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2025 DAILYLAW 22406 (GAU)

MANORANJAN DAS AND 55 ORS v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 16 ORS

WP(C)/9/2025 · 2025-03-25

Soumitra Saikia

Writ Petition (Civil)body2025

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Page No.# 1/20 GAHC010278222024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/9/2025 MANORANJAN DAS AND 55 ORS AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, SON OF MOHAN CHANDRA DAS, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BATHAN, P.O. SRIHATI, P.S. SUALKUCHI, DISTRICT - KAMRUP, ASSAM. PIN - 781103 2: MRINAL THAKURIYA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SON OF LATE SURENDRA THAKURIA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TOKRADIA P.O. TOKRADIA P.S. HAJO DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781102 3: DHIMAN KALITA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SON OF DIPAK KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SUALKUCHI P.O. SUALKUCHI PIN - 781103 Page No.# 2/20 P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM 4: SMTI. PAKHILA THAKURIYA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS WIFE OF SRI MRINAL THAKURIYA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TOKRADIA P.O. TOKRADIA P.S. HAJO DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781102 5: MRINMOY KALITA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SON OF SHYAM SUNDAR KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SUALKUCHI P.O. SUALKUCHI P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781103 6: KOKIL PRANAY DEKA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SON OF GOPAL CH. DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SUALKUCHI P.O. SUALKUCHI P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781103 7: MADHUSMITA KALITA Page No.# 3/20 AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS C/O NIRANJAN KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TOKRADIA P.O. TOKRADIA P.S. HAJO DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781102 8: NAMITA DAS AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS C/O SAILEN DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BARLAH P.O. HALOGAON P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781103 9: KANKAN KALITA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SON OF MANESWAR KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SUALKUCHI P.O. SUALKUCHI P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781103 10: KARNA KALITA AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SON OF JALTI RAM KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TOKRADIA Page No.# 4/20 P.O. TOKRADIA P.S. HAJO DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781102 11: RAHUL BAYAN AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SON OF HARI CHANDRA BAYAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SUALKUCHI (NO.1 BAPUJI PATH) P.O. SUALKUCHI P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781103 12: DEBISHA DEKA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS C/O GOBINDA DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SUALKUCHI JYOTI NAGAR P.O. SUALKUCHI P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781103 13: MANOJ DEKA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SON OF NRIPEN DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JAGARA P.O. JAGARA P.S. BELSAR DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. Page No.# 5/20 PIN - 781310 14: MAYUR JYOTI BAISHYA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SON OF RAJAT BAISHYA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BATHAN P.O. SRIHATI P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781103 15: RAJIV JYOTI MEDHI AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SON OF PRAFULLA CHANDRA MEDHI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BATHAN P.O. SRIHATI P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781103 16: KAREN TALUKDAR AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SON OF LATE JAYCHARAN TALUKDAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SONKANI P.O. BARBARI P.S. KAMARKUCHI DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. PIN - 781351 17: RATUL MEDHI AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SON OF BHARAT MEDHI Page No.# 6/20 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BATHAN P.O. SRIHATI P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781103 18: SOURAV KALITA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS SON OF BABUL KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SUALKUCHI P.K. ROAD P.O. SUALKUCHI P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781103 19: SMTI. JAYANTI TALUKDAR AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS WIFE OF LATE BIPUL TALUKDAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GONDHMOW P.O. GONDHMOW P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781103 20: DIP JYOTI SARMA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SON OF MADHAB SARMA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE CHAMATA P.O. PASCHIM CHAMATA Page No.# 7/20 P.S. BELSOR PIN - 781306 DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM 21: CHANDAN TALUKDAR AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SON OF SRI AKAN CH. TALUKDAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GONDHMOW P.O. GONDHMOW P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM. PIN - 781103 22: GAUTAM DAS AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SON OF KAMALA DAS RESIDENT OF PASCHIM NAKHETI P.O. ULABARI P.S. NALBARI DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. PIN - 781339 23: NITU TALUKDAR AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SON OF AKAN CH. TALUKDAR RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GONDHMOW P.O. GONDHMOW PIN - 781103 P.S. SUALKUCHI DISTRICT - KAMRUP ASSAM Page No.# 8/20 24: BASTAB JYOTI SARMAH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS SON OF SURENDRA NATH SARMAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KUMARPARA P.O. DEOMORNOI P.S. SIPAJHAR DISTRICT - DARRANG ASSAM. PIN - 784147 25: BISWAJIT BARMAN AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SON OF KARUNA BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE PAILA P.O. BARDIGHELI PIN - 781334 DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM 26: CHAMPAK INGTI AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS SON OF DIPAK INGTI RESIDENT OF LOKHRA P.O. SAWKUCHI GUWAHATI - 781040 DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 27: KANGKAN KALITA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SON OF SRIDHAR KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SAGARKUCHI Page No.# 9/20 P.O. KHATIKUCHI P.S. GHOGRAPAR DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. PIN - 781369 28: SARAT DAS AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS SON OF RAMESH DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BARBARI P.O. TIHU P.S. TIHU DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. PIN - 781371 29: MS. KARISHMA PATOWARY AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS DAUGHTER OF PRADIP PATOWARY RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DAHATI P.O. BARPETA P.S. BARPETA DISTRICT - BARPETA ASSAM. PIN - 781301 30: ANUP JYOTI SAIKIA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS SON OF CHANDRADHAR SAIKIA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SANTIPUR WARD NO.4 P.O. MANGALDAI P.S. MANGALDAI DISTRICT - DARRANG ASSAM. Page No.# 10/20 PIN - 784125 31: MUKUL DAS AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SON OF GANGA DHAR DAS RESIDENT OF BARPETA ROAD WARD NO.8 P.O. BARPETA ROAD P.S. BARPETA PIN - 781315 DISTRICT - BARPETA ASSAM 32: PANKAJ KUMAR DAS AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SON OF UDAY DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JALKHANA P.O. JALKHANA P.S. TIHU DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. PIN - 781371 33: SANKAR DAS AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SON OF UDAY DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JALKHANA P.O. JALKHANA P.S. TIHU DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. PIN - 781371 34: MS. BARNALI BARUAH AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS Page No.# 11/20 DAUGHTER OF RAJENDRA BARUAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SUNDARIDIA P.O. SUNDARIDIA DISTRICT - BARPETA ASSAM. PIN - 781314 35: RUPAM BARMAN AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SON OF BHPEN BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE UTTAR BHERBHERI P.O. BHULUKADOBA PIN - 781317 DISTRICT - BARPETA ASSAM 36: HIMANGA DAS AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SON OF BIPIN DAS RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KALAYA HATI SUNDARIDIA P.O. AND P.S. BARPETA DISTRICT - BARPETA ASSAM. PIN - 781301 37: KHANIN DEKA AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SON OF NRIPENDRA NATH DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KAUREHAGI P.O. JALKHANA P.S. TIHU DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. Page No.# 12/20 PIN - 781371 38: JUGABRAT BARMAN AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS SON OF BASANTA BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHOJKUCHI P.O. BHOJKUCHI P.S. TIHU DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. PIN - 781374 39: RAMEN BARMAN AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS SON OF JAY CHARAN BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHOJKUCHI P.O. BHOJKUCHI P.S. TIHU DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. PIN - 781374 40: DHRUBA JYOTI DEKA AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS SON OF AJIT DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BARNARDOLI P.O. BARNARDOLI PIN - 781303 DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM 41: MS. SUSMITA SAIKIA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS DAUGHTER OF BABUL SAIKIA Page No.# 13/20 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GOZPURIA GAON P.O. POTIA GAON P.S. JORHAT DISTRICT - JORHAT ASSAM. PIN - 785101 42: PARTHA PRATIM BARUAH AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS SON OF RAJENDRA BARUAH RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SUNDARIDIA P.O. SUNDARIDIA P.S. BARPETA DISTRICT - BARPETA ASSAM. PIN - 781314 43: MS. BARNALI BARMAN AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS DAUGHTER OF JAGAT CH. BARMAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JALKHANA P.O. TIHU P.S. TIHU DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. PIN - 781371 44: KANGKAN JYOTI BHARALI AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS SON OF DILIP BHARALI RESIDENT OF BYE LANE ASWINI SHARMA PATH NARANARAYAN PATH P.O. DURGASAROBAR P.S. BHARALUMUKH Page No.# 14/20 GUWAHATI DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM. PIN - 781009 45: PRANAB PATHAK AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS SON OF BHOGIRATH PATHAK R/O VILLAGE KHUDRA MAKHIBAHA P.O. MAKHIBAHA PIN - 781374 DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM 46: NIP JYOTI PATHAK AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SON OF NAGENDRA NATH HALOI R/O VILLAGE KHUDRA MAKHIBAHA P.O. MAKHIBAHA PIN - 781374 DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM 47: SMTI. PINKI BARMAN AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS WIFE OF SRI CHABIN BARMAN RESIDENT OF SANTI NAGAR LATAKATA P.O. PILLINGKATA P.S. BASISTHA GUWAHATI - 781029 DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM Page No.