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2025 DAILYLAW 26734 (GAU)
DANESH ALI AND 189 ORS. v. THE UNION OF INDIA AND 15 ORS.
WP(C)/6191/2025 · 2025-11-02
Arun Dev Choudhury
Writ Petition (Civil)body2025
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2025:GAU-AS:14836
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/6191/2025 DANESH ALI AND 189 ORS. S/O- LT. KARAM ALI. AGE- 85.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON, ASSAM. 2: ABUL HUSSAIN 1.S/O- LT. SAMAR ALI. AGE- 32.VILL- BARBIL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 3: ABUL KACHEM 2.S/O- ABDUL JABBAR. AGE- 39.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 4: ABDUL KARIM 3.S/O- LT. SIDDIQUE ALI. AGE- 55.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 5: GULJAR HUSSAIN 5.S/O- LT. SAMIR UDDIN. AGE- 47.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 6: NAJIM UDDIN 6.S/O- ABDUL KARIM. AGE- 40. VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 7: ABDUL KARIM 7.S/O- LT. NIJAM UDDIN. AGE- 61.VILL- HOJ GAON.DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 8: HAJBUR RAHMAN
Page No.# 2/25 8.S/O- LUTFUR RAHMAN. AGE- 23.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 9: BABUL HUSSAIN S/O- SAMAR ALI. AGE- 40.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 10: FAIJUL ISLAM 10.S/O- SHAHIDUL ISLAM. AGE- 40.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 11: RAFIKUL HUSSAIN S/O- DANESH ALI. AGE- 45.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 12: DIN ISLAM 12.S/O- BILLAL MIYA. AGE- 32.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 13: LUTFUR RAHMAN 13.S/O- ABDUL MOTALIB. AGE- 55.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 14: ELIYAS AHAMMED S/O- JAYNAL ABDIN. AGE- 25.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 15: SAFIQUL ISLAM S/O- DANESH ALI. AGE- 40.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 16: ABDUL RASHID 16.S/O- SHOHIDUL ISLAM. AGE- 31.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 17: KHURSHID ALI S/O- DANESH ALI. AGE- 28.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. Page No.# 3/25 18: IKRAMUL ISLAM S/O- ABDUL SATTAR. AGE- 33.VILL- PANDHIT GHAT. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 19: ABDUL KALAM 19.S/O- LT. ABDUL JABBAR. AGE- 35.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 20: NIJAM UDDIN 20.S/O- ABDUL RASHID. AGE- 41.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 21: ANAR HUSSAIN S/O- LT. SAMAR ALI. AGE- 30.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 22: KASEM ALI 22.S/O- ABDUL JABBAR. AGE- 49.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 23: ABDUL KADIR 23.S/O- MUSLEM UDDIN. AGE- 55.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 24: OMAR ALI 24.S/O- SAHED ALI. AGE- 36.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 25: SHARIFUL ISLAM S/O- RAHMAT ALI. AGE- 41.VILL- BORBEEL DHANSHILA ISLAPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 26: ALAL UDDIN 26.S/O- LT. MAFIJ UDDIN. AGE- 60.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM.
