Gauhati High Court
I.A.(Civil)/3029/2026 of ON THE DEATH OF SHRI CHANDRA KANTA KALITA, HIS LEGAL HEIRS SRI HIRANYA KALITA Vs THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA AND ORS on 7 September 2026
GAHC010170992026 2026:GAU-AS:13035 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3029/2026 ON THE DEATH OF SHRI CHANDRA KANTA KALITA, HIS LEGAL HEIRS SRI HIRANYA KALITA S/O LATE CHANDRA KANTA KALITA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/ONAHARANI
GAHC010170992026
2026:GAU-AS:13035
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/3029/2026
ON THE DEATH OF SHRI CHANDRA KANTA KALITA, HIS LEGAL HEIRS SRI
HIRANYA KALITA
S/O LATE CHANDRA KANTA KALITA, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, R/ONAHARANI PATH, BYE-LANE-I, H.NO.2, BANFULNAGAR, P.S.- HATIGAON, DISTRICT- KAMRUP M.
2: SRI KISHOR KALITA
S/O LATE CHANDRA KANTA KALITA
AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS
R/ONAHARANI PATH
BYE-LANE-I
H.NO.2
BANFULNAGAR
P.S.- HATIGAON
DISTRICT- KAMRUP M.
3: SMT BHARATI KALITA
WIFE OF SHRI CHANDRA KANTA KALITA
AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS
R/O- NAHARANI PATH
BYE-LANEI
H.NO.2
BANFULNAGAR
P.S.- HATIGAON
DISTRICT- KAMRUP M
VERSUS
THE RESERVE BANK OF INDIA AND ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR, RESERVE BANK OF INDIA, 18TH
FLOOR, CENTRAL OFFICE BUILDING, SHAHID BHAGAT SINGH ROAD, MUMBAI-400001.
2:THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
PANBAZAR
STATION ROAD GUWAHATI
DIST. KAMRUP METRO ASSAM
PIN-781001.
3:SHRI THOTNGAM JAMANG BANKING OMBUDSMAN
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
GUWAHATI UNDER BANKING OMBUDSMAN SCHEME 2006 C/O-RESERVE
BANK OF INDIA
STATION ROAD
PANBAZAR GUWAHATI-781001.
4:STATE BANK OF INDIA
SBI PERSONALIZED BANKING BRANCH PBB
GANESHGURI
REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF MANAGER METRO SWAGOTA SQUARE
3RD FLOOR
ABC POINT
G.S. ROAD
BHANGAGARH
GUWAHATI
KAMRUP
ASSAM
PIN- 781005
REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER
5:THE ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER
DIGITAL AND INTERNET BANKING
STATE BANK OF INDIA
LHO
GUWAHATI
ASSAM
G.S. ROAD
DISPUR
GUWAHATI781005.
6:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE CRIME GUWAHATI POLICE
COMMISSIONERATE
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF POLICE CRIME
CRIME BRANCH
POLICE COMMISSIONERATE GUWAHATI
DANISH ROAD
PANBAZAR
GUWAHATI-78100
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR H GUPTA,
Advocate for the Respondent : MR. P HAZARIKA, MR K DAS
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
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ORDER
08.09.2026
1. Heard Ms. P. R. Choudhury, learned counsel for the applicants. Also heard Mr. H. S. Borah, learned counsel on behalf of Mr. P. Hazarika, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 3 and Mr. K. Das, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 4 and 5.
2. The present interlocutory application has been filed for substitution of the legal heirs of the petitioner No. 1, Chandra Kanta Kalita in the connected writ petition.
3. The learned counsel for the applicants submits that the wife of the deceased petitioner No. 1, is already arrayed in the connected writ petition as petitioner No. 2.
4. After perusal of the material available on record including the averments made in the application, it is found that the present applicants are legal heirs of the deceased petitioner No. 1, who died on 18.08.2025. Accordingly, the right to sue survives upon the present applicants and therefore, the present application is allowed by substituting the present applicants namely Sri Hiranya Kalita (Son) and Sri Kishor Kalita (Son) as petitioners in place of deceased petitioner No. 1, as per the requirement of CIS.
5. The petitioner shall furnish an amended cause title in terms of Notification 19 dated 19th June, 2023, before the Registry within a period of one week from today and after acceptance of the same, the petitioner shall furnish the amended cause title to the learned counsel for the respondents.
6. Registry to correct the cause title of the connected writ petition by incorporating the name of the legal heirs of the petitioner No. 1 in his place as per requirement of CIS.
7. Accordingly, this interlocutory application stands disposed of by allowing the prayer.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant