Page No.# 1/15 GAHC010014612026 2026:GAU-AS:1934 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/718/2026 ROHIT KUMAR GUPTA AND OTHRS S/O- ARUN KUMAR GUPTA, VILL- JAMPATHAR, P.O AND P.S- KHERONI, DIST- WEST KARBI ANGLONG , ASSAM 2: RANGLAL SHAH (AGE- 49 YEARS) SON OF- RAMASHEWAK SHAH- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 3: SARADA DEVI (AGE- 44 YEARS) WIFE OF - LT. KRISHNA PATWA- VILLAGE- DIKHRENG- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 4: PARASH NATH SINGH (AGE- 65 YEARS) SON OF- LT. RAM BARAT SINGH- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 5: JHINKU CHAUHAN (AGE- 65 YEARS) SON OF- LT. RAMLCHAN CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 6: ANJANI KUMAR CHOUHAN (AGE- 42 YEARS) SON OF - KAILASH CHOUHAN VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG Page No.# 2/15 PIN- 782448. 7: BECHAN CHAUHAN (AGE- 41 YEARS) SON OF - PARASH CHAUHAN VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 8: SUNIL KUMAR PATWA (AGE- 45 YEARS) SON OF - LAXMAN PATWA- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 9: GANESH RAM (AGE- 61 YEARS) SON OF - LT. RAMDENI RAM VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 10: RAMNATH GUPTA (AGE- 70 YEARS) SON OF- ALAGO PRASAD- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 11: MUNNA PATWA (AGE- 43 YEARS) SON OF - LAXMI PATWA- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 12: MEERA VERMA (AGE- 36 YEARS) WIFE OF - HIRALAL BHAGAT- VILLAGE-JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 13: SHRIRAM CHOUHAN (AGE- 81 YEARS) SON OF - ALAGU CHOUHAN VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 14: PALAK GUPTA (AGE- 20 YEARS) DAUGHTER OF -PARMATMA GUPTA- Page No.# 3/15 VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 15: DINESH RAM (AGE- 51 YEARS) SON OF - LT. RAMDENI RAM VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 16: SANJAY SHARMA (AGE- 30 YEARS) SON OF - BANKAY SHARMA- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 17: USHA DEVI (AGE- 46 YEARS) WIFE OF - SHYAMBIHARI SHARMA VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 18: JEETENDRA SHARMA AGE- 25 YEARS SON OF ANIL KUMAR SHARMA VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 19: PHULMATI DEVI (AGE- 58 YEARS) WIFE OF- LT. BISWANATH RAM- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 20: SHYAM BIHARI CHAUHAN (AGE- 47 YEARS) SON OF- RAM TAPESHYA CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- LAMBAPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 21: GAURAV KUMAR GUPTA (AGE- 25 YEARS) SON OF - ARUN KUMAR GUPTA- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI Page No.# 4/15 DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 22: INDRADEB CHOUHAN (AGE- 76 YEARS) SON OF- LT. RAMCHARITRA CHOUHAN- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 23: ACHHELAL SAHANI (AGE- 61 YEARS) SON OF - MAHENDAR SAHANI- VILLAGE-JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 24: RITA DEVI (AGE- 38 YEARS) WIFE OF- RAMNARAYAN CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 25: RAJKUMARI DEVI (AGE- 47 YEARS) WIFE OF - JAGRU RAM- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 26: PHOOL KUMARI DEVI (AGE- 46 YEARS) WIFE OF - UMESH RAI VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 27: MINA DEVI (AGE- 51 YEARS) WIFE OF- RAM CHANDRA RAM- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 28: MANJEET CHAUHAN (AGE- 28 YEARS) SON OF - LT. BHAGAWAN CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. Page No.# 5/15 29: ANITA KAHAR (AGE- 30 YEARS) WIFE OF - SHANKAR KAHAR- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 30: SANJOY SAHU (AGE- 51 YEARS) SON OF - BRIJ BIHARI SAHU- VILLAGE-JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 31: MUKHRAM CHAUHAN (AGE- 49 YEARS) SON OF- RAMCHANDRA CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 32: AWADH PRAKASH PANDE (AGE- 56 YEARS) SON OF - BISHAWANATH PANDE- VILLAGE- DIKHRENG- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 33: DURBIJOY CHOUHAN (AGE- 29 YEARS) SON OF - RAMJIT CHAUHAN VILLAGE- BADA MATIKHOLA- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 34: RAMCHANDRAN BOITHA (AGE- 58 YEARS) SON OF- LT. YOGI BOITHA- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 35: VINOD THAKUR (AGE- 54 YEARS) SON OF - BADNATH THAKUR- VILLAGE-JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG Page No.# 6/15 PIN- 782448. 36: SANGITA KUMARI SINGH (AGE- 31 YEARS) WIFE OF -CHANDAN SINGH- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 37: SMT SONA DEVI (AGE- 49YEARS) WIFE OF- CHHOTELAL SHARMA- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 38: JAGDISH BHAGAT (AGE- 63 YEARS) SON OF- LT. DINA NATH BHAGAT- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 39: BHAGAWAT KUMAR CHAUHAN (AGE- 56 YEARS) SON OF- LT. MUNILAL CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 40: BONGSHI SAH (AGE- 55 YEARS) SON OF- MECHARI SAH- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 41: CHHATHU CHAUHAN (AGE- 47 YEARS) SON OF- RAMCHANDRA CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- BAGISADUBI- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 42: MALTI DEVI (AGE- 36 YEARS) WIFE OF- RAMA KANT CHAUHAN- Page No.# 7/15 VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 43: SANJOY SAHANI (AGE- 48 YEARS) SON OF- RAMASHRE SAHANI- VILLAGE- RAMTHEPI- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 44: SANDIP YADAV (AGE- 28 YEARS) SON OF- MUSAPHIR YADAV- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 45: SANT KUMAR GUPTA (AGE- 49 YEARS) SON OF- LAKSHI NARAYAN GUPTA- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 46: SHAKUNTALA DEVI (AGE- 41 YEARS) WIFE OF CHOTAK KEOT VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 47: MANTU CHAUHAN (AGE- 47 YEARS) SON OF- KAPILDEV CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 48: RASH BIHARI SAHU (AGE- 78 YEARS) SON OF - SURJYA SAHU- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. Page No.# 8/15 49: HARE RAM CHAUHAN (AGE- 28 YEARS) SON OF MANU CHAUHAN VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 50: HRIDAYANAND CHAUHAN (AGE- 77 YEARS) SON OF- LT. MUNNI CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 51: NAGENDRA CHAUHAN (AGE- 53 YEARS) SON OF- HRIDAYANAND CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 52: SUNDARI SAH (AGE- 39 YEARS) WIFE OF - RAMA SHANKAR SAH- VILLAGE- DIKHRENG- P.O.AND P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 53: BRIJ MOHAN YADAV (AGE- 44 YEARS) SON OF - BALINDRA YADAV- VILLAGE- KHERONI KACHARI GAON- P.O AND P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 54: UMASHANKAR CHAUHAN (AGE- 61 YEARS) SON OF - JUNG BAHADUR CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- DIKHRENG- P.O. AND P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 55: MAHAL CHAUHAN (AGE- 53 YEARS) SON OF - DINDAYAL CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- DIKHRENG- P.O.AND P.S.-- KHERONI Page No.# 9/15 DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 56: ASHOK KUMAR CHAUHAN (AGE- 46 YEARS) SON OF - AYODHYA CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- DIKHRENG- P.O.AND P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 57: RAJKISHOR SAHU (AGE- 29 YEARS) SON OF - ALAGU SAHU- VILLAGE- DIKHRENG- P.O.AND P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 58: ANTU CHAUHAN (AGE- 54 YEARS) SON OF - DINDAYAL CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- DIKHRENG- P.O.AND P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 59: VIJAY KUMAR BHAGAT (AGE- 41 YEARS) SON OF - DHORA BHAGAT- VILLAGE- DIKHRENG- P.O.AND P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 60: MOHAN GUPTA (AGE- 39 YEARS) SON OF - DINESH GUPTA- VILLAGE- DIKHRENG- P.O.AND P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 61: MANJU DEVI (AGE- 52 YEARS) WIFE OF - SHAMBHU CHOUHAN- VILLAGE- KHERONI PURANA BASTI- P.O.AND P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 62: RAM CHANDRA CHAUHAN (AGE- 60 YEARS) Page No.# 10/15 SON OF - SAKALDEV CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- DIKHRENG- P.O.AND P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 63: RAJESH KUMAR CHAUHAN (AGE- 48 YEARS) SON OF - RAM EKBAL CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- DIKHRENG- P.O.AND P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 64: MUNNA GUPTA (AGE- 47 YEARS) SON OF - DINESH GUPTA- VILLAGE- DIKHRENG- P.O.AND P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 65: GOPALJI GUPTA (AGE- 61 YEARS) SON OF- LT. LAKSHIMI NARAYAN GUPTA- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 66: PURNIMA DEVI (AGE- 45 YEARS) WIFE OF- RAMPRIT CHAUHAN- VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 67: ARABINDA CHOUHAN AGE- 52 YEARS S/O- PATIRAJ CHOUHAN VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448. 68: PANAMATI DEVI AGE- 72 YEARS Page No.# 11/15 W/O- RAMASHANGKAR CHOUHAN VILLAGE- JAMPATHAR- P.O./P.S.-- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHRS REP. BY THE SECRETARY , LAND REVENUE AND D.M DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, ASSAM, PIN-781006, ASSAM 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 Page No.# 12/15 PIN- 782486. 8:THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE KHERONI POLICE STATION KHERONI WEST KARBI ANGLONG 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 68 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 Page No.# 13/15 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 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 Page No.# 14/15 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 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 Page No.# 15/15 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 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