Gauhati High Court
Page No.# 1/32 vs The State Of Assam And 5 Ors on 25 January, 2024
Author: Devashis Baruah
Bench: Devashis Baruah
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GAHC010232932015
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/1376/2015
RAJU SINGHA and 215 ORS
S/O LT. TAPAN SINGHA R/O NEAR PLAYGROUND, WARD NO. 06, P.S.
NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST. LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM.
2: SRI CHANDAN CHAKRABORTY
SON OF - LATE PRODUT CHAKRABORTY KUWARGOAN
WARD NO- 04 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
3: SRI GANESH MOHONTA
SON OF - LATE ISHRI MOHONTA
WARD NO- 03
POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
4: SRI SOILESH SHAH
SON OF - DEUNARAYAN SHAH
WARD NO- 12 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
5: SRI KRISHNA SHAH
SON OF - LATE RAMESHAR SHAH
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
6: SRI BABUWA PANDEY
SON OF - BASSU PANDEY
WARD NO- 10
POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
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ASSAM.
7: SRI RAJU PAUL
SON OF - ARUN PAUL
WARD NO- 14
POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
8: SRI NITAL MONDAL
SON OF - KALASON MONDAL
WARD NO- 10
POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
9: SRI SUJOY AICH
SON OF - NARAYANA AICH
WARD NO- 10
POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
10: MD. FORIDUL RAHMAN
SON OF - ABDUL MALIK
WARD NO- 07
POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
11: MD. SIDDIQ ALI
SON OF - LATE KOLIMUDDIN ALI
WARD NO- 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
12: SRI JISU DEY
SON OF - LATE KRIPAMON DEY
WARD NO- 09 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
13: SRI SANJOY KOUR
SON OF - LATE JIVAN KOUR
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
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14: SRI PRODEEP DEVNATH
SON OF-MODHUSODHON DEVNATH
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
15: SRI SUDHIR DAS
SON OF - SRI BIDUL DAS
WARD NO- 08 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
16: SRI LITON DEY
SON OF - SRI POBITRA DEY WARD NO- 07
17: SRI SANJU BOSAK
SON OF - LATE ARUN BOSAK
WARD NO- 14 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
18: SRI RAJU PROCHAD
SON OF - DHONPAT PROCHAD
WARD NO- 09 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
19: SRI BIBHU DAS
SON OF - LATE HORICHANDRA DAS
WARD NO- 02 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
20: SRI SURESH PROCHAD
SON OF LATE RAMJI SHAH
WARD NO- 09 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
21: SRI SHANKAR SHAH
SON OF - LATE RAMJI SHAH
WARD NO- 09 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
22: SRI JOGESWAR SAIKIA
SON OF - EDLIYA SAIKIA
WARD NO- 05
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23: MD. ANWEAR HUSSAIN
SON OF - ABDUL RAHIM ALI
WARD NO- 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
24: SRI PRABIN PAUL
SON OF - PARILUSH PAUL WARD NO- 14
25: SRI CHAKRADHAR GOHAIN
SON OF - LATE PURNA GOHAIN VILL -KHARKHARI GOAN POLICE
STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
26: SRI SUBASH DEY
SON OF - LATE GAURANGA DEY
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
27: SRI SHYMAL DUTTA
SON OF - MADHUSHUDHAN DUTTA
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
28: MD. JOYMOT ALI
SON OF - LATE AGETULA ALI
WARD NO- 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
29: SRI HARI DAS
SON OF - LATE RADHIKA DAS
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
30: SRI DEEPAK RAY
SON OF - LATE MUKUL RAY
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
31: SRI DILIP DAS
SON OF - LATE HARI PADU DAS
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WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
32: MD. ZAHANGIR ALAM
SON OF - MD. DILWAR HUSSAIN
WARD NO- 08 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
33: ALI AKBAR
SON OF - LATE ABDUL HAKIM
WARD NO- 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
34: SRI BIPIN DAS
SON OF - UMESH DAS
WARD NO- 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
35: NAZIM HUSSAIN
SON OF - NOOR HUSSAIN
WARD NO- 04 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
36: SRI ROBINDRA KUMAR RAM
SON OF - SRI SHANKAR RAM
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
37: SRI DHON DAS
SON OF - LATE SANTOSH DAS
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
38: MD. MOKBUL HUSSAIN
SON OF - LATE LUKMAN ALI
WARD NO- 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
39: RATUL ADHIKARI
SON OF - MABAN ADHIKARI
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WARD NO- 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
40: BHUSAN PROCHAD
SON OF - NAGESHOR PROCHAD
WARD NO- 09 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
41: PRADEEP DHOR
SON OF - NOKUL DHOR
VILL- BUWALGURI POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
42: SRI KESHOB PAUL
SON OF - LATE SARAP PAUL
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
43: SRI DEEPAK DAS
S/0 - LATE MODHU SUDAN DAS
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
44: SRI PRODEEP SARKAR
SON OF - LATE DHIRENDRA CH. SARKAR
WARD NO- 14 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
45: MD. FULBABU
SON OF - LATE MUKLESH KHAN
WARD NO- 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
46: SRI GOBINDRA BOISNAB
SON OF - LATE BRUJOBOSHI
WARD NO. 7 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
47: SRI SUNESHOR SAIKIA
SON OF - LATE GOKESHOR SAIKIA
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WARD NO- 12 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
48: SRI MILON DAS
SON OF - KHOGESHOR DAS VILL- HONONTON GOAN POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
49: SRI SATYA GOHAIN
SON OF - HOBANNANDRA GOHAIN VILL- KHORKORI POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
50: SRI DEBAKANTA CHUTIA
SON OF - DOMBORU DHOR CHUTIA
WARD NO- 05 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
51: SRI ASHISH CHOKORBOTY
SON OF - PRADYUT CHOKORBOTY
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
52: SRI SAMBHU KUMAR.
SON OF - RAM UDGER RAY
WARD NO- 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
53: SRI SANTANDRA RAM
SON OF - SRI SHIV SHANKAR RAM
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
54: SRI NIRMOL MOHANTA
SON OF - LATE NILOMONI MOHANTA VILL- BUWALGURI POLICE
STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
55: RANJIT CHUTIA
SON OF - DANBORUDHUJ CHUTIA
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WARD NO-05 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
56: AHMED ALI HUSSAIN
SON OF - ABU SALE
WARD NO- 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
57: AJIT CHUTIA
SON OF - LATE ROHESHOR CHUTIA
WARD NO- 05 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
58: SUMESHUDDIN
SON OF - ABDUL GOFUR
WARD NO- 12 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
59: MD. NOJRE ALAM
SON OF - LATE ABDUL ALIM
WARD NO- 14 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
60: SRI AJIL GOGAI
SON OF - SHIV KANTO GOGOI VILL - SHANTIPUR POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
61: RAKESH BASPOL
SON OF - SYAM BAHADUR BASPOL
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
62: RAM NORESH SHAH
SON OF - LATE NARENDRA RAM
WARD NO- 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
63: SRI GOVINDRA RAM
SON OF - RAMESHOR RAM
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WARD NO. - 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
64: KUNDRA BASPOL
SON OF - LATE GOLAPSON BASPOL
WARD NO. 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
65: MD. SARAFAT ALI
SON OF - LATE RASAB ALI
WARD NO. - 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
66: MD. SOFIUL ALAM
SON OF - LATE ABDUL ALAM
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
67: MD. ROFIKUL ISLAM
SON OF - LATE TOFOJUL ISLAM VILL - ANGURKHUWA POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
68: BUBUL SHARMAH
SON OF - BIREN SARMAH VILL - PANIGOAN POLICE STATION - NORTH
LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
69: MD. ATAHAR ALAM
SON OF - NOJRE ALAM
WARD NO. - 14 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
70: RAKIBUR ISLAM
SON OF - MOINUDDIN
WARD NO. - 13 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
71: MODHU DAS
SON OF - DIGANTO DAS
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VILL - GHORMORA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
72: RUBUL HUSSAIN
SON OF - ABDUL KADIR
WARD NO. - 05 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
73: ABDUL GAFFAR
SON OF - ABDUL MALIK VILL -DHOKUWAKHONIA POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
74: SRI AJOY DAS
SON OF - MODAN DAS
WARD NO. - 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
75: MD. NOJMAL HUSSAIN
SON OF - IKRAMUL HUSSAIN
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
76: BONTI SHEKE
SON OF - ABU SALE
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
77: MD. ROFIK
SON OF - LATE MD. ESUF
WARD NO. - 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
78: AIPOONA DAS
W/O- DIGONTA DAS
VILL- GHARMARA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
79: BISESHOR RAM
SON OF- LATE SOMIT RAM
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WARD NO. - 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
