Page No.# 1/6 GAHC010075862023 2025:GAU-AS:15805 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2025/2023 NIZAM UDDIN AND 13 ORS S/O- MUJAMMIL ALI, R/O- VILL- PABIJURI, P.O. BURUNGATALI BAZAR, P.S. MURAJHAR, DIST.- HOJAI, ASSAM, M.NO. 9707478310 2: NAZIR HUSSAIN S/O- LATE ALA UDDIN R/O- VILL- KAPASHBARI P.O. KAPASHBARI P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM M.NO. 8399922945 3: GOUS UDDIN S/O- LATE NURUL HOQUE R/O- VILL- KAPASHBARI P.O. KAPASHBARI P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM M.NO. 9864967015 4: MASHUK AHMED S/O- BOSHIR UDDIN R/O- VILL- PADUM PUKHURI P.O. KAPASHBARI P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM M.NO. 8822337852 5: ABDUL AHAD S/O- LATE ALHAJ SHAMS UDDIN R/O- VILL- PABIJURI Page No.# 2/6 P.O. BURUNGATALI BAZAR P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM M.NO. 9678071918 6: JABIR HUSSAIN S/O- ABDUL HANNAN R/O- VILL- PADUM PUKHURI P.O. KAPASHBARI P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM M.NO. 8638207832 7: FOKRUZ ZAMAN S/O- LATE ROHIM UDDIN R/O- VILL- KAPASHBARI P.O. KAPASHBARI P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM M.NO. 8486068588 8: SAYAD ALI S/O- LATE RAMEEZ ALI R/O- VILL- KARIUIUNI P.O. BURUNGATALI RIUIUNI P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM 9: SAMIR UDDIN S/O- ARAB ALI R/O- VILL- NO. 2 SIBPUR P.O. KAPASHBARI P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM M.NO. 9954684793 10: MD. SHAMIN AHMED S/O- MOIN UDDIN R/O- VILL- PADUM PUKHURI P.O. KAPASH PUKHURI P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI Page No.# 3/6 ASSAM M.NO. 9957713500 11: MUJUBUR RAHMAN S/O- ABDUL KAYAM R/O- VILL- PADUM PUKHURI P.O. KAPASHBARI P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM M.NO. 9101343847 12: DILWAR HUSSAIN S/O- LATE JAMIR UDDIN R/O- VILL- PADUM PUKHURI P.O. KAPASHBARI P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM M.NO. 6001284255 13: SHAKIR AHMED S/O- LATE ABDUL KARIM R/O- VILL- PADUM PUKHURI P.O. KAPASHBARI P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM M.NO. 6000605320 14: ABDUL KALAM S/O- LATE MISIR ALI R/O- VILL- VILLAGE NO. 1 SHIBPUR P.O. KAPASHBARI P.S. MURAJHAR DIST.- HOJAI ASSAM M.NO. 840307581 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS REP. BY THE COMM. AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPTT., DISPUR, GHY-6 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE DEPTT. Page No.# 4/6 DISPUR GHY-6 3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT HOJAI SANKARDEV NAGAR ASSAM 4:THE CIRCLE OFFICER DOBOKA REVENUE CIRCLE DOBOKA DISTRICT HOJAI ASSAM 5:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER (CIVIL) HOJAI SANKARDEV NAGAR ASSAM 6:THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER BINNAKANDI DEVELOPMENT BLOCK DOBOKA NAGAON DIST.- NAGAON ASSAM 7:PADUMPUKHURI NATUN BAZZAR DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT/SECRETARY VILLAGE PADUMPUKHURI P.O. KAPAHBARI DIST.- NAGAON PIN- 78244 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. P K R CHOUDHURY, MR G DEKA,MR. N G KUNDU Advocate for the Respondent : SC, P AND R.D., SC, REVENUE,GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY ORDER Date : 19.11.2025 Heard Mr. P.K. Roychoudhury, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners; Ms. P. Thapa, learned counsel representing Mr. S. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel, Panchayat & Page No.# 5/6 Rural Development Department for the respondent nos. 1 & 6; Ms. G. Hazarika, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue Department for the respondent no. 2; and Ms. M. Barman, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent nos. 3, 4 & 5. 2. The petitioners have preferred the instant writ petition seeking a direction for clearance of the lands of Padumpukhuri Grazing Reserve in terms of an Order dated 17.02.2015 passed by the Additional Deputy Commissioner, Nagaon by dismantling the structures constructed thereon. 3. Ms. Barman, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent nos. 3, 4 & 5 has placed a Communication bearing no. eCF. 35923/288 dated 18.11.2025 of the respondent no. 3, addressed to her, which is marked as Document ‘X’ and kept with the case record. 4. As per the instructions placed therein, an eviction drive was carried out at Padumpukhuri Grazing Reserve, covered by Dag no. 249, under Doboka Revenue Circle of Hojai Revenue Circle on 10.11.2025. During the eviction process, a total of 114 nos. of commercial establishments with RCC structures have been dismantled and an area of 31 Bighas out of 43 Bighas, 2 Kathas & 12 Lessas have been made free from encroachment. Eviction process in an area of 12 Bighas, 2 Kathas & 12 Lessas out of total 43 Bighas, 2 Kathas & 12 Lessas has not been carried out since the Government of Assam has approved an area measuring 10 Bighas, 2 Kathas & 12 Lessas for de-reservation and allotment in favour of Muktab School, Maszid, Burial Ground and Iddgah vide Letter no. RSG. 66/2000/35 dated 15.11.2000 which is under possession of the same institutions. Another area of land measuring 1 Bigha is under possession of Abdul Kadir who has filed an application for allotment of the said land vide Case no. W.P.[C.]/1132/2017. Therefore, eviction process was also not carried out therein. 5. In view of the above projections that an area of land 31 Bighas out of 43 Bighas, 2 Kathas & 12 Lessas have been made free of encroachment by dismantling a total of 114 nos. of establishments with RCC structures and for reasons assigned for not carrying out eviction drive in the remaining area, this writ petition is closed, as the relief sought for has been Page No.# 6/6 effectively redressed. However, if the petitioners have any further grievance with regard to the remaining areas which have not been made encroachment free for the reasons mentioned, the petitioners are at liberty to seek appropriate remedy as per law. 6. A copy of the Letter bearing no. eCF. 35923/288 dated 18.11.2025 and its enclosure are to be furnished to Mr. Roychoudhury, as requested, by Ms. Barman and also to be kept as part of the case record. JUDGE Comparing Assistant