Gauhati High Court
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GAHC010007572013
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : RSA/122/2013
SARU KUMAR and 9 ORS.
2: SMT. KALI KUMAR
BOTH W/O LATE PADMA RAM KUMAR
3: SHIVA KUMAR
4: UMESH KUMAR
5: SADANANDA KUMAR
6: DIPAK KUMAR
APPELLANT NOS 3 TO 6 ARE THE OF LATE PADMA RAM KUMAR
APPELLANT NOS 1 TO 6 ARE THE RESIDENT OF BORIPARA MALIGAON
P.O. and P.S. JALUKBARI
DIST. KAMRUP
GHY-781012
7: SMT. KADAMI KUMAR
W/O SRI RAM KUMAR
VILL. RAJAPUKHURI
P.O. RAJAPUKHURI
DIST. KAMRUP
PIN 781132
8: SMT. KANTI KUMAR
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W/O SRI NIRANJAN KUMAR
VILL. PALASHBARI
P.O. PALASHBARI
DIST. KAMRUP
PIN 781128
9: SMT. BIMALA KUMAR
W/O SRI SUSIL KUMAR
VILL. BONGRA
P.O. BONGRA
DIST. KAMRUP
PIN 781015
10: SMT. REENA KALITA
W/O SRI RAMEN KALITA
VILL.RAMPUR
P.O. RAMPUR
DIST.KAMRUP
PIN 781132 APPELLANT NOS 7 TO 9 ARE TEH DAUGHTERS OF LATE
PADMA RAM KUMAR
VERSUS
PADMA NATH SARMA and 65 ORS.
S/O LATE BHUPENDRA SARMA
2:SMT. ALAKA DEVI
W/O LATE UMESH SARMA
3:JAGAT KANTA SARMA
S/O BARADA KANTA SARMAH
4:BHAGAT CHANDRA SARMAH
S/O LATE GIRISH CHANDRA SARMAH
5:MONOJ KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE BIRAJA KANTA SARMAH
6:BHOLA NATH SARMAH
S/O LATE INDRA NATH SARMAH.
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7:RABINDRA NATH SARMAH
S/O LATE JITEND NATH SARMAH
8:BARENDRA NATH SARMAH
S/O LATE NARENDRA NATH SARMAH
9:HARISH SARMAH
S/O LATE BHUPENDRA NATH SARMAH
10:PRANA NATH SARMAH
S/O LATE PADMA NATH SARMAH
11:SAMIR PRASAD SARMAH
S/O BHABANI SARMAH
12:PRANAY SARMAH
S/O LATE BIRAJA KANTA SARMAH
13:ON THE DEATH OF JYOTIRMOY SARMAH
HIS LEGAL HEIRS
13.1:SRI MANOJ SARMAH
S/O JYOTIRMOY SARMAH
RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
13.2:SRI PRANAY SARMAH
S/O JYOTIRMOY SARMAH
RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
13.3:SRI PRASENJIT SARMAH
S/O JYOTIRMOY SARMAH
RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
13.4:SMTI JYOTIKA DEVI
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W/O JYOTIRMOY SARMAH
RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
14:SMTI BINA DEVI
W/O DASARATH SARMAH.
15:SMTI HIRA DEBI
W/O LATE SUSHIL SARMAH
16:NILOTMOY SARMAH
S/O LATE SUSHIL SARMAH
17:TARINI KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE HEM SARMAH
18:JAGADISH CH. SARMAH
S/O LATE PARESH CHANDRA SARMAH
19:SMT. NIRADA DEBI
W/O LATE PARESH CH. SARMAH
20:MEDINI KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE BHANABI SARMAH
21:KAHITISH CH. SARMAH
S/O LATE ANATH CH. SARMAH
22:NAYAN SARMAH
S/O LATE ANATH CH. SARMAH
23:JITENDRA NATH SARMAH
S/O LATE PRAFULLA SARMAH
24:SMTI BAJULI DEVI
W/O LATE JANAKI PRASAD SARMAH
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25:AMAL PRASAD SARMAH
S/O JANAKI PRASAD SARMAH
26:SUKHEN SARMAH
S/O LATE SAILENDRA PRASAD SARMAH
27:SMTI ALAKA DEBI
W/O LATE NIRMAL KANTA SARMAH
28:HIREN SARMAH
W/O LATE NIRMAL KANTA SARMAH
29:ON THE DEATH OF SANKAR PRASAD SARMAH
HIS LEGAL HEIRS
29.1:SMTI SARASWATI DEVI
W/O LATE SANKAR PRASAD SARMAH
RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
29.2:SRI JUGAL PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE SANKAR PRASAD SARMAH
RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
29.3:SRI SUKUMAR SARMAH
S/O LATE SANKAR PRASAD SARMAH
RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
29.4:SRI TAPAS SARMAH
S/O LATE SANKAR PRASAD SARMAH
RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
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29.5:SRI KABINDRA PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE SANKAR PRASAD SARMAH
RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
29.6:SRI BIRINDRA PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE SANKAR PRASAD SARMAH
RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
30:SMTI ANIMA DEBI
W/O LATE LALANA PRASAD SARMAH
31:SMTI NIRO DEBI
W/O LATE LALANA PRASAD SARMAH.
