Naba Kumar Deka Baruah v. the State of Assam and 8 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
The Gauhati High Court held that a retired government employee, not being the beneficiary or the land owner, was not the proper person aggrieved to challenge a Revenue order directing cancellation of mutation. The writ petition was closed as alternative statutory remedies exist for challenging the mutation cancellation.
What did the court decide?
The writ petition stands closed as the petitioner is not a person aggrieved; he is advised to pursue alternative statutory remedy for mutation cancellation.
What the court decided
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GAHC010149372019
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/5270/2019
NABA KUMAR DEKA BARUAH
S/O- LT JAGONNATH DEKA BARUAH, H.NO. 8, TRINAYAN PATH, BELTOLA, GHY-28, ASSAM
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 8 ORS.
REP. BY THE COMM. AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPTT., DISPUR, GHY-6
2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY OF THE REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPTT. DISPUR GHY-6
3:THE ADDL. CHIEF SECRETARY REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPTT. GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GHY-06 ASSAM
4:THE JOINT SECRETARY (SETTLEMENT) REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR-06
Issues for consideration
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a government employee aggrieved by a Revenue order directing cancellation of mutation in which they were named is a person entitled to approach the High Court under Article 226.
Parties & counsel
- petitioner
Naba Kumar Deka Baruah
- respondent
The State of Assam
Coram
Kalyan Rai Surana
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Gauhati HC
- Decided on
- · June
- Registered
- Case no.
- WP(C)/5270/2019
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