Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010062662025 2025:GAU-AS:6376 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/1850/2025 BIKROM SINGHA LAHKAR S/O- LATE KHAGEN SINGHA LAHKAR, PERMANENT RESIDENT OF GAUHATI UNIVERSITY BY PASS ROAD, NATIONAL HIGHWAY-17, P.O. PANDU, P.S. JALUKBARI, DIST. KAMRUP METRO, ASSAM, GUWAHATI- 781012. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-781006. 2:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER KAMRUP AMINGAON GUWAHATI-781031 ASSAM 3:THE CIRCLE OFFICER RANGIA REVENUE CIRCLE RANGIA DIST. KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781354 Advocate for the Petitioner : PETITIONER IN PERSON, MR. B S LAHKAR Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, REVENUE Page No.# 2/3 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY ORDER 21.05.2025 1. Heard Mr. B. S. Lahkar, the petitioner is person. Also heard Mr. N. Goswami, learned State counsel representing the respondent Nos. 2 and 3. 2. The case of the petitioner is that he purchased a plot of land measuring 1 Bigha 2 Kathas 2 Lessas, covered by Dag No. 20 & K.P. Patta No. 381, situated at Village- Rangia Town, Mouza- Panduri, Rangia Revenue Circle, District- Kamrup (The subject-land’, for shor) from the erstwhile land owner by way of a Registered Sale Deed dated 03.06.2023 after obtaining necessary approval/permission from the District Commissioner, Kamrup on 06.05.2023. After purchase, the subject-land has also been mutated in favour of the petitioner and the petitioner is paying land revenue since then. 3. After submission of an application for demarcation of the subject-land on 27.06.2023, the respondent No. 3 had issued notice to the other stakeholders on 20.11.2023. As after issuance of the Notice on 20.11.2023, the respondent authorities, more particularly, the respondent No. 3 has not proceeded further with the process of demarcation, the petitioner is before this Court. The petitioner has stated a number of dates were fixed for demarcation but for one reason or the other, the respondent No. 3 did not carry out the demarcation process till date. 4. In view of the aforesaid, this Court sought instruction from the respondent. 5. When the matter is listed today, the petitioner in person submits that during the pendency of this writ petition, the Circle Officer, Rangia Revenue Circle, has already initiated the process and issued notice. The learned State counsel, on Page No.# 3/3 instruction submits that entire process shall be completed within the time prescribed under the Assam Right to Public Service Act, 2012 and as per law holding the field in this regard. 6. In view of the aforesaid, more particularly, for the reason that the Circle Officer has initiated the process of demarcation in terms of the aforesaid Act, 2012, this matter should not be kept pending and accordingly, this writ petition stands disposed of with a direction that the concerned authority/Designated Public Servant shall complete the entire process as mandated under the aforesaid Act, 2012 and as per law holding the field in this regard, within the period stipulated under the Act, 2012 from the date of issuance of the notice. 7. With the aforesaid, this writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant