THE OFFICER IN-CHARGE,

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-May-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kardak EteView PDF

    Case Summary: Safiya Khatun v. State of Assam Decision: The Gauhati High Court dismissed the writ petition. The court held that petitioner Safiya Khatun is not entitled to ex-gratia compensation of Rs. 4,00,000 under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) notification dated 27.07.2011 for her granddaughter's death by drowning. Key Reasoning: While the death by drowning was undisputed, the court found no evidence that it occurred during a flood or resulted from any specified natural calamity (cyclone, drought, earthquake, fire, flood, tsunami, hailstorm, landslide, avalanche, cloudburst, or pest attack) covered by the SDRF. Investigation and certificates confirmed no flood existed in the area at the time—the child accidentally fell into a pond while playing. SDRF relief requires direct causation to notified natural calamities, which was absent here. The court noted the petitioner may pursue relief under other applicable policies. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 08-Aug-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Arun Dev ChoudhuryView PDF

  4. 05-Aug-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. WP(C)/4479/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Safiya Khatun v. State of Assam Decision: The Gauhati High Court dismissed the writ petition. The court held that petitioner Safiya Khatun is not entitled to ex-gratia compensation of Rs. 4,00,000 under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) notification dated 27.07.2011 for her granddaughter's death by drowning. Key Reasoning: While the death by drowning was undisputed, the court found no evidence that it occurred during a flood or resulted from any specified natural calamity (cyclone, drought, earthquake, fire, flood, tsunami, hailstorm, landslide, avalanche, cloudburst, or pest attack) covered by the SDRF. Investigation and certificates confirmed no flood existed in the area at the time—the child accidentally fell into a pond while playing. SDRF relief requires direct causation to notified natural calamities, which was absent here. The court noted the petitioner may pursue relief under other applicable policies. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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