NIKUNJA BORTHAKUR AND 2 ORS v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS
WP(C)/1853/2022 · 2025-03-18
Arun Dev Choudhury
Writ Petition (Civil)body2025
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2025:GAU-AS:2949
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/1853/2022 NIKUNJA BORTHAKUR AND 2 ORS S/O- LATE SADANAND BORTHAKUR, R/O- FLAT NO. 403, GOLDENWOOD, ANANDA, PINAKI PATH, RGB ROAD, P.S- GEETANAGAR, GUWAHATI, ASSAM, PIN-781003 2: REEP HAZARIKA S/O- LATE ARUN HAZARIKA R/O- MD BUNGLOW BPCL TOWNSHIP BBARBARUA DIBRUGARH ASSAM PIN-7860007 3: SUBRATA KAMAL GOGOI S/O- LATE MAHENDRA NATH GOGOI R/O- HOUSE NO. 7 EG NURSING HOME BYE LANE NO. 1 MATHGHARIA NARENGI TINIALI P.O- NOONMATI GUWAHATI PIN-78102 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT.
OF ASSAM,REVENUE DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006, ASSAM 2:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER O/O OF THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
Page No.# 2/3 KAMRUP (M) GUWAHATI PIN-781001 ASSAM 3:THE CIRCLE OFFICER DISPUR REVENUE CIRCLE OFFICE BELTOLA GUWAHATI PIN-787028 ASSAM 4:OIL INDIA LIMITED REP. BY THE CHAIRMAN AND MANAGING DIRECTOR HAVING ITS OFFICE AT DULIAJAN DIST - DIBRUGARH PIN-786602 5:OIL INDIA LIMITED REP. BY THE PIPELINE HEADQUARTERS OIL INDIA LIMITED P.O- UDAYAN VIHAR NARENGI GUWAHATI-781171 ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. JYOTIRMOY ROY, D DAS,MR. C CHAKRAVARTY,MR T MEELEE,S SARMA Advocate for the Respondent : SC, REVENUE, SC, OIL,GA, ASSAM
BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY O R D E R
19.03.2025 The present writ petition is filed seeking a writ of mandamus to the respondent No. 2 to direct the authorities to conduct a survey in terms of an order dated 16.03.2021 passed by the Circle Officer, Dispur Revenue Circle and order dated 13.09.2021 passed by the Joint Director of Surveys, Assam. It is submitted by Mr. J Roy, learned Senior counsel for the petitioner that already joint verification has been
Page No.# 3/3 conducted by the LR staff of the Circle Officer, Dispur Revenue Circle along with Officials from Joint Director, Surveys, Assam in presence of representatives of Oil India Pipeline HQ. In view of the aforesaid communication dated 03.01.2025, nothing survives to be adjudicated in the present case. Accordingly, same stands closed. Mr. K Kalita, learned counsel is present representing the respondent No. 4 and 5 and Ms. S Baruah, learned State counsel is present representing the respondent Nos. 1,2 and 3. The communication dated 03.01.2025 produced by Mr. Roy, learned Senior counsel is kept on record and marked as document ‘X’.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant