Writ petitions by persons who lost land to river erosion sought allotment under a land policy per Land Advisory Board minutes. The High Court directed the Deputy Commissioner to inquire into their claims, allow document production, process genuine claims per the applicable land policy within three months.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
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GAHC010192352017
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/290/2017
ABDUL MATLEB and 23 ORS. S/O. LT. BIDASHI SHEIKH,
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM and 3 ORS.
REP. BY THE COMM. and SECY., TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, REVENUE SETTLEMENT DEPTT., DISPUR, GHY.-06.
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.A K HUSSAIN
Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM
Linked Case : WP(C)/844/2012
MD NAZIBAR RAHMAN and 45 ORS SON OF LATE DARBESH ALI VILL- BELBELI
2: MD. HABIBUR RAHMAN SON OF LATE DARBESH ALI VILL- BELBELI
3: MD. INNAS ALI S/O SIDDIQUE ALI VILL- BELBELI
4: MD. INSER ALI
SON OF MUNSOB ALI VILL- BELBELI
5: MD. MAJIBUR RAHMAN SON OF LATE DERBESH ALI VILL- BELBELI
6: MD. ATOWAR RAHMAN
SON OF LATE DERBESH ALI VILL- BELBELI
7: MUSTT. NAYMAN NESSA
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WIFE OF LATE DERBESH ALI VILL- BELBELI
8: MD. KADER ALI SON OF JABBAR ALI VILL- NADIA
9: MD. SABED ALI SON OF JABBAR ALI VILL- NADIA
10: MD. B ASER ALI SON OF NIZAM ALI VILL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
11: MD. BASER ALI SON OF HUSSAIN ALI VILL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
12: MD. KURBAN ALI SON OF SARBIRAN NESSA VILL- BELBELI
13: MD. HARAN ALI SON OF AFAZUDDIN VILL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
14: MD. BILLAL HUSSAIN SON OF HUSSAIN VILL- NO.2 LARKUCHI
15: MD. ABDUL RAHMAN SON OF MOHAMMAD VILL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI.
16: MD. KADER ALI SON OF KURBAN ALI VILL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI.
17: MD. SIRJAN ALI SON OF MUNSER ALI VILL- BELBELI.
18: MD. MAZID ALI SON OF DARBESH ALI VILL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI.
19: MD. SAUKAT ALI SON OF RUSTAM VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
20: MD. BARKAT ALI S/O KAJIMUDDIN VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
21: ALALUDDIN SON OF DARNAJ VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
22: JABED ALI SON OF NASER ALI VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
23: AYUB KHAN
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GRANDSON OF NASER ALI VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
24: MAHAR ALI GRANDSON OF NAYAB VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
25: ATOWAR RAHMAN SON OF TALEB ALI VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
26: KANDU BEPARI SON OF JOYNAL VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
27: SAHJAHAN ALI GRANDSON OF NAYAB VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
28: JAMALUDDIN GRAND SON OF NAYAB VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
29: MAHAR ALI GRANDSON OF HABEZ VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
30: AMZAD ALI SON OF DWARAG VILL- NADIYA
31: ABDUL BAREK SON OF DWARAG VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
32: ASHRAF ALI SON OF ALI AHMED VILL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
33: AFALUR RAHMAN SON OF ALI AHMED VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
34: NIMAI SHEIKH SON OF MAFEZ SHEIKH VILL- BELBELI.
35: MAJIBAR RAHMAN SON OF JOYNAL SHEIKH VILL- BELBELI
36: USMAN GONI SON OF NAYANDI VILL- BELBELI
37: BASIRUDDIN SON OF TALEB VILL- BELBELI
38: KADER ALI SON OF MAHAMMAD VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
39: MUSTT. ANOWARA BEGUM
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W/O MAHAMMAD VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI
40: KAYED ALI SON OF SIDDIQUE ALI BELBELI
41: SADULLAH SON OF SADAGAR VILL- BELBELI 42: MOYNAL HAQUE SON OF JOYNAL 43: HAKIMUDDIN SON OF USMAN GONI VILL- BELBELI. 44: AKBAR ALI SON OF MAHAMMAD VIL- NO. 2 LARKUCHI 45: KHADEM SON OF NIJAM VILL- NADIYA 46: BAHAR ALI SON OF RAHIJ ALI VILL- NADIYA VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LAND SETTLEMENT BRANCH NALBARI DIST. NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781335. 3:THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER REVENUE LAND SETTLEMENT BRANCH NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781335. 4:THE CIRCLE OFFICER
BARKHETRI REVENUE CIRCLE MUKALMUA PIN- 781126. 5:THE DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS AND SURVEY ETC. ASSAM RUPNAGAR
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GUWAHATI- 781032.
-----------Advocate for : MD.A HUSSAIN Advocate for : SC REVENUE appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS
Linked Case : WP(C)/190/2017
SHIRAJUL ISLAM and 26 ORS. S/OLT. ARMAN ALI
2: CHANMIA ALI S/O LT. SATTAR ALI
3: SUKUR ALI S/O MESER ALI
4: MRS. SIRIMAN NESSA W/O LT. ARMAN ALI
5: RUPCHAN ALI S/O LT. GONI ALI
6: JURAN ALI S/O LT. HABI ALI
7: GARJAN ALI S/O LT. JABED ALI
8: MUNTAZ ALI S/O LT. ELO
9: MRS. SOLEMAN BEGUM W/O LT. ELO
10: MRS. SALEHA BEGUM W/O TAIB ALI
11: MRS. KHABIRAN BIDHABA W/O LT. SUBAHAN ALI
12: FARMAN ALI S/O LT. DURJAN ALI
13: MRS. AMENA BIDHABA W/O LT. RAHAM ALI
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14: MRS. JIRAMAN NESSA W/O LT. HABEJ ALI
15: MRS. MOINA KHATUN W/O LT.INTAZ ALI
16: MRS. REJIA BIDHBA W/O LT. FULCHAN ALI
17: INTAZ ALI S/O HALAL UDDIN
18: TAIAB ALI S/O LT. DURJAN ALI
19: MRS. RABIA BIDHABA W/O LT. DHANU
20: BAHARUL ISLAM S/O TALEBAR ALI
21: MRS. JARIMAN KHATUN W/O SADULLA ALI
22: ARFAN ALI S/O AFAZ ALI
23: REJEK ALI S/O LT. HABEJ UDDIN
24: AKKEL ALI S/O LT. MAHAMMAD ALI
25: AMJAD ALI S/O HALALUDDIN
26: MRS. BEILA KHATUN W/O LT. RUPCHAN ALI
27: MRS. DIJAN BIDHABA W/O MAHMUD ALI ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF VILL- LAWTHARI P.O. JOYSAGAR P.S. MUKALMUA MOUZA- MADHYAM BARKHETRI DIST. NALBARI ASSAM. VERSUS
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THE STATE OF ASSAM and 3 ORS.
REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE SETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6. 2:THE DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS AND SURVEYS ETC. ASSAM RUPNAGAR GUWAHATI - 781032. 3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
LAND SETTLEMENT BRANCH NALBARI DIST. NALBARI ASSAM PIN - 781335. 4:THE CIRCLE OFFICER
BARKHETRI REVENUE CIRCLE NARAYANPUR MUKALMUA DIST. NALBARI ASSAM PIN - 781126. -----------Advocate for : MR.D N SARMA Advocate for : appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM and 3 ORS.
Linked Case : WP(C)/5324/2011
MD. MAKAR ALI and 69 ORS. S/O- LT. AHMED ALI VILL.- KALARDIA. 2: MONI HUSSAIN S/O- MD. RAMES ALI VILL.- MUKALMUA. 3: MD. SAMSO S/O- LT. AKKES ALI VILL.- KALARDIA. 4: NAJRUL HOQUE S/O- MD. SONA ALI VILL.- KALARDIA. 5: MAHIBAR RAHMAN S/O- LT. JUMAT ALI
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VILL.- MUKALMUA.
6: AKRAM ALI S/O- LT. UNUS ALI VILL.- MUKALMUA. 7: MAHMMAD ALI S/O- LT. MASER ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
8: ASAN ALI S/O- LT. TALEB ALI VILL.- MUKALMUA.
9: ARIFUL ALI S/O- MD. ABUL ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
10: ARMAN ALI S/O.- LT. IDAR ALI VILL.- MUKALMUA. 11: APSER ALI S/O- LT. KERAMAT ALI VILL.- KALARDIA. 12: NUJIR ALI S/O- LT. AHMED ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
13: MANTAJ ALI S/O- LT. HAIDAR ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
14: AINODDIN ALI S/O- LT. AJIM ALI VILL.- MUKALMUA.
15: AYUB ALI S/O- LT. MESER ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
16: NURODDIN ALI S/O- MD. ALI HUSSAIN VILL.- KALARDIA.
17: BILLAL ALI S/O- MD. TAJAR ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
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18: MAKBUL ALI S/O- MD. ABBAS ALI VILL.- KALARDIA. 19: SATTAR ALI S/O- MD. BAKHTAR ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
20: AYUB ALI S/O- LT. FARMUJ ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
21: JAKIR ALI S/O- MD. MAHIBAR RAHMAN VILL.- KALARDIA.
22: SAHEDA BIBI W/O- SONALI VILL.- KALARDIA. 23: SURIA BIBI W/O- MD. TAIZO ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
24: RUME ALI S/O- LT. LATIM ALI VILL.- KALARDIA. 25: FAZAL ALI S/O- LT. SAMIR ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
26: MONU HUSSAIN S/O- LT. HURMAT ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
27: SONA ALI S/O- LT. HURMAT ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
28: SAHNUR ALI S/O- MD. HAZRAT ALI VILL.- MUKALMUA.
29: IYAR ALI S/O- LT. JINNAT ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
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30: SAIFAL ALI S/O- LT. HURMAT ALI VILL.- MUKALMUA.
31: TAJER ALI S/O- LT. HAIDA ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
32: PRAMESH DEKA S/O- LT. BAMU RAM DEKA ALI VILL.- HOWLI GHAT BARUAPUTA.
33: ISLAM ALI S/O- LT. HAIDAR ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
34: MD. HAIDAR ALI S/O- LT. PANIBHUWA ALI VILL.- MUKALMUA.
35: MD. MUSLEMUDDIN S/O- LT. LATIM ALI VILL.- MUKALMUA.
36: SAIFO ALI S/O- LT. KHABIR ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
37: BAKUL ALI S/O- LT. HAMED ALI VILL.- MUKALMUA.
38: NAFER ALI S/O- MD. AHMED ALI VILL.- MUKALMUA.
39: GAINUR ALI S/O- MD. MEMBAR ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
40: SAIFO ALI S/O- LT. HAMED ALI VILL.- MUKALMUA.
41: ASHRAF ALI S/O- LT. UNUS ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
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42: SAHED ALI S/O- LT. AJIM ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
43: ABBASH ALI S/O- LT. HAMED ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
44: ASHAN ALI S/O- MD. IYAR ALI VILL.- MUKALMUA.
45: INTAZ ALI S/O- LT. JINNAT ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
46: MANSUB ALI S/O- LT. AMIR ALI VILL.- KALARDIA.
47: TAIJO ALI S/O- LT. TAHMAT ALI VILL.- KALARDIA. 48: MD HAKIM ALI S/OLT. NINGA ALI VILL- KALARDIA
49: MD SAHID ALI S/O LT. DHANA ALI VILL- KALARDIA
50: MD NURAL ALI S/O LT. TALEB ALI VILL- KALARDIA
51: MD MANTAZ ALI S/O LT. JUMAR ALI VILL- MUKALMUA
52: MD IKBAL ALI S/O MD MAFIJAR RAHMAN VILL- MUKALMUA
53: MD JITU ALI S/O RUME ALI VILL- KALARDIA
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54: MD GULAM ALI S/O LT. SAIYAD ALI VILL- KALARDIA
55: MD SAHJAHAN ALI S/O LT. SADEK ALI VILL- MUKALMUA
56: MD NABAB ALI S/O LT. KUDRART ALI VILL- KALARDIA
57: MD SADHULLA ALI S/O LT. NINGNA ALI VILL- KALARDIA
58: MD BAHARUL ALI S/O LT. MASPIR ALI VILL- MUKALMUA
59: MD ATOWAR RAHMAN S/O MD ABDUL HAKIM VILL- MUKALMUA
60: MD HAMED ALI S/O LT. PIYAR ALI VILL- MUKALMUA
61: MD JONAB ALI S/O LT. NISAR ALI VILL- KALARDIA
62: MD TAFIK ALI S/O LT. TAIZO ALI VILL- MUKALMUA
63: MRS. MIHIJAN BIBI W/O MAHAMMAD ALI VILL- MUKALMUA
64: MD SOUKAT ALI S/O LT. MAHAMMAD ALI VILL- MUKALMUA
65: TUBUL ALI S/O SAIFUDDIN ALI VILL- MUKALMUA
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66: ANOWAR HUSSAIN S/O NURFARAJ VILL- MUKALMUA
67: MOFIDUL HUSSAIN S/O MOBARAK HUSSAIN VILL- MUKALMUA
68: AKBAR ALI S/O IYAR ALI VILL- MUKALMUA 69: AMJAD ALI S/O IYAR ALI VILL- MUKALMUA 70: RAHMAN ALI S/O LT. DHANBAR ALI VILL- MUKALMUA ALL PEITITIONERS ARE R/O ABOVE STATED VILLAGES P.O. and P.S. MUKALMUA MOUZA- MADHYAM BARKHETRI DIST. NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781126. VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM REVENUE DEPTT. DISPUR GHY- 6. 2:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER LAND SETTLEMENT BRANCH NALBARI DIST. NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781335. 3:THE ADDITIONAL DEPUTY COMMISSIONER REVENUE LAND SETTLEMENT BRANCH NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781335. 4:THE CIRCLE OFFICER
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BARKHETRI REVENUE CIRCLE MUKALMUA PIN- 781126.
5:THE DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS AND SURVEYS ETC.
ASSAM RUPNAGAR GHY-781032.
-----------Advocate for : MD.S ISLAM Advocate for : SC DLR appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ORS
BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI
ORDER
Date : 17.07.2024
Heard Mr. A. K. Hussain, learned counsel for the petitioner in WP(C) 290/2017 and Mr. R. Islam, learned counsel for the petitioner in WP(C) 5324/2011, WP(C) 844/2012 and WP(C) 190/2017. Also heard Mr. N. Goswami, learned Government Advocate for the State respondents and Mr. A. Bhattacharyya, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue & Disaster Management Department.
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indigenous landless people of Assam is covered. In the affidavit-in-opposition filed by the State Government, it is categorically averred that the petitioners are not covered by the land policy of the Government in view of the fact that they are mere encroachers without having any identity of permanency and therefore they are liable to be evicted from the reserved land. However, it appears that the petitioners by filing affidavit-in-reply in WP(C) 290/2017 have rebutted the aforesaid stand of the State Government by stating that they are patta holders and have been living in the subject land for several years.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
1 issue framed by the court
Whether river-eroded persons possessing land for years are entitled to allotment under the Land Advisory Board policy dated 21.01.2003.
Abdul Matleb and 23 Ors.
The State of Assam and 3 Ors.
Md Nazibar Rahman and 45 Ors.
Shirajul Islam and 26 Ors.
Md. Makar Ali and 69 Ors.
Kaushik Goswami
As recorded by the court registry
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