Assam: Gauhati High Court Allows Man to Meet Detained Kin

Staff Reporter

Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on Wednesday permitted visitation rights to a man to meet his two uncles who are said to be detained in a holding centre in Assam’s Kokrajhar.

The division bench of Justice Kalyan Rai Surana and Justice Malasri Nandi was hearing a writ petition [WP(civil) 2917/2025] filed by one Torap Ali concerning the alleged disappearance of two individuals who were previously declared as foreigners by the Foreigners Tribunal in 2017. The petitioner sought to know the whereabouts of his uncles Md. Abdu Bakkar and Akbar Ali and asked the counsel appearing for the Foreigners Tribunal matters to obtain instructions.

In today’s hearing, after being informed by the counsel for foreigners’ tribunal matters that petitioner’s relatives are at a holding centre in Kokrajhar, the division bench stated in its order: “On such disclosure made, the court is inclined to grant the petitioner’s visitation right to the said two detained persons on the strength of a certified copy of this order. The official who is in custody of Md. Abdu Bakkar and Akbar Ali, on a production of a certified copy of this order, shall permit visitation rights to the petitioner.”

During the hearing, the counsel appearing for the Foreigners Tribunal matters informed the court that, as per instructions received by him, the petitioner’s uncles were presently lodged at a holding centre in Kokrajhar. However, senior counsel HRA Chaudhary appearing for the petitioner contended no information was provided to them regarding the whereabouts.

At this stage, it was submitted by the petitioner that there is a Supreme Court order on bail under which his uncles were granted bail and that they have complied with the bail conditions mentioned therein. The counsel said that an affidavit shall be filed to that effect, pointing out that there were certain issues claiming that the conditions had been violated. The court at this stage orally said, “They will not be deported till the next date of listing.”

The matter is next listed on June 16.

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