The petitioners filed a writ petition seeking compensation from the state government respondents for the death of the minor son/brother of the petitioners, who died due to police firing on September 23, 2021 at their village in Darrang District, Assam. The court issued notice to the respondent state government officials, returnable by December 1, 2021. The petitioners were also directed to serve copies of the writ petition and annexures to the state government advocate by October 26, 2021. The case was listed for further proceedings.