Page No.# 1/13 GAHC010101632023 2026:GAU-AS:15139 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/3025/2023 SMT. INDRA BASUMATARY AND 24 ORS. D/O- LT. GOPINATH BASUMATARY, VILL- TILAPARA, P.O. - BANGALDOBA, P.S. - BASUGAON, DIST.- CHIRANG, ASSAM 2: BIREN NARZARY S/O- LT. UDA NARZARY VILL- TATTARA P.O. - KASHIKOTRA P.S. - SIDLI DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 3: BIMAL BASUMATARY S/O- LT. SABARAM BASUMATARY VILL- PURBA SHAYMTHAIBARI P.O. - GURUBHASA P.S. - SIDLI DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 4: BUDISWAR BASUMATARY S/O- LT. DEBEN BASUMATARY VILL- PURBA SHAYMTHAIBARI P.O. - GURUBHASA Page No.# 2/13 P.S. - BASUGAON DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 5: ANSUMA BASUMATARY S/O- LT. KAGEN BASUMATARY VILL- PURBA SHAYMTHAIBARI P.O. - GURUBHASA P.S. - BASUGAON DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 6: SUBHASH BASUMATARY S/O - LATE SUKUR SINGH BASUMATARY VILL- PURBA SHAYMTHAIBARI P.O. - GURUBHASA P.S. - BASUGAON DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 7: DUMBRU BASUMATARY S/O - LATE JANGYA BASUMATARY VILL- PURBA SHAYMTHAIBARI P.O. - GURUBHASA P.S. - BASUGAON DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 8: PRAKASH BASUMATARY LEGAL HEIR OF LT. PRADIP BASUMATARY S/O - LATE SAITOBAN BASUMATARY VILL- HOLTU GAON TINIALI P.O. - TINIALI P.S. - KOKRAJHAR DIST.- KOKRAJHAR Page No.# 3/13 ASSAM 9: RANJIT BASUMATARY S/O - LATE DANSING BASUMATARY VILL- KOSUGAON P.O. - KOSUGAON P.S. - KOSUGAON DIST.- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM 10: AJIT BASUMATARY S/O - LATE GENDESWAR BASUMATARY VILL- NIMAGAON (DEULGURI) P.O. - RANCHAIDHAM P.S. - BASUGAON DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 11: PROMOD BASUMATARY S/O- SURGA BASUMATARY VILL- GHOKPARA P.O. - CHAMPABATI BAZAR P.S. - SIDLI DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 12: ANEN BASUMATARY S/O- LT. RABIRAM BASUMATARY VILL- MULABARI P.O. - KARIGAON P.S. AND DIST.- KOKRAJHAR ASSAM 13: BIJEN BASUMATARY S/O - LT. GOIYA BASUMATARY Page No.# 4/13 VILL- AND P.O. - SANTIPUR P.S. RUNIKATA DIST. CHIRANG ASSAM 14: JATIN BASUMATARY S/O - LT. MOTILAL BASUMATARY VILL- BENGTOL DHOLAPARA P.O. - BENGTOL P.S. RUNIKHATA DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 15: SOMENDRA BASUMATARY S/O - LT. MOTILAL BASUMATARY VILL- BENGTOL DHOLAPARA P.O. - BENGTOL P.S. RUNIKHATA DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 16: TANGGWNA BASUMATARY S/O - LT. GUDAM BASUMATARY VILL- GHOP PARA P.O. - CHAMPABOTI BAZAR P.S. SIDLI DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 17: DHAJEN BORO S/O- LT. BISHNU BORO VILL- CHAMPA BALABARI P.O. - CHAMPA Page No.# 5/13 P.S. - SIDLI DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 18: NAGA BASUMATARY S/O- LT. LT. RAMESWAR BASUMATARY VILL- BIJNI P.O. - BIJNI P.S. - BIJNI DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 19: PAROHIT BASUMATARY S/O- LT. NAIYA RAM BASUMATARY VILL- AMLAIGURI P.O. - CHAMPA P.S. - SIDLI DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM 20: DINESH BASUMATARY S/O. LT. SIVSWORON BASUMATARY VILL- LAORIPARA P.O. GAUBHASA P.S. SIDLI DIST. CHIRANG ASSAM 21: SWMBLA BASUMATARY S/O- LT. YATRA BASUMATARY VILL- MOZABARI P.O. MOZABARI P.S.- SIDLI DIST- CHIRANG (BTC) ASSAM 22: SMT. BISARI BASUMATARY Page No.# 6/13 W/O- ANANDA BASUMATARY VILL- GENDER GAON P.O. SIDLI P.S.- SIDLI DIST- CHIRANG (BTC) ASSAM 23: RABINDRA BASUMATARY S/O- LT. RUPNATH BASUMATARY VILL- UTTAR DEULGURI P.O. RANCHAIDHAM P.S.- SIDLI DIST- CHIRANG (BTC) ASSAM 24: MADHURAM BASUMATARY S/O- LT. RUPNATH BASUMATARY VILL- UTTAR DEULGURI P.O. RANCHAIDHAM P.S.- SIDLI DIST- CHIRANG (BTC) ASSAM 25: ATUL CH. BASUMATARY S/O- LT. BIDAM BASUMATARY VILL- EAST SHYMTHAIBARI P.O. GARUBHASA DIST- CHIRANG (BTC) ASSA VERSUS THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL AND AND 56 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, BTC, P.O. AND DIST. KOKRAJHAR, PIN - 783370 Page No.# 7/13 2:THE SECRETARY BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL LAND REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT BTC BODOFA NWGWR KOKRAJHAR PIN - 783370 3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KAJOLGAON DISTRIC- CHIRANG (BTC) ASSAM 4:THE CIRCLE OFFICER SIDLI REVENUE CIRCLE SIDLI DISTRICT-CHIRANG (BTC) ASSAM 5:MD. ASMOD ALI DEUYAN S/O- LT. BANDESH ALI 6:MD. KASEM ALI DEUYAN S/O- LT. BANDESH ALI 7:MD. NUR ISLAM DEUYAN S/O- LT. SAHED ALI 8:MD. KODUSH ALI MIYA S/O- LT. RAMJAN ALI 9:MD. KASEM ALI MIYA S/O- LT. SANDU ALI MIYA 10:MD. ABDUL BAKKA MIYA S/O- KODUSH ALI MIYA 11:MD. EBRAHIM ALI MIYA S/O- LT. SAHED ALI 12:MD. MALEK ALI S/O- LT. BANDESH ALI 13:MD. AMZAD ALI S/O- LT. BANDESH ALI 14:MD. AJMAL HOK KONDOKAR Page No.# 8/13 S/O- SOMED ALI KONDOKAR 15:MD. MOJIBAR KHAN S/O- MALEK KHAN 16:MD. JAMIR KHAN S/O- SAN KHAN 17:MD. SHIDIK ALI DEUYAN S/O- AKEL ALI 18:MD. HURMUJ ALI S/O- AKEL ALI 19:MD. DEUYAN NOUSHAD S/O- AKEL ALI 20:MD. SUKUR MAMUD DEUYAN S/O- FAJAR DEUYAN 21:MD. MANNAN ALI DEUYAN S/O LT. RAMEJUDDIN DEUYAN 22:MD. JAHEDUL ISLAM S/O LT. RAMEJUDDIN DEUYAN 23:MD. KITAP ALI MIYA S/O- LT. RAMJAN ALI MIYA 24:MD. MOHIRUDDIN S/O. LT. JOMEJUDDIN DEUYAN 25:MD.JAHIRUL DEUYAN S/O. LT. JEMEJUDDIN DEUYAN 26:MD. SUKUM UDDIN DEUYAN S/O. LT. JOMEJUDDIN DEUYAN 27:MD. SHAMAN UDDIN DEUYAN S/O- LT. SHIBAR UDDIN DEUYAN 28:MD. SATOR ALI DEUYAN S/O- SADEK ALI DEUYAN 29:MD. NOSHAT ALI DEUYAN S/O- LT. DIN ALI 30:MD. HORMUJ KHAN Page No.# 9/13 S/O- LT. RUNGU KHAN 31:MD. JAJUM UDDIN S/O- SOHOR ALI 32:MD. NUROL ISLAM MIYA S/O- LT. SAHED ALI 33:MD. JAKIR HUSSAIN S/O- AMIN UDDIN 34:MD. AKTAR HUSSAIN S/O- LT. AMIN UDDIN 35:MD. SUMEJ UDDIN S/O- LT. SIBAR UDDIN 36:MD. AMJAD HUSSAIN KHAN S/O-LT. MIR MAHOMOD ALI KHAN 37:MD. SAMSUL ALOM KHAN S/O- LT. MIR MAHOMOD ALI KHAN 38:MD. MALEK KHAN S/O- RANGGO KHAN 39:MD. KAMAL UDDIN S/O- LT. RASHID ALI 40:MD. JAMALUDDIN MIYA S/O- LT. RASHID ALI 41:MD. DAL MAMUD MIYA S/O- LT. RASHID ALI 42:MD. MIR SHAHEB ALI MIYA S/O- LT. RASHID MIYA 43:MR. SAN MAUMAD S/O- LT. RASHID MIYA 44:MD. HAJET ALI MIYA S/O- HAJET ALI MIYA 45:MD. KARIM ALI S/O- HAJET ALI MIYA 46:MD. JOYAN ALI MIYA Page No.# 10/13 S/O- GORI MANDAL MIYA 47:MD. ABDUL BAREK MIYA S/O- AHMOD ALI 48:MD. EUNUSH ALI KHAN S/O- LT. RANGGO KHAN 49:MD. ABDUL RAHMAN S/O- LT. RANGGO KHAN 50:MD. HASEN ALI ROHOMAN S/O- S/O- LT. RANGGO KHAN 51:MD. BHASN ALI DEUYAN S/O- HASEN ALI 52:MD. NABIBAR ALI DEUYAN S/O- BHASAN ALI 53:MD. HABIBAR ALI DEUYAN S/O- BHASAN ALI DEUYAN 54:MD. INAL MIYA DEUYAN S/O- LT. ABDUL AJIJ 55:MD. AJISH MIYA DEUYAN S/O- LT. ABDUL AJIJ 56:MD. JOYNAL ALI MIYA S/O- LT. GORI ALI MIYA 57:MD. JOYNUDDIN ALI MIYA S/O- LT. GORI MIYA. ALL ARE THE RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE MOZABARI P.O. AND P.S. SIDLI DIST.- CHIRANG ASSAM PIN CODE - 78337 For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. R. Dhar, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. A. Atreya, SC, BTC : Ms. S. E. Murtaza, Advocate Page No.# 11/13 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH ORDER Date : 06.10.2026 Heard Mr. R. Dhar, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners and Mr. A. Atreya, the learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the BTC. I have also heard Ms. S. E. Murtaza, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Private Respondents. 