32:SAMIR KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE BHABANI SARMAH
33:BHABESH SARMAH
S/O LATE SATISH SARMAH
34:ATAL SARMAH
S/O LATE SATISH SARMAH.
35:SMTI GOURI DEBI
W/O LATE SATISH SARMAH.
36:ON THE DEATH OF REBATI PRASAD SARMAH
HIS LEGAL HEIRS
36.1:SRI ANANGA PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE REBATI PRASAD SARMAH RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
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36.2:SRI RAJU PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE REBATI PRASAD SARMAH RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
36.3:SRI RIJU PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE REBATI PRASAD SARMAH RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
37:RAJENDRA PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE UMA PRASAD SARMAH
38:BASANTA KR. SARMAH
S/O LATE PRIYA NATH SARMAH
39:SUDHIR PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE RADHIKA PRASAD SARMAH
40:JANAKI PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE RAM PRASAD SARMAH
41:JAGADISH PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE RAM PRASAD SARMAH
42:SMTI DIPIKA DEBI
W/O LATE PASUPATI SARMAH
43:PARAMESH SARMAH
S/O LATE DINESH SARMAH
44:PRATAK CH. SARMAH
S/O LATE HARIDAS SARMAH
45:MOHINI KANTA SARMAH
S/O BHABNI SARMAH
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46:GIRIJA KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE BARADA KANTA SARMAH
47:BORODA PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE SIBA PASAD SARMAH
48:MOJOJ KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE NILAKANTA SARMAH
49:BHUPATI KANTA SARMAH
S/O LATE ABANI SARMAH
50:KHIROD PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE DEBENDRA PRASAD SARMAH.
51:PARIMAL PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE PURNENDU SARMAH
52:ASHNIN PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE PURNENDU SARMAH
53:UTPAL PRASAD SARMAH
S/O LATE PURNENDU SARMAH
54:SMTI BUABANI DEBI
W/O LATE PURNENDU PRASAD SARMAH
55:LAKHI PRASAD SARMAH
S/O DHIRLOCHAN SARMAH
56:JAWALA PRASAD SARMA
S/O LATE KAMAKHYA PRASAD SARMA
57:ON THE DEATH OF DILIP SARMA
HIS LEGAL HEIRS
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57.1:SMTI BINA SARMA.
W/O LATE SRI DILIP SARMA RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
57.2:SRI MANOJ KUMAR SARMA
S/O LATE SRI DILIP SARMA RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DHAM
PO KAMAKHYA
DIST KAMRUP M ASSAM 781010
58:PRAKASH CH. SARMA
S/OLATE RAJ CHANDRA SARMA
59:SRI DHIRENDRA NATH SARMA
S/O LATE PRIYA NATH SARMA
CONSTITUENT ATTORNEY OF THE PLAINTIFFS
60:PRABHAT CHANDRA SARMA
S/O LATE NABIN SARMA
61:PHANIDHAR NATH SARMA
S/OLATE DURGA NATH SARMA
62:SACHIN KANTA SARMA
S/O LATE KAMINI KANTA SARMA
63:JITENDRA NATH SARMA
S/OLATE PRAFULLA SARMA
64:TARA PRASAD SARMA
S/O LATE AMBIKA PRASAD SARMA
CONSTITUENT ATTORNEY OF THE PLAINTIFFS.
65:PHANINDRA NATH SARMA
S/O LATE SITA NATH SARMA
66:SOUMITRA PRASAD SARMA
S/O LATE LANA PRASAD SARMA RESPONDENT NO. 1 TO 66 ARE THE
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RESIDENT OF KAMAKHYA DAM
P.O.KAMAKHYA
DIST. KAMRUP M
PIN 78101
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.P KHATANIAR, MR. R SARMAH,MR. U B SARMA,MR. R
SARMAH,MS.P S TALUKDER(A-6),MR. B PEGU
Advocate for the Respondent : MR.N DAS, ,MR.P K KALITA,MR.G J SAIKIA
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KAUSHIK GOSWAMI
ORDER
Date : 24.03.2026 As prayed for by Mr. U.B. Sarma, learned counsel appearing for the appellants, re-post on 06.05.2026, to enable the appellants to do the needful, as during the pendency of the appeal one of the appellants had expired.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant