Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010212442026 2026:GAU-AS:15366 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/5442/2026 PROKRISHNA BARMAN S/O- LATE BHABENDRA CHANDRA BARMAN. R/O- VILL.- SIMALABARI, P.O.- SIMALABARI, P.S.- LAKHIPUR, DIST.- GOALPARA, ASSAM, PIN- 783330. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGMENT (REGISTRATION) DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-06. 2:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER GOALPARA P.O. AND DIST. - GOALPARA ASSAM PIN- 783101. 3:THE NODAL OFFICER INTER RELIGION LAND TRANSFER REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT-CUM-JOINT SECRETARY/ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS ASSAM RUPNAGAR GHY-32. 4:THE ADDITIONAL DIRECTOR OF POLICE (SPECIAL BRANCH) ULUBARI GHY-07. 5:THE CIRCLE OFFICER LAKHIPUR Page No.# 2/3 LAKHIPUR REVENUE CIRCLE DIST.- GOALPARA ASSAM PIN- 78312 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. A RAHMAN, Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, REVENUE BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY ORDER 12.10.2026 Heard Mr. A. Rahman, learned counsel for the petitioner; Ms. N. Bordoloi, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Government of Assam for the respondent nos. 1 & 3; and Mr. N. Goswami, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent nos. 2, 4 & 5. 2. The petitioner has stated that despite efforts, he has not been able to submit his application in the on-line mode seeking delivery of the notified public service, ‘Land Sale Permission’ at the office of the respondent no. 2 since 2022. It is stated that when the petitioner approached the respondent no. 2 and the respondent no. 5 by representations, the petitioner was informed to submit the application on-line. But again despite efforts, the petitioner could not submit the application online due to certain problems in the portal. Hence, the writ petition. 3. On 05.10.2026, Mr. Goswami, learned Junior Government Advocate submitted that he would obtain instruction whether on-line applications are being accepted in the district of Goalpara or not. Today, Mr. Goswami, on the basis of verbal instructions received from office of the respondent no. 2, has submitted that the facility of submitting on-line application for delivery of the notified public service, ‘Land Sale Permission’ is available and on receipt of an application on-line only, an application is processed as per the provisions of the Assam Right Page No.# 3/3 to Public Services [ARTPS] Act, 2012, as amended. 3. As the petitioner has stated that he has not able to submit his application in the on- line mode despite efforts since 2022, it is observed that the petitioner shall appear at the office of the respondent no. 2 at 11-00 a.m. on 26.10.2026 along with all the requisite documents. It is further observed that the respondent no. 2 shall instruct the officials of his office, upon such appearance of the petitioner, to facilitate submission of the application on- line by the petitioner for delivery of the notified public service, ‘Land Sale Permission’. 4. It is clarified that the matter of consideration of the application on merits will be strictly as per the provisions of the ARTPS Act. 5. This order disposes of the writ petition. JUDGE Comparing Assistant