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SATYA RANJAN ACHARJEE and 143 ORS, v. THE STATE OF ASSAM and 8 ORS,

WP(C)/5558/2014 · 2025-07-16

Arun Dev Choudhury

Writ Petition (Civil)body2025

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Page No.# 1/10 GAHC010187262014 2025:GAU-AS:9187 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/5558/2014 SATYA RANJAN ACHARJEE and 143 ORS, S/O LT. SHUBUDH CHANDRA ACHARJEE 2: CHITRANJAN DAS S/O LT. MAHENDRA DAS 3: BIDHAN CHANDA S/O RASHIK CHAND. 4: SWAPAN DAS S/O RINGSHARAT DAS 5: SIBEN CH. DAS S/O LT. GAURANGA DAS 6: CHITRABALA DAS W/O LT. GAGAN DAS 7: PRATIMA DAS W/O DHAYANANDA DAS 8: NANDALAL DAS S/O LT. DHAYANANDA DAS 9: SRI NIRANJAN DAS S/O LT. MAHENDRA DAS 10: SUBRATA KR. DAS S/O LT. SUBAL CHANDRA DAS 11: SRI MANORANJAN DAS S/O LT. MAHENDRA DAS 12: SRI SAJAL CH. GHOSH Page No.# 2/10 S/O LT. BRAJENDRA GHOSH 13: SRI DHIRENDRA DAS S/O LT. KALI KUMAR DAS 14: SRI RATAN DAS S/O 15: SRI MANINDRA KR. DAS S/O LT. KALI K. DAS 16: RABINDRA KR. DAS S/OLT. KALI KUMAR DAS 17: SRI PARIMAL KUMAR DAS S/O LT. DHIRENDRA DAS 18: SWAPAN KR. DAS S/O LT. HARIPADH DAS 19: RANJIT MALAKAR S/O LT. RASHRAJ MALAKAR 20: DIPAK KUMAR DAS S/O SRI RANJIT DAS 21: ANITA DAS W/O LT. GANESH CH. DAS 22: TAPAN DAS S/O LT. RASHMAY DAS 23: JOGENDRA DAS S/O LT. HARASH RAM DAS 24: BANKA RAM DAS S/O LT. NARESH DAS 25: BIDHU BHUSAN DAS S/O LT. BRAJENDRA DAS 26: SRI MALAY DAS S/O LT. THAKURDHAN DAS 27: SUNIL DAS S/O LT. BIRENDRA DAS 28: SAMIRAN DAS Page No.# 3/10 S/O LT. BIRENDRA DAS 29: ANJANA RANI DAS W/O SRI SUDHIR DAS 30: AJOY DAS S/O LT. MAHESH DAS 31: RONJIT DAS S/OLT. GANESH CHANDRA DAS 32: RANA DAS S/OLT. BAKESH DAS 33: BIDHAN DAS S/OLT. DHINAI DAS 34: MISS REKHA RANI DAS W/O LT. ENDRA MOHAN DAS 35: AMODHINI DAS W/O SRI HARENDRA DAS 36: BAKUL MALAKAR S/O LT. PRAMESH MALAKAR 37: RAJMOHAN DAS S/OLT. PULIN DAS 38: DIGENDRA KR. DAS S/OLT. KALI KUMAR DAS 39: DILIP MALAKAR S/OLT. DHEBENDRA MALAKAR 40: BIRENDRA MALAKAR S/OLT. DHEBENDRA MALAKAR 41: PRADHUNNYA MALAKAR S/OLT. PUTUL MALAKAR 42: SAJINDRA MALAKAR S/O LT. LABRASH MALAKAR 43: SUSHENDRA ROY S/O LT. NARENDRA ROY. 44: BABUL PAUL Page No.# 4/10 S/OLT. SITESH PAUL 45: ABHIMUNNYA DAS S/OLT. AKSHAY CHAN DAS 46: SAJAL PAUL S/O LT. SITESH PAUL 47: SANKAR PAUL S/O LT. SITESH PAUL 48: SUMATI DAS W/O LT. MAMANLAL DAS 49: SUDHIR DAS S/OLT. SURESH DAS 50: NIKHIL DAS S/O LT. NARESH DAS 51: PRAMANANDA DAS S/OLT. LT. MATHUR DAS 52: NANTU DAS S/O SRI LOKESH DAS 53: SUDHIR DAS S/OLT. PULAK RAM DAS 54: SUBODH DAS S/O LT. LAKHMI ROY DAS 55: UPENDRA DAS S/O SRI MAKHANLAL DAS 56: GAUANGA DAS S/O LT. AMBIKA DAS 57: PRAFULLA KR. DAS S/O LT. PADHURAM DAS 58: PRADIP ACHARYA S/O LT. BISHESHWAR ACHARYA 59: DHANANJOY DAS S/O LT. THAKURDHAN DAS 60: KANCHAN DAS Page No.# 5/10 W/O LT. SASHTHADHAN DAS 61: BIKRAMJIT CHAKRABORTY S/O LT. BHIBHAS CHAKRABORTY 62: BIJIT CHAKRABORTY S/O LT. BIBHAKH CHAKRABORTY 63: AMBIKA MALAKAR S/OLT. AKHOY MALAKAR 64: BINOY GHOSH S/O LT. RAJENDRA GHOSH 65: RABINDRA MALAKAR S/O LT. KARINDRA MALAKAR 66: KARUNA MALAKAR S/OLT. KAMAL MALAKAR 67: BIRENDRA MALAKAR S/O SRI HARENDRA MALAKAR 68: NAGENDRA DAS S/O LT. GANESH DAS 69: SMTI. RANI BALA DAS W/O LT. SUBODH DAS 70: RANJIT KUMAR DAS S/OLT. NEHARI 71: RATISH DAS S/O SRI MONORANJAN DAS 72: SITA RANI MALAKAR W/O LT. NIRANJAN MALAKAR 73: PRAMILA RANI DAS W/O LT. PRANESH DAS 74: SRI PLRABODH DAS S/OL T. KALACHAND DAS 75: SRI SANAT DAS S/O SRI SAILEN DAS 76: SRI SABINDRA DAS Page No.# 6/10 S/O LT. NIRANJAN DAS 77: NRIPENDRA DAS S/O GIRINDRA DAS 78: KRIPAMOY MALAKAR S/O LT. ANIL MALAKAR 79: SIBANI MALAKAR S/O SRI ADHIR MALAKAR 80: BIPUL DAS S/O LT. NARESH DAS 81: JAYANTA DAS S/O LT. BASHANTA DAS 82: MISS. REKHA DAS D/O LASHMARAM DAS 83: RATISH RANJAN CHAKRABORTY S/O LT. JUTIRMOY CHAKRABORTY 84: SONILAL SEAL S/OLT. RAMONI MOHAN SEAL 85: ANIL DAS S/O LT. LT. NEHARI DAS 86: NISIKANTA DEB S/O LT. NEHARICHARAN DAS 87: BIJON ACHARYA S/O LT. CHITTARANJAN ACHARYA 88: KRIPAMOY ACHARYA S/O LT. SUBHODH CH. ACHARYA 89: RITEN MALAKAR S/O LT. RABINDRA MALAKAR 90: SASHAK DAS S/OLT. RAM KR. DAS 91: DIPANKAR DAS S/O SRI JUGENDRA DAS 92: DEEPAK KR. DAS Page No.# 7/10 S/O SRI JUGENDRA DAS 93: BINA RANI DAS W/O LT. UMESH DAS 94: AMODHINI DAS W/O LT. NARESH DAS 95: SURENDRA DAS S/O LT. PRAHLAD DAS 96: DIPALI DAS W/O LT. DHEBENDRA DAS. 97: SRI SITALJIT DAS S/O GIRINDRA DAS 98: PREMANDA DAS S/O LT. NARENDRA DAS 99: MAHA NANDA DAS S/O NARENDRA DAS 100: NILMONI DAS S/OLT. NIRODH DAS 101: ASUTOSH DAS S/O LT. DIPEN CH. DAS 102: SRI PINAKI DAS S/O NIPENDRA DAS 103: MAINA BALA DAS D/O SRI LUKESH DAS 104: NISIKANTA DAS S/O LT. HARENDRA DAS 105: SMANTA DAS S/O LT. BIRENDRA DAS 106: JYOTIRMOY DAS S/O LT. SHIMOHAN DAS 107: AMUNIDINI DAS S/O LT. SHASHI MOHAN DAS 108: FANI BUSHAN PAUL Page No.# 8/10 S/O LT. DEBENDRA PAUL 109: ANIL CH. DAS S/O LT. KALI KR. DAS 110: HIMANI DAS S/O LT. JAGAT RAM DAS 111: NIRMAL DAS S/O LT. GAJENDRA DAS 112: SATYA DAS S/O LT. THAKURDHAN DAS 113: ARUN DAS S/O LT. KLACHAND DAS 114: SRI BABLI DAS S/O SRI HARICHARAN DAS 115: SATYA RANJAN DAS S/O SRI RAM KUMAR DAS 116: ANIL DAS S/O SRI SHAWRADHAN DAS 117: PRADIP CH. DAS S/OLT. GANESH CH. DAS 118: RATISH DAS S/O SRI MONORANJAN DAS 119: PRANOY DAS S/O SRI PRASHANNA KR. DAS 120: PRASANNA DAS S/O LT. JAGAT RAM DAS. 121: MONOJIT DAS S/O LT. MAHIM CH. DAS 122: MANINDRA DAS S/OLT. GAJENDRA DAS 123: SRI SAILEN DAS S/OLT. MOHIM ALI 124: NRIPENDRA NOMOSUDRA Page No.# 9/10 S/O SRI AMRIKA NAMOSUDRA 125: NILU NOMOSUDRA S/OLT. SUNAMONI NOMOSUDRA 126: NISIT DEB S/O LT. NIRANJAN DEB 127: SANKA CHANDRA S/O LT. SUSHENDRA CHANDA. 128: TAPAN CHANDA S/O LT. SUSHENDRA CHANDA. 129: MALOY CHANDA S/O LT. MANORANJAN CHANDA. 130: RANGESH NOMOSUDRA S/O LT. SADOY NAMOSUDR VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM and 8 ORS, REP. BY THE SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE L.R. DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6. Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.A R SIKDAR, MR.M H TALUKDAR,MS.M DEKA Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, REVENUE,MR.S C KEYAL,ASSTT.S.G.I.,MR.J M A CHOUDHURY BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY O R D E R 17.07.2025 1. Heard Mr. A R Sikdar, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. J Handique, learned counsel for the respondent Nos. 2,3,4 and 5, Ms. G Hazarika, learned counsel for the respondent No. 1 and Mr. SC Keyal, learned Page No.# 10/10 standing counsel for the respondent Nos. 6 to 9, Brahmaputra Board. 2. Mr. Handique, on instruction, submits that the impugned acquisition compensation has been paid almost to 80% of the affected persons, however, remaining 20% persons could not be paid for want of submission of proper documents. Mr. Handique in this context referred to the Communication dated 16.05.2023 under it No. RLA/276417/14 of Revenue & Disaster Management (LR) Department, which is quoted hereinbelow: “With reference to the above, I am directed to enclose herewith a copy of letter No. CLA.2/2003-04/201, dated 29.03.2023 received from the Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Cachar and he has stated that, the fund for the land compensation in connection with project “Re-Sanctioning of Kinnorkha Channel under Harang Drainage Development Scheme” under LA Case No. 39/2007-08 has been received from the requiring Department i.e. Brahmaputra Board, Silchar and kept in the Bank A/C of Deputy Commissioner, Cachar. The ADC, Silchar has also stated that the pattadars/ interested persons has been requested to submit petition with bank details, copy of PAN Card etc. and therefore, on receipt of the requisite documents land/ Zirat Compensation will be made through RTGS to their respective Bank A/C.” 3. This court is of the opinion that by the aforesaid Communication, it was clarified that the amounts are re-sanctioned in connection with LA case No. 39/2007-08 and payment was to be made on submission of proper document. 4. In view of the aforesaid, this writ petition stands closed. It is needless to say that the petitioners’ claims shall be entertained subject to condition laid down in the Communication i.e. submission of proper documents. JUDGE Comparing Assistant