Page No.# 1/13 GAHC010231542025 2025:GAU-AS:15702 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/6361/2025 AKHOY DEKA AND 126 ORS. S/O. JAIRAM DEKA 2: NABIN CHANDRA DEKA S/O. PADMA RAM DEKA 3: UPEN DEKA S/O. RANGNATH DEKA 4: KALI RAM DEKA S/O. RANGNATH DEKA 5: PRANJAL DEKA S/O. UTTAM CHANDRA DEKA 6: MARAMI DEKA W/O. SONESHWAR DEKA 7: DULAL DEKA S/O. SONARAM DEKA 8: KAUSHYALYA NATH DEKA W/O. DANDESHWAR DEKA 9: GIREN DEKA S/O. SONARAM DEKA 10: HIMALINI DEKA W/O. UPENDRA KUMAR DEKA 11: KNGAKAN KRISHNA DEKA S/O. UPENDRA DEKA 12: SISHU RAM DEKA Page No.# 2/13 S/O. DASHARAM DEKA 13: LAKSHYADHAR DEKA S/O. DASHARAM DEKA 14: KARUNA DEKA S/O. DHARANI DEKA 15: BHOLARAM DEKA S/O. DHARANI DEKA 16: JATIN DEKA S/O. DHARANI DEKA 17: PANKAJ DEKA S/O. KESHAB DEKA 18: MANORANJAN DEKA S/O. KESHAB DEKA 19: AJIT DEKA S/O. SHARAT DEKA 20: SAHARAT DEKA S/O. RANGANATH DEKA 21: KRISHNA DEKA S/O. NIRAM DEKA 22: UMESH DEKA S/O. NIRAM DEKA 23: KHANIN DEKA S/O. BALIN DEKA 24: DHERAJ DEKA S/O. BALIN DEKA 25: KANDARPA DEKA S/O. GHANAKANTA DEKA 26: MANJUR DEKA S/O. NABIN DEKA 27: LOHIT CHANDRA DEKA S/O. PRAFULLA DEKA 28: DIBYA DEKA Page No.# 3/13 W/O. LOHIT CHANDRA DEKA 29: NAGEN CHANDRA DEKA S/O. PRAFULLA DEKA 30: PARESH DEKA S/O. NAREN DEKA 31: SAMBHU RAM DEKA S/O. NAREN DEKA 32: MANJUR DEKA S/O. DRONA RAM DEKA 33: DIPAK CHANDRA DEKA S/O. SARBANANDA DEKA 34: BHUBANESWAR DEKA S/O. CHANDRARAM DEKA 35: MINATI DEKA W/O. RAJANI DEKA 36: SURABHI DEKA W/O. GIRENDRA DEKA 37: MUNINDRA DEKA S/O. CHANDRORAM DEKA 38: DHIREN DEKA S/O. NABIN DEKA 39: BALORAM DEKA S/O. LOKANATH DEKA 40: ARABINDRA DEKA S/O. SATYA RAM DEKA 41: BHADRESHWAR DEKA S/O. HARESHWAR DEKA 42: JOGEN DEKA S/O. KESHAB DEKA 43: DILIP DEKA S/O. NAMALU DEKA 44: GOPAL DEKA Page No.# 4/13 S/O. KALICHARAN DEKA 45: BIJOY CHANDRA DEKA S/O. NIRMALA DEKA 46: UDAY CHARAN DEKA S/O. SANDA RAM DEKA 47: BASANTA DEKA S/O. SANDA RAM DEKA 48: DHARMESHWAR DEKA S/O. RANG NATH DEKA 49: BIPIN DEKA S/O. HARESHWAR DEKA 50: KAMAL DEKA S/O. NAREN DEKA 51: SITARAM DEKA S/O. SATYARAM DEKA 52: BIPIN DEKA S/O. HARADATTA DEKA 53: BHUMIDHAR DEKA S/O. ANANTA DEKA 54: DALIMI DEKA W/O. LANGKESHWAR DEKA 55: KHAGEN DEKA S/O. ANANTA DEKA 56: CHENIRAM DEKA S/O. ANANTA DEKA 57: TARANI DEKA S/O. NAMALU DEKA 58: BHUMIDHAR DEKA S/O. MAHIDHAR DEKA 59: GORGA RAM DEKA S/O. SABHARAM DEKA 60: KAMESWAR DEKA Page No.# 5/13 S/O. PARASHURAM DEKA 61: POKILA DEKA W/O. LOHIT DEKA 62: AMAL DEKA S/O. HARADATTA DEKA 63: NIRANJAN DEKA S/O. SADHIRAM DEKA 64: SONJAY DEKA S/O. SADHIRAM DEKA 65: KHANIN DEKA S/O. GANESHWAR DEKA 66: ARUP DEKA S/O. GANESHWAR DEKA 67: BHUBANESWAR DEKA S/O. PADMA RAM DEKA PETITIONER NO. 1 TO PETITIONER NO. 67 ARE RESIDENT OF VILL. SAHAN P.O. KENDUA P.S. BAIHATA CHARIALI DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN.781121 68: KULEN DAS S/O. UPENDRA DAS 69: PRADEEP DAS S/O. UPENDRA NATH DAS 70: JOYKRISHNA DAS S/O. UPEN DAS 71: NIRANJAN SHARMA S/O. GOPAL SHARMA 72: NALINI SHARMA S/O. PRATAP SHARMA 73: NABA KUMAR SARMA S/O. HARIDSEB SARMA Page No.# 6/13 74: KULASH DEKA S/O. DIBAKAR DEKA 75: PRADIP SARMAH S/O. PRAFULLA CHANDRA SARMAH 76: DINESH RAJBONGSHI S/O. BHOLA RAJBONGSHI 77: KANDARPA RAJBONGSHI S/O. CHINTA RAJBONGSHI 78: PABIN DAS S/O. UPEN DAS 79: RABIN SARMAH S/O. BIREN CHANDRA SARMA 80: GAJIN DAS S/O. CHAKRADHAR DAS 81: NAKUL DAS S/O. HAHIRAM DAS 82: NIRMAL RAJBONGSHI S/O. BIRAHU RAJBONGSHI 83: JAMINI DEKA W/O. MANAMIL DEKA 84: TAPESHWAR DAS S/O. CHAKRADHAR DAS 85: KANAK SHARMA S/O. DHIRESHWAR DAS 86: DIMBESWAR SARMA S/O. GOPAL SARMA 87: NILAMBAR RAJBONGSHI @ NILAMBAR DAS S/O. DANDIRAM RAJBONGSHI 88: ARABINDA SARMA S/O. NARAYAN SARMA 89: KULEN CHANDRA BAISHYA S/O. MUKTA BAISHYA Page No.# 7/13 90: GOPAL RAJBONGSHI S/O. DANDIRAM RAJBONGSHI 91: HARICHANDRA BARUA S/O. SADHAN BARUA 92: MILAN BARUA S/O. SADHAN BARUA 93: BHUBANESWAR BARUA S/O. MAHENDRA BARUA 94: DILIP SHARMA S/O. GOPAL SHARMA 95: NARESHWAR RAJBONGSHI S/O. LALIT RAJBONGSHI 96: DIPEN SHARMA S/O. GOPAL SHARMA 97: BANITA DEKA W/O. LAKSHADHAR DEKA 98: JAJAMATI DAS W/O. PARASHU RAJBONGSHI 99: GAKUL RAJBONGSHI S/O. DANDIRAM RAJBONGSHI 100: NAKUL DAS S/O. RAM MAL DAS 101: AMARENDRA RAJBONGSHI S/O. UTTAM RAJBONGSHI 102: SACHIN CH. DAS S/O. SAMIN DAS PETITIONER NO.68 TO PETITIONER NO.102 ARE RESIDENT OF VILL. AND P.O. KENDUA P.S. BAIHATA CHARIALI DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781121 103: MD. TAHIDUR RAHMAN S/O. MACHUR RAHMAN Page No.# 8/13 104: MAKIBAR RAHMAN S/O. MACHUR RAHMAN 105: HABIBAR RAHMAN S/O. MACHUR RAHMAN 106: DULAL DEKA S/O. RASAN DEKA 107: TAPAN DEKA S/O. RASAN DEKA 108: MINTUL RAHMAN S/O. SARIF ALI 109: FARIJAN BEGAM W/O. KHORACHAN ALI D/O. GUTLEI SHEIKH 110: NOOR ISLAM S/O. SOFFAD ALI 111: JAMIR ALI S/O. MAHANUR ALI 112: RITU RAJ DEKA PABITRA DEKA PETITIONER NO.103 TO PETITIONER NO. 112 ARE RESIDENT OF VILL. JAYANTIPUR P.O. KENDUA P.S. BAIHATA CHARIALI DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN.781121 113: SASHINDRA DEKA S/O. BASHAB DEKA 114: MADAN DEKA S/O. BASHAB DEKA 115: NRIPEN DEKA S/O. TARUN DEKA 116: PAYODHAR DEKA S/O. HARENDRA DEKA 117: CHANAKYA DEKA Page No.# 9/13 S/O. GHANASHYAM DEKA 118: TAPAN DEKA S/O. GHANASHYAM DEKA 119: TRALAKYA DEKA S/O. GHANASHYAM DEKA 120: RAJAT CHANDRA DEKA S/O. KULURAM DEKA 121: DINAMANI DEKA S/O. GHANASHYAM DEKA 122: TARANIKANTA DEKA S/O. GARGARAM DEKA 123: TILAK DEKA S/O. GARGARAM DEKA 124: BHABESH DEKA S/O. GARGARAM DEKA 125: BASHUDHAR DEKA S/O. DEBEN DEKA 126: KSHITISH DEKA S/O. DEBEN DEKA 127: HITESHWAR DEKA S/O. GANORAM DEKA PETITIONER NO.113 TO PETITIONER NO.127 ARE RESIDENT OF VILL. PATRAPUR P.O. KENDUA P.S. BAIHATA CHARIALI DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN.78112 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6 2:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER KAMRUP Page No.# 10/13 P.O. AMINGAON ASSAM PIN- 781031 3:THE CIRCLE OFFICER KAMALPUR REVENUE CIRCLE P.O. KAMALPUR DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781380 4:MAYUR GOSWAMI S/O. MADANESWAR GOSWAMI RESIDENT OF VILL. RAJADOOAR P.O. AND P.S. NORTH GUWAHATI DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN.78103 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. S B LASKAR, A. H. AHMED,MS D DUTTA,MR. H A LASKAR Advocate for the Respondent : SC, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPT, GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY ORDER Date : 19-11-2025 Heard Mr. S.B. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioners; Ms. G. Hazarika, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue and Disaster Management Department for the respondent no. 1; Mr. J. Handique, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent nos. 2 & 3. 2. In view of the limited nature of relief sought for by the learned counsel for the petitioner, this writ petition is taken up for consideration in the motion stage itself, as agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties. Page No.# 11/13 3. The petitioners, 127 in nos., have claimed that they are residents of Kendua, Sahan, Joyantipur and Patrapur villages, Mouza – Karara, Revenue Circle – Kamalpur, District – Kamrup [R]. The petitioners claimed that in view of their long occupancy and possession of different parcels of land, Khatians were issued in their favour. Despite long standing claims for issuance of patta, the District Revenue Authorities have not yet issued pattas to the petitioners. 4. The petitioners have approached this Court aggrieved by issuance of a notice dated 04.03.2025 the respondent no. 3 to some of the petitioners asking for their presence for the purpose of demarcating the parcels of land mentioned in the notice. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioners by referring to the Notice dated 04.03.2025 has submitted that a demarcation proceeding, registered as Boundary Case no. 68, is at the instance of the respondent no. 4. According to the petitioners, some of the parcels of land indicated in the Notice dated 04.03.2025 are in the occupation of some of the petitioners. On perusal of the contents of the notice, it is noticed that different dag nos. under patta no. 6 of Village – Kendua, Mouza – Karana are mentioned in the notice and the notices were asked to be present on a scheduled date. After learning about the Notice dated 04.03.2025, the petitioners made an application before the respondent no. 2 requesting to furnish them a copy of the application, submitted by the respondent no. 4, which led to registration of Boundary Case no. 68. The petitioners are in apprehension that prior to issuance of pattas in their favour, if the demarcation proceeding is concluded, the same might prejudice their rights Page No.# 12/13 to claim periodic pattas on the strength of the Khatians. 6. Mr. Laskar, learned counsel for the petitioners has submitted that if the copy of the application submitted by the respondent no. 4 is furnished to the petitioners then they can submit objections/representations in a better manner highlighting their genuine grievances and apprehensions. 7. Mr. Handique, learned Junior Government Advocate has submitted that if the petitioners who are claiming possession of lands within Kendua village, require a copy of the application which led to registration of Boundary Case no. 68, then the same can be provided within a reasonable time period so as to enable those petitioners who have claimed certain rights with regard to the parcels of land mentioned in Notice dated 04.03.2025, to submit their objections/representations. 8. Having regard to the limited nature of direction sought for in the afore- stated manner and as agreed to by the learned State Counsel, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent no. 2 to furnish a copy of the application which led to registration of Boundary Case no. 68, to a representative of those petitioners who are claiming to be in possession of parcels of lands of Village – Kendua within a period of 15 days from the date of submission of a certified copy of this order by the petitioners at his office. 9. After receipt of the application pertaining to Boundary Case no. 68, those petitioners can submit their objections/representations within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt of the copy of the application before the Page No.# 13/13 respondent no. 2, who in turn, shall give consideration to such objections/representations. It is observed that in Boundary Case no. 68, the respondent no. 4 is to be given an opportunity of hearing during the demarcation proceedings and this order of furnishing a copy of the application is not going to cause any prejudice, this writ petition is disposed dispensing with the process of issuance of a notice to the respondent no. 4. 10. With the observations made and directions given above, this writ petition is disposed of. No order as to cost. JUDGE Comparing Assistant