Page No.# 1/14 GAHC010245322024 2026:GAU-AS:8217 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2765/2024 FAKHAR UDDIN AND 41 ORS S/O- LT. IRFAN ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 2: ABDUL BASIT S/O- LT. ABDUS SALAM VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 3: ISLAM UDDIN S/O- LT. HAZI ABDUL NOOR VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ Page No.# 2/14 ASSAM PIN- 788720. 4: ABDUL BASIT S/O- LT. ROSMAN ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 5: NURUL HOQUE S/O- LT. ABDUL BARI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 6: ABDUL HANNAN S/O- LT. ABDUS SAMAD VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 7: GIASH UDDIN KHAN S/O- LT. MANTAZ ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ Page No.# 3/14 ASSAM PIN- 788720. 8: FOKHOR UDDIN S/O- LT. HAZI ABDUL MAZID VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 9: BURHAN UDDIN S/O- ABDUL NAIM VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 10: AINUL ISLAM KHAN S/O- LT. BOSARAT ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 11: SAHAB UDDIN AHMED S/O- LT. MOIN UDDIN VILL- FATEPUR P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ Page No.# 4/14 ASSAM PIN- 788720. 12: NAZRUL ISLAM S/O- ABDUR ROUF VILL- FATEPUR P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 13: LIYAKAT HUSSAIN S/O- LT. TAYABUR RAHMAN VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 14: ABUL KHAYOR S/O- LT. ABDUL RAZAK VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 15: FAIZUL HAQUE S/O- LT. ABDUL KHALIQUE VILL- FATEPUR P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ Page No.# 5/14 ASSAM PIN- 788720. 16: ABDUL NAYEEM KHAN S/O- LT. NASIR ALI KHAN VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 17: ANAM UDDIN S/O- LT. TAJAMUL ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 18: TAJUL ISLAM S/O- HAZI MERAB ALI VILL- FATEPUR P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 19: RIPON AHMED S/O- NAZMUL HOQUE VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ Page No.# 6/14 ASSAM PIN- 788720. 20: ABDUL MUKIT S/O-LT. ABDUL JALIL VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 21: KASRUJJAMAN KASRU S/O- ABDUL NAYEEM KHAN VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 22: NOOR AHMED S/O- NAZMUL HOQUE VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 23: ALTAF HUSSAIN S/O- HAZI ABDUN NOOR VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ Page No.# 7/14 ASSAM PIN- 788720. 24: NAZMUL HOQUE S/O-HAZI ABDUN NOOR VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 25: MAHTAB UDDIN S/O- HAZI ABDUN NOOR VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 26: TAJ UDDIN S/O- LT. HAZI ABDUN NOOR VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 27: LUKMAN UDDIN S/O- LT. SIDDIQUE ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ Page No.# 8/14 ASSAM PIN- 788720. 28: ABDUL HAI S/O- LT. SIDDEQUE ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 29: NASIR UDDIN S/O- LT. ABDUL MANAF VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 30: ATAUR RAHMAN S/O- LT. HAZI SAJID ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 31: ABDUL KALAM AZAD S/O- LT. HAZI SAJID ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ Page No.# 9/14 ASSAM PIN- 788720. 32: GULAM ROB S/O- LT. ABDUN NOOR VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 33: ALA UDDIN S/O- LT. IRFAN ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 34: ANOWAR HUSSAIN TALUKDAR S/O- LT. BADRUL HOQUE TALUKDAR VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 35: JAMAL UDDIN KHAN S/O- LT. MUFAZZIL ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ Page No.# 10/14 ASSAM PIN- 788720. 36: ABDUL SAHID S/O- LT. ACHBAR HUSSAIN VILL- FATEPUR P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 37: SUHEL SAMAD S/O- LT. ABDUS SALAM VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 38: ABDUL LATIF S/O- LT. HAZI GONIR ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 39: JAYNUL HOQUE S/O- LT. ABDUN NOOR VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ Page No.# 11/14 ASSAM PIN- 788720. 40: KAMRUL ISLAM S/O LT. SIDDEQUE ALI VILL- KADIRGOOL P.O.- GULCHARRA BAZAR DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 41: AZAD UDDIN TALUKDAR S/O- LT. HAZI MOTOSIN ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 42: MANIRUJJAMAN KHAN S/O- ABDUL NAYEEM KHAN VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. Page No.# 12/14 2:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KARIMGANJ P.O. AND DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788710. 3:THE CIRCLE OFFICER NILAMBAZAR REVENUE CIRCLE P.O.- NILAMBAZAR DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788722. ------------ Advocate for : MR B SINHA Advocate for : SC REVENUE appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE ORDER Date : 10-06-2026 Heard B. Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Ms. N. Bordoloi, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue Department for the respondent No. 1 and Mr. H. Sarma, learned State Counsel for the respondent Nos. 2 & 3. 2. Considering the simple nature of the prayer made in this writ petition and as agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is taken up and disposed of at the admission stage. 3. The petitioners, by filing this writ petition, have prayed for a simple direction to the respondent authorities to consider and dispose of the application dated 10.04.2023, submitted by them, in respect of the land Page No.# 13/14 measuring 40 decimals out of 47 decimals covered by Final Khatian No. 256, Dag No. 104(o)/763(n) under Mohal/Taluk No. 15822/237 of Shyam Roy, Revenue Survey No. 5739(o)/390(n) of Village & Mouza-Khagail Pt-I, Ph-Eagarsati within Nilambazar Revenue Circle, in the Karimganj District, presently Sribhumi District. 4. The petitioners, who claim to be the sons and grandsons of the recorded Khatiandars of the subject land, contends that a market namely Khagail Bazar has been established by the villagers in the year 1953 over a plot of land measuring 47 decimals covered by Final Khatian No. 256, Dag No. 104(o)/763(n) under Mohal/Taluk No. 15822/237 of Shyam Roy, Revenue Survey No. 5739(o)/390(n) of Village & Mouza-Khagail Pt-I, Ph- Eagarsati within Nilambazar Revenue Circle, in the erstwhile District of Cachar, then under Karimganj District and now Sribhumi District. It is stated that the said land was a Mirash land of Mirashdar namely Md. Nazrul Hoque, S/o Late Hazi Abdul Noor. It is further stated that the predecessors-in-interest of the petitioners were holding the aforesaid land as rayots under the said Mirashdar and were accordingly recorded in Final Khatian No. 256. 5. According to the petitioners, they have inherited the subject land after the demise of their predecessors-in-interest. The petitioners applied for inclusion of their names in the Khatian; however, the respondent authorities, without considering the grievance of the petitioners regarding recording of their names, recorded the subject land as Khas land. It is the contention of the petitioners that they have right to have their names recorded in the revenue records in accordance with the provisions of the Assam State Acquisition of Zamindaries Act, 1951, which was applicable in Page No.# 14/14 the erstwhile District of Cachar. Therefore, they submit that their application dated 10.04.2023 may be directed to be considered and disposed of. 6. Having considered the simple nature of the prayer made by the petitioners for disposal of their application for recording their names in the revenue records in terms of the applicable provisions of law and as agreed to by the learned counsel for the respondents, Ms. N. Bordoloi, learned Standing Counsel for the Revenue Department and Mr. Mr. J. Handique, learned State Counsel, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the petitioners to file a fresh application before the District Commissioner, Sribhumi District, within a period of 20 (twenty) days from today. On receipt of the application, the District Commissioner, Sribhumi District, shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law, within a period of 3 (three) months from the date of receipt of the application. 7. The writ petition stands disposed of, in terms above. JUDGE Comparing Assistant