SHYAMAL BORA AND 112 ORS. v. THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS.
WP(C)/656/2026 · 2026-02-08
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)/656/2026 SHYAMAL BORA AND 112 ORS. SON OF LT. BHADRESHWAR BORA VILLAGE- KHERONI GHAT P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 2: SASADHAR SAIKIA S/O-LT. RAJAT CHANDRA SAIKIAVILLAGE- KHERONI GHATP.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 3: NOR BAHADUR CHETRY SON OF LT. DIGBIR CHETRY VILLAGE- KHERONI GHATP.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 4: DILIP GIRI SON OF LT. BALABHADRA GIRI VILLAGE- KHERONI GHAT P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 5: BIJOY CHOUHAN DINANATH CHOUHAN VILLAGE- KHERONI GHAT P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 6: LAL BAHADUR CHETRI SON OF LT. INDRA BAHADUR CHETRI VILLAGE- KHERONI GHAT P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 7: DILBAHADUR THAPA SON OF LT. UJAR SINGH THAPA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 8: BIRENDRA CHAUHAN SON OF LT. BHOJ CHAUHAN VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 9: HARKA BAHADUR TAMANG SON OF LT. DEVI BAHADUR TAMANG VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON
Page No.# 2/14 P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONI DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 10: ROSHAN UPADHAYA SON OF LT. GYANESWAR UPADHAYAVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAONP.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONGPIN- 782448 11: GOURI SHANKAR CHAUHAN SON OF LT. GAJADHAR CHAUHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 12: INDAL CHOUHAN SON OF LT. HARI CHARANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 13: SONA SAGAR CHOUHAN SON OF LT. RAMSUMER CHAUHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 14: BHARAT SAGAR CHAUHAN SON OF LT. RAMSUMER CHAUHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 15: RAMSINGAR CHAUHAN SON OF LT. KASHI CHAUHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 16: RAJENDRA CHOUHAN SON OF LT. BHOJ CHOUHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 17: RAM SAINIK CHOUHAN SON OF LT. KASHINATH CHOUHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 18: CHHATHU BHAGAT SON OF LT.
HARISHANKAR BHAGATVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG DIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 19: PARVATI KUMARI BHAGAT WIFE OF DASHARATH CHUAHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 20: NAGIYA DEVI WIFE OF PREM SAGAR CHAUHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 21: BISHAL SARKAR
Page No.# 3/14 SON OF DUNU SARKAR VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 22: KANUJ KUMAR DEY SON OF LT. KUMUD RANJAN DEYVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 23: SUDARSHAN RAI SON OF LT. RAMJIT PRASAD VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 24: KAMAL BISWAKARMA SON OF LT. LAL BAHADUR BISWAKARMA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 25: RAJESH SONAR SON OF LT. MANESWAR SONAR VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 26: DEAKI MAYA SUNAR WIFE OF LAL BAHADUR SONAR VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 27: LILA DHAR BISWAKARMA SON OF LT. LAL BAHADUR BISWAKARMA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 28: PAHALMAN BISWAKARMA SON OF LT. LAL BAHADUR BISWAKARMA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 29: NIPEN DAS SON OF LT. RATNESHWAR DAS VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 30: RAJU BISWAKARMA SON OF LT. GANESH BISWAKARMA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 31: GOLABI DEVI WIFE OF LT. SURAJ NARAYAN CHAUHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 32: BIJAYA NATH C/O- BABUL DEBNATH VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 33: JALAK BISWAKARMA
Page No.# 4/14 SON OF LT.
DHON BAHADUR BISWAKARMA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 34: PREM KUMARI DEVI SON OF LT. GANESH BISWAKARMA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 35: PADMA KUMARI DEVI WIFE OF LT. PADA BAHADUR BISWAKARMA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 36: KAILASH CHAUHAN SON OF LT. RAM NATH CHUAHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 37: RAJU BISWAKARMA SON OF LT. PADAM BAHADUR BISWAKARMA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 38: BHRIGU NATH SINGH SON OF LT. TUPHANI SINGH VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 39: SUBHADA DEVI WIFE OF LT. NAR BAHADUR BISWAKARMA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 40: MANOMAYA CHETRI WIFE OF LT. DHON BAHADUR CHETRI VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 41: OMPRAKASH CHAUHAN SON OF LT. CHANDRA BALI CHAUHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 42: RADHESHYAM CHUAHAN SON OF LT. MAHESH CHAUHAN VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 43: SUNIL BURAGOHAIN SON OF NOBIN BURAGOHAIN VILLAGE- KHERONI KACHARI GAON P.O.