# 15/20 48: MATIUR RAHMAN AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SON OF SAIFULLA ALI RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TARANPUR TIHU P.O. DIGHELI P.S. TIHU DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. PIN - 781371 49: DILOTPOL PATHAK AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS SON OF PUTULI PATHAK R/O VILLAGE KHUDRA MAKHIBAHA P.O. MAKHIBAHA PIN - 781374 DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM 50: SMTI. PINKI BARMAN AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS WIFE OF SRI CHABIN BARMAN RESIDENT OF SANTI NAGAR LATAKATA P.O. PILLINGKATA P.S. BASISTHA GUWAHATI - 781029 DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 51: MATIUR RAHMAN AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SON OF SAIFULLA ALI Page No.# 16/20 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE TARANPUR TIHU P.O. DIGHELI P.S. TIHU PIN-781371 DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM 52: JINTU KALITA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SON OF PRASANTA KALITA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NARNARTARI P.O. AND P.S. TIHU PIN - 781371 DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM 53: PARTHA PRATIM PATHAK AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SON OF BIJAY PATHAK R/O VILLAGE KHUDRA MAKHIBAHA P.O. MAKHIBAHA P.S. NALBARI DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. PIN - 781374 54: SMTI. PALLABI KALITA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS DAUGHTER OF PRASANTA KALITA RESIDENT OF NARNARTARI P.O. NARNARTARI PIN - 781371 DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM Page No.# 17/20 55: NITUL KALITA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS SON OF NANDA KALITA RESIDENT OF LATAKATA (PART-II) P.O. PILLINGKATA P.S. BASISTHA GUWAHATI - 781029 DISTRICT - KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 56: PARAG DEKA AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS SON OF NRIPENDRA DEKA RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JALKHANA P.O. JALKHANA P.S. TIHU DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSAM. PIN - 781371 57: LABHITA PATHAK AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS DAUGHTER OF BHOGIRATH PATHAK RESIDENT OF VILLAGE MAKHIBAHA (KAMARPARA) P.O. MAKHIBAHA P.S. TIHU PIN - 781371 DISTRICT - NALBARI ASSA VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 16 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT, DISPUR GUWAHATI 06 Page No.# 18/20 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM. FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 06 3:THE UNDER SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PERSONNEL(B) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI 06 4:THE CHIEF ENGINEER WATER RESOURCE DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF ASSAM CHANDMARI GUWAHATI 03 5:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER JORHAT WATER RESOURCE DIVISION JORHAT DIST JORHAT ASSAM 785631 6:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER NAGAON WATER RESOURCE DIVISION NAGAON DIST NAGAON ASSAM 782001 7:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINNER TEZPUR WATER RESOURCE DIVISION TEZPUR DIST SONITPUR ASSAM 784001 8:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MORIGAON WATER RESOURCE DIVISION MORIGAON DIST. MORIGAON ASSAM PIN-782411 9:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER BARPETA WATER RESOURCE DIVISION BARPETA DIST. BARPETA ASSAM PIN-781315 Page No.# 19/20 10:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER SIVASAGAR WATER RESOURCE DIVISION SIVASAGAR DIST. SIVASAGAR ASSAM PIN-785685 11:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER GOLAGHAT WATER RESOURCE DIVISION GOLAGHAT DIST. GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785621 12:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER LAKHIMPUR WATER RESOURCE DIVISION LAKHIMPUR DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN-787001 13:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER NORTH LAKHIMPUR E AND D DIVISION LAKHIMPUR DISTRICT- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN-787001 14:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MAJULI WATER RESOURCE DIVISION GARMUR DIST. JORHAT ASSAM PIN-785631 15:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER GUWAHATI WEST WATER RESOURCE DIVISION GOVT. OF ASSAM GUWAHATI-6 DIST. KAMRUP (M) ASSAM 16:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER MANGALDAI WATER RESOURCE DIVISION MANGALDAI DIST. DARRANG ASSAM PIN-784125 Page No.# 20/20 17:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER HAILAKANDI WATER RESOURCE DIVISION HAILAKANDI DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN-78815 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M HUSSAIN, MR. A Z AHMED Advocate for the Respondent : SC, WATER RESOURCE, SC, FINANCE,GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA ORDER 26.03 .2025 Mr. A. Z. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner submits on instructions that the writ petitioner does not wish to press the petition any further. Accordingly, the writ petition stands dismissed as not pressed. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. Pending Interlocutory Applications, if any, are also dismissed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant