Page No.# 1/18 GAHC010256482018 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/8364/2018 NAYAN DEKA AND 2 ORS. SON OF LATE AJIT DEKA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KALAKUCHI, P.O. KALAKUCHI, P.S. TAMULPUR, DISTRICT- BAKSA, ASSAM, PIN- 781367. 2: KANIKA SORANIA D/O SRI KAMDEV SARANIA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KALAKUCHI P.O. KALAKUCHI P.S. TAMULPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM PIN- 783167 3: DEBOJANI BARMAN D/O SRI NAREN BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- LAKHIPUR P.O. DEBOCHARA P.S. BORBARI DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM PIN- 78133 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 97 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006. 2:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL (BTC) REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN- 783370 Page No.# 2/18 3:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL (BTC) KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN- 783370 4:THE DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORD AND SURVEYS ETC. ASSAM RUPNAGAR GUWAHATI- 781032. 5:THE PRINCIPAL ASSAM SURVEY AND SETTLEMENT TRAINING CENTRE RAJAK NAGAR DAKHINGAON GUWAHATI- 781040 6:THE JOINT SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL (BTC) KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN- 783370. 7:THE DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS AND SURVEYS BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL (BTC) KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN- 783370 8:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN- 783370 9:RUPAM GOYARY S/O RANJIT GOYARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BETHAGAON P.O. SILGARA DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 10:MILON MOHILARY S/O KHAGEN MOHILARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- AMLAIGURI P.O. AMTEKA BAZAR Page No.# 3/18 DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 11:DAITHUN MUSHAHARY S/O HARI KANTA MUSHAHARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BIJNI TOWN (W.NO.2) KOPTUPALI P.O. HANCHARA DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 12:SWMKHAR DAIMARY S/O BIREN CHANDRA DAIMARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BHOTUABARY P.O. CHATIANGURI DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 13:SUPARNA BARMAN W/O DHARMEDNRA BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- JAKHALIR PAR P.O. SIMLAGURI DISTRICT- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 14:DIDWM BASUMATARY S/O GOLAK BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DAHALA CHAWRANG P.O PANBARI DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 15:BIJU NARZARY S/O BIJOY KUMAR NARZARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SOUTH GARGAON P.O. BHALATOL DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 16:SONARAM BASUMATARY S/O KAMESWAR BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- CHATIANGURI NO. 2 Page No.# 4/18 P.O. CHATIANGURI DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 17:ANCHUMA WARY S/O NAGEN WARY RESIDENT OF CHAMTHAIBARI P.O. KAHITAMA DISTRICT- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 18:LOLIT BARAHMA S/O DHANESH BARAHMA RESIDENT OF PANBARI P.O. PANBARI DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 19:PURNA KR. BORO S/O SAHADEV BORO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BOGIDWARA P.O. PANBARI DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 20:MOTINUR ZAMAN S/O MOFILUDDIN SHIEKH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BECHIMARI P.O. FAKIRAGRAM DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 21:IFTIKAR HUSSAIN S/O AZAD HUSSAIN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BHODEYAGURI P.O. K/BHOTGAON DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 22:BIMAL BARMAN S/O SHIBCHARAN BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- OUBARI Page No.# 5/18 P.O. SUAGPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 23:ARJUN RAY S/O ASWINI KUMAR RAY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BIJNI TOWN (W.NO.3) P.O. BIJNI DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 24:ARUN CHANDRA CHETRI S/O MANBAHADUR CHETRI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SAILMARI P.O. BIJNI DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 25:SAUMITRI DUTTA S/O SUKHARANJAN DUTTA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KAWATIKA P.O. BIJNI DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 26:ABDUL HALIM S/O JAYNUDDIN AHMED RESIDENT OF KAWATIKA P.O. BIJNI DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 27:RANGJALU MUCHAHARY S/O MAHEN MUCHAHARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KHAMARGURI P.O. BOROBAZAR DISTRICT-CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 28:GEREMSA DAIMARY S/O PROFULLA DAIMARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DANGAIGAON Page No.# 6/18 P.O. DAKSHIN BIJNI DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 29:BASANTA KUMAR OWARY S/O RABINDAR OWARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- DANGAIGAON P.O. DAKSHIN BIJNI DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 30:DWIMALU NARZARY S/O TOREN NARZARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- PHUNGKHAPURI P.O. HALTUGAON DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 31:MANIK CH. DAS S/O JOTINDRA CH. DAS R/O VILL. LAWGAON BHATIPARA P.O. KOLIAGAON DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 32:SMT. KHADIZA KHATUN W/O IFTIKAR HUSSAIN R/O VILL- BHODEYAGURI P.O. K/BHOTGAON DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 33:DAYAMAY BISWAS S/O SUNITY KUMAR BISWAS R/O VILL- JAKHLI BILL PATHAR P.O. BARPETA ROAD DISTRICT- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 34:APURBA KUMAR RAY S/O DHANESWAR RAY R/O VILL- SIALMARI Page No.# 7/18 P.O. BIJNI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 35:JANGILA MUCHAHARY S/O KHARGESWAR MUCHAHARY R/O VILL- HOLIPARA P.O. BALLAMGURI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 36:SUBILAL NARZARY S/O BIRAL MAHAN NARZARY R/O VILL. NO. 2 TANGABARI P.O. NEHRU BAZAR DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 37:SUJU KUMAR GAYARI S/O PANINDRA GAYARI R/O VILL. BHANGNAMARI P.O. PANBARI DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 38:MANJIT DAS S/O SANKAR DAS R/O VILL- SIALMARI P.O. BIJNI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 39:SANSUMA BORO S/O MOHAN BORO R/O VILL.- DONGPAR P.O. JALAHGHAT DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 40:SUJIT MUCHAHARY S/O UMESH MUCHAHARY R/O. VILL- GUNDAMARA Page No.# 8/18 P.O. BAGARGAON DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 41:SURAJIT RAJBONGSHI S/O KAILASH RAJBONGSHI R/O. VILL. SIALMARI P.O. BIJNI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 42:RINKI MOHAN RAY S/O LATE SANJIB RAY R/O VILL- NO. 1 CHATIANGURI P.O. BIJNI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 43:HIMTAZ DAIMARY S/O JALESWAR DAIMARY R/O VILL.- BHATOPARA P.O. PANBARI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 44:MIZING BORO S/O SASTI BORO R/O VILL- NIZBETNA P.O. KERPAHITHA DIST- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 45:RONOJIT RAMCHIARY S/O KATI RAM RAMCHIARY R/O VILL- DHANBIL P.O. DHANBIL DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 46:BIHUNG GOYARY S/O BISHIRAM GOYARY R/O VILL. KOTHALGURI Page No.# 9/18 P.O. MONGOLIAN DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 47:TAIBUR ALI S/O KISMAT ALI R/O VILL- CHORAIKHOLA DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 48:MAITI BASUMATARY D/O LALIT BASUMATARY R/O VILL- GERUAPARA P.O. GERUAPARA DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 49:NAVAJIT BARMAN S/O SHYAM CH. BARMAN R/O VILL- SUPARIGURI NO.1 P.O. FAGUNGAON DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 50:CHANAKYA BARMAN S/O RANJIT BARMAN R/O VILL- SIALMARI P.O. BIJNI DIST. CHIRAN BTAD ASSAM. 51:ALTAB HUSSAIN S/O SAKHAT ALI R/O VILL NO. 2 CHARAGOAN P.O. HANCHARA DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 52:GOBINDA GAYARY S/O RAKESH GOYARY R/O VILL DAHALAPARA P.O. GERUKABARI Page No.# 10/18 DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 53:SWMKWR DAIMARY S/O RABIN DAIMARY R/O PACHIM MAKRA P.O. BOROBAZAR DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 54:ABHIK CHAKRABORTY S/O JHARABINDU CHAKRABORTY C/O JATINDRA CHAKRABORTY R/O VILL. SUBHASHPALLI WORD NO. 3 P.O. KOKRAJHAR DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 55:PANKAJ BORO S/O PADO RAM BORO R/O VILL BATIAMARI P.O. KALAIGAON DIST. UDALGURI BTAD ASSAM. 56:GWHWM BASUMATARY S/O SATISH BASUMATARY R/O VILL- DAHALPARA P.O. GERUKABARI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 57:GAUTAM KUMAR BASUMATARY S/O GOBINDA BASUMATARY R/O VILL- DHALAPARA P.O. GERUKABARI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 58:JAHIDUL AZOM S/O AJBAHAR SHEIKH R/O VILL HARBHANGA Page No.# 11/18 P.O. TULSHIBIL DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 59:DULAL DAIMARY S/O UTTAM DAIMARY R/O VILL UTTAR BURIKHAMAR P.O. KAMARGAON DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 60:BABUL ALI S/O BASIR ALI R/O VILL GARGAON BHALATOL P.O. KAWATIKA DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 61:SANJIB MARZARY S/O SURENDRA NARZARY R/O VILL 2 NO. BHALATAL P.O. KAWATIKA DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 62:AKRAMUL HOQUE CHOUDHURY S/O NAZRUL HOQUE R/O VILL- BARUAPARA P.O. BHOTGAON DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 63:SMT. ANJU BASUMATARY D/O MEGHNATH BASUMATARY R/O VILL BUNBARI P.O. BUNBARI DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 64:JAYANTA KUMAR RAY S/O JAWAHARLAL RAY R/O VILL KHAMARPARA Page No.# 12/18 P.O. BIJNI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 65:MANOJ KHARKATARY S/O MONOHAR KHARKATARY R/O VILL. DHEKIAJANIGAON (SAKOGURI) P.O. BILASHIPARA BAZAR DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 66:KAUTILYA BASUMATARY S/O MUNINDRA BASUMATARY R/O VILL. KOPTUPALI P.O. HANSARA DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 67:KAMAL SARKAR S/O NIRMAL SARKAR R/O VILL. BOGRIGURI P.O. CHITHILA DIST. KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 68:BISWAJIT DEKA S/O PRADIP DEKA R/O VILL. TUKURAKUCHI P.O. BEBRI DISTRICT- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 69:DHRITIMAN ROY MEDHI S/O DILIP KUMAR RAY R/O VILL. SIALMARI P.O. BIJNI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 70:MEDINI BAYAN S/O RONJAN BAYAN R/O VILL. SIALMARI Page No.# 13/18 P.O. BIJNI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 71:SASANKAR DAS S/O JAGADISH DS R/O VILL. SIALMARI P.O. BIJNI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM 72:BIRBAL BORO S/O MAHADEV BORO R/O VILL- BAGIDWARA P.O. PANBARI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 73:JIYARUL HOQUE S/O SIDDIQUE AHMED C/O SAIJUDDIN AHMED RESIDENT OF VILL. BARDOL P.O. DEWKUCHI DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 74:ATAUR RAHMAN S/O AFTAB HUSSAIN C/O SYED MAZIBAR RAHMAN R/O VILL. SIMILE P.O. MAHARIPARA DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 75:GEOFF ALI S/O NAZRUL ALI R/O VILL. NO. 1 SUPARIGURI P.O. FAGUNGAON DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 76:MAHSINUR RAHMAN Page No.# 14/18 S/O ATOWAR RAHMAN R/O VILL. NO. 1 SUPARIGURI P.O. FAGUNGAON DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 77:HAFIZUR RAHMAN S/O SULTAN ALI R/O VILL. DAKHIN KASHDOHA P.O. BHANDARA BAZAR DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 78:PANASH TARAFDER S/O PRABHAT TARAFDER R/O VILL. KAWATIKA P.O. BIJNI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 79:KAMAL KRISHNA MAJUMDAR S/O PRASANNA MAJUMDAR R/O VILL. 2 NO. GORESWAR P.O. GORESWAR DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 80:DEWANANDRA RAY S/O SUKURU RAM RAY R/O VILL.SUPAROGURI P.O. FAGUNAGUAN DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 81:BIKRAM SARKAR S/O BIMAL SARKAR R/O VILL. MANESWARI P.O. CHITINGURI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 82:BISWAJIT BORUA Page No.# 15/18 S/O POBINDRO NATH SINGH R/O VILL- BAREIGAON P.O. TAMULPUR DIST. BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 83:CHAKRASING BASUMATARY S/O RAMESWAR BASUMATARY R/O VILL- ANDHARGAON P.O. SILKHAGURI DIST. CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 84:AMBIKA PRASAD BORO S/O LOHIT BORO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- 2 NO. GORESWAR (BATHUFORI) P.O. GORESWAR DISTRICT- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 85:INDADUL HUSSAIN S/O MONOWAR HUSSAIN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SINGIMARI P.O. SAKTI ASHRAM DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 86:JAYANTA MAZUMDAR S/O CHANDI KUMAR MAZUMDAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- 2 NO. GORESWAR P.O. GORESWAR DISTRICT- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 87:FARUK AHMED S/O ABDUL SALAM RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NO. 1 SUPARIGURI P.O. FAGUNAGAON DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 88:DEEPJYOTI THAKURIA Page No.# 16/18 S/O LT. AMRIT THAKURIA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BOKRAJHAR BAGISHA P.O. TENGABARI DISTRICT- UDALGURI BTAD ASSAM. 89:THEMPHALI BARO S/O DHAMLA BARO RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- BARGAON P.O. BARGAON DISTRICT- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 90:BIKEN KHERKATARY S/O HEMEN KHERKATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KHUSRABARI P.O. NIMUA DISTRICT- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 91:JAHANUR ISLAM S/O JAFARAT ALI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NO. 1 SUPARIGURI P.O. FAGUNAGAON DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 92:KAPILDEV NATH S/O JAGADISH NATH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MANINAMATA P.O. MAINAMATA DISTRICT- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 93:MINI BASUMATARY D/O MUNINDAR BASUMATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- HANCHARA P.O. HANCHARA DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 94:MANOJ BRAHMA Page No.# 17/18 S/O SANESWAR BRAHMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- GOHRAMARA P.O. RUPAHI DISTRICT- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 95:DHIRAJ KHERKATARY S/O MANOHAR KHERKATARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- SARAGURI P.O. NIMUA DISTRICT- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. 96:RATUL SWARGIARY S/O MOLESWAR SWARGIARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- GUNDAMARA P.O. BAGARGAON DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 97:SIBANANDA WARY S/O MANESWAR WARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- NADHIAPARA P.O. GERUKABARI DISTRICT- CHIRANG BTAD ASSAM. 98:NAYANJYOTI DEKA S/O BIMAL CH. DEKA C/O RANJIT DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- RAMPUR P.O. BETNA DISTRICT- BAKSA BTAD ASSAM. (THE PRESENT ADDRESS OF ALL THE PRIVATE RESPONDENT NOS. 9 TO 98 ARE AS FOLLOWS- C/O PRINCIPAL ASSAM SURVEY AND SETTLEMENT TRAINING CENTRE RAJAK NAGAR DAKHINGAON GUWAHATI- 781040 P.O. SAUKUCHI P.S. DISPUR DISTRICT- KAMRUP(METRO) Page No.# 18/18 ASSAM Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A K PURKAYASTHA, MR. S SHARMA Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, BTC,SC, REVENUE BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER 24/07/2026 Mr. A K Purkayastha, learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that in view of the subsequent developments taking place in the matter after filing of the present writ petition, the issue arising in the present writ petition has been rendered infructuous. Ms. B Bora, learned Standing counsel, BTC and Mr. S Dutta, learned Standing counsel, Revenue & Disaster Management Department are present for their respective respondents. In view of the submissions of Mr. Purkayastha, learned counsel for the petitioner, the present writ petition stands closed on being rendered infructuous. JUDGE Comparing Assistant