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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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
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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