AND .S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 44: SAGAR CHAUHAN SON OF LT. MAHESH CHUAHANVILLAGE- KHERONI KACHARI GAON P.O.
AND .S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448
Page No.# 5/14 45: MAHENDRA CHAUHAN SON OF DINANATH CHOUHANVILLAGE- KHERONI KACHARI GAON P.O.
AND .S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 46: RAJA RAM CHAUHAN SON OF LT. SEO JATAN CHAUHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 47: SUBHABATI DEVI WIFE OF LT RAMBILAS CHAUHAN VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 48: DOMAN CHOUHAN SON OF LT.
SHWAHADEO CHAUHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 49: RAMESHWAR CHOUHAN SON OF LT. PARASH CHOUHAN VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 50: DASAWAYATI DEVI WIFE OF LT. SAKHICHAND CHAUHAN VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 51: MAN BAHADUR DAHAL CHETRI SON OF LT. LAKSHMAN DAHAL VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 52: ROHIT SONAR SON OF LT. HARIDAS SONAR VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 53: DINESH DAS SON OF LT. JOGESH DAS VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 54: TULSI CHETRY WIFE OF KRISHNA BAHADUR CHETRY VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 55: BIJOY KUMAR SINHA SON OF LT. TAKHEN CHAUBA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 56: INDU DEVI WIFE OF BECHAN RAM CHAUHANVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448
Page No.# 6/14 57: DAL BAHADUR CHETRY SON OF LT. JIT BAHADUR CHETRY VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 58: HARI PRASAD CHETRY SON OF LT. DHON BAHADUR CHETRY VILLAGE- RANAIMAP.S- KHERONI P.O.- FOREST BAZARDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 59: JANAK BAHADUR CHETRY SON OF LT. RUDRA BAHADUR CHETRY VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 60: DIM BAHADUR THAPA SON OF LT. PURNA BAHADUR THAPA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 61: BIRENDRA MALLAH SON OF LT. RAM PRABESH MALLAHVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 62: DIG BAHADUR CHETRI SON OF BHIM BAHADUR CHETRIVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 63: KRISHNA BAHADUR CHETRY SON OF LT. DIG BAHADUR CHETRYVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 64: DAMBAR BAHADUR CHETRI SON OF LT.
BAM BAHADUR CHETRI VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 65: BABUL CHOUDHARY SON OF LT. DUDHNATH CHOUDHARYVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 66: MINA DEVI WIFE OF SURESH CHAUHAN VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 67: PRAMILA CHAUHAN WIFE OF JANARDAN PRASAD VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 68: GOBINDA CHETRY SON OF LT. DIG BIR CHETRY VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448
Page No.# 7/14 69: HARIPRASAD CHETRY SON OF DHAN BAHADUR CHETRYVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 70: GANESH BAHADUR MAGOR SON OF LT. DHAN BAHADUR MAGOR VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 71: DIG BAHADUR CHETRI SON OF LT. KUL BAHADUR CHETRIVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 72: LAKSHMAN BHAGAT SON OF LT. RAM EAKBAL BHAGAT VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 73: GANESH BISHBARKAMA SON OF LT. BHIM BAHADUR BISHBARKAMA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 74: SUMAN GUPTA SON OF CHANDAN SHAHVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 75: GOPAL CHETRY SON OF LT. RAM BAHADUR CHETRYVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 76: BIJOY TAMANG SON OF LT. BHIM BAHADUR TAMANG VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 77: RUPA THAPA WIFE OF DHANI RAM THAPA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 78: SHANTI MAYA SUBBA SON OF DILIP DAS VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 79: KAMAL BAHADUR THAPA SON OF LT.
HARAHA BAHADUR THAPAVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 80: SHYAM BAHADUR SUBBA SON OF PURNA BAHADUR SUBBAVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448
Page No.# 8/14 81: TONGKA BAHADUR CHETRI SON OF LT. DAL BAHADUR CHETRIVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 82: GOPI BAHADUR THAPA SON OF LT. PURNA THAPA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 83: JOGESH DAS SON OF LT. RAMESH DAS VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 84: ARJUN LAMA SON OF LT. AMRIT BAHADUR LAMAVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 85: MIN BAHADUR CHETRY SON OF LT. AGOM BIR CHETRYVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 86: SANJIB TAMANG SON OF LT. SURYA BAHADUR TAMANG VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 87: MUNNA CHOUHAN SON OF PARASH CHOUHAN VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 88: INDRA BAHADUR TAMANG SON OF LT. DEBI BAHADUR TAMANG VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 89: GOPAL TAMANG SON OF LT. JIT BAHADUR TAMANG VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 90: TUL BAHADUR MAGAR SON OF LT. DHAN BAHADUR MAGAR VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 91: DEVKUMAR TAMANG SON OF LT. BHIM BAHADUR TAMANG VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 92: RAM BULAR SINGH SON OF LT. CHIPAHI SINGH VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448
Page No.# 9/14 93: DIPAK CHETRI SON LT. DHON BAHADUR CHETRI VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 94: DILIP CHANDRA BAGLARI SON OF LT.
BHUGESWAR BAGLARIVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 95: BIJOY SAGAR CHOUHAN SON OF LT. RAMSUMER CHOUHAN VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 96: BOGE BAHADUR CHETRI SON OF LT. INDRA BAHADUR CHETRIVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 97: DIPAK CHETRI SON OF LT. KHARKA BAHADUR CHETRIVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 98: TILA RUPA DEVI WIFE OF LT. GYAN BAHADUR CHETRI VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 99: KUMAR TAMANG SON OF DIL BAHADUR TAMANG VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 100: NANDJEE SINGH WIFE OF RAMLAL SINGH VILLAGE- MAJ BASTI P.O.- KHERONI P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN -782448 101: RAM BAHADUR CHETRI SON OF KARNA BAHADUR CHETRIVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 102: KHARKA BAHADUR CHETRI SON OF LT. DIGBIR CHETRIVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 103: SONIYA THAPA DAUGHTER OF MOGAR THAPA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 104: PARBATI DEVI DAUGHTER OF RUDRA PRASAD SHARMA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448
Page No.# 10/14 105: GHANASHYAM CHETRI SON OF LT. KUL BAHADUR CHETRIVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 106: KARNA BAHADUR CHETRI SON OF LT. INDRA BAHADUR CHETRIVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 107: NITUMAYA DEVI DAUGHTER OF LT. BIKASH LAMA VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 108: SURJYA YOGI SON OF LT. BALARAM YOGI VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 109: UPENDRA SINGH SON OF LT.
PRABHUNATH SINGH VILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O.
AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 110: GOPAL CHANDRA CHETRY SON OF LT. KARNA BAHADUR CHERYVILLAGE- KHERONI GHATP.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN -782448 111: DIL BAHADUR CHETRY SON OF LT. KARNA BAHADUR CHERYVILLAGE- KHERONI NEPALI GAON P.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 112: DEI BAHADUR CHETRY SON OF LT. AMAR BAHADUR CHETRY RESIDENT OF - RANAIMA FOREST BAZARP.O. AND P.S.- KHERONIDIST.- WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782448 113: RAM LAL DEY SON OF HIRA LAL DEYRESIDENT OF- KHERONI DAILY BAZAR KHERONIP.O. AND P.S. KHERONIDIST.- KARBI ANGLONGPIN- 78244 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6, 781006 2:THE KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL REPRESENTED BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782460. Page No.# 11/14 3:THE SECRETARY LAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL DIPHU ASSAM 782460 4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER WEST KARBI ANGLONG DISTRICT KARBI ANGLONG PIN - 782486 5:THE ASSISTANT REVENUE OFFICER DONKA REVENUE CIRCLE DONKA MOKAM WEST KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 78248
Advocate for the petitioner(s): Mr. RP Sarmah, Senior Advocate Ms. M Borah
Advocate for the respondent(s): Mr. J Handique, Govt. Advocate, Assam Mr. J Chutia, Standing Counsel, KAAC
B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH
ORDER 09.02.2026
Heard Mr. RP Sarmah, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Ms. M Borah, the
learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners. Also heard Mr. J. Chutia, learned Standing Counsel, KAAC and Mr. J Handique, the learned Government Advocate, Assam.
2. The petitioners 113 in numbers claim to be residents of Kheroni in the District
Page No.# 12/14 of Karbi Anglong, Assam. The learned 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 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-D 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 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.# 13/14 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.5. 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.5. The petitioners must submit such representation with the land particulars before the respondent No.5 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 5 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
Page No.# 14/14 before the respondent No.5, 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