27: JIYABUR RAHMAN S/O- ALAL UDDIN. AGE- 28.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON
Page No.# 4/25 ASSAM. 28: SAYED ALI 28.S/O- ALAL UDDIN. AGE- 23.VILL- BORBILL DHANCILA. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 29: ESMAT ALI 29.S/O- SAYED ALI. AGE- 26.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 30: ISMAIL HUSSAIN S/O- MANIR UDDIN. AGE- 54.VILL- BARABEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 31: EASHAD ALI 31.S/O- ALAL UDDIN. AGE- 32.VILL- BARABEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 32: OMAR ALI 32.S/O- JALAL UDDIN. AGE- 27.VILL- BARABEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 33: MUBARAK ALI S/O- SAMIR UDDIN. AGE- 40.VILL- BARPANI BAGAH. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 34: RAJAB ALI 34.S/O- AMIR HUSSAIN. AGE- 36.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 35: ABDUL HANNAN S/O- AMIR HUSSAIN. AGE- 44.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 36: ABDUL MANNAN S/O- AMIR HUSSAIN. AGE- 38.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 37: MUKSHIDUL ISLAM S/O- SAMIR UDDIN. AGE- 42.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON
Page No.# 5/25 ASSAM. 38: ABDUL JALIL S/O- AKKAS ALI. AGE- 56. VILL-BORPANIROADNEARMASZID BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR.DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 39: MUKSIDUL ISLAM S/O- KASUM ALI. AGE- 36.VILL- UDHANTULA. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 40: ATABUR RAHMAN S/O- RAHMAT ALI. AGE- 27.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 41: ABDUL RAHIM 41.S/O- LT. IDRISS ALI. AGE- 55.VILL- BARABEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 42: ASIKUL RAHMAN S/O- MANIR UDDIN. AGE- 55.VILL- BARBIL DHANSILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 43: AHAMMAD ALI 43.S/O- MAHIBUL HAQUE. AGE- 49.VILL- KAMPUR ROAD PONDHIT GHAT. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 44: ABDUL REJAK 44.S/O- IBRAHIM ALI. AGE- 48.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 45: ANARUL HUSSAIN 45.S/O- ABDUL HUSSAIN. AGE- 28.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 46: ALI AKBAR 46.S/O- MAHIBUL HAQUE. AGE- 40.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 47: SADDAM HUSSAIN S/O- LAL MIYA. AGE- 28.VILL- BARBEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST-
Page No.# 6/25 NAGAON ASSAM 48: KUDDUCH ALI S/O- AHAMMAD ALI. AGE- 35.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 49: HUSSAIN ALI 49.S/O- AHAMMA ALI.
AGE- 33.VILL- KAMPUR ROAD BARABEEL. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 50: AJAHAR UDDIN S/O- ALI AKBOR. AGE- 31.VILL- SARUCHALA. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 51: HASEN ALI 51.S/O- AHAMMAD ALI. AGE- 47.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 52: NAJIT ALI 52.S/O- TAIYAB ALI. AGE- 32.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 53: AHAMMAD ALI 53.S/O- LT. ABDUL GAFUR. AGE- 48.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 54: NASHED ALI 54.S/O- TAIYAB ALI. AGE- 38.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 55: YASIN ALI 55.S/O- MUKASHED ALI. AGE- 48.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 56: MANIK JAN 56.S/O- FAKHRUL ISLAM. AGE- 55.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 57: TAIJ UDDIN
Page No.# 7/25 57.S/O- AJIJUL HOQUE. AGE- 36.VILL- BARABEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 58: JINNAT ALI 58.S/O- ABDUL KARIM. AGE- 28.VILL- BARABEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 59: RAHMAT ALI 59.S/O- ABDUL HEKIM. AGE- 85.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 60: SHUKUR ALI 60.S/O- ABDUL RAHIM. AGE- 27.VILL- PANDITGHAT. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 61: JAKIR HUSSAIN 61.S/O- AYUB ALI. AGE- 38.VILL- DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 62: AMJAT ALI 62.S/O- JAYNAL ABDIN. AGE- 39.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 63: ATIKUL ISLAM 63.S/O- RAHMAT ALI. AGE- 28.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 64: MAMIN ALI 64.S/O- CHAN MIYA. AGE- 35.VILL- BARABEEL DHANASHILA. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 65: LAL MIYA 65.S/O- LT. KARIM BAKS. AGE- 59.VILL- BORBIL ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 66: MUSTAFA ALOM 66.S/O- LT. KHAIRUL ISLAM. AGE- 28.VILL- BARBEEL DAKSHIN ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. Page No.# 8/25 67: JIABUR RAHMAN 67.S/O- RAHMAT ALI. AGE- 25.VILL- BARABEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 68: HARUN RASID S/O- ABU BAKKAR SIDDIQUE. AGE- 39.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 69: JAMAL UDDIN 69.S/O- SAHED ALI. AGE- 42.VILL- BARABEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 70: ABDUL MANNAN S/O- JAMIR ALI. AGE- 31.VILL- BARBEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 71: KUTUBUL ALOM 71.S/O- LT. ASAN ALI. AGE- 57.VILL-BARBILDONSALA ISLAMPUR BARPANI.DIST- NAGAON ASSAM.
