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SHRI RAJANI KANTA DAS AND ORS v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS

WP(C)/3709/2025 · 2025-08-20

N Unni Krishnan Nair

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Page No.# 1/11 GAHC010218282025 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : Review.Pet./263/2025 POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF MANAGER, SHRI MUKUL KUMAR DATTA, S/O (L) MADHU SUDHAN DUTTA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, R/O 75A, MM NIWAS BY LANE, KAMDHENU PATH, VIDYAMANDIR PATH, GUWAHATI, DIST. KAMRUP (M), ASSAM 781028 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 25 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, DIST. KAMRUP (M), PIN 781006, ASSAM. 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT(S) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP (METRO) PIN 781006 ASSAM 3:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BAKSA MUSHALPUR BAKSA Page No.# 2/11 ASSAM. PIN- 781372 5:THE CIRCLE OFFICER BARAMA REVENUE CIRCLE BARAMA BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781346 6:THE CIRCLE OFFICER BAKSA REVENUE CIRCLE BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781372 7:THE CIRCLE OFFICER JALAH REVENUE CIRCLE JALAH BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781327 8:THE CIRCLE OFFICER BAGANPARA REVENUE CIRCLE BAGANPARA BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781344 9:THE CIRCLE OFFICER GORESWAR REVENUE CIRCLE GORESWAR BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781366 10:THE CIRCLE OFFICER TAMULPUR REVENUE CIRCLE TAMULPUR BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781367 11:RAJANI KANTA DAS SON OF LATE BANDHU RAM DAS AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- MAZDIA P.O. AND P.S.- TAMULPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781367 12:SHRI DINESH BRAHMA SON OF JITEN BRAHMA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS Page No.# 3/11 RESIDENT OF VILL- PUB- KACHUKATA P.O.- KACHUKATA P.S.- TAMULPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781367 13:SHRI DINESH RAMCHIARY SON OF PRABIN RAMCHIARY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL.- GOLDINGPARA P.O.- PUMAPATHAR P.S.- MUCHALPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781372 14:SHRI CHANDAN KRISHNA BARO SON OF LATE NARAYAN BARO AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- CHUTIYAPAR P.O.- ATHIYABARI P.S.- MUCHALPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781372 15:SHRI KRISHNA KANTA DEKA SON OF LATE KAKHIRAM DEKA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- BENNABARI P.O.- BENNABARI P.S.- MUCHALPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781333 16:SHRI PRABHAT DEKA SON OF LATE MONGLA DEKA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- BENNABARI P.O.- BENNABARI P.S.- MUCHALPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781333 17:SHRI NAROHARI BARO SON OF LATE RAJANI BARO AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- BENNABARI P.O.- BENNABARI P.S.- MUCHALPUR Page No.# 4/11 DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781333 18:SHRI PUTUL BARO SON OF GANESH BARO AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- BENNABARI P.O.- BENNABARI P.S.- MUCHALPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781333 19:SMTI LALITA BORO WIFE OF LATE MUNI RAM BORO AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- PACHIM NAOKATA P.O.- NAOKATA P.S.- GORESWAR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781364 20:SHRI RAJU RAM BASUMATARY SON OF NAREN BASUMATARY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- PACHIM NAOKATA P.O.- NAOKATA P.S.- GORESWAR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781364 21:SHRI UTPAL KALITA SON OF LATE PRASANNA KALITA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- PACHIM NAOKATA P.O.- NAOKATA P.S.- GORESWAR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781364 22:SMTI RUPA BORO WIFE OF LATE NIPEN BORO AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- SILAKUTI P.O.- BARIMAKHA P.S.- BARBARI DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781333 Page No.# 5/11 23:SHRI HANGAMA BORO SON OF LATE HONGO BORO AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS RESIDENT OF RESIDENT OF VILL- SINGRAPARA P.O.- BENNABARI P.S.- MUCHALPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781333 24:MUST. BANECHA KHATUN WIFE OF LATE JAHUR UDDIN AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- MATANG P.O.- NIMUA DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781315 25:MD. AKBAR ALI SON OF LATE MOFIS UDDIN AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- BHOKUWAMARI P.O.- ANANDA BAZAR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781318 26:SHRI DUPEN RAJBONGSHI SON OF LATE TARUN RAJBONGSHI AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- NICHALAMARI P.O.- NICHALAMARI P.S.- BARAMA DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 78134 Advocate for the Petitioner : N KHERA, Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, BTC,SC, REVENUE Linked Case : WP(C)/3709/2025 SHRI RAJANI KANTA DAS AND ORS SON OF LATE BANDHU RAM DAS AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS Page No.# 6/11 RESIDENT OF VILL- MAZDIA P.O. AND P.S.- TAMULPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781367. 2: SHRI DINESH BRAHMA SON OF JITEN BRAHMA AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- PUB- KACHUKATA P.O.- KACHUKATA P.S.- TAMULPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781367 3: SHRI DINESH RAMCHIARY SON OF PRABIN RAMCHIARY AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL.- GOLDINGPARA P.O.- PUMAPATHAR P.S.- MUCHALPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781372 4: SHRI CHANDAN KRISHNA BARO SON OF LATE NARAYAN BARO AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- CHUTIYAPAR P.O.- ATHIYABARI P.S.- MUCHALPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781372 5: SHRI KRISHNA KANTA DEKA SON OF LATE KAKHIRAM DEKA AGED ABOUT 61 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- BENNABARI P.O.- BENNABARI P.S.- MUCHALPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781333 6: SHRI PRABHAT DEKA SON OF LATE MONGLA DEKA AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- BENNABARI P.O.- BENNABARI P.S.- MUCHALPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA Page No.# 7/11 ASSAM. PIN- 781333 7: SHRI NAROHARI BARO SON OF LATE RAJANI BARO AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- BENNABARI P.O.- BENNABARI P.S.- MUCHALPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781333 8: SHRI PUTUL BARO SON OF GANESH BARO AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- BENNABARI P.O.- BENNABARI P.S.- MUCHALPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781333 9: SMTI LALITA BORO WIFE OF LATE MUNI RAM BORO AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- PACHIM NAOKATA P.O.- NAOKATA P.S.- GORESWAR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781364 10: SHRI RAJU RAM BASUMATARY SON OF NAREN BASUMATARY AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- PACHIM NAOKATA P.O.- NAOKATA P.S.- GORESWAR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781364 11: SHRI UTPAL KALITA SON OF LATE PRASANNA KALITA AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- PACHIM NAOKATA P.O.- NAOKATA P.S.- GORESWAR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781364 12: SMTI RUPA BORO Page No.# 8/11 WIFE OF LATE NIPEN BORO AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- SILAKUTI P.O.- BARIMAKHA P.S.- BARBARI DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781333 13: SHRI HANGAMA BORO SON OF LATE HONGO BORO AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS RESIDENT OF RESIDENT OF VILL- SINGRAPARA P.O.- BENNABARI P.S.- MUCHALPUR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781333 14: MUST. BANECHA KHATUN WIFE OF LATE JAHUR UDDIN AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- MATANG P.O.- NIMUA DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781315 15: MD. AKBAR ALI SON OF LATE MOFIS UDDIN AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- BHOKUWAMARI P.O.- ANANDA BAZAR DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781318 16: SHRI DUPEN RAJBONGSHI SON OF LATE TARUN RAJBONGSHI AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS RESIDENT OF VILL- NICHALAMARI P.O.- NICHALAMARI P.S.- BARAMA DISTRICT- BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781349 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI Page No.# 9/11 DISTRICT- KAMRUP (METRO) PIN 781006 ASSAM 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT(S) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI DISTRICT- KAMRUP (METRO) PIN 781006 ASSAM 3:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL KOKRAJHAR DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR BTAD ASSAM. 4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER BAKSA MUSHALPUR BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781372 5:THE CIRCLE OFFICER BARAMA REVENUE CIRCLE BARAMA BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781346 6:THE CIRCLE OFFICER BAKSA REVENUE CIRCLE BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781372 7:THE CIRCLE OFFICER JALAH REVENUE CIRCLE JALAH BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781327 8:THE CIRCLE OFFICER BAGANPARA REVENUE CIRCLE BAGANPARA BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781344 Page No.# 10/11 9:THE CIRCLE OFFICER GORESWAR REVENUE CIRCLE GORESWAR BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781366 10:THE CIRCLE OFFICER TAMULPUR REVENUE CIRCLE TAMULPUR BAKSA ASSAM. PIN- 781367 11:THE POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. REPRESENTED BY THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR AND HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT B-9 QUTUB INSTITUTION AREA KATWARIA SARAI NEW DELHI- 110016 12:THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER POWER GRID CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD. SDO(C) ROAD MILANPUR RANGIA ASSAM. PIN- 781354 ------------ Advocate for : MR. D J KAPIL Advocate for : GA ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS Page No.# 11/11 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR ORDER Date : 12.11.2025 Heard Mr. N. Khera, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. J. K. Goswami, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, appearing for the respondent no.1 and Ms. N. Bordoloi, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue, appearing for the respondent no.2 as well as Mr. B. C. Mushahary, learned Standing Counsel, BTC, appearing for the respondent nos.1 to 10. Issue notice. Since the learned counsel for the respondent nos.1-10, accept notice, no formal notice is required. Petitioner to take steps for service of notice upon the respondent nos.11-26, by way of Speed Post as well as by usual process. Steps be taken within 2(two) working days from today. Registry to list this matter again on 15.12.2025. JUDGE Comparing Assistant