2. The present writ petition has been filed by the Petitioners being aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the Respondent Authorities in not taking steps in terms with Section 165 of Chapter X of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886. 3. This Court duly takes note of that a similar issue came up before the learned Division Bench of this Court in PIL No.78/2012. The learned Division Bench of this Court vide an order dated 19.01.2026, had closed the said PIL after observing that the State had contended that the provisions of Chapter X of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 are being implemented in full force. 4. The learned Division Bench of this Court had also observed that the identified encroachers would be removed after Page No.# 12/13 observing the due process of law in terms with the Supreme Court judgment. The order dated 19.01.2026 passed in PIL No. 78/2012 being relevant is reproduced herein under. “We have heard Mr. S. Borthakur, learned Advocate for the petitioner; Ms. N. Bordoloi, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue Department and Mr. J.M.A. Choudhury, learned Advocate for the private respondents. Aggrieved by the encroachments made by the outsiders in the tribal belts and blocks in the State of Assam, which were created in the year 1948 by the Government of Assam, the present Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition was filed. A Bench of this Court, vide order dated 09.12.2019 recorded that a Committee was constituted by the Government of Assam under the Chairmanship of Shri H.S. Brahma, IAS (retired) for suggesting measures for the protection of land rights of indigenous people of Assam. The Committee submitted its report, pursuant to which necessary changes in the Revenue Laws were made and notified. The provisions contained in Chapter X of Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 (in short, ‘Regulation of 1886’), the State contends, are being implemented in full force. Some of the non-tribals, who are residents of the area were also granted protection pursuant to the orders of the Supreme Court. Some of them have been impleaded in this PIL petition. The responsibility has been entrusted upon some of the Deputy Commissioners to ensure full implementation of Chapter X of the Regulation of 1886. By and large there are no identifiable land alienations because of the proactive steps taken by the Government. Page No.# 13/13 Thus, we do not find it to be necessitous to continue with this PIL petition any further. However, if any breach in that commitment of the State is noticed, it would be open for any interested/public spirited person including the petitioner to file a 2(two) pages affidavit, which would revive this petition. We hope and trust that the identified encroachers would be removed after observing the due process of law in terms of the Supreme Court judgment. This PIL petition stands closed.” 5. Taking into account that these directions have already been issued by the learned Division Bench of this Court in PIL No.78/2012, this Court does not find it necessary for issuing any further directions except reiterating what have been observed by the learned Division Bench of this Court in PIL No.78/2012 in the order dated 19.01.2026 as quoted herein above. 6. With above observations and directions, the instant writ petition stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant