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The Union of India and Anr. v. Valerius Ekka and 42 Ors.

Gauhati HC9 Jun 2022I.A.(Civil)/1544/2022

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An Interlocutory Application was filed to correct an order in connected Writ Petition No. 5954/2021. The Court allowed the application to modify the specified 'Right of Way' dimensions from multiple widths to only 30 meters for the Laharighat area.

What did the court decide?

The Interlocutory Application is allowed to modify paragraph 7 of the order dated 23.11.2021 by removing references to 12 and 20 meters Right of Way.

The Union of India and Anr. Vs Valerius Ekka and 42 Ors. — Land Acquisition | Gauhati HC (2022)

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GAHC010183482021

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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

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Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/1544/2022 in WP(C)/5954/2021

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THE UNION OF INDIA AND ANR. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI PIN- 110001

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VERSUS

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VALERIUS EKKA AND 42 ORS. S/O LATE PHILIP EKKA R/O VILL GARUKATA RATIA GAON PO PARAKHOWA AND PS DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN-782441

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2:TARUN KALITA S/O LATE JOGESWAR KALITA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 3:GAUTAM BIKASH MECH S/O LATE LAKSHMI PRASAD MECH R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM

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PIN- 782441 4:MUKUTA MONI BORA S/O LATE BHUGESWAR BORA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 5:MALA MONI BORA D/O LATE BHUGESWAR BORA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 6:MADHAB BORA S/O LATE JAYGORAM BORA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 7:TUTU BORUAH S/O LATE KARTIK BARUAH R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 8:SUNMONI DAS W/O ARUNA KANTA DAS R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 9:HAREN LEKHARU S/O LATE NILA KANTA LEKHARU R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 10:MOHIRAM MECH S/O LATE THEBELA MECH R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG

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ASSAM PIN- 782441 11:KHARGESWAR BORAH S/O LATE SAURAM BORA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 12:JIBON CHANDRA BORA S/O LATE BHOGESWAR BORA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 13:DIPU BORA S/O LATE JAYGORAM BORA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 14:MOHAN CHANDRA SAIKIA S/O LATE MADAN SAIKIA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 15:JITEN KUMAR BORA S/O LATE SORULORA BORA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 16:MANIK CHANDA S/O LATE SATYENDRA CHANDA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 17:GANESH DAS S/O LATE BIJOY DAS R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA

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KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 18:ULUMAI MECH/ULU DAS W/O LATE ANANTA DAS R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 19:BHASKAR MECH S/O LATE HANURAM MECH R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 20:JUN DAS S/O LATE KAMAL DAS R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 21:ROBIN TIMUNG S/O LATE PARSHURAM TIMUNG R/O VILL-DENGAON BAZAR P.O. DUARBAMONI AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 22:LAKSHI KANTA BORA S/O LATE SOBHA BORA R/O VILL-NIZ DENGAON P.O. DUARBAMONI AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 23:JAYANTA BHAGAWATI S/O LATE SASHI KANTA BHAGAWATI R/O VILL-NIZ DENGAON P.O. DUARBAMONI AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 24:PRANAB BHAGAWATI S/O LATE SASHI KANTA BHAGAWATI R/O VILL-NIZ DENGAON

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P.O. DUARBAMONI AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 25:GOSTAP KHAKHA S/O LATE POULIS KHAKHA R/O VILL- KRISTIAN GAON P.O. DUARBAMONI AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 26:PRAFULLA KALITA S/O LATE JUGESH KALITA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 27:DHONTI BORAH S/O LATE CHAKI RAM BORA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 28:RAJEN TIRKI S/O LATE JEWEL TIRKI R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 29:PUSPA TOPPO W/O JOHN EKKA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 30:PABITRA BORA S/O LATE SORULORA BORA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 31:BIMAN SAIKIA S/O LATE KUSHAL CHANDRA SAIKIA

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R/O VILL-NIZ DENGAON P.O. DUARBAMONI AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 32:BISHNU TERANG S/O LATE PROBHAT TERANG R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 33:MODHURAM MECH S/O LATE HANURAM MECH R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 34:UJJAL CHANDRA DAS S/O LATE BIJOY DAS R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 35:BIPUL PHUKON S/O LATE MAHESWAR PHUKON R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 36:BHUPEN HAZARIKA S/O LATE ABHIRAM HAZARIKA R/O VILL-PARAKHOWA GAON P.O. PARAKHOWA AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 37:KANAI PAUL S/O LATE GIRINDRA PAUL R/O VILL-DENGAON BAZAR P.O. DUARBAMONI AND P.S. DOKMOKA KARBI ANGLONG ASSAM PIN- 782441 38:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENT BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE DEPARTMENTOF HILL AREAS

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GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

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DISPUR GUWAHATI PIN-781006 39:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782460 40:THE PROJECT MONITORING UNIT - DIPHU NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTCORPORATION LTD PWD (IB) PWD COLONY LUMDING ROAD DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782460 41:THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY FOR LAND ACQUISITION JOINT SECRETARY (REVENUE) KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782441 42:ADDITIONAL CHIEF ENGINEER (DIPHU ZONE) OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER PWD (ROADS) DIPHU KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782460 43:THE ASSTT. SETTLEMENT OFFICER PHULONI CIRCLE KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL P.S.- HAWRAGHAT AND P.O.- PHULONI PHULONI KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782481 44:THE ASSISTANT REVENUE OFFICER KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL PHULONI CIRCLE P.S.- HAWRAGHAT AND P.O.- PHULONI PHULONI

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KARBI ANGLONG PIN- 782441

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-----------Advocate for : SC NHIDC Advocate for : appearing for VALERIUS EKKA AND 42 ORS.

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BEFORE

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HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK

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O R D E R

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09-06-2022

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Heard Mr. R. K. Talukdar, learned counsel for the applicants NHIDCL/opposite party Nos. 1 and 4 as well as Mr. M. Sarania, learned counsel for the opposite party Nos. 1 to 37/writ petitioner Nos. 1 to 37 in the connected WP(C) No. 5954/2021. Also heard Mr. B. Deuri, learned Government Advocate, Assam for the opposite party No. 38/respondent No. 2 and Mr. J. Chutia, learned Standing counsel, KAAC for the opposite party Nos. 39 to 43/respondent Nos. 3 to 8.

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By this application, the applicant NHIDCL prays for correction of the order dated 23.11.2021, passed in the connected WP(C) No. 5954/2021 figured at 6^th line of the paragraph – 7, wherein it was spelt out that “from the existing Right of Way of 12 meters, 20 meters and 30 meters of the said National Highway” stating that the Right of Way of 12 meters and 20 meters are applicable for villages - Haldhiati and Burigaon in the district of Hojai whereas, Right of Way of 30 meters of the concerned National Highway relates to Laharighat in the KAAC.

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As such, Mr. Talukdar, learned counsel for the NHIDCL prays for deleting of said “Right of Way of 12 meters, 20 meters” as figured at 6^th line of the paragraph- 7 of the said order dated 23.11.2021.

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In that regard, Mr. Talukdar also placed a copy of Notification No.KAAC/Rev-1403/Land Reservation/2020/166 Handing Over Taking Over of charges of Roads (National Highways) between the Executive Engineer, PWD, Bakulia NH Division, Diphu and General Manager (P),

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PMU-Jorhat, NHIDCL, Jorhat (Annexure 2) to the affidavit of the respondent NHIDCL filed on 22.11.2021 in the connected WP(C) No. 5954/2021.

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Considering the above, the Court accordingly modifies the said 6^th line of paragraph - 7 of the said order dated 23.11.2021 as “from the existing Right of Way of 30 meters of the said National Highway” instead of “from the existing Right of Way of 12 meters, 20 meters and 30 meters of the said National Highway”.

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Accordingly, this Interlocutory Application stands allowed to the extent as indicated above.

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This order may be read together with the order dated 23.11.2021, passed in the connected WP(C) No. 5954/2021.

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JUDGE

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The Union of India and Anr. v. Valerius Ekka and 42 Ors.

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