Gauhati High Court
Page No.# 1/ vs The Union Of India And 6 Ors on 28 October, 2021
Author: Manash Ranjan Pathak
Bench: Manash Ranjan Pathak
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GAHC010143792021
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/4637/2021
SHAHADAT ALI AND 6 ORS.
S/O RAYHAN ALI, R/O VILL-BHATIPARA, P.O. AND P.S.-JOGIGHOPA, DIST-
BONGAIGAON (ASSAM)
2: BILLAL HUSSAIN
S/O LATE AYNAL HOQUE
R/O VILL-BHATIPARA
P.O. AND P.S.-JOGIGHOPA
DIST-BONGAIGAON (ASSAM)
3: RAHELA KHATUN
D/O ARAB ALI
R/O VILL-BHATIPARA
P.O. AND P.S.-JOGIGHOPA
DIST-BONGAIGAON (ASSAM)
4: SAYANA KHATUN
D/O LATE JAMAL UDDIN
R/O VILL-BHATIPARA
P.O. AND P.S.-JOGIGHOPA
DIST-BONGAIGAON (ASSAM)
5: MAJEDA BEGUM
W/O MOHAMMED ALI
R/O VILL-BHATIPARA
P.O. AND P.S.-JOGIGHOPA
DIST-BONGAIGAON (ASSAM)
6: MAINUDDIN
S/O GOLAM SAROWAR
R/O VILL-BHATIPARA
P.O. AND P.S.-JOGIGHOPA
DIST-BONGAIGAON (ASSAM)
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7: MOKADES ALI
S/O GOLAM SAROWAR
R/O VILL-BHATIPARA
P.O. AND P.S.-JOGIGHOPA
DIST-BONGAIGAON (ASSAM
VERSUS
THE UNION OF INDIA AND 6 ORS.
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY, INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY
OF INDIA, A-13, SECTOR-1, NOIDA, UP-201301
2:THE DIRECTOR
INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA
PANDU PORT COMPLEX
PANDU
GUWAHATI-781012
3:THE STATE OF ASSAM
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT.
OF ASSAM
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-6
4:THE DIRECTOR
LAND RECORDS AND SURVEY ETC
RUPNAGAR
GUWAHATI-32
5:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
BONGAIGAON
PIN-783380
6:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER (C)
NORTH SALMARA
ABHAYAPURI
P.O.-ABHAYAPURI
DIST-BONGAIGAON (ASSAM)
PIN-783384
7:THE CIRLCE OFFICER
BOITAMARI REVENUE CIRCLE
P.O.-BOITAMARI
DIST-BONGAIGAON (ASSAM)
PIN-78338
Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. R CHOUDHURY
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Advocate for the Respondent : SC, I W A OF INDIA
Linked Case : WP(C)/6230/2017
ZUBBAR ALI AND 67 ORS
S/O IBRAHIM ALI
2: RAJU PASWAN
S/O LATE RUDAL PASWAN
3: AJGAR ALI
S/O JACHIMUDDIN
4: LATIFA BEGUM
W/O ALI MOHAMMAD
5: HAIDAR ALI
S/O AJGAR ALI
6: DARBESH ALI
S/O JAHER ALI
7: OHIJUL HOQUE
S/O AHAMMADAS ALI
8: CHULTAN HOQUE
S/O JADU MOLLAH
9: AKLIMA KHATUN
W/O ALAM SADHU
10: ACHIR UDDIN
S/O MOFIZ UDDIN
11: GOLAM HUSSAIN
S/O NOUSAD ALI
12: JABANAB BHANU
W/O JAMAL UDDIN
13: ALI AKABBAR
S/O CHUBAHAN
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14: NAJIMA BEBUM
W/O ABDUL RAFIK
15: RABIYA BEGUM
W/O DELWAR ALI
16: KASHEM ALI
HASHEM MONDAL
17: REJINA BEWA
D/O RAHMAT ALI
18: PINJIRA KHATUN
W/O IBRAHIM ALI
19: HEJARAT ALI
S/O IBRAHIM ALI
20: MAGARAB MANDAL
S/O RAMAJAN MANDAL
21: ATOWAR HUSSAIN
S/O AFSAR ALI
22: AHAB ALI
