Page No.# 1/7 GAHC010061222026 2026:GAU-AS:5066- DB THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/1940/2026 SAHAR UDDIN AND 12 ORS S/O LATE KUTUB ALI, VILL- NAZATPUR, P.O- LATHIMARA, P.S- KATIGORAH, DIST- CACHAR, ASSAM, PIN- 788805 2: SUBRATA NATH S/O SARODA NATH VILL- KOROIKANDI PART-II P.O- RAJATILLA P.S- KATIGORAH DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788805 3: SELIM UDDIN CHOUDHURY S/O LATE ABDUS SUKKUR CHOUDHURY VILL- KOROIKANDI PART-II P.O- RAJATILLA P.S- KOTIGORAH DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788805 4: SWAPAN NATH S/O KARUNA NATH VILL- TELITIKAR PART-II P.O- RAJATILLA P.S- KATIGORAH DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788805 5: ABDUL AHAD MAZARBHUIYA S/O KURMAN ALI MAZARBHUIYAN Page No.# 2/7 VILL- KOROIKANDI PART-II P.O- RAJATILLA P.S- KATIGORAH DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788805 6: NIDHENDU NATH S/O LATE ANANDA NATH VILL- TELTIKAR PART-II P.O- RAJATILLA P.S- KATIGORAH DIST- CACAHR ASSAM PIN- 788805 7: ABDUL KALAM LASKAR S/O FORIJ UDDIN LASKAR VILL- KOROIKANDI PART-II P.O- RAJATILLA P.S- KATIGORAH DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788805 8: SAMS UDDIN CHOUDHURY S/O ABDUL KHALIK CHOUDHURY VILL- KOROIKANDI PART-II P.O- RAJATILLA P.S- KATIGORAH DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788805 9: SHAMIM AHMED LASKAR S/O MOINUL HOQUE LASKAR VILL- HARITIKAR PART-II P.O- RAJATILLA P.S- KATIGORAH DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788805 10: RAJIBUL ALOM CHOUDHURY S/O TAJAMUL ALI CHOUDHURY VILL- TELITIKAR PART-II P.O- RAJATILLA P.S- KATIGORAH DIST- CACHAR Page No.# 3/7 ASSAM PIN- 788805 11: SAIRAN JAHAN CHOUDHURY W/O NAZRUL ISLAM MAZARBHUIYAN VILL- KOROIKANDI PART-II P.O- RAJATILLA P.S- KATIGORAH DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788805 12: KAPIL UDDIN S/O JUNAB ALI VILL- TELITIKAR PART-II P.O- RAJATILLA P.S- KATIGORAH DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788805 13: NASIR UDDIN MAZARBHUIYAN S/O LATE ASAB ALI MAZARBHUIYAN VILL- KOROIKANDI PART-II P.O- RAJATILLA P.S- KATIGORAH DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 78880 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 14 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, MINISTRY OF ROAD, TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS, TRANSPORT BHAWAN, 1, PARLIAMENT STREET, NEW DELHI- 110001 2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM DEPEARTMENT OF REVENUE DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 3:THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR NATIONAL HIGHWAY AUTHORITY OF INDIA REGIONAL OFFICE NEDFI HOUSE 4TH FLOOR G.S. ROAD DISPUR GUWAHATI-6 Page No.# 4/7 4:THE REGIONAL MANAGER (PROJECT) BRANCH OFFICE- NATIONAL HIGHWAY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION SARAJ TOWER 1ST FLOOR OPPOSITE DON BOSCO HIGH SCHOOL NH 37(A) TEZPUR- 784001 DISTRICT-SONITPUR ASSAM. 5:THE DEPUTY MANAGER (P) NHIDCL BO-SILCHAR PIN- 788001 6:THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (PROJECT) REGIONAL OFFICE GUWAHATI PANBAZAR GUWAHATI-1 DISTRICT- KAMRUP(M) ASSAM PIN- 781001 7:THE STATE OF ASSAM THROUGH THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM PWD (ROADS) DISPUR GUWAHATI PIN- 781006 8:THE JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE AND D.M.(LR) DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-06 9:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CACHAR SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788001 10:THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COMMISSIONER CUM COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF LAND ACQUISITION OFFICER CACHAR SILCHAR NHIDCL P.O- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR PIN- 788001 11:THE SPECIAL COMMSSIONER AND SPECIAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM PUBLIC WORKS (ROADS) DEPARTMENT 12:THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE CACHAR Page No.# 5/7 SILCHAR ASSAM PIN- 788001 13:THE CIRCLE OFFICER/ ASSTT. SETLEMENT OFFICER KATIGORAH REVENUE CIRCLE P.S- KATIGORAH DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM. PIN- 788805 14:THE OFFICER IN CHARGE KATIGORAH POLICE STATION P.O- KATIGORAH DISTRICT- CACHAR ASSAM 15:KHALIL UDDIN MAZUMDER MLA 15 KATIGORAH CONSTITUENCY VILL- MOHANPUR PART-II P.O- KATIRAIL P.S- KATIGORAH DIST- CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 78880 For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. N. Islam, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. P. S. Bhattacharyya, CGC Mr. A. Bhattacharyya, SC, Revenue Mr. C. Baruah, Advocate MR. R. K. Talukdar, Advocate BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH O R D E R 06.04.2026 Heard Mr. N. Islam, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners. Mr. P. S. Bhattacharyya, the learned CGC Page No.# 6/7 appears on behalf of the Respondent No.1; Mr. A. Bhattacharyya, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the Respondent No.2; Mr. C. Baruah, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the Respondent No.3 and Mr. R. K. Talukdar, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the Respondent Nos.4 to 6. 2. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that as at present only a Notification has been issued under Section 3A of the National Highways Act 1956 (for short, ‘the Act of 1956’), and as such, the petitioners herein would be well advised to approach the concerned authorities seeking determination of compensation in terms with Section 3G(1) of the Act of 1956 read with Section 3G(7) of the said Act of 1956. The learned counsel for the petitioners therefore submits that the petitioners herein would not like to pursue the instant writ petition without prejudice to the rights of the petitioners to approach the appropriate authority seeking compensation as per law. 3. Taking into account the above, the instant writ petition therefore stands closed on withdrawal. 4. The withdrawal of the instant writ petition, however, shall not prejudice or preclude the petitioners from approaching the appropriate Competent Authority for land acquisition seeking Page No.# 7/7 determination of compensation as per law. JUDGE Comparing Assistant