Page No.# 1/30 GAHC010041442025 2025:GAU-AS:2617 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/1083/2025 Kalicharan Mandal SON OF LATE PUSHANANDA MANDAL RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 3 SITALMARI UNDER DHEKIAJULI REVENUE CIRCLE, DIST- SONITPUR, ASSAM 2: Smti Aina Bishwas Wife of Bhashan Bishwas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 3: Gyan Mohan Mandal Son of Ram Sundar Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 4: Taijuddin Ahmed Son of KamarUddin Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 5: Dashrath Mandal Son of Gaur Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 6: Karthik Mandal Son of Gaur Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam Page No.# 2/30 7: Pradip Sarkar Son of Purna Kanta Sarkar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 8: Manuranjan Mandal S/o- Late Amulya Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 9: Basanti Mandal Wife of Madhab Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 10: Indra Mohan Biswas Son of Haridas Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 11: Lav Mandal Son of Late Bhanu Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 12: Nipendra Adhikari Son Late Sashi Adhikari Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 13: Ranjit Sarkar Son of Kamal Sarkar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 14: Dipak Sarkar Son of Rupendra Sarkar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam Page No.# 3/30 15: Khitish Mandal Son of Gajendra Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 16: Patit Biswas Son of Matilal Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 17: Jiten Sutradhar Son of Late Haripada Sutradhar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 18: Suresh Biswas Son of Suklal Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 19: Biresh Biswas Son Jugesh Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 20: Gajen Biswas Son of Dhaynya Biswas. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 21: Kush Lal Mandal Son of Late Bhanu Mandal. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 22: Joy Krishna Sarkar Son of Rabindra Sarkar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam Page No.# 4/30 23: Satya Mandal Son of Santosh Mandal. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 24: Nirananda Sanyashi Son of Chidam Sanyashi. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 25: Manindra Biswas Son of Late Hari Das Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 26: Chambhuchan Biswas Son of Mangal Biswas. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 27: Bimal Sarkar Son of Mangal Sarkar. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 28: Shital Mandal Son of Nakul Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 29: Lav Sarkar Son of Bimal Sarkar. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 30: Hiren Mandal Son of Gyan Mohan Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam Page No.# 5/30 31: Niradh Mandal Son of Debendra Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 32: Kashinath Biswas Son of Kuleswar Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 33: Dayal Sarkar Son of Rabindra Sarkar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 34: Ganesh Mandal Son of Gyan Mohan Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 35: Fatik Rai Son of Gyandu Rai Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 36: Bhasan Sarkar Son of Late Dinesh Sarkar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 37: Mukandra Bhowmik Son of Kashimohan Bhowmik 38: Jil Mohan Biswas Son of LatResident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assame Raymohan Biswas 39: Upananda Bhowmik Son of Upendra Bhowmik Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Page No.# 6/30 Dist- Sonitpur Assam 40: Nirananda Bhowmik Son of Khasimohan Bhowmik Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 41: Dhananjay Sarkar Son Sushan Sarkar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 42: Jatin Sarkar Son of Late Rudhanath Sarkar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 43: Ranjit Biswas Son of Haren Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 44: Bishwanath Adhikari Son of Manindra Adhikari Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 45: Ramananda Adhikari Son of Dwigen Adikari Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 46: Nilananda Mandal Son Late Bbaulal Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 47: Gopal Sarkar Son of Ramlal Sarkar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Page No.# 7/30 Assam 48: Ganga Mandal Son of Late Rup Chand Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 49: Nilu Biswas Son of Jil Mohan Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 50: Bhimlal Mandal Son of Late Sashi Mohan Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 51: Bhaben Bharali Son of Late Surendra Bharali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 52: Anil Chandra Biswas Son of Harendra Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 53: Subash Biswas Son of Subal Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 54: Hemanta Biswas Son Man Mohan Biswas. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 55: Biran Das Son of Late Hari Chandra Das. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Page No.# 8/30 Assam 56: Paresh Mandal Son of Gajendra Mandal. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 57: Ratan Mandal Son of Meghalal Mandal. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 58: Shushil Ray alias Shushil Raja Son of Late Kshetra Mohan Ray. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 59: Manin Sutradhar Son of Rabi Sutradhar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 60: Birendra Mandal Son of Fakir Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 61: Palan Biswas Son of Durgacharan Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 62: Punya Biswas Son of Mon Mohan Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 63: Chishu Kumar Talukdar Son of Khagen Talukdar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Page No.# 9/30 Assam 64: Bhasan Paul Son of Pari Mohan Paul Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 65: Dayal Mandal Son of Amulya Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 66: Palan Mandal Son Babulal Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 67: Suju Talukdar Son of Khagen Talukdar. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 68: Sudhir Rai Son of Subal Ray Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 69: Dayal Biswas Late Mangal Biswas. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 70: Khagen Talukdar Son of Late Nani Gopal Talukdar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 71: Ramananda Sarkar Son of Subal Ray Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam Page No.# 10/30 72: Umarchan Mandal Son of Shashi Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 73: Chandra Mandal Son of Late Usharani Devi. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 74: Khirod Mandal Son of Shachindra Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 75: Charumani Mandal Son of Raghunath Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 76: Nikunjay Roy Son Of Late Subhal Ray Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 77: Ujjal Bhowmik alias Ujjal Bhuyan Son of Nirmai Bhowmik @ Nimai Bhuyan Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 78: Subhash Ray Son of Late Subhal Ray Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 80: Paritash Biswas Son of Mangal Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam Page No.# 11/30 81: Chan Mohan Biswas Son of Hari Das Biswas Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 82: Aila Devi Wife of Late Meghalal Mandal Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 83: Ananda Sarkar Son of Pandab Sarkar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 84: Anil Sarkar Son of Late Surendra Sarkar Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 85: Dilip Paul Son of Avinash Paul Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 86: Golak Sarkar Son of Kalachand Sarkar. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 87: Purna Mandal Son of Late Gato Mandal. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 88: Abdul Sattar Son of Sahed Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 89: Saiful Ali Page No.# 12/30 Son of Chitap Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 90: Ahamad Ali Son of Rahmat Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 91: Jakir Hussain Son of Tahir Uddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 92: Joynal Uddin Son of Ahammad Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 93: Nur Jamal Haque Son of Hasen Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 94: Alal Uddin Son of Jalal Uddin Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 95: Main Uddin Son of Jalal Uddin Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 96: Abdul Jalil Son of Hamat Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 97: Faijul Haque Son of Subhan Seikh Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 98: Rafikul Islam Page No.# 13/30 Son Danesh Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 99: Sur Haque Son of maidan Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 100: Amin Alla Son of Ismail Munsi Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 101: Akbar Ali Son of Abbas Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 102: Abdul Majid Son of Ahammad Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 103: Faij Uddin Son of Suban Saikh Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 104: Hasmat Ali Son of Late Fayj Uddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 105: Hajarat Ali Son of Late Hasmat Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 106: Fakar Uddin Son of Jalal Uddin Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam Page No.# 14/30 107: Jakir Hussain Son of Shwarafat Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 108: Habij Uddin Son of Ahed Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 109: Sahabuddin Son of Fayjuddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 110: Ismail Ali Son of Abdul Rahman Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 111: Hasen Banu Wife of Abdol Rahaman Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 112: Emamul HaqueE Son of Amjad Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 113: Jakir Hussain Son of Jahar Uddin Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 114: Ahammad Ali Son of Hasmat Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 115: Ahed Ali Son of Aktar Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Page No.# 15/30 Assam 116: Riaz Uddin Son of Ahed Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 117: Samsul Haque Son of Suban Seikh Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 118: Akbar Ali Son of Osman Goni Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 119: Abdul Barek Son of Riasat Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 120: Siraj Uddin Son of Muslim Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 121: Jaban Ali Son of Jabir Uddin Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 122: Sariful Ali Son of A. Jabbar. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 123: Sahed Ali Son of Rajab Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 124: Amirul Haque Son of Nur Jamal Haque. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Page No.# 16/30 Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 125: Muslem Ali Son of A. Jabbar. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 126: Abdul Jabbar Son of Late Umed Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 127: Hai Gani Son of Rusmat Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 128: Ikramul Haque Son of Majibur Rahman Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 129: Fakar Uddin Son of Kaim Uddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 130: Akbar Ali Son of Kiyamat Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 131: Sah Ali Son of Chuku Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 132: Goljar Hussain Son of Kacham Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Page No.# 17/30 Assam 133: Mehar Ali Son of Soha Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 134: Talef Ali Son of Kiyamat Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 135: Nur Islam Son of Amiruddin Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 136: Lalu Miya Son of Makkar Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 137: Muntaj Ali Son of Late Hasmat Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 138: Iman Ali Son of Chajaba Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 139: Lalchan Miya Son of Makkar Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 140: Abdul Latif Son of Naim Uddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam Page No.# 18/30 141: Farid Uddin Son of Abdul Mannan. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 142: Nur Islam Son of Makkar Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 143: Hamida Khatun Wife of Raful Amin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 144: Rafikul Islam Son of Lokman Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 145: Samar Ali Son of Amin Uddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 146: Baharul Islam Son of Abdul Khalek. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 147: Habij Uddin Son of Ismail Hussain. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 148: Abdul Khalek Son of Late Altab Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam Page No.# 19/30 149: Bosir Uddin Son Abu Miya. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 150: Jamat Ali Son of Aijuddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 151: Abdul Matin Son of Naimuddin Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 152: Abul Hussain Son of Sahab Uddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 153: Jonab Ali Son of Kuber Ali Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 154: Abdul Karim Son of Naim Uddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 155: Habibur Rahman Son of Kzchem Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 156: Iadu Nessa Wife of Amiruddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 157: Kasem Ali Son of Moidan Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Page No.# 20/30 Assam 158: Mahar Uddin Son of Jahir Uddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 159: Alal Uddin Son of Sabar Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 160: Baharul Haque Son of Abdul Rahman Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 161: Mobarak Ali Son of Hussain Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 162: Abdul Latif Son of Ahamed Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 163: Abul Kalam Son of Abdul Rahman. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 164: Gulap Jan Bibi Wife of Kitap Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 165: Habibur Rahman Son of Ebrahim Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam Page No.# 21/30 166: Akbar Ali Son of Hussen Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 167: Mafijuddin Son of Sabar Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 168: Rahul Ali Son of Kamar Uddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 169: Fakar Uddin Son of Late Fayj Uddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 170: Kadduch Ali Son of Tamir Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 171: Ichad Uddin Son of Iddirch Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 172: Saiful Rahman Son of Kuddus Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 173: Rahich Uddin Son of Sabar Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam 174: Sahed Ali Son of Kajim Uddin. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assam Page No.# 22/30 175: Iman Ali Son Mamin Ali. Resident of Vill- No. 3 Sitalmari under Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle Dist- Sonitpur Assa VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006 2:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER DISTRICT- SONITPUR ASSAM-784001. 3:THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (REVENUE) SONITPUR TEZPUR ASSAM PIN-784001 4:THE CIRCLE OFFICER DHEKIAJULI REVENUE CIRCLE DHEKIAJULI SONIPUR-784110. 5:THE ASSAM POWER DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED REPRESENTED BY ITS DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER AND HAVING ITS OFFICE AT BIJULEE BHAWAN PALTAN BAZAR GUWAHATI-781001 Advocate for the Petitioner : SHEIKH ABDULLAH, MR A R BHUYAN Advocate for the Respondent : SC, APDCL, SC, REVENUE,GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER Date : 12.03.2025 1. Heard Mr. A.R. Bhuyan, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also Page No.# 23/30 heard Mr. R Borpujari, learned standing counsel, Revenue & Disaster Management Department; Mr. D Nath, learned senior Government Advocate appearing for respondent Nos.2 to 4 and Mr. P.N Goswami, learned Additional Advocate General appearing for respondent No.5, APDCL. 2. The petitioners, 174 (one hundred and seventy four) in nos., have approached this Court stating that they have a common cause of action, to assail an Order dated 01.02.2025 passed by the respondent no. 2, whereby, the petitioners’ petitions on the aspects of their status as indigenous landless persons and for settlement has been summarily rejected. 3. Some of the present petitioners had earlier approached this Court to assail eviction notices, dated 15.11.2021, by way of a writ petition, WP(C) No. 8309/2022, wherein there were 207 (two hundred and seven) nos. of writ petitioners. The said writ petition after hearing, was disposed of by a Judgment & Order dated 18.12.2024 with a number of observations and directions. 4. As Paragraphs 16 & 17 of the Judgment & Order dated 18.12.2024 is of import and relevance, the same is quoted hereinbelow in its entirety :- 16. This Court is of the opinion that in order to balance the interest of the landless indigenous families and the competing claims of the State Government, certain appropriate writ, directions and orders are required to be passed. Page No.# 24/30 17. Accordingly, the instant writ petition stands disposed off with the following observation(s) and direction(s): (i) The Petitioners in the instant writ petition have failed to show that they have a right to settlement over the plot of land ad measuring 864 Bighas 2 Kathas 11 Lechas corresponding to 285 Acres situated at No.3 Chitalmari under Borsola Mouza of Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle, Sonitpur. The above observation is based upon the reading of Rules 15 and 16 of the Settlement Rules read with Clauses 1.14 and 1.15 of the Assam Land Policy, 2019. (ii) The Petitioners who are indigenous landless families have a right to be considered for settlement as per the Assam Land Policy, 2019 in respect to other Government waste lands subject to fulfilling the criteria laid down in the Assam Land Policy, 2019. (iii) It is also the opinion of this Court that apart from the present petitioners, other families who were resident prior to the eviction on 03.09.2022 would also be entitled to be considered for settlement of other Government waste lands, subject to fulfilling the criteria laid down in the Assam Land Policy, 2019. (iv) Accordingly, this Court grants liberty to the Petitioners to submit representations enclosing application for settlement already filed or Page No.# 25/30 application filed seeking settlement with all credentials with 30 days from the date of the instant judgment. The said representations along with the enclosures be filed before the District Commissioner, Sonitpur. (v) The District Commissioner, Sonitpur is also directed to issue a notice in the Notice Board of his office wherein the representations would be received. (vi) The District Commissioner, Sonitpur is further directed to issue a notice informing all concerned other than the Petitioners in the Notice Board of his office calling them to submit representations along with all documents, if they desire to avail the rehabilitation in the land specifically reserved for that purpose. (vii) The District Commissioner, Sonitpur is directed to give the Petitioners as well as those other persons who submit representations a personal hearing or through their authorized representative. (viii) Upon hearing, the District Commissioner, Sonitpur shall pass appropriate orders to the effect as to whether the petitioners or the other persons who have submitted representations are indigenous landless families of Assam. On the basis of the said opinion, the District Commissioner shall also in consultation with the Revenue Department of the Page No.# 26/30 Government of Assam pass appropriate orders allotting certain specific area of land to those indigenous landless families from the land earmarked in Dag No.378 of Nisalamari village, under Borsola Mouza, Sonitpur, Assam. (ix) It is further observed and directed that in the circumstance, adversial orders are passed against the Petitioners as well as the other persons, who have submitted representations, the District Commissioner, Sonitpur shall not take coercive action against them for a period of 30 days from the date of passing of the adversial order(s). It is further directed that the orders so passed shall be duly displayed in the Notice Board in the Office of the District Commissioner, Sonitpur. (x) It is further directed that the status quo in respect to the possession of the land as on date shall be maintained till the exercise is completed as mentioned in Clauses (viii) and (ix) hereinabove. (xi) The Revenue Department of the Government of Assam is directed to facilitate all such assistance to the District Commissioner, Sonitpur to comply and give effect to the above directions. 5. After perusal of the observations and directions made in paragraph 16 & 17, this court prima facie found the impugned order dated 01.02.2025 to have been passed in disregard to the observations and directions made in the judgment and order dated 18.12.2024 and Page No.# 27/30 accordingly, as an ad interim measure, the operation of the impugned order was stayed till the returnable date. However, leave was granted to the respondent authorities to proceed strictly in terms of the observations and directions made in the judgment and order dated 18.12.2024, notwithstanding the pendency of the present writ petition. 6. Mr. Borpujari, learned counsel representing the District Commissioner submits that a fresh process has been initiated by issuing notice to the petitioners and the interested persons to submit their relevant documents to show that they are indigenous people, as directed by this court under its order dated 18.12.2024. 7. Mr. Bhuyan learned counsel for the petitioners also submits that the petitioners have received such notices and some of the petitioners have submitted their documents and others are in the process of filing such documents in terms of the notice issued. 8. In the aforesaid backdrop, Mr. Borpujari, learned counsel submits that as the petitioners are in receipt of fresh notice and on the basis of their reply a fresh order is required to be passed, the District Commissioner may be allowed to pass a fresh order strictly in accordance with the judgment and order dated 18.12.2024 passed in WP(C) No.8309/2022. 9. Mr. Bhuyan, learned counsel for the petitioners’ submits that as the petitioners have been served with fresh notices and on the basis of their reply, a fresh order is required to be passed, he will have no objection if the District Commissioner is allowed to pass fresh order subject to protection of their rights in the interregnum. 10. Considering the matter in entirety including the submissions Page No.# 28/30 made by the learned counsel for the parties, more particularly, taking note of this court’s interim order dated 25.02.2025, whereby leave was granted to proceed afresh, notwithstanding pendency of this writ petition and that the District Commissioner has already started a fresh proceeding on the basis of such leave, the prayer stands allowed. Accordingly, the District Commissioner is permitted to pass a fresh order strictly in terms of the order dated 18.12.2024 passed in WP(C) 8309/2022. 11. This court is also of the opinion that in view of the subsequent development, the impugned order dated 01.02.2025 loses its force and relevance, except the interim settlement proposal made by the District Commissioner. 12. At this stage, Mr. P.N. Goswami, learned Additional Advocate General appearing for APDCL, referring to the impugned order of the District Commissioner, contends that the District Commissioner has balanced the equity and decided to allow APDCL to start the solar project, which is very important for the State of Assam, by protecting the right of those persons who are occupying a portion of the land over 220 acres by relocating them in other lands to facilitate the start of the important project till the final decision is taken. Accordingly, Mr. Goswami, learned Addl. Accordingly, Mr. Goswami, learned Addl. Advocate General submits that such an important project of national interest should be allowed to be started without disturbing the rights of the petitioners and he gives an undertaking in the court on behalf of the APDCL that the APDCL will not take recourse to eviction of any dwelling house situated, for the purpose of starting of the solar project till a firm decision is taken by Page No.# 29/30 the District Commissioner, in terms of the judgment and order dated 18.12.2024. 13. In the considered opinion of this court, proposal of APDCL is an equitable proposition inasmuch as the Deputy Commissioner, as reflected in the impugned order, had already directed the Circle Officer to identify the families who are encroaching government land by constructing houses within 220 acres of the allotted land and shift the houses temporarily to any government khas or ceiling surplus land outside the solar power project plant area. It was also decided that the case of the families shifted temporarily, will be taken up together with all other persons as directed by this court. 14. In the considered opinion of this court, such course of action is a balanced one, more particularly, taking note of the determination made by this court in its judgment and order dated 18.12.2024, as regards the right of the petitioner at para 17(i) & (ii) as quoted hereinabove. 15. Accordingly, leave is granted to the APDCL to start the solar project within the 220 acres of allotted land in question, however, subject to the condition that the petitioners shall not be evicted from their dwelling houses till they are shifted temporarily to any government khas and ceiling surplus land as decided by the District Commissioner i.e. identify the families within this 220 acres of the land and to settle them in an alternative land till final decision is taken by the District Commissioner. 16. The leave granted to APDCL is subject to final order that may be passed by the District Commissioner on the basis of fresh proceeding initiated. Page No.# 30/30 17. It is needless to say that the interim arrangement proposed to be made by the District Commissioner for a portion of land over 220 acres by relocating some of the persons shall be subject to the final decision that may be taken by the District Commissioner after fresh consideration. It is also clarified that the present order shall not be a bar to the petitioners to raise their grievances before the appropriate forum, in the event they are aggrieved by the fresh decision that may be taken by the District Commissioner, in terms of the fresh proceeding, initiated after grant of leave by this court under its order dated 25.02.2025. 18. With the aforesaid observations and determination, the writ petition stands closed. JUDGE Comparing Assistant