S/O IBRAHIM ALI
23: ARAB ALI
S/O ASIM UDDIN
24: ANAJUMA BEGUM
W/O CHUBAHAN ALI
25: ROBIUL ISLAM
S/O MANIK ALI
26: HANIF ALI
S/O MAHIR UDDIN
27: MAHIR UDDIN
S/O RAJAB ALI
28: ABDUL MAJID
S/O LATE AJGAR ALI
29: KADBHANU
W/O LATE KUDDIS ALI
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30: MOHAMMAD ALI
S/O LATE KACHIM UDDIN
31: REHAN ALI
S/O MAJID MANDAL
32: BAKKAR ALI
S/O TAMEJ UDDIN
33: ISMAIL HUSSAIN
S/O LATE KARIMUDDIN MUNCHI
34: CHAHIB UDDIN
S/O MANURUDDIN
35: ASHRAB ALI
S/O LATE BADUL SHEIKH
36: MOLIKA BIBI
W/O LATE SAMAN SHEIKH
37: MANOWARA BEGUM
W/O JAMIR UDDIN
38: MATIJAR RAHMAN
S/O JAMIR UDDIN
39: RAHELA BEWA
W/O JAYNAL ABEDIN
40: AFSAR ALI
S/O KEROT ALI
41: JABED ALI
S/O LATE MAJEN UDDIN
42: MANJU DEVI
W/O SOTOBA MUKHIA
43: KUL BHANU
W/O LATE BASKET ALI
44: MEHERUN NESSA
W/O RAHMAT ALI
45: REKHA BEGUM
W/O CHOBAHAN ALI
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46: ACHMA KHATUN
W/O MAFIJ UDDIN
47: CHURAT JAMAL
S/O RAHMAT ALI
48: IBRAHIM ALI
S/O LATE TAFIJ UDDIN
49: HALIMA BEGUM
W/O LATE IMAN ALI
50: CHAN ALI
S/O AMIR UDDIN
51: ABDUR RAHMAN
S/O AFSAR ALI
52: JAHIDUL ISLAM
S/O FEDDUS
53: SANOWAR HUSSAIN
S/O AJIBAR RAHMAN
54: AFCHAR ALI
S/O JACHIM UDDIN
55: NUR JAHAN
W/O AMDAD KHAN
56: AMIR ALI
S/O ABDUL JALIL
57: CHABIYA KHATUN
W/O AJMAT KHAN
58: ANOWAR HUSSAIN
S/O HABIBAR RAHMAN
59: AKABBAR ALI
S/O LATE SIKANDER SHEIKH
60: MANIK ALI
S/O LATE SAFAR UDDIN
61: RAFIKUL ISLAM
S/O AHAMMAD ALI
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62: ABDUL KADER
S/O ALIMUDDIN
63: MAYNUL HAQUE
S/O KADAM ALI
64: MAHILA KHATUN
W/O LATE BASKET ALI
65: AJIRAN NESSA
W/O LATE ABDUL JALIL
66: RAHIM ALI
S/O LATE ABDUL SHEIKH
67: SHAHAR BHANU
W/O SAMSER ALI
68: SUBORUDDIN AHMED
S/O USMAN GONI ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF VILLAGE BHATIPARA
PO and PS JOGIGHOPA
DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM
PIN-783382
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 9 ORS
REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM
REVENUE SETTLEMENT DEPTT.
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-6
2:THE DIRECTOR
LAND RECORDS AND SURVEYS ETC.
RUPNAGAR
GUWAHATI-32
3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
LAND SETTLEMENT BRANCH BONGAIGAON
PO and DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM
PIN-783380
4:THE SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICER C
NORTH SALMARA
ABHAYAPURI
PO- ABHAYAPURI
DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM
PIN-783384
5:THE CIRCLE OFFICER
BOITAMARI REVENUE CIRCLE
PO-BOITAMARI
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DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM
PIN-783384
6:THE UNION OF INDIA
REPRESENTED BY MINISTRY OF SHIPPING.
7:THE SECRETARY
INLAND WATER AUTHORITY OF INDIA
A-13
SECTOR -1
NOIDA
U.P. - 201301.
8:THE DIRECTOR
INLAND WATER AUTHORITY OF INDIA
PANDU PORT COMPLEX
PANDU
GUWAHATI-781012.
9:NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND iNFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION LTD.
REPRESENTED BY ITS mANAGING dIRECTOR AT 3RD fLOOR
PTI BUILDING
4
PARLIAMENT STREET
NEW DELHI-110001.
10:DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (INFRA)
NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION LTD.
SITE OFFICE- JOJIGHOPA
HOUSE NO. 279
ISLAMPUR
P.S. JOGIGHOPA
DIST. BONGAIGAON
ASSAM- 783382.
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Advocate for : MR. A H M R CHOUDHURY Advocate for : MR. S C KEYAL ASSTT.SGI. appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 9 ORS Linked Case : WP(C)/6299/2017 MUN DAS and 39 ORS.
S/O- LATE GIRISH CHANDRA DAS VILL- ISLAMPARA P.O- JOGIGHOPA DIST- BONGAIGAON ASSAM Page No.# 9/11 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA and 16 ORS. REP. BY THE MIN OF REVENUE DEPARTMENT NEW DELHI-1 2:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA RAILWAY DEPARTMENT NEW DELHI-1.
3:THE GENERAL MANAGER N F RAILWAY MALIGAON GUWAHATI ASSAM.
4:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA FINANCE DEPARTMENT NEW DELHI-1.
5:THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF INDIA C.W.T. DEPARTMENT NEW DELHI-1.
6:THE STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.
7:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY FINANCE DEPARTMENT GOVT. OF ASSAM DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.
8:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM I.W.T. DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.
9:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM P.W.D. DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI-6.
10:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER GOALPARA ASSAM.
11:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER BONGAIGAON ASSAM.
12:THE S.D.O. (C) N/S ABHAYAPURI DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM.
13:THE CIRCLE OFFICER Page No.# 10/11 BOITHAMARI REVENUE CIRCLE BOITHAMARI.
14:THE SECRETARY INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA A-13 SECTOR-1 NOIDA UP-201301 15:THE DIRECTOR INLAND WATERWAYS AUTHORITY OF INDIA PANDU PORT COMPLEX PANDU GUWAHATI-781012.
16:NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.
REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGING DIRECTOR AT 3RD FLOOR PTI BUILDING 4 PARLIAMENT STREET NEW DELHI-110001.
17:DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER (INFRA) NATIONAL HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD SITE OFFICE- JOGIGHOPA HOUSE NO. 279 ISLAMPUR P.S. JOGIGHOPA DIST. BONGAIGAON ASSAM-783382.
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Advocate for : MR.A WAHAB Advocate for : SC NF RLYRES 2 and3 appearing for THE UNION OF INDIA and 16 ORS.
BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANASH RANJAN PATHAK 28/10/2021 Heard Ms. R Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. B J Talukdar, learned Standing counsel, Revenue Department for the respondent No. 1. Also heard Mr. B Deuri, learned Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent Nos. 2 to 5, Ms. P Das, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. S C Keyal, learned Standing counsel, IWAI for the Page No.# 11/11 respondent Nos. 6, 7 & 8 and Mr. C Baruah, learned Standing counsel, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) for the respondent Nos. 9 & 10.
It is submitted by Ms. P Das and Mr. C Baruah, learned counsels for the respondents that affidavits in respect of the respondent Nos. 6, 7 & 8; 9 & 10 have been filed today by serving copies of the same on the counsel for the petitioners.
Ms. R Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioners has accepted the same and prays for some time to file her reply to those affidavits of the respondent Nos. 6, 7 & 8; 9 & 10.
It is submitted by the respondent NHIDCL that he has already filed its affidavit in the matter by serving a copy of the same on the counsel for the petitioners.
The respondents are allowed to file their affidavit-in-oppositions on or before 15.11.2021 and petitioners are allowed to file their affidavit-in-replies on or before 30.11.2021 and to complete the process within the said time.
List these matters on 02.12.2021.
The interim order passed in WP(C) No. 6230/2017 shall remain in force till then, i.e., 02.12.2021.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant