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2026 Supreme(Online)(Gau) 13151

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Saptarshi Das, Deputy Registrar (Bench)
SANKAR DAS AND ANR – Appellant
Versus
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS – Respondent
WP(C)/4874/2025



Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: H R Choudhury, G Talukdar, Z Hussain
For the Respondents: GA Assam, SC ASEC, SC P and R.D.

Procedural compliance, specifically the correct provision of addresses and postal charges for the issuance of court notices, is a prerequisite for the progression of legal proceedings.

Headnote:The matter pertains to a writ petition where the court examined the procedural requirements for issuing notices to respondents. It was observed that notices to respondent Nos. 4 and 5 could not be issued due to a shortage of postal stamps and discrepancies in the provided addresses, despite previous directions from the court. The primary issue is whether the petitioners should be granted further time to rectify procedural defects in the issuance of notices. The court reasoned that since the counsel had not yet approached the section to rectify the deficits despite communication, a final opportunity is necessary to ensure the legal process proceeds. Let the matter be listed before the Lawazima Court again on 29.05.2026.

ORDER

Case taken up before the Lawazima Court.

None appears on behalf of the petitioners.

Perused the records.

Perusal of the instant case record reveals that the petitioners took fresh steps for issuance of notice to the respondent Nos. 4 & 5 through registered post with A/D on 10.09.2025.

However, notices could not be issued due to a shortage of requisite postal stamps and discrepancies in the addresses provided on the submitted envelopes. In view of the above, the previous Lawazima Court, vide its order dated 01.04.2026, directed the petitioners to approach the concerned section within 7 (seven) days to furnish the deficit postal stamps and correct the addresses.

Vide the same order, the concerned section was directed to convey these discrepancies to the petitioners or their learned counsel via phone/email. Consequently, the matter is listed before the Lawazima Court today with an office note dated 02.05.2026, stating that the section communicated these details to the petitioners' counsel on 02.04.2026.

Despite this, the office note states that the learned counsel for the petitioners has not yet approached the section to rectify the postal deficit or the addresses. As such, notice could not be issued to respondent Nos. 4 & 5.

In view of the above, the petitioners are afforded further one week time to approach the concerned section and make the necessary corrections as prescribed by the order dated 01.04.2026.

Let the matter be listed before the Lawazima Court again on 29.05.2026.

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