Page No.# 1/13 GAHC010271822023 2026:GAU-AS:8911 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/7457/2023 REJONA BEGUM AND 61 ORS S/O LT. SURMAN ALI 2: JAMAL UDDIN SEKH S/O. LATE SAFUR ALI SEKH 3: SEKH ABDUL MANIK S/O LATE TOJOMUL ALI 4: ABDUL AZIM SEKH S/O. LATE REKMAN ALI 5: ABDUL KARIM SEKH @ ABDUL KARIM S/O. LATE REKMAN ALI 6: KURMAN ALI LASKAR @ FURMAN ALI LASKAR S/O. LATE IRPAN ALI LASKAR 7: SORMAN ALI S/O. LATE IRFAN ALI LASKAR 8: ABDUL REJAK S/O. LATE FOYJUL HAQUE 9: SEKH ABDUL KARIM S/O. LATE FOYJUL HAQUE 10: ABDUL HASIM S/O. LATE FOYJUL HAQUE 11: BAHAR UDDIN SEKH S/O LATE ILIAS ALI SHEK 12: SUNAM UDDIN SEKH Page No.# 2/13 S/O LATE ILIAS ALI SEKH 13: SEKH ISLAM UDDIN S/O. SEKH ABDUL MOJID 14: SEKH NAZIM UDDIN S/O. LATE SEKH JUNAB ALI 15: SEKH HASMA BEGUM W/O. LATE JALAL UDDIN 16: SEKH FOYJUL HOQUE S/O. LATE KUTUB ALI 17: HAFSA BEGUM SEKH W/O LT. ALA UDDIN SEKH 18: TOSIR UDDIN SEKH S/O. LATE MOFUR ALI SEKH 19: NASIR UDDIN SEKH S/O. LATE MOFUR ALI SEKH 20: RABIR UDDIN SEKH S/O. LATE MOFUR ALI SEKH 21: ALA UDDIN SEKH @ ALA UDDIN S/O LATE SUNAHOR ALI SEKH 22: SEKH FOYAJ ALI @ FOYAJ ALI S/O. LATE SEKH FURMOT ALI 23: AKLAS ALI S/O LT. ARMAN ALI 24: HARIS UDDIN SEKH S/O LT. SUNAHAR ALI SEKH 25: AKTARUN NESSA W/O. LATE NUR UDDIN 26: SIRAJ UDDIN SEKH S/O. LATE FURMAT ALI SEKH 27: IRPAN ALI SEKH S/O LT. FURMAT ALI SEKH 28: BABUR ALI SEKH Page No.# 3/13 S/O LT. FURMAT ALI SEKH 29: BAHARA BEGUM C/O ABDUL SUKKUR W/O. TAJ UDDIN 30: SELIM UDDIN SEKH @ SELIM UDDIN S/O. LATE AKADDAS ALI 31: JOMIR UDDIN SEKH @ JOMIR UDDIN S/O LATE HABIB ALI SEKH 32: NASIR UDDIN SEKH S/O LATE HABIB ALI SEKH 33: MOIN UDDIN SEKH S/O. LATE NISAR ALI 34: ABDUL MAJID SEKH S/O. LATE MABAT ALI SEKH 35: JOMIR UDDIN SEKH S/O. MOTAI MIA SEKH 36: MOINUL HOQUE SEKH S/O. LT. MAHMUD ALI SEKH 37: SAMSUL HOQUE SEKH S/O. LT. MAHMUD ALI SEKH 38: SK ABDUL MALIK S/O. SEKH ABU BAKKAR 39: SEKH ABDUL SUKKUR S/O LT. TAJAMUL ALI 40: SEKH ABDUL BARI S/O LT. TAJAMUL ALI 41: SEKH ABDUL REJAK @ ABDUL REJAK S/O LT. TAJAMUL ALI 42: SWABIRA SEKH W/O. LATE ALIM UDDIN SEKH 43: SAMSUL UDDIN SEKH S/O. SOKOT ALI SEKH Page No.# 4/13 44: TAJ UDDIN S/O. SOKOT ALI SEKH 45: SAHAB UDDIN SEKH S/O. SOKOT ALI SEKH 46: SARIFUL BIBI SEKH W/O LT. SEKH HOKOI MIA 47: NIYAMAT ALI LASKAR S/O. LATE SURUJ ALI LASKAR 48: SEKH ABDUL HOQUE S/O. LT. MONTAJ ALI 49: SEKH ABDUL MANNAN S/O. LT. TAJAMUL ALI 50: HUSSAIN AHMED SEKH S/O. LATE SEKH MONIR ALI 51: SEKH ANAM UDDIN S/O. LATE SEKH MONIR ALI 52: RIYAZ UDDIN SEKH S/O. LATE SEKH MONIR ALI 53: ABJOL HUSSAIN SEKH @ ABJOL HUSSAIN S/O. LATE SEKH MUSABBIR ALI 54: SAMSUL HOQUE S/O. LATE SHEIKH MUSABBIR ALI 55: SEKH MOINUL HOQUE S/O. LATE SEKH MUSABBIR ALI 56: RAFIK UDDIN SEKH @ RAFIK UDDIN S/O. LATE SEKH MUSABBIR ALI 57: MAYAR ALI SEKH S/O. LATE. ARAB ALI SEKH 58: AYARUN NESSA W/O. LATE AKLAS ALI SEKH 59: ALI HUSSAIN SEKH S/O. LATE AKLAS ALI SEKH Page No.# 5/13 60: RASHID ALI S/O LATE REKMAN ALI 61: SEKH MASARAF ALI S/O. LATE SEKH SAMAI MIA 62: SEKH AKRAM ALI S/O. LATE SEKH SAMAI MIA ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF VILL. DOLCHERRA EXTENSION F.V. P.O. BORTHAL P.S. BILAIPUR DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN-78811 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHAT-6 2:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST AND HEAD OF FOREST ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI-781037 3:THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS SOUTHERN ASSAM CIRCLE SILCHAR AND CHAIRMAN OF BID EVALUATION COMMITTEE DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN- 788001 4:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER HAILAKANDI FOREST DIVISION HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788151 5:THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER MATIJURI DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 788151 6:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HAILAKANDI Page No.# 6/13 DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN- 78815 Linked Case : WP(C)/6806/2025 NAZIM UDDIN LASKAR AND 57 ORS S/O MONIR UDDIN LASKAR 2: HUSSAIN AHMED BARBHUIYA S/O ALA UDDIN 3: HABIZ AHMED BARBHUIYA S/O ABDUL RAHMAN BARBHUIYA 4: NEJAM UDDIN LASKAR S/O MANIR UDDIN LASKAR 5: AZIZUR RAHMAN LASKAR S/O MOTOCHIN ALI LASKAR 6: JAHUR HUSEN S/O HABIBUR RAHMAN 7: SHALIM UDIN S/O AZIJUR RAHMAN 8: ATIKUR RAHMAN S/O SIRAJ UDDIN 9: DILBAR HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O JAHAUR UDDIN 10: SAMSUL HOQUE BARBHUIYA S/O SIRAJ UDDIN BARBHUIYA 11: BILAL UDDIN S/O ALI AHMED 12: BIPUL DAS S/O FULAMANI DAS. 13: FAKHARUN NECHA Page No.# 7/13 W/O TAYABUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA 14: SADULLA BARBHUIYA S/O HUSSAIN AHMED BARBHUIYA 15: GIYAS UDDIN LASKAR S/O JAHUR UDDIN LASKAR 16: FAKAR UDDIN LASKAR S/O MONIR UDDIN LASKAR 17: DILWAR HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O TAJ UDDIN LASKAR 18: FARIJ UDDIN CHOUDHURY S/O JAMIR UDDIN CHOUDHURY 19: MAJIBUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA S/O MIN UDDIN BARBHUIYA 20: SAHAB UDDIN BARBHUIYA S/O NEZAM UDDIN BARBHUIYAN 21: ISLAM UDDIN S/O MANIR UDDIN 22: ABU CHAID BARBHUIYA S/O RAFIK UDDIN BARBHUIYA 23: DILABAR HUSSAIN BARBHUIYA S/O ABDUL MATIN BARBHUIYA 24: JAKIR HUSSAIN S/O MANIR ALI 25: SAFIKUR RAHMAN CHOUDHURY S/O MANIR ALI CHOUDHURY 26: MUSTUPA KAMAL HUSSAIN BARBHUIYA S/O AFTAB UDDIN BARBHUIYA 27: HUSSAIN AHMED BARBHUIYA S/O ABDUL MANNAN BARBHUIYA 28: NUR AHMED BARBHUIYA Page No.# 8/13 S/O ALA UDDIN BARBHUIYA 29: ATAFUL NESSA BARBHUIYA C/O HABIBUR RAHMAN 30: AMIRUN NESSA LASKAR W/O SIKANDAR AIL LASKAR 31: RIAZ UDDIN BARBHUIYA S/O FAIJUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA 32: ALI AHMED LASKAR S/O TAPAJUL ALI LASKAR 33: KABIL AHMED S/O MACADDAR ALI 34: DILBAR UDDIN BARBHUIYA S/O TAJ UDDIN BARBHUIYA 35: ATABUR RAHMAN S/O SIRAJ UDDIN 36: JAYBUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA S/O SIRAJ UDDIN BARBHUIYA 37: JAMAL UDDIN LASKAR S/O AMIR UDDIN LASKAR 38: CHALEH ALI LASKAR S/O TAPAJUL ALI LASKAR 39: SAFI AHMED LASKAR S/O RAHIM ALI 40: ABDUL CHATTAR S/O RAJA MIA 41: BARIK ALI S/O MASTAN ALI 42: RABIJA BEGUM W/O GIJAS UDDIN BARBHUIYA Page No.# 9/13 43: HOBIBUR RAHMAN MOZUMDER S/O JAMIR UDDIN MOZUMDER 44: ABDUL HASIM S/O CHAFAR ALI 45: ALA UDDIN BARBHUIYA S/O HAJI ABDUL SAMAD BARBHUIYA 46: ALACHUN NESSA CHOUDHURY @ ALACHUN BIBI W/O MONIR ALI CHOUDHURY 47: SAFI AHMED LASKAR S/O FIROJ ALI LASKAR 48: ABDUL LATIB S/O MOYUR ALI 49: MOTIBUR RAHMAN LASKAR S/O MOTOSIN ALI LASKAR 50: NIKH DAS C/O NODIA DAS 51: AKADDAS ALI MOZUMDER S/O ATAUR RAHMAN MOZUMDER 52: AKALIMA BIBI BARBHUIYA W/O SAFIK UDDIN BARBHUIYA 53: JUNAID AHMED LASKAR S/O GULE AHMED LASKAR 54: SOMIR UDDIN BARBHUIYA S/O MAKRAM ALI 55: JOHIR UDDIN BARBHUIYA S/O MAKRAM ALI 56: NAZIM UDDIN SHEIKH @ NACHIM UDDIN S/O AYUB ALI SHEIKH 57: MIZANUR RAHMAN MAZUMDER S/O NAMOR ALI MAZUMDER Page No.# 10/13 58: HUSSAIN AHMED LASKAR S/O ISHAD ALI LASKAR ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF DHALCHERRA EXTENSION F.V. P.O. BORTHAL P.S. BILAIPUR DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN 788113 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPTT. DISPUR GUWAHATI 6 2:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST AND HEAD OF FOREST ASSAM PANJABARI GUWAHATI 781037 3:THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS SOUTHERN ASSAM CIRCLE SILCHAR AND CHAIRMAN OF BID EVALUATION COMMITTEE DIST. CACHAR ASSAM PIN 788001 4:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER HAILAKANDI FOREST DIVISION HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN 78151 5:THE RANGE FOREST OFFICER MATIJURI DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN 788151 Page No.# 11/13 6:THE STATE LEVEL MONITORING COMMITTEE (FRA) REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON CUM CHIEF SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM JANATA BHAWAN ASSAM SECRETARIAT DISPUR GUWAHATI 06 7:THE DIST. LEVEL COMMITTEE (FRA) REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON CUM DIST. COMMISSIONER HAILAKANDI DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN 788151 8:THE SUB DIVISIONAL LEVEL COMITTEE (FRA) REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON CUM SUB DIVISIONAL OFFICER HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN 788151 9:THE FOREST RIGHT COMMITTEE (FRC) TO BE CONSTITUTED FOR DHALCHERRA EXTENSION FOREST VILLAGE UNDER NO. 2 DHALCHERRA GAON PANCHAYAT DOLCHERRA EXTENSION F.V. P.O. BORTHAL P.S. LALA DIST. HAILAKANDI ASSAM PIN 788113 For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. S. B. Laskar, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. H. Sarmah, Addl. Sr. GA Mr. D. Gogoi, SC, Forest Page No.# 12/13 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH O R D E R 19.06.2026 Heard Mr. S. B. Laskar, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners. Mr. D. Gogoi, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the Forest Department of the Government of Assam. Mr. H. Sarmah, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the Respondent No.6. 2. The Petitioners apprehending that they may be evicted from their places of abode which are at Dholcherra Extension Forest Village within Matijuri Forest Range, Hailakandi Forest Division and approached this Court by filing the present petition. 3. When the instant writ petitions were taken up on 29.07.2024, a statement was made that there was no move on the part of the Respondent Authorities for eviction at Dholcherra Extension Forest areas which falls in ILRF of Matijuri Range of Hailakandi Forest Division. 4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners submitted that at present, there is no apprehension on the part of the Petitioners taking into account that no steps have been taken till date. Page No.# 13/13 5. On the other hand, Mr. D. Gogoi, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Forest Department submitted that in view of the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Abdul Khalek & Others vs. State of Assam & Others, reported in 2026 SCC OnLine SC 184, if steps are required to be taken, the same has to be done in accordance with the directions passed in the said judgment. 6. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners submitted that at present, as no such steps have been taken, the Petitioners would not like to pursue the instant writ petition. However, liberty may be granted if any steps for eviction are taken. 7. Taking into account the above, both the writ petitions therefore stand closed on withdrawal. 8. Liberty, however, is granted to the Petitioners to approach this Court, if speaking orders are passed in pursuance to the directions so passed by the Supreme Court in Abdul Khalek & Others (supra). 9. Interim order, if any, stands vacated. JUDGE Comparing Assistant