SUKUR SING TERON AND 63 ORS v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS
WP(C)/2710/2024 · 2025-08-17
N Unni Krishnan Nair
Writ Petition (Civil)body2025
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Page No.# 1/14 GAHC010101562024
2025:GAU-AS:10998
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2710/2024 SUKUR SING TERON AND 63 ORS S/O LT. KHOYA SING TERON VILL- ERAGAON, P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG, ASSAM- 782482 2: BIT RONGHANG S/O LT. MONTRI RONGHANG VILL- BAHONI ADORSA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 3: DHON SING TIMUNG S/O MONSING TIMUNG VILL- BAHONI ADARSA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 4: LIPSON ENGTI S/O LT. SNGSAR ENGTI VILL- JITEPLONG P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 5: KAJIR RONGPIPI W/O DHONSING TIMUNG VILL- BAHONI ADORSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 6: NOBIN HANSE
Page No.# 2/14 S/OLT. LONGSING HANSE VILL- BAHONI ADARSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 7: LISON HANSE (LEGAL HEIR) S/OLT. KAMAR HANSE VILL- BAHONI ADARSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 8: RAJU RONGPI S/OLT. DEURI RONGPI VILL- BAHONI ADARSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 9: JADU HANSE S/O SARPO HANSE VILL- BAHONI ADARSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 10: MONSING TIMUNG S/O AMSING TIMUNG VILL- BAHONI ADORSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 11: MANOJ MARAMSA S/O SOIDHYA MARAMSA VILL- IKRANI MANJA TINIALI DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782461 12: LONGKI RAM RONGPI S/O LT. CHONG RONGPI VILL- BAHONI ADORSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482
Page No.# 3/14 13: BIRENSING TISSO S/O SARMEN TISSO VILL- ERAGAON
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 14: SARSING ENGTI S/O LT. RISSO ENGTI VILL- JITEPLONG
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 15: RANJIT TISSO S/OLT. RUPSING TOSSO VILL- TETELIGURI C P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 16: BIRSON RONGHANG S/O SARTHE RONGHANG VILL- ERAGAON P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 17: DILIP TISSO S/OLT. SARTHE TISSO VILL- LANG PARAM P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782461 18: LOKHON HANSE S/O CHATAT HANSE VILL- TETELIGURI P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 19: DEBEN CHANDRA DAS S/O BALA RAM DAS VILL- ERAGAON
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P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 20: PADHMO KANTO LEKHARU S/O THANESWAR LEKHARU VILL- PARAKHUWA P.O. AND P.S. DOKMOKA DIST.
KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM-782441 21: JOR BEY S/O KANGKI BEY VILL-AHONI ADORSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 22: SARSING BONGRUNG S/O BURA BONGRUNG
VILL- BAHONI ADORSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 23: DOLOI BEY S/O LONGKI BEY VILL- TETELIGURI P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 24: BIDYASING RONGPHAR S/O DHONIRAM RONGPHAR VILL- BAHONI ADORSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 25: DHONSING TOKBI S/O LT. KHOYA TOKBI VILL- LANGKLANGDONG P.O. LONGNIT AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782461
Page No.# 5/14 26: BIRENSING TISSO S/ SARMEN TISSO VILL- BAHONI ADORSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 27: LONGSING TERON @ LONG S/O LATE HEMAI TERON VILL- ERAGAON
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 28: DANIELSON TIMUNG S/O BALI TIMUNG VILL- BAHONI ADORSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 29: SARTHE RONGHANG S/O MOZA RONGHANG VILL- BAHONI ADORSHA
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 30: SANU DAS S/O LATE BIKLES DAS VILL- BAHONI ADORSHA
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 31: RUPAM TERANG S/OLT. KANDURA TERANG VILL- ERAGAON BLOCK-1
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 32: DHONTI BORAH S/O CHAKIRAM BORAH
Page No.# 6/14 VILL- PAROKHOWA P.O. PAROKHOWA
P.S. DOKMOKA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782441 33: DESOI RONGPI S/O THUBA RONGPI VILL- A ERAGAON
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782481 34: JIRSONG ENGTI S/O LONGKI ENGTI VILL- BAHONI ADORSHA
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 35: BORSING RONGHANG S/O LT. LONGRI RONGHANG VILL- TETELIGURI
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 36: ANILSON HANSE S/O LT. LONGSING HANSE VILL- TETELIGURI
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 37: SON SING INGTI S/O BORSING INGTI VILL- TETELIGURI P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST.
KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 38: BABU TERON S/O HALARAM TERON
Page No.# 7/14 VILL- PAROKHOWA TERON P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782441 39: TIKEN NARZARY (LEGAL HEIR) S/O LATE ANIL NARZARY VILL- MIRDU PATHAR
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 40: MONJIT DIPHUSA S/O LT. RAMANATH DIPHUSA VILL- EPPER EKORANI
P.O. AND P.S. MANJA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782461 41: GOPAL HALDAR S/O LT. SUKUMAR HALDAR VILL- SIKARI PATHAR
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 42: MAJIT NARZARY S/O BICHON NARZARY VILL- MIRDU PATHAR
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 43: SARSING TERANG S/O MISTRI TERANG VILL- TETELIGURI
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 44: DEBEN SING TISSO S/O LT. SARTHE TISSO
Page No.# 8/14 VILL- TETELIGURI
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 45: LONGNIT RONGPI S/O LT. ABONGKITHE RONGPI @ LONGSNG RONGPI VILL- TETELIGURI
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 46: MERINA PHANGCHOPI W/O RAMSING PHANGCHO D/O LT. SING PHANGCHO VILL- DISOBAI P.O. DISOBAI P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 47: KHOYA TARO S/OLT. SAROPI TARO VILL- BORJAN P.O. LONGNIT
P.S. MANJA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782461 48: HEMARI TISSO S/OLT. SING TISSO VILL-KOI TISSO GAON
P.O. LONGNIT PS. MANJA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM-782461 49: JADU RAM KOCH (LEGAL HEIR) S/O LATE KORUNA KOCH VILL- SIKARI PATHAR
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG
Page No.# 9/14 ASSAM- 782482 50: HUNMAI KOCH (LEGAL HEIR) D/O LATE BENURAM KOCH VILL- JITEPLOG
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 51: AROTI NARZARY (LEGAL HEIR) W/O LALURAM NARZARY S/O BICHON NARZARY VILL- MIRDU PATHAR
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 52: RUPSING KRAMSA S/O LT. RA KRAMSA VILL- PATRA DISA
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 53: DORSING ENGTI (LEGAL HEIR) S/O LT. PHU ET ENGTI @ KANIA ENGTI VILL- DISOBAI P.O. DISOBAI
P.S. BAKALIA DIST.
KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 54: SANDHIYA GERISA D/O GUGEN GIRISA VILL- MOHONGDIJUA P.O. AND P.S. MANJA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782461 55: HARSING RONGPHAR @ SARSING S/O SARMUNG RONGPHAR
Page No.# 10/14 VILL- DISOBAI P.O. DISOBAI
P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 56: CHIRU HANSE S/O THENSONG HANSE VILL- PATRA DISA
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 57: BRAHMA SING TERANG S/O ANTHONG TERANG VILL BAHONI ADORSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 58: RAJU TISSO S/O LT. RENSING TISSO VILL- TETELIGURI
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 59: RAMSING RONGPI S/O KENGJA RONGPI VILL- BAHANI ADORSHA P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 60: SOTRO TERON S/OLT. RONGBONG TERON VILL- ERAGOAN
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 61: JENSING RONGPI S/O LT. RONGDO RONGPI VILL- BAHONI ADORSHA
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P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782482 62: JUSHNA TISSOPI D/O BABURAM TISSO VILL- LANGKLANGDONG
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782461 63: MOINA TERONGPI W/O ATUL BHUYAN VILL- PAROKHOWA P.O. PAROKHOWA
P.S. DOKMOKA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 782440 64: DHONESHWAR HANSE S/O SUNRENDRA HANSE VILL- ERAGAON
P.O. AND P.S. BAKALIA DIST. KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM- 78248 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI, PIN- 110001 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HILL AREAS GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI PIN- 781006 3:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG
Page No.# 12/14 PIN-782460 4:THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR LAND ACQUISITION JOINT SECRETARY (REVENUE) KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL
DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG PIN-782441 5:THE PROJECT MONITORING UNIT-DIPHU NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. (NHIDCL) PWD DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG PIN-782460 6:THE ASSISTANT REVENUE OFFICER KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL PHULONI CIRCLE P.S. HAWRAGHAT AND P.O. PHULONI PHULONI KARBI ANGLONG PIN-78244 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.
A I KATHAR, MR B RONGPHAR Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., SC, K A A C,SC, NHIDC,GA, ASSAM
BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER
18/08/2025 Heard Mr. A I Kathar, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. M Barman, learned Government Advocate, Assam appearing for the respondent No. 2, Mr. J Chutia, learned Standing counsel, Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council appearing for the respondent Nos. 3, 4 & 6 and Ms. R Bora, learned Standing counsel, NHIDCL appearing for the respondent No. 5. 2. The petitioners by way of instituting the present proceeding has prayed for the following
Page No.# 13/14 reliefs:- (i) To direct the respondent No. 4, i.e., CALA to furnish the order of individual awards to the petitioners, determined under Section 3G of the National Highway Act, 1956 read with Section 30(2) of the RFCTLAAR Act, 2013, reflecting details of the compensation payable to them, (ii) To direct the respondent No. 4, i.e., CALA to furnish the Jirat valuation sheet/report of the petitioners’ assets which were assessed during the survey and assessment conducted under Section 3B (a) of the National Highway Act, 1956, and (iii) To direct the respondent No. 4, i.e., CALA to pay any remaining amount of compensation which has been assessed as payable to the respective petitioners by transfer to their bank accounts, without insisting on any undertakings from them. 3. A perusal of the reliefs sought for by the petitioners would go to reveal that the petitioners primarily are praying for a direction upon the Joint Secretary, Department of Revenue, Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), i.e., the respondent No. 4 herein for furnishing to them the individual awards as passed in their respective cases for acquisition of their lands. The petitioners have also prayed for a direction for furnishing to them individually the Zirat valuation sheets, report of the petitioners’ assets etc. as assessed during the survey preceding the acquisition process. 4. Responding to the said prayer made by the petitioners in the matter, Mr.
J Chutia, learned Standing counsel, KAAC, on instructions, has submitted that the individual awards as passed in respect of each of the petitioners are ready and certified copies thereof can be furnished to the petitioners on remitting to the Council the fees as prescribed in the matter. 5. Mr. A I Kathar, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that the petitioners would approach the respondent No. 4 with an application in this connection along with the prescribed fee for being furnished with the individual copies along with the Zirat valuation sheets, report of the assets of the petitioners assessed during the survey as carried out in the matter within a period of 2 (two) weeks from today. 6. In the event the petitioners so approach the respondent authorities by way of submitting individual applications, the respondent No. 4 shall furnish to the petitioners the individual awards as passed in respect of the lands acquired of each of the petitioners herein containing the amount of compensation so determined in their respective cases. Page No.# 14/14
7. The respondent No. 4 shall also furnish to the petitioners the Zirat valuation sheets along with the assessment reports of the assets of the petitioners so acquired within a further period of 1 (one) week from the date of receipt of individual applications from the petitioners herein. 8. On receipt of the awards as well as the Jirat valuation sheets, in the event the petitioners find that the amount of compensation already released to them is only a part of what has been awarded in their respective cases, the petitioners shall submit an application before the respondent No. 4 for being authorized the balance of the compensation amount so computed in each of their cases. 9. On receipt of such application, the respondent No. 4 shall consider the same and if it is found that the compensation amount as awarded to the petitioners have not been released in full, shall take steps for release of the said amount in the manner prescribed within a period of 1 (one) month thereafter. 10.
In the event the petitioners are aggrieved by the amount of compensation so awarded to them, they shall be at liberty to approach the designated arbitrator appointed in the matter by the appropriate Government. 11. With the above observations and directions, the present writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant