Kalicharan Mandal v. the State of Assam
Land settlement – indigenous landless persons (Assam)
Case brief
What is this about?
Indigenous landless persons; settlement of government waste land; Assam Land Policy, 2019 (Clauses 1.14, 1.15); Settlement Rules (Rules 15, 16); District Commissioner, Sonitpur; order dated 01.02.2025; WP(C) No. 8309/2022 judgment and order dated 18.12.2024; interim order dated 25.02.2025; eviction notices dated 15.11.2021; APDCL solar project; 220 acres allotted land; dwelling houses; temporary relocation; government khas land; ceiling surplus land; Dag No. 378 Nisalamari village, Borsola Mouza; Village No. 3 Sitalmari, Dhekiajuli Revenue Circle; writ petition closed.
What did the court decide?
Prayer allowed: District Commissioner permitted to pass a fresh order strictly in terms of the order dated 18.12.2024 in WP(C) No. 8309/2022; impugned order dated 01.02.2025 held to lose its force and relevance except the interim settlement proposal; APDCL granted leave to start the solar project on the 220 acres of allotted land subject to no eviction of the petitioners from their dwelling houses till temporary relocation to government khas/ceiling surplus land and subject to the District Commissioner's final order; writ petition stands closed.