72: ABDUL MANNAN 72.S/O- KUTUBUL ALOM. AGE- 29.VILL- BARBEEL DHANSILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 73: ABU BAKKAR SIDDIQUE S/O- IDRISH ALI. AGE- 85.VILL- BORBIL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 74: ABDUL HANNAN 74.S/O- KUTUBUL ALAM. AGE- 31.VILL- BARBIL DHANSILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 75: ABU HANIFA 75.S/O- ABDUL CHAMED. AGE- 35. VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 76: ADDUCH SALAM S/O- SAHED ALI. AGE- 32.VILL- BARABEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST-
Page No.# 9/25 NAGAON ASSAM. 77: REHAN ALI 77.S/O- KARIM BAKS. AGE- 48.VILL- BARABEEL DHANASHILA. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 78: MUBARAK HUSSAIN S/O- KUTUBUL ALAM. AGE- 26.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 79: MUSTAFA KAMAL S/O- JAMIR ALI. AGE- 32.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 80: HABIJUL ISLAM S/O- AJIJUL HOQUE. AGE- 34.VILL-BORBILDHANASALAISLAMPUR BORPANI. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 81: NIJAM UDDIN S/O- SURJ ALI. AGE- 32.VILL- BORBIL BORPANI. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 82: ANARUL ISLAM S/O- SURUJ ALI. AGE- 40.VILL- BARABEEL DHANSALA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 83: SURUJ ALI 83.S/O- ABDUL RAHMAN. AGE- 60.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 84: HASMAT ALI 84.S/O- LT. IDRISH ALI. AGE- 40.VILL- BARABEEL DHANASHILA BORPANI. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 85: ROFIKUL ISLAM S/O- RAHIM UDDIN. AGE- 39.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. Page No.# 10/25 86: HABIBUL ISLAM S/O- RAHIM UDDIN. AGE- 33.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 87: HORIDUL ISLAM S/O- SURUJ ALI. AGE- 30.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 88: AJIJUL HAQUE S/O- KUDDUS ALI. AGE- 40.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 89: JAIN UDDIN 89.S/O- ABDUL JABBAR. AGE- 68.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 90: JALAL UDDIN 90.S/O- HASIM UDDIN. AGE- 42.VILL- KANDOLIMARI. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 91: MUKSIDUL ISLAM S/O- LT. SHAMAR ALI. AGE- 35.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 92: FAIJUL HAQUE 92.S/O- KUDDUS ALI. AGE- 40.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 93: SAHED ALI 93.S/O- ABDUL SAMED. AGE- 28.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 94: FAKRUL ISLAM 94.S/O- MAHAMMAD ALI. AGE- 45.VILL- JARA MARI.DIST- NAGAON ASSAM.
95: SHARIF UDDIN 95.S/O- JAHED ALI. AGE- 45.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. Page No.# 11/25 96: KASEM ALI 96.S/O- IDRISH ALI. AGE- 38.VILL- BARBEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 97: JAMAL HUSSAIN S/O- LT. ASAN ALI. AGE- 46.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 98: DILDAR HUSSAIN S/O- AYUB ALI. AGE- 26.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 99: KHALILUR RAHMAN S/O- LT. RAKAMAN ALI. AGE- 64.VILL-BORBILDHANSILAISLAMPUR BORPANI.DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 100: SIDDIKUL ISLAM S/O- SAMAR ALI. AGE- 46.VILL- BARBEEL ISLAMPUR BORPANI. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 101: MANNAS ALI 101.S/O- NAJIM UDDIN. AGE- 48.VILL- ISLAMPUR DHANASHILA. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 102: NAJRUL ISLAM S/O- KUDDUS ALI. AGE- 30.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 103: ANJAR HUSSAIN S/O- AYUB ALI. AGE- 26.VILL- BARBILL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 104: DULAL HUSSAIN S/O- MAINU UDDIN. AGE- 39.VILL- 9 NO. KHERONI. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 105: HUSSAIN ALI 105.S/O- MIR HUSSAIN. AGE- 38.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. Page No.# 12/25 106: ARFAN ALI 106.S/O- MIR HUSSAIN. AGE- 26.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 107: AFAJ UDDIN S/O- MIR HUSSAIN. AGE- 25.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 108: TOFAZUL ISLAM S/O- ABDUL GONI. AGE- 32.VILL- BARBEEL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 109: BABAR ALI 109.S/O- KURFAN ALI. AGE- 46.VILL- AMTALA.DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 110: HABIBUR RAHMAN S/O- ABDUL GANI. AGE- 28.VILL- 9 NO. KHERONI. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 111: MUSLEM UDDIN S/O- ISHUB ALI. AGE- 52.VILL- PANDITGHAT. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 112: ABDUL HOQUE 112.S/O- ABDUL REJAK. AGE- 27. VILL- URIAGRANT TUBUKI. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 113: IDRISH ALI 113.S/O- LT. UMED ALI. AGE- 62.VILL- NARASINGH BORI. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 114: SAH ALOM 114.S/O- ABDUL GANI. AGE- 50.VILL- AMATALA.DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 115: SEKANDAR ALI S/O- SAMS UDDIN. AGE- 42.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 116: RAFIKUL ISLAM S/O- HUSSAIN ALI. AGE- 61.VILL- JURIPAR BARAPANI. DIST- NAGAON
Page No.# 13/25 ASSAM. 117: AIIJUL HAQUE 117.S/O- ABDUL HUSSEN. AGE- 55.VILL- PANDITGHAT. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 118: RIYAJ UDDIN 118.S/O- ABDUL KUDDUS.
AGE- 33.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 119: AFAAJ UDDIN 119.S/O- ABDUL KUDDUS. AGE- 50.VILL- BARABIL ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 120: INTAJ ALI 120.S/O- MAFEJ ALI. AGE- 65.VILL- 1 NO. GAGALAMARI. DIST- MARIGAON ASSAM. 121: IBRAHIM ALI 121.S/O- NURUL ISLAM. AGE- 36.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 122: INNACH ALI 122.S/O- ABDUCH CHALAM. AGE- 39.VILL- BARBARI.DIST- MARIGAON ASSAM 123: MD TAIJ UDDIN S/O- ABDUL KUDDUS. AGE- 33.VILL- BARABEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 124: JAKIR HUSSAIN S/O- SAHED ALI. AGE- 51.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 125: ABDUL MATALIB S/O- REJAT ALI. AGE- 51.VILL- PANDITGHAT. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 126: MARCHAB ALI S/O- MARFAT ALI. AGE- 60.VILL- DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM
Page No.# 14/25 127: ABUL KALAM 127.S/O- SULTAN ALI. AGE- 52.VILL- BORABIL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 128: SAIDUL ISLAM S/O- ABDUL GONI. AGE- 28. VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 129: SAIDUL ISLAM S/O- RUSTUM ALI. AGE- 43.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 130: OMAR ALI 130.S/O- ABDUL GANI. AGE- 42.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 131: JAKIR HUSSAIN S/O- ALFAJ UDDIN. AGE- 25.VILL- BARABEEL DHANSHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 132: NIJAM UDDIN 132.S/O- ABDUL KUDDUS. AGE- 50.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 133: NUR HUSSAIN 133.S/O- LT. AHAMMAD ALI. AGE- 73.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 134: MAYDUL ISLAM S/O- ISAB ALI. AGE- 55.VILL- BORBIL DHANSILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 135: SHARIFUL ISLAM S/O- SAMS UDDIN. AGE- 39.VILL- BARABILL DHANASHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 136: GIYAS UDDIN 136.S/O- ANUWAR HUSSAIN. AGE- 57.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA
Page No.# 15/25 ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 137: BAHARUL ISLAM S/O- AKKACH ALI. AGE- 35.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 138: ABDUL REJAK 138.S/O- LT. SAHAB UDDIN. AGE- 60.VILL- URIAGRANT TUBUKI. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 139: SOHIDUL ISLAM S/O- MOFIJUL ISLAM. AGE- 28.VILL- DIHINGBARI PATHAR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 140: ABDUL MOTALIB S/O- NIJAM UDDIN. AGE- 29.VILL- BARBIL ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM.
141: JAYNAL ABDIN 141.S/O- ABDUL RAHMAN. AGE- 57.VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 142: FAIJUL ISLAM 142.S/O- RUSTUM ALI. AGE- 39.VILL- BARBEEL DHAN CHALA ISLAMPUR. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 143: SIRAJ UDDIN 143.. S/O- ABDUL MANNAF. AGE- 62 YEARSVILL-BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 144: JALAL UDDIN S/O- LATE MAFIJ UDDIN. AGE- 65 YEARS VILL-BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 145: JAHANGIR ALAM S/O- JAMIR ALI. AGE- 28 YEARSVILL-BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. Page No.# 16/25 146: NUR UDDIN S/O- ABDUL KARIM. AGE- 46 YEARSVILL-BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 147: MAINUDDIN S/O- JALAL UDDIN. AGE- 29 YEARSVILL-BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 148: INSAN ALI S/O- SHAID ALI. AGE- 33 YEARSVILL-BARABEEL DHANASHILA DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 149: ABDUL BASSAR S/O- ALI AKBOR. AGE- 33 YEARSVILL-BARABEEL DHANASHILA DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 150: MD KITAB ALI S/O- MD ALI AKBAR. AGE- 19 YEARSVILL- SARUCHALA DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 151: AJGAR ALI S/O- ABDUL RAHIM. AGE- 26 YEARSVILL-BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 152: AKKAS ALI S/O- ROMZAN ALI. AGE- 75 YEARS VILL- KHAIRAMARI DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 153: BAREK MIYA S/O- SAHED ALI. AGE- 37 YEARSVILL-BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 154: HABIBUR RAHMAN S/O- SHIRAJ UDDIN. AGE- 44 YEARSVILL-BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON
Page No.# 17/25 ASSAM. 155: MAFIJ UDDIN S/O- DANESH ALI. AGE- 51 YEARSVILL-BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 156: MUSA AKATARA KHATUN C/O- NUR HUSSAIN. AGE- 35.VILL- DHANSHILA.DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 157: RASHIDUL ISLAM S/O- AHAMMAD ALI. AGE- 36.VILL- MADHABPARA. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 158: BILLAL MIYAN S/O- LT. JABED ALI. AGE- 73.VILL- LALUNG GAON. DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 159: GULJAR HUSSAIN S/O- LT. ASAN ALI AGE- 40VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 160: SAIDUL ISLAM S/O- MIRAJ ALI AGE- 42 VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 161: ALI AKBAR 161.S/O- ABDUL JALIL AGE- 32VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 162: HAJRAT ALI S/O- ABDUL HUSSEN AGE- 55VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM.
163: RABIKUL ISLAM S/O- KUDDUS ALI AGE- 25VILL- BALISARA KACHUA DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 164: SAMAR ALI S/O- SAMIR UDDIN AGE- 48VILL- GORUBAT MORANGIAL DIST- NAGAON ASSAM
Page No.# 18/25 165: AIMAN NESSA C/O- FAKAR UDDIN AGE- 48VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 166: HAMEDA KHATUN C/O- ABDUL MUTALIP AGE- 44VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 167: MAJIDA KHATUN C/O- AJGAR ALI AGE- 63VILL- JURIPAR BARPANI BAGAN DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 168: ABU BAKKAR SIDDIK S/O- ABDUL MATALIB AGE- 30VILL- PANDITGHAT KAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 169: SAFIQUL ISLAM S/O- ROYSUDDIN AGE- 50VILL- ALTANGANI JURIA DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 170: JAKIR HUSSEN S/O- ABDUL LATIF AGE- 45VILL- KANDHULI MARI NO. 2 DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 171: SAIFUL ISLAM S/O- ROYSUDDIN AGE- 50VILL-SHIMALUAATIGAONPACHIM KHANDADIST- NAGAON ASSAM 172: AZIZUL ISLAM S/O- KASUM ALI AGE- 32VILL- UDHANTULADIST- NAGAON ASSAM 173: KHUDEJA KHATUN C/O- SAMAR ALI AGE- 50VILL-KAMPURROAD BARBEEL ISLAMPURDIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 174: YAKUB ALI S/O- ABDUL RASHID AGE- 55VILL- LOCHNA BARI DIST- NAGAON ASSAM
Page No.# 19/25 175: SWARIFA KHATUN W/O- ABUL HUSSAIN AGE- 45VILL- JURIPAR KAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 176: SWARIFA KHATUN W/O- ABUL HUSSAIN AGE- 45VILL- JURIPAR KAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 177: HAMIDA KHATUN C/O- AJIJUL HAQUE AGE- 45VILL-BARBEELDHANCHILAISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 178: JALAL UDDIN S/O- NIJAM UDDIN AGE- 31VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 179: RAHIM UDDIN S/O- ILAHI BAKS AGE- 65VILL- LONGJUP N.C DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 180: NURUL ISLAM S/O- LATE MAMIN ALI AGE- 73VILL- CHENIMARI BEEL RUPAHI DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 181: ABU CHAMA S/O- ABDUL JABBAR AGE- 54 VILL- SALMARADIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 182: SALEHA BEGUM C/O- ABDUS SATTAR AGE- 46VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 183: ABU KALAM S/O- ABDUL AJID AGE- 39VILL- BARPANI BAGAN KACHUA DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 184: MOSTAFA ALAM S/O- MAFIJ ALI AGE- 38VILL- NO. 1 LALUNG GAON DIST- NAGAON ASSAM.
185: RASHID SUBUR AHMED
Page No.# 20/25 S/O- SAIDUR RAHMAN AGE- 24VILL- JURIPAR KAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 186: JALAL UDDIN S/O- LATE MAMIN ALI AGE- 70VILL- CHENIMARI BEEL RUPAHI DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 187: FARUK AHMED S/O- ISMAIL ALI AGE- 33VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM 188: MAHIDUL ISLAM S/O- HAMED ALI AGE- 38VILL- MEHERIPARDIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 189: ROFIKUL ISLAM S/O- ABDUL JALIL AGE- 34VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM. 190: HAMEDA KHATUN C/O- ABDUL MUTALIP AGE- 44VILL- BARBEEL DHANCHILA ISLAMPUR DIST- NAGAON ASSAM VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 15 ORS. TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE, INDIRA PARYAVARAN BHAWAN, JORBAGH ROAD, NEW DELHI- 110003, INDIA 2:THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA NIRVACHAN SADAN ASHOKA ROAD NEW DELHI 110001 3:THE STATE OF ASSAM TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM JANATA BHAWAN ASSAM SECRETARIAT COMPLEX
Page No.# 21/25 DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006 4:THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION OF ASSAM TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION OF ASSAM PANJABARI SIXMILE-PANJABARI ROAD GUWAHATI-781037 5:SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM ENVIRONMENT FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE DEPTT. JANATA BHAWAN (ASSAM SECRETARIAT COMPLEX) DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006 6:COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM REVENUE DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT JANATA BHAWAN (ASSAM SECRETARIAT COMPLEX) DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006 7:SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT JANATA BHAWAN (ASSAM SECRETARIAT COMPLEX) DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006 8:PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FOREST FORCE AND WILDLIFE O/O THE PCCF AND HOFF ASSAM ARANYA BHAWAN PANJABARI GUWAHATI- 781037. 9:DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER NAGAON FOREST DIVISION NAGAON ASSAM. 10:RANGE FOREST OFFICER KAMPUR FOREST RANGE NAGAON ASSAM 11:DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
Page No.# 22/25 NAGAON ASSAM. 12:DISTRICT COMMISSIONER HOJAI ASSAM 13:SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE NAGAON ASSAM. 14:SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE HOJAI ASSAM 15:CIRCLE OFFICER KAMPUR REVENUE CIRCLE NAGAON ASSAM 16:OFFICER IN CHARGE KACHUA POLICE STATION NAGAON ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A R BHUYAN, MS.
F NIKAT,S LASKAR,MR S ABDULLAH,MR N A MAZARBHUIYA,MR N Z CHOUDHURY Advocate for the Respondent : DY.S.G.I., SC, FOREST,SC, A S E C,SC, P AND R.D.,SC, REVENUE,SC, ECI,GA, ASSAM
BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
ORDER
03-11-2025
1. Heard Mr. A. R. Bhuyan, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. P.N.Goswami, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam assisted by Mr. I. Kalita,
learned counsel representing the respondent Forest Department. Also heard Mr. A. I. Ali,
Page No.# 23/25 learned Standing counsel representing the respondent Election Commission of India.
2. According to the petitioners, they are residents of Dhanchila Barbeel, Islampur Village, within Dhan Chala Revenue Village of Borpather Gaon Panchayat and Jugijan Anchalik Panchayat, under Kampur Revenue Circle, in the district of Nagaon.
3. Apprehending eviction at the hands of the Forest Department, the petitioners earlier approached this Court by filing the writ petition, WP(C) No. 5967/2025.
4. In the said writ petition, Mr. Goswami, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam, took a stand that the land in question is under the Borapani Reserved Forest in the district of Nagaon and therefore, in terms of the order dated 18.08.2025 passed by the Division Bench in WA No.251/2025 [Abdul Khalek & Ors. Vs. the State of Assam and Ors.], the Forest Department had issued 15-day notices to the affected persons. In the backdrop of the submission described above, the said WP(C) No. 5967/2025 was
disposed of directing that no eviction process be carried out without following the procedure prescribed in law, including the order dated 18.08.2025 passed in WA No. 251/2025. 5. The petitioners have once again approached this Court against such a notice of eviction, on the ground that, being situated within the notified revenue villages, the Forest authorities do not have any jurisdiction under law to issue such a notice. 6. Mr. Goswami, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam, on the other hand, submits that to resolve the issues whether the Forest Department has its jurisdiction to issue such notice requires factual determination i.e. whether the land occupied by the petitioners are under the reserved forest or within revenue village, and accordingly, the authorities have already conducted a spot verification, inasmuch as, some of the petitioners have already filed representations and such representations are yet to be decided. Therefore, the instant writ petition is premature. 7. Forest lands are outside the purview of settlement, however, there may be various
Page No.# 24/25 situations, such as question of disputes pertaining to the boundary of such forest or there may be disputes related to reservation or de-reservation of the land for forest or for that matter, there may be a dispute that the persons who have been granted the settlement in respect of a land even before being declared as reserved forest etc. such may involve a bona-fide claim of right to claim. 8. Thus, when forest land cannot be settled, however, when a bona fide claim is raised, the affected persons should be given a proper opportunity to be heard. 9. In the opinion of this Court, when the bonafide claim of right is raised, the authority cannot be permitted to unilaterally decide as to whether an occupier/possessor has a bonafide claim of the right involved, inasmuch as, it would require adjudication of both law and facts and without providing any opportunity to the occupier/ possessor, it would be in violation of principle of natural justice,
10. Under such circumstances, issuance of a notice shall be necessary to form a subjective satisfaction, which is in consonance with the principles of natural justice inasmuch as the same will facilitate a just, fair and transparent procedure, which are facets of Articles 14, 19 and 21 of the Constitution of India. 11.
Since in WP(C) No. 5967/2025, a Co-ordinate Bench had protected the petitioners from the eviction and the learned Division Bench in WA No. 251/2025 provided specific time period to file representation(s) by the affected persons who are sought to be evicted on the ground of occupying the reserved forest land, this Court is of the opinion that no further order needs to be passed in the present case in this regard. 12. The petitioners shall be at liberty to file representations in terms of said WP(C) No. 5967/2025, and the respondent authorities shall consider all the grievances of the petitioners, including the issue of jurisdiction that may be raised. The Forest Department, as well as the concerned Revenue authority under the District Commissioner, Nagaon, shall conduct a joint verification of the status of the land in question, and thereafter, they may proceed with the eviction depending on the result/report of such verification as per
Page No.# 25/25 law and in terms of paragraph 21 of the judgment dated 18.08.2025 passed in WA No.251/2025. 13. With the aforesaid observations and directions, this writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant