RAJESH CHAUHAN AND 118 ORS v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHRS
WP(C)/717/2026 · 2026-02-10
Devashis Baruah
Writ Petition (Civil)body2026
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/717/2026 RAJESH CHAUHAN AND 118 ORS S/O- SHIV NATH CHAUHAN, VILL- MAJ GAON, NOGHARUA, PO AND PS- KHERONI, DIST- KARBI ANGLONG, PIN- 782448 2: PUSHPENDRA BORAH AGE- 63 YEARS SON OF NABIN CHANDRA BORAH VILLAGE- KHERONI KACHARI GAON P.O. - KHERONI DISTRICT- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448. 3: RAJESWAR BHAGAT AGE- 54 YEARS SON OF RAMJI BHAGAT VILLAGE- KHERONI P.O- KHERONI DISTRICT- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448. 4: RINA RANI DAS
AGE- 59 YEARS WIFE OF SHOILENDRA DAS HOUSE NO. 34 KHERONI KACHARI GAON P.O- KHERONI DISTRICT- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448. 5: RAMESH SINGH YADAV
Page No.# 2/25 AGE- 51 YEARS
SON OF GANESH SINGH YADAV VILLAGE- DIKHRENG P.O- KHERONI DISTRICT- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448. 6: DURGESH SINGH YADAV AGE- 45 YEARS SON OF GANESH SINGH YADAV VILLAGE- DIKHRENG P.O- KHERONI DISTRICT- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448. 7: DHURAI CHAUHAN SON OF SATI CHAUHAN VILLAGE- DIKHRENG P.O- KHERONI DISTRICT- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448. 8: ADALAT CHAUHAN AGE- 44 YEARS SON OF RAM PARIKHA CHAUHAN NO.1 BAGISADUBI P.O- KHERONI DISTRICT- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448. 9: BELI DEVI WIFE OF MAHESH CHAUHAN NO.1 BAGISADUBI P.O- KHERONI DISTRICT- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448. 10: LAW CHAUHAN SON OF RAMABADAN CHOUHAN DIKHRENG P.O- KHERONI DISTRICT- WEST
Page No.# 3/25 KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448. 11: LALAN CHAUHAN S/O RAM JANAM CHAUHAN NO. BAGISADUBI P.O. KHERONI DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448 12: RAMASICH HARIJAN S/O BRIJMOHAN HARIJAN NO. 1 BAGISADUBI P.O. KHERONI DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448 13: MINA DEVI W/O BAL RAM DUBEY DIKHRENG P.O. KHERONI DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448 14: CHANDRABHUSAN CHAUHAN S/O PARIKAH CHAUHAN NO. 1 BAGISADUBI P.O. KHERONI DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448 15: JASHAWANT CHAUHAN S/O RADHESHYAM CHAUHAN HOUSE NO 72 P.O KHERONI DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448 16: SURESH CHAUHAN S/O PALTAN CHAUHAN DIKHRENG P.O. KHERONI DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLON PIN 782448 17: PARBATI DEVI W/O RAM PARIKSHA KARIJAN DIKHRENG P.O. KHERONI
Page No.# 4/25 DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448 18: SANJOY HARIJAN S/O BRIJ MOHAN HARIJAN DIKHRENG P.O. KHERONI DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448 19: SURENDAR CHAUHAN SON OF PARIKHA CHAUHAN NO.1 BAGISADUBI P.O- KHERONI DISTRICT-WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448.
20: AMON KUMAR SHAH SON OF DHARAM NATH SHAH KHERONI KACHARI GAON P.O- KHERONI DISTRICT- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448. 21: PRABHUNATH YADAV SON OF ANAND CHOUDHURY KHERONI KACHARI GAON P.O- KHERONI DISTRICT- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448 22: PARVEEN SAH SON OF NAGESHWAR SAHNO.2 KHERONI KACHARI GAON P.O- KHERONI DISTRICT- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448. 23: RAMJEE CHAUHAN S/O KEDAR CHAUHAN KHERONI KACHARI GAON P.O .KHERONI DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448 24: KABUTARI DEVI W/O SHIVAPRASAD YADAV WATIZUR P.O. KHERONI DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448 25: KAUSHLYA PATEL WO RAJESWAR PATEL KHERONI KACHARI GAON P.O. KHERONI DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLONG
Page No.# 5/25 PIN 782448 26: RAMCHHABILA CHAUHAN S/O RAGHUPAT CHOUHAN VILL. MAJ GAON (NOGHARUA P.O. AND P.S. KHERONI DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448 27: DEWANDAR CHAUHAN S/O RAGHUBIR CHAUHAN VILL. DHIKHRENG P.O. AND P.S. KHERONI DIST. WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN 782448 28: CHANDAN CHAUHAN SON OF- HARINDRA CHAUHAN- VILLAGE-- DIKHRENG- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI
DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 29: RAJESH KUMAR DUBEY SON OF- SHIV JANAM DUBEY- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON (NOGHARUA) - P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN-782448. 30: AKHILESH DUBEY SON OF- SHIV JANAM DUBEY- VILLAGE-- NAWGHARWA BASTI- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG
PIN- 782448 31: SARBESH DUBEY SON OF- SHIV JANAM DUBEY- VILLAGE-- NAWGHARWA BASTI- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG
PIN- 782448 32: LAL BIHARI CHAUHAN SON OF- GHAR BHARAN CHAUHAN- VILLAGE-- NAWGHARWA- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI
Page No.# 6/25 DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG
PIN- 782448. 33: RAM KEBAL CHOUHAN SON OF- RAGHUNANAN CHOUHAN- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON (NOGHARUA) - P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 34: DASHARATH BHOGAT SON OF- DUDHNATH BHOGAT- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON (NOGHARUA)- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 35: BISHWAKARMA BHOGAT SON OF- DUDHNATH BHOGAT- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON (NOGHARUA) - P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 36: VIVEK KUMAR DUBEY SON OF- RAMESH DUBEY- VILLAGE-- NAWGHARWA- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG
PIN- 782448.
37: DIWAKAR CHAUHAN SON OF- PATARU CHAUHAN- VILLAGE-- NAWGHARWA- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG
PIN- 782448. 38: KUNTI DEVI C /O- NANAKU CHOUHAN- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 39: PHULMATI DEVI WIFE OF- DARAGA CHAUHAN- VILLAGE-- NAWGHARWA- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG
PIN- 782448. Page No.# 7/25 40: JANAKDHARI CHOUHAN SON OF- RAMSHUBHAK CHOUHAN- VILLAGE--MAJ GAON- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 41: SARASWATI DEVI WIFE OF- DURGA CHOUHAN- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 42: RAMPRASAD CHOUHAN SON OF- BHUKHAL CHOUHAN- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON (NOGHARUA) - P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 43: LAKSHMI CHAUHAN SON OF- RAGHUNAN CHAUHAN RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- MAJ GAON(NOWGHARWA) P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN-782448 44: RAM CHANDRA CHAUHAN SON OF- RAGHUNANAN CHOUHAN- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON (NOGHARWA) - P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG
PIN- 782448 45: DHURUP NATH CHAUHAN SON OF- RAGHUNAN CHAUHAN-
VILLAGE-- NAWGHARWA- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 46: RAMPRAVESH CHAUHAN SON OF- BINDHACHAL CHAUHAN- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON (NOGHARUA) DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 47: AISHA KHATUN WIFE OF- NABI THAKUR- VILLAGE-- NAWGHARWA- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI
Page No.# 8/25 DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 48: DHARMENDRA CHAUHAN SON OF- GHAR BHARAN CHAUHAN- VILLAGE-- NAVAGHARWA- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 49: KAMAL CHOUHAN SON OF MAHADEU CHOUHAN- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON (NOGHARWA) - P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG
PIN- 782448. 50: AMARJIT CHAUHAN SON OF- GHARBHARAN CHAUHAN- VILLAGE-- NAWGHARWA- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 51: HARERAM CHAUHAN SON OF- GHARBHARAN CHAUHAN- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 52: JAGALAL CHOUHAN SON OF- RAGHUNANAN CHOUHAN- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON (NOGHARUA) - P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG
PIN- 782448. 53: HARILAL CHOUHAN SON OF- DHARI CHOUHAN- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448.
54: NARESH CHOUHAN SON OF- SHIVNATH CHOUHAN- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON (NOGHARUA)- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. Page No.# 9/25 55: RAMESH CHAUHAN SON OF- SHIVNATH CHAUHAN- VILLAGE-- MAJ GAON (NOGHARUA)- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 56: RAMJIT PRASAD CHAUHAN SON OF- JAGAT PRASAD CHAUHAN- VILL-NAWGHARWA- P.O.ANDP.S.-- KHERONI
DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 57: . AMIT KUMAR CHAUHAN SON OF BIRA CHAUHAN VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 58: LALMOHAR SINGH SON OF - PACHARATAN SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 59: OMPRAKASH SINGH SON OF - GHARABHARAN SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 60: BASANT CHOUHAN SON OF - PHUL CHAND CHOUHAN
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448
Page No.# 10/25 61: SUJEET KUMAR CHAUHAN S/O- LATE GOPAL CHAUHAN
VILLAGE-BOGRIGHAT PHULONI
P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 62: RAMMANOHAR CHAUHAN SON OF -RAM ADHAR CHAUHAN
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 63: MANOJ KUMAR CHAUHAN SON OF - RAMADHAR CHAUHAN
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 64: RAJENDRA SINGH SON OF - KISHAN SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 65: MUNILAL SINGH SON OF - PACHARATAN SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448
Page No.# 11/25 66: BABULAL SINGH SON OF - PACHARATAN SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448.
67: BRIJESWAR SINGH SON OF - JAMUNA SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 68: TILOKI SINGH SON OF - LATE HIRA SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 69: RAM NATH SAH SON OF - HIRALAL SAH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 70: KANAHIYA VERMA SON OF - GULAB CHAND VERMA
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 71: SAIL DEVI WIFE OF- NARAYAN SAHU
Page No.# 12/25 VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 72: DEWANTI DEVI WIFE OF - PREM PRAKASH PANDEY
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 73: SURENDRA SINGH SON OF - DASHRATH SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 74: RAMPRAKASH CHOUHAN SON OF - CHUBIDAR CHOUHAN
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 75: SUBAN CHAUHAN SON OF - TAPASI CHAUHAN
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 76: MANIB CHOUHAN SON OF - RAM ASHISH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI
Page No.# 13/25 DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 77: RAMAYAN CHOUHAN SON OF - RAJPATI CHOUHAN
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 78: GURU DEV DAS SON OF - RADHA BALLAO DAS
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 79: UDAY NARAYAN CHAUHAN SON OF - RAJPATI CHOUHAN VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 80: SHOBH NATH SINGH SON OF - RAM AWATAR SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448.
81: RAJNATH PRASAD GUPTA SON OF - LATE BAZARI PRASAD GUPTA
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 82: AMAR NATH YADAV
Page No.# 14/25 SON OF - CHANDRIKA YADAV
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 83: KALAWATI DEVI WIFE OF - KEDAR SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 84: SUNIL KUMAR PANDEY SON OF AWADH PRAKASH PANDEY VILL-JAMPATHAR P.O.- KHERONI P.S. KHERONI PIN 782448 85: JETAN CHOUHAN SON OF - TAPACHI CHOUHAN
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 86: TAPACHI CHOUHAN SON OF - CHIDABI CHOUHAN
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 87: BABLU CHAUHAN SON OF - KEDAR NATH CHAUHAN
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI
Page No.# 15/25 DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 88: SANTOSH SINGH SON OF - MUNILAL SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 89: RAM SABILA SINGH SON OF - SURAJ SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 90: MURALI SINGH SON OF - KEDAR SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 91: RAMJASH SINGH SON OF - LATE RAMPRBESH SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448.
92: JAGNARAYAN SINGH SON OF - RAMJAS SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448
Page No.# 16/25 93: SALIK RAM SINGH SON OF - LATE RAM PRABESH SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 94: PARBATI DEVI GUPTA WIFE OF - LATE SURESH CHANDRA GUPTA
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 95: SHIVSHANGKAR SINGH SON OF - LATE GHARABHABAN SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 96: DAYA SHANKAR SAHU SON OF - JAG DAYAL SAHU
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 97: RAJACHO SAHANI SON OF - PABAMESHWAW SAHANI
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 98: SATY NARAYAN SINGH SON OF - RAMASHICH SINGH
Page No.# 17/25 VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 99: PRAMOD SINGH SON OF - RAJENDRA
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 100: CHIUJI CHOUDHARY SON OF - KANAIYA CHOUDHARY
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 101: RAMAKABAL CHAUHAN SON OF - GAJAR CHAUHAN
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 102: MALATI DEVI WIFE OF - RAJENDRA SAHU
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 103: PRAMILA DEVI WIFE OF BINOD KUMAR SAHU
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI
Page No.# 18/25 DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 104: JWALA SAHU SON OF - RAM SAHU
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 105: RAM NARESH CHAUHAN SON OF - KHADAG BAHADUR CHAUHAN
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 106: MINA DAS WIFE OF- MANIK DAS- VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 107: POONAM KUMARI VERMA WIFE OF PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH- VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 108: RAMJ SINGH SON OF- KRISHNA SINGH- VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448.
109: RAMKUMAR KUMAHAR SON OF- RAMBAKAN- VILLAGE- RANAIMA
Page No.# 19/25 P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 110: MAHENDRA BHAGAT S/O- RANANARESH BHAGAT
R/O- VILLAGE KHERONI KACHARI GAON
P.O AND P.S- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 111: PRODIP BHAGAT S/O- ABHIMAN BHAGAT
R/O- VILLAGE KHERONI KACHARI GAON
P.O AND P.S- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 112: SHIV KUMAR RAJBHAR S/O- MUKHLAL RAJHBAR
R/O- VILLAGE KHERONI KACHARI GAON
P.O AND P.S- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 113: LILAWATI DEVI W/O- SHANKARA CHAUHAN
R/O- VILLAGE KHERONI KACHARI GAON
P.O AND P.S- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 114: LALBABU RAM S/O- CHHAPAN RAM
R/O- VILLAGE KHERONI KACHARI GAON
P.O AND P.S- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG
Page No.# 20/25 PIN- 782448. 115: SUSHIL DAS S/O- MANOR DAS
R/O- VILLAGE KHERONI KACHARI GAON
P.O AND P.S- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 116: MANU DAS S/O- DHIRU DAS
R/O- VILLAGE KHERONI KACHARI GAON
P.O AND P.S- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 117: KRISHUN CHOUDHURY S/O- BHOLA CHOUDHURY
R/O- VILLAGE KHERONI KACHARI GAON
P.O AND P.S- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 118: RAMASHANKER SINGH S/O- RAMNARESH SINGH
VILLAGE- RANAIMA P.O. - FOREST BAZAR P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 119: HARERAM CHAUHAN S/O- MANU CHAUHAN
R/O- VILLAGE JAMPATHAR
P.O AND P.S- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 78244
Page No.# 21/25 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHRS REP BY THE SECRETARY LAND REVENUE AND DM DEPTT, DISPUR, ASSAM, PIN- 781006 2:THE KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL THROUGH THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DIPHU PIN- 782460 3:THE SECRETARY HILL AREA DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM DISPUR- 781006. 4:THE SECRETARY LAND AND REVENUE DEPARTMENT KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL DIPHU. PIN-782460. 5:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER WEST KARBI ANGLONG HAMREN PIN- 782486. 6:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE WEST KARBI ANGLONG HAMREN ASSAM PIN- 782486. 7:THE CIRCLE OFFICER DONKA REVENUE CIRCLE DONKAMOKAM WEST KARBI ANGLONG
PIN- 782486.
8:THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE KHERONI POLICE STATION KHERONI WEST KARBI ANGLONG
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ASSAM PIN- 782486 For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. R. P. Sarmah, Sr. Advocate Ms. A. Deka, Advocate
For the Respondent(s) : Mr. J. Handique, Govt. Advocate Mr. J. Chutia, SC, KAAC
BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH O R D E R
11.02.2026
Heard Mr. R. P. Sarmah, the learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. A. Deka, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners. Also heard Mr. J. Chutia, the learned Standing Counsel, KAAC and Mr. J. Handique, the learned Government Advocate, Assam. 2. The petitioners 119 in numbers claim to be residents of Kheroni in the District of Karbi Anglong, Assam. The learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners submits that all these petitioners belong to certain tribal community, Biharis and Gorkha Community and are cattle grazers, daily wage labourers and cultivators. It is the claim of the petitioners that since 1946-47 their forefathers have been residing in these areas as cultivators and cattle grazers and the petitioners being their descendants have continued to do so, while
Page No.# 23/25 the petitioners have been paying the forest department the necessary charges for grazing permit, and also for the revenue on the lands which they claim to be under their occupation, the petitioners were surprised to be informed from the Revenue Authorities that they are likely to be evicted in view of notice which was issued as far back as July, 2024. Copy of the said notice is enclosed as Annexure-B to the writ petition. 3. The learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners were not aware of the aforesaid notice and it is only after the recent ethnic violences which have erupted in the West Karbi Anlong District they aware of the existence of the said notice. The learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners submits that no specific or individual notices have been issued and the petitioners have been verbally informed that they will be evicted from these lands in terms of the eviction notice dated 11.07.2024. Being aggrieved the petitioners are before this Court. 4. Mr.
J. Chutia, learned Standing Council, KAAC strongly objects to the submissions made by the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners. It is submitted that these petitioners have claimed to be occupants of the said lands for the last several decades, but there is no specific description of the land under their occupation which has been mentioned in the writ petition. Although references have been made in respect of payment of land revenues and forest
Page No.# 24/25 use, the specific particulars pertaining to the land stated to be under their occupation is not specified in the writ petition and therefore, they cannot have any right over Government land or PGR/VGR land in view of the judgment of the Apex Court in Jagpal Singh vs. The State of Punjab & Others reported in (2011) 11 SCC 396. 5. The learned Standing Counsel, KAAC, however, submits that if the petitioners have any particulars of the land under their possession then they should furnish the same before the respondent No.4. 6. In view of the submissions made and on perusal of the pleadings available in the writ petition, this Court is of the view that ends of justice will be met, if this writ petition is disposed of at this stage without issuing any notice directing the petitioners to submit a representation with the particulars of the land stated to be under their occupations along with all relevant documents to substantiate their claims before the respondent No.4. The petitioners must submit such representation with the land particulars before the respondent No.4 on individual basis making respective claims against the land under their occupation. If the petitioners are able to submit such representation with particulars before the authorities within a period of 30 days from today, the respondent Nos.2 and 4 shall examine such representations and pass appropriate orders within a reasonable period and preferably
Page No.# 25/25 within 3(three) months from the date of submission of such representation. 7.
Till such representations are disposed off by the respondent authorities, the respondent authorities shall not proceed to evict the petitioners who had submitted the representation as permitted by this Court within the time stipulated hereinabove. If in the event, in spite of the liberty being granted by this Court, the petitioners or any of them do not submit the representations before the respondent No.4, then the respondent authorities would be at liberty to take action as per the procedure of law. Accordingly, the matter stands disposed of in terms of the above. 8. Copy of this order be served upon the learned Standing Counsel, KAAC for due compliance. JUDGE Comparing Assistant