Krishna Rabi Das and 2785 Ors. v. the State of Assam and 4 Ors.
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What is this about?
Uddeep Goswami and others challenged a notification dated 31.12.2022 issued by the Government of Assam which sought to segregate twelve revenue villages under the Katigora Revenue Circle of the Cachar district. The petitioners claimed to be permanent residents of these villages. It was submitted that a similar Public Interest Litigation (Writ Petition No. 21 of 2023) was pending before the Division Bench, which had ordered that the matter be referred to the competent authority for filing a representation. Following the reasoning in the Division Bench order dated 27.02.2023, the Single Judge disposed of the writ petition by granting liberty to the petitioners to file an appropriate representation before the competent authority for the redressal of their grievance. The petitioner was directed to await the outcome of such representation, which was to be disposed of with a speaking order within three months if a representation had already been filed.