Page No.# 1/15 GAHC010111352025 2026:GAU-AS:9223 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2845/2025 SHANTANU DAS AND ORS S/O LT AMARENDU DAS VILL KASHIPUR PART 1 PO KASHIPUR PS SILCHAR SADAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 2: NIJAM UDDIN LASKAR S/O LT ALI RAJA LASKAR VILL RONGPUR PART 1 PO RAONGPUR PS SILCHAR SADAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 3: SALIM UDDIN LASKAR S/O LT ABRU MIA LASKAR VILL RONGPUR PART 1 PO RONGPUR PS SILCHAR SADAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 4: REXONA BEGUM CHOUDHURY W/O SAMINUL ISLAM CHOUDHURY VILL RONGPUR PART 1 PO NUTAN DAYAPUR PS SILCHAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 5: SAMINUL ISLA MAZUMDAR S/O LT HAZI BASIR UDDIN MAZUMDAR VIL RONGPUR PART 1 PO NUTUN DAYAPUR PS SILCHAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 6: NAZRUL HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O LT ALI RAJA LASKAR VIL RONGPUR PART 1 PO NUTUN DAYAPUR PS SILCHAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 7: AYOJ ALI BARBHUIYA S/O LT TAJMUL ALI BARBHUIYA VIL AND PO NUTUN DAYAPUR PS SILCHAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 8: IKBAL HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O LATE RAMIZUDDIN LASKAR VILLAGE-KASHIPUR PART-I P.O.-KASHIPUR P.S.-SILCHAR Page No.# 2/15 DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 9: BILAL AHMED MAZUMDAR S/O ABDUL KUDDUS MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-NUTAN DAYAPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM. 10: ANSER HUSSAIN MAZUMDAR S/O NIZAMUDDIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-RONGPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM. 11: KALAM HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O LATE ASAM UDDIN LASKAR VILLAGE AND P.O.-NUTAN DAYAPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 12: RAIM UDDIN LASKAR S/O SONA MIA LASKAR VILLAGE-KASHIPUR PART-II P.O.-KASHIPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 13: NURUL HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O MASAID ALI LASKAR VILLAGE-KASHIPUR PART-II P.O.-KASHIPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM Page No.# 3/15 14: SABANA BEGUM BARBHUIYA D/O ABDUL MANNAN BARBHUIYA VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-RONGPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 15: SARIF UDDIN MAZUMDAR S/O LATE NUR UDDIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-KASHIPUR PART-II P.O.-KASHIPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM. 16: IMRAN HUSSIAN MAZUMDAR S/O NIZAM UDDIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-RONGPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 17: BAHARUL AHMED MAZUMDAR S/O MOIN UDDIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-RONGPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 18: RAKHEE BEGUM CHOUDHURY W/O NAZRUL ALAM MAZUMDAR VILLAGE AND P.O.-BERENGA PART-II P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 19: IBJARUL AHMED MAZUMDAR S/O MOIN UDDIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I Page No.# 4/15 P.O.-ARKATIPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 20: PIKLUK UDDIN MAZUMDAR S/O RAHIM UDDIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-RONGPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 21: F SURACHANDRA SINGHA S/O LATE KRISHNA MOHAN SINGHA VILLAGE-NUTAN DAYAPUR P.O.-ARKATIPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 22: ATAUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA S/O ABDUL KHALIQUE BARBHUIYA VILLAGE AND P.O.-NUTAN DAYAPUR P.S.-UDHARBONDH DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM. 23: HALIMA BEGUM MAZUMDAR W/O IMRAN HUSSAIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-NUTAN DAYAPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 24: RAJARSHI BHATTACHARJEE S/O LATE RAMKRISHNA BHATTACHARJEE VILLAGE-SATSANG ASHRAM ROAD P.O.-VIBAKANANDA ROAD Page No.# 5/15 P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSA VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND ORS REP BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS TRANSPORT BHAWAN 1 PARLIAMENT STREET NEW DELHI110001 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GHY-6. 3:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF LAND ACQUISTION CACHAR SILCHAR SILCHAR 4:THE CO DISTRICT COMMISSIONER AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF LAND ACQUISITION CACHAR CACHAR 5:THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPEMENT CORPORATION LTD (NHIDCL) REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER NHIDCL CACHAR SILCHAR 6:THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PWD BUILDING CACHAR SILCHAR 7:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD BUILDING DIVISION UDHARBOND LAKHIPUR BORKHOLA AND KATIGORAH BUILDING DIVISION CACHAR SILCHA Page No.# 6/15 Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/131/2026 SHANTANU DAS S/O LATE AMARENDU DAS VILLAGE-KASHIPUR PART-I P.O.-KASHIPUR P.S.-SILCHAR SADAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM. 2: NIJAM UDDIN LASKAR S/O LT ALI RAJA LASKAR VILL RONGPUR PART 1 PO RAONGPUR PS SILCHAR SADAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 3: SALIM UDDIN LASKAR S/O LT ABRU MIA LASKAR VILL RONGPUR PART 1 PO RONGPUR PS SILCHAR SADAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 4: REXONA BEGUM CHOUDHURY W/O SAMINUL ISLAM CHOUDHURY VILL RONGPUR PART 1 PO NUTAN DAYAPUR PS SILCHAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 5: SAMINUL ISLA MAZUMDAR S/O LT HAZI BASIR UDDIN MAZUMDAR VIL RONGPUR PART 1 PO NUTUN DAYAPUR PS SILCHAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 6: NAZRUL HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O LT ALI RAJA LASKAR VIL RONGPUR PART 1 PO NUTUN DAYAPUR PS SILCHAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 7: AYOJ ALI BARBHUIYA S/O LT TAJMUL ALI BARBHUIYA VIL AND PO NUTUN DAYAPUR PS SILCHAR DIST CACHAR ASSAM 8: IKBAL HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O LATE RAMIZUDDIN LASKAR VILLAGE-KASHIPUR PART-I P.O.-KASHIPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 9: BILAL AHMED MAZUMDAR S/O ABDUL KUDDUS MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-NUTAN DAYAPUR Page No.# 7/15 P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM. 10: ANSER HUSSAIN MAZUMDAR S/O NIZAMUDDIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-RONGPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM. 11: KALAM HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O LATE ASAM UDDIN LASKAR VILLAGE AND P.O.-NUTAN DAYAPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 12: RAIM UDDIN LASKAR S/O SONA MIA LASKAR VILLAGE-KASHIPUR PART-II P.O.-KASHIPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 13: NURUL HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O MASAID ALI LASKAR VILLAGE-KASHIPUR PART-II P.O.-KASHIPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 14: SABANA BEGUM BARBHUIYA D/O ABDUL MANNAN BARBHUIYA VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-RONGPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM Page No.# 8/15 15: SARIF UDDIN MAZUMDAR S/O LATE NUR UDDIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-KASHIPUR PART-II P.O.-KASHIPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM. 16: IMRAN HUSSIAN MAZUMDAR S/O NIZAM UDDIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-RONGPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 17: BAHARUL AHMED MAZUMDAR S/O MOIN UDDIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-RONGPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 18: RAKHEE BEGUM CHOUDHURY W/O NAZRUL ALAM MAZUMDAR VILLAGE AND P.O.-BERENGA PART-II P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 19: IBJARUL AHMED MAZUMDAR S/O MOIN UDDIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-ARKATIPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 20: PIKLUK UDDIN MAZUMDAR S/O RAHIM UDDIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I Page No.# 9/15 P.O.-RONGPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 21: F SURACHANDRA SINGHA S/O LATE KRISHNA MOHAN SINGHA VILLAGE-NUTAN DAYAPUR P.O.-ARKATIPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 22: ATAUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA S/O ABDUL KHALIQUE BARBHUIYA VILLAGE AND P.O.-NUTAN DAYAPUR P.S.-UDHARBONDH DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM. 23: HALIMA BEGUM MAZUMDAR W/O IMRAN HUSSAIN MAZUMDAR VILLAGE-RONGPUR PART-I P.O.-NUTAN DAYAPUR P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM 24: RAJARSHI BHATTACHARJEE S/O LATE RAMKRISHNA BHATTACHARJEE VILLAGE-SATSANG ASHRAM ROAD P.O.-VIBAKANANDA ROAD P.S.-SILCHAR DISTRICT-CACHAR ASSAM VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARYTO THE GOVT. OF INDIA Page No.# 10/15 MINISTRYOF ROAD TRANSPORT HIGHWAYS TRANSPORT BHAWAN-1 PARLIAMENTSTREET NEW DELHI-110001. 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GHY-6. 3:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF LAND ACQUISTION CACHAR SILCHAR SILCHAR 4:THE CO DISTRICT COMMISSIONER AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF LAND ACQUISITION CACHAR CACHAR 5:THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPEMENT CORPORATION LTD (NHIDCL) REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER NHIDCL CACHAR SILCHAR 6:THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PWD BUILDING CACHAR SILCHAR 7:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD BUILDING DIVISION UDHARBOND LAKHIPUR BORKHOLA AND KATIGORAH BUILDING DIVISION CACHAR SILCHAR Linked Case : WP(C)/3135/2025 SANDIP DAS AND 9 ORS. S/O LATE RANADHIR DAS VILL AND P.O.- KASHIPUR P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR Page No.# 11/15 ASSAM 2: AKAM UDDIN BARBHUIYA S/O LATE ALIM UDDIN BARBHUIYA VILL- KASHIPUR PART-II P.O.- KASHIPUR P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 3: RAJAN UDDIN MAZUMDER S/O HARIS ALI MAZUMDER VILL AND P.O.- KASHIPUR P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 4: BAPPA HUSSAIN LASKAR S/O NURUL HAQUE LASKAR VILL- KASHIPUR PART-II P.O.- KASHIPUR P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 5: SAHIN ALOM BARBHUIYA S/O NURUL HAQUE BARBHUIYA VILL- KASHIPUR PART-II P.O.- KASHIPUR P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 6: NAJIR AHMED LASKAR S/O LATE JAINUL HAQUE LASKAR VILL- BANSKANDI PART-III P.O.- BANSKANDI P.S.- LAKHIPUR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 7: ANAM UDDIN MAZUMDER S/O LATE AZIZUR RAHMAN MAZUMDER VILL- KASHIPUR PART-II P.O.- KASHIPUR P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM Page No.# 12/15 8: NURUL HAQUE BARBHUIYA S/O LATE SARAFAT ALI BARBHUIYA VILL- KASHIPUR PART-II P.O.- KASHIPUR P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 9: BAKTARUN NESSA BARBHUIYA W/O NURUL HAQUE BARBHUIYA VILL- KASHIPUR PART-II P.O.- KASHIPUR P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM 10: AMIR HUSSAIN BARBHUIYA S/O LATE MOSKONDAR ALI BARBHUIYA VILL- RONGPUR PART-I P.O.- NUTAN DAYAPAR P.S.- SILCHAR DIST- CACHAR ASSAM VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 6 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS TRANSPORT BHAWAN-1 PARLIAMENT STREET NEW DELHI-110001 2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GHY-6 3:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF LAND ACQUISITION CACHAR SILCHAR 4:THE CO-DISTRICT COMMISSIONER AND COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF LAND ACQUISITION CACHAR Page No.# 13/15 SILCHAR 5:THE NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD. (NHIDCL) REPRESENTED BY THE DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER NHIDCL CACHAR SILCHAR 6:THE SUPERINTENDING ENGINEER PWD BUILDING CACHAR SILCHAR 7:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PWD BUILDING DIV UDHARBOND LAKHIPUR BORKHOLA AND KATIGORAH BUILDING DIV CACHAR SILCHAR For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. F. U. Barbhuiya, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Mr. R. K. Talukdar, Dy. SGI Mr. J. Handique, SC, Revenue BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH O R D E R 23.06.2026 Heard Mr. F. U. Barbhuiya, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners. Mr. R. K. Talukdar, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the Union of India and Mr. J. Handique, the Page No.# 14/15 learned counsel appears on behalf of the Revenue Department. 2. The grievance of the Petitioners herein is that the land owners have been paid the compensation whereas the Petitioners have not been paid compensation for the land. It is the further case of the Petitioners that on 13.05.2025 in respect to the Petitioners in WP(C) No.2845/2025 and on 23.05.2025 in respect to the Petitioners in the case of WP(C) No.3135/2025, representations were duly submitted before the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition. The Competent Authority for Land Acquisition ought to have on the basis of the said representations referred the matter under Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956 for determination of compensation before the District Judge, Cachar at Silchar who is the Competent Authority to decide the question of entitlement and/or the apportionment of the compensation. The same having not been done the Petitioners have approached this Court. 3. Taking into account the grievances of the Petitioners in both the writ petitions, this Court disposes of both the writ petitions with a direction to the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition, Cachar, who has been appointed in respect to the acquisition of land from KM 4.560 to KM 24.560 pursuant to the Notification dated S.O.428(E) dated 02.02.2024 to refer the dispute to the learned District Judge, Cachar at Silchar so that the said dispute Page No.# 15/15 can be adjudicated by the learned District Judge, Cachar at Silchar within the scope and ambit of Section 3H(4) of the National Highways Act, 1956. 4. The same shall be done by the Co-District Commissioner/the Competent Authority for Land Acquisition, Cachar within 15 days from the date a certified copy of the present order is served upon him. 5. With the above, both the writ petitions stand disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant