Substitution of Petitioners in Oriental Insurance Case

Authority: Gauhati High Court (High Court of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh)

Order Date: 14.08.2026

Case Overview

• Parties:
• Petitioners: Shri Moniram Das (husband of the late Runu Das) and his children Shri Raja Das and Ms. Ritmoni Das, all legal heirs of the deceased.
• Respondent: The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd, represented by its Chief Regional Manager and Disciplinary Authority (Regional Office, Guwahati) and the General Manager (Personnel) at the company’s registered office in New Delhi.
• Nature of Proceeding: Application for substitution of the original writ petitioner in the connected writ petition WP(C)3562/2022, filed due to the death of the original petitioner, Late Runu Das, on 04.12.2025.
• Background: The original writ petition (WP(C)3562/2022) was pending before the court. Following the demise of Runu Das, his legal heirs sought to be substituted as the petitioner to continue the litigation.
• Counsel: Ms. T. Som appeared for the applicants; Ms. K. Bora represented the respondents. No objection was raised by the respondent.

Final Outcome

• The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Kardak Ete allowed the application for substitution.
• The applicants (Moniram Das, Raja Das, and Ritmoni Das) are hereby substituted as the original writ petitioner in WP(C)3562/2022.
• The application is allowed and disposed of.

Topics: Legal Substitution, Insurance Litigation