80: RUNU NATH
WIFE OF LATE RATUL NATH
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
81: RANJIT KUMAR
SON OF- RAM NORESH MOHOTA
WARD NO- 7 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
82: KAJOL KHAN
SON OF- LATE MUKESH KHAN
WARD NO. - 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
83: MONSU BHORALI
SON OF- LATE DIMBESOR BHORALI
WARD NO. - 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
84: SURESH RAM
SON OF- LATE SOTROHON DAS
WARD NO. - 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
85: BIRENDRA BASPOL
SON OF- LATE BHOROT BASPOL
WARD NO. - 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
86: MOHON SHAH
SON OF- LATE JOY SHANKAR SHAH WARD NO. - 09 POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
87: AMIT GOGOI
SON OF - SHINO GOGOI
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VILL - NALKATA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
88: JUGENDRA SINGH
SON OF - LATE JUMAN SINGH
VILL - NALKATA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
89: SHAH ALAM ALI
SON OF - LATE JAMAL ALI
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
90: PYARUL SHAKE
SON OF - FIRO SHAKE
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
91: ARUP ADHIKARI
SON OF - LATE DOMBORUDHAR ADHIKARI WARD NO. - 06 POLICE
STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
92: ABDUL SALAM SHAKE
SON OF - LATE ASMOT SHAKE
WARD NO. - 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
93: MODAN RAM PROCHAD
SON OF - LATE HOMILA RAM PROCHAD WARD NO. - 10 POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
94: SYMOL DHOR
SON OF - LATE SHANTI BHUSHAN DHOR VILL - BUWALGURI POLICE
STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
95: SHIVNARAYAN RAM
SON OF - LATE NATHINI RAM
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WARD NO. - 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
96: AJIT BORAH
SON OF - LATE GOLAP BORAH
VILL - SABOTI POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
97: SHAHJAHAN ALI
SON OF - LATE MD. ALI
WARD NO. - 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
98: BINA SARKAR
SON OF - MOHAN SARKAR
WARD NO. - 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
99: BIJU DUTTA
W/O - MOHAN SARKAR
WARD NO. - 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
100: SHAH ALAM MIRZA
SON OF - SALIM MIRZA
WARD NO. - 13 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
101: ABDUL BADSHAH
SON OF - LATE MD. ALI
WARD NO. - 12 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
102: SANJIT AICH
SON OF - LATE JOGODISH AICH
WARD NO. - 09 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
103: RAM POBESH GUPTA
SON OF - LATE BOSIS SHAH
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WARD NO. - 09 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
104: BABUL KUMAR SEN
SON OF - NIRMOL KUMAR SEN
WARD NO. - 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
105: JULEKHA BEGAM
D/O - LATE HUSSAIN ALI
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
106: NUR HUSSAIN ALI
SON OF - LATE MONSUR ALI
WARD NO. - 14 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
107: HASEN ALI
SON OF - IDRISH ALI
WARD NO. - 14 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
108: MISS JUNTY BORAH
WIFE OF - LATE MONI BORAH
WARD NO. - 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
109: PHULKON BORUAH
SON OF - BENUDHOR BORUAH VILL - HATILUNG POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
110: OM PRAKESH PANDEY
SON OF - SUKRIM PANDEY
WARD NO. - 09 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
111: U HAM SHINGHA
SON OF - LATE SUDHIR RANJAN SINGHA WARD NO. - 06 POLICE STATION
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- NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
112: SUMSUL ALAM
SON OF - LATE SUKUMUDDIN
WARD NO. - 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
113: YANOOR ALAM
SON OF - NAJRE ALAM
WARD NO. - 02 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
114: DIPEN GOGOI
SON OF - LATE GOPAL GOGOI
WARD NO. - 04 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
115: FAIJUDDIN AHMED
SON OF - NASIMUDDIN AHMED
VILL - BILOTIA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
116: SRI PRADYUT CHOKRABOTI
SON OF - LATE SATINDRA NATH CHOKRABOTI VILL - KUWARGOAN
POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
117: AMIR ALI
SON OF - LATE AHMED ALI
VILL- BADLIPARA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
118: PUNDEWRAM
SON OF - LATE JOKHERAM
WARD NO. - 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
119: IMRAN ALI
SON OF - LATE PASEN ALI
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WARD NO. - 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
120: RAJEN BORUAH
SON OF - LATE RAJANI BORUA
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
121: SHAMBO DAS
SON OF - RAMESH DAS
WARD NO. - 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
122: HORINATH DAS
SON OF - LATE GHANOKANTO DAS VILL - DHOLGHAT POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
123: TITA ALI
SON OF - R ALI
WARD NO. - 01 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
124: SRI VIJAY ROY
SON OF - LATE NAGEN ROY
WARD NO. - 01 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
125: HANIF ALI
SON OF - MUKIBUR ALI
WARD NO. - 01 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
126: SAMPA DAS
W/O - PROKHANTA DAS
VILL - AMTOLA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
127: RITU RAJ BORUAH
SON OF - LATE DEVEN BORUAH
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VILL - GORIOMURIA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
128: PAPU DUTTA
SON OF - ROMA DUTTA
VILL - NOPOMUA GOAN POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
129: NASRIR BEGUM DAS
W/O - POKHANTA DAS
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
130: MD. ASURUDDIN ALI
SON OF - MD. TORAF ALI
VILL - BODHAKARA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
131: SRI PROKHANTO DAS
SON OF - LATE TINGLI DAS
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
132: DEEPAK CHETRY
SON OF - LATE TEK BAHADUR CHETRY WARD NO. - 08 POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
133: SRI SHAMBO SHINGHA
SON OF LATE TAPAN SINGHA
P/O- NEAR PLAYGROUND
WARD NO- 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
134: SRI DIPANJOL SONOWAL
SON OF - MONO SONOWAL
WARD NO. - 08 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
135: AASU ALI
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SON OF - TORAP ALI
VILL - BADHAKARA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
136: MD. KORAM ALI
SON OF - USMAN ALI
VILL - BADHAKARA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
137: RUBUL DAS
SON OF - MAHABIR DAS
WARD NO. - 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
138: JUGOL SAIKIA
SON OF - NUMAL SAIKIA
VILL - PANI GOAN POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
139: ATUL SAIKIA
SON OF - SRI CHANDRA SAIKIA VILL - PANI GOAN POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
140: ABDUL SHAKE
SON OF - MD. KALU SHAKE
VILL - BOGINODI POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
141: SRI CHANDRA DAS
SON OF - DULESHOR DAS
VILL - KUHIAMARI POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
142: MOTIN AHMED
SON OF - LATE MOTI ALI
VILL - MOIDUMIA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
143: DHARMAKANTO DAS
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SON OF - LATE KHANESHOR DAS
VILL - GHARMARA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
144: MD. MAINUL ISLAM
SON OF - LATE SOBET ALI
VILL - BIHPURIA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
145: JAAN PHUKAN
SON OF - SRI LILARAM PHUKAN POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
146: SRI RUPA BHUYAN
W/O - BIDRA BHUYAN
WARD NO. - 12 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
147: JEETUL ALI
SON OF - LT. SARUPUNA ALI
WARD NO. - 01 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
148: SHAHANOOR ALI
SON OF - LATE R. ALI
WARD NO. - 14 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
149: SRI PROBHA HAZIRIKA
SON OF - BABUL HAZARIKA
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
150: MD. NOJRUL ALI
SON OF - KUDDUS ALI
WARD NO. - 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
151: DIPEN PHUKAN
SON OF - SRI LILARUM PHUKON
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VILL - KAKOTY SUK POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
152: NIRMOL DAS
SON OF - LATE NALIA DAS
VILL- CHAMUA GAON POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
153: DURGESHOR DEURI
SON OF - LILADHOR DEURI
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
154: SMTI. ANJONA DEVI
W/O - LATE NARO SARMAH
VILL - KUWAR GOAN POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
155: BABU DAS
SON OF SRI TONKO DAS
VILL - PANI GOAN POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
156: SRI ANIL DAS
SON OF - DALESWAR DAS
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
157: JODUMORI SAIKIA
SON OF - LATE HEM CH SAIKIA
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
158: DUDU SAIKIA
SON OF - GHONO SAIKIA
VILL - PANI GOAN POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
159: MD. SADEK ALI
SON OF - LATE ABDUL SALAM BEPARI
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WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
160: DIPTI NEOG
SON OF - BABU NEOG
WARD NO. - 01 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
161: MD TARA ALI
SON OF - R ALI
WARD NO. - 01 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
162: NARAYAN SAIKIA
SON OF - LATE SONDESHOR SAIKIA VILL - GOROIMURIA POLICE
STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM. SON OF - LATE SONDESHOR SAIKIA VILL - GOROIMURIA POLICE
STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
163: JABED ALI
SON OF - LATE USMAN ALI
WARD NO. - 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
164: SRI PROBITRA NATH
SON OF - TILESHOR NATH VILL - NAWBOISHA POLICE STATION - NORTH
LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
165: ASIRUDDIN SHAKE
SON OF - TAIMUDDIN SHAKE
VILL - BUWALGURI POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
166: NUR MD. ALI
SON OF - AMANUDDIN ALI
WARD NO. - 12 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
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167: MD. JINNAT ALI
SON OF - MD. HAZARAT ALI
WARD NO. - 12 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
168: ABDUL SAMAD
SON OF - MOFIJUDDIN
VILL - BUWALGURI POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
169: BULBUL RAHMAN
SON OF - ANISUR RAHMAN
WARD NO. - 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
170: SRI DURGA DUTTA
SON OF - POBON DUTTA
WARD NO. - 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
171: PRODEEP SAIKIA
SON OF - GUNESHOR SAIKIA
VILL - MOIDUNIA POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
172: ASIRUDDIN AHMED
SON OF - NASIRUDDIN AHMED
WARD NO. - 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
173: SAHARUDDIN
SON OF - NURMD
WARD NO. - 12 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
174: SMTI. DULESHORI HAZIRIKA
W/O - SYAM HAZIRIKA
WARD NO. - 01 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
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175: SMTI. MAMONI BORAH
D/O - DEHIRAM KALITA
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
176: PRONAB GOGOI
SON OF - NUMUL GOGOI
WARD NO. - 05 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
177: SRI BUBUL NATH
SON OF - SUTRA RAM NATH
VILL - SENGELIJAAN POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
178: SMTI. BIMOLA SHAHA
W/O - LATE GANGA SHAHA
WARD NO. - 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
179: SRI NARAYAN SAIKIA
SON OF - ROGAI SAIKIA VILL - BORBOSHA BISNUPUR POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
180: SRI KRISHNA BORAH
SON OF - SRI GANGA BORAH
WARD NO. - 06 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
181: SRI GANESH KOUR
SON OF - JITEN KOUR
VILL - KUWA GOAN POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
182: MD. HAFIJUL ISLAM
SON OF - BABOR ISLAM. TOWN DEBERA DOLONY POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
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183: RAJU DAS
SON OF - RANJIT DAS
VILL - BOWALUORI POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
184: ABDUL KORIM
SON OF -ABDUL RAZAQ
VILL - NOLKATA BOWALGURI POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
185: ASIM DAS
SON OF - MOTILAL DAS
WARD NO. - 10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
186: KUDDUSH ALI
SON OF - ABDUL HACHIM
VILL - ROWNAPUR POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
187: CHAHAR ALI
SON OF - A. KHALEK
WARD NO. - 12 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
188: AMINUL SEKH
SON OF - MUSLIM SEQ
VILL - BOGOLIZAN POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
189: NAJAR ALI
SON OF - AYUM ALI
VILL - AALIPUR POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
190: ACHAMAT ALI
SON OF - KASEM ALI
VILL - NALKATA BOWALGURI POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
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191: ADDUL JALIL
SON OF - IDRISH JOLIL
VILL - ROWNAPUR POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
192: PRANAD DUTTA
SON OF - GRISH DUTTA VILL - CHINATOLIOA PART- 1 POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
193: LAKHYAJIT GOGAI
SON OF - G. GOGAI VILL - GOBARI CHALI CHANGMI POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
194: DOYAL DEY
SON OF - LATE PRASON DEY
WARD NO. - 12 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
195: ZAKIR HUSSAIN
SON OF - LATE MAJID HUSSAIN
WARD NO. - 12 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
196: HUSSAIN ALI BHUYAN
SON OF - LATE AMZED ALI BHUYAN WARD NO. - 01 POLICE STATION -
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
197: AMANUR HUSSAIN
SON OF - LATE MUJNU HUSSAIN
WARD NO. - 13 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
198: BIREN BORA.
SON OF - LATE JOGENDRA BORA
WARD NO.10 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
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199: MD. GULZAR HUSSAIN
SON OF - SURUJ ALI
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
200: MD. SURUJ ALI
SON OF - NAUMOUDDIN SEKH
WARD NO. - 03 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
201: MD. ARMAN ALI
SON OF - MD. CHATRAR ALI
WARD NO. - 07 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
202: MD. SAIFUL ALI
SON OF - ISHAP ALI
C.D. ROAD
LAKHUMPUR POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
203: MD. AKHTAR RAHMAN
SON OF - MD. DHAN ALI
C.D. ROAD
LAKHIMPUR POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
204: MD. ABDUL
SON OF - LATE ABDUL JABAR
WARD NO. - 14 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
205: ANWAR HUSSAIN
SON OF - LATE FAIJUR RAHMAN
WARD NO. - 04 POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
206: HAIDAR KHANDAKAR
SON OF LATE LEBO KHANDAKAR
WARD NO.4
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C.D. ROAD POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
207: MD. FIRUZUDDIN AHMED
SON OF - LATE FAZIR ALI VILL - MOIDOMIA
208: MD LATIFUR RAHMAN
SON OF - LATE MAFIZUR RAHMAN VILL - CUTIAKARI
209: MD. KASAM ALI
SON OF - LATE JALALUDDIN VILL - CUTIAKARI
210: SRI BHUMI DEY
SON OF - LATE BABUL DEY DIST - LAKHIMPUR
211: SRI PRADIP SAIKIA
SON OF LATE LALIT SAIKIA VILL - AZAD
212: MD. BAHARUL ISLAM
SON OF - MD. ABDUL BARAK P/O - PUNIBHARAL
213: MD. FAJAL HUGE
SON OF - LATE ABUBAKR SIDIK VILL - BUWALGURI
214: MD. LUTAB ALI
SON OF - LATER USMAN ALI
215: MD. SAIDUR ALI
SON OF - LATE MAFI ALI
216: SRI DULUMONI DEKA
P/O - GHARMORA
VILL - SAMUWA
POLICE STATION - NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DISTRICT - LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS
REP. BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, SACHIVALAYA,
DISPUR, GUWAHATI-6.
2:THE NORTH LAKHIMPUR MUNICIPAL BOARD
REPRESENTED HEREIN BY ITS CHAIRMAN
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST- LAKHIMPUR.
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3:THE CHAIRMAN/ EXECUTIVE OFFICER
MUNICIPAL BOARD
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST- LAKHIMPUR.
4:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST- LAKHIMPUR.
5:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST- LAKHIMPUR.
6:THE TOWN VENDING COMMITTEE
REPRESENTED HEREIN BY ITS CHAIRMAN
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST- LAKHIMPU
Advocate for the Petitioner : MRD P SAHU
Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAMAR1,4 and 5
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH
ORDER
Date : 25-01-2024 The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioners challenging the action of the respondent authorities in trying to evict the petitioners from their place of business at North Lakhimpur town area including N.T. Road, Taxi stand to Daily Bazar Road via Court Tiniali, Daily Bazar Road and C.D. Road, and seeking a direction to allow the petitioners to continue with their vending business in their respective areas without any hindrance and/or to finalize the process of creating vending zones and registration of vendors as per the direction issued by the Supreme Court.
2. The claim of the petitioners herein is that the petitioners are carrying on the Page No.# 29/32 business of street vending at various locations within the North Lakhimpur Municipal Board. The petitioners claim that the North Lakhimpur Municipal Board had issued some allotment letters and had also issued tax receipts to them, which have been collectively annexed to the writ petition as "Annexure-1 series". Upon perusal of the tax receipts enclosed to the writ petition, this Court finds it relevant to observe that the said tax receipts bears no name. As regards the licences in question referred to therein, it reveals that certain persons were allotted annual licences by the North Lakhimpur Municipal Board on payment of certain fees. However, these persons are not the petitioners before this Court.
3. The petitioners claim that as they are street vendors, they should be given opportunities and they should not be disturbed till vending zones are notified and the petitioners are duly accommodated. In that regard, the learned counsel for the petitioners has referred to "The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 (for short, "Act of 2014"). As there was an apprehension on the part of the petitioners that they would be evicted by the concerned respondent authorities, they have approached this Court by filing the instant writ petition seeking various reliefs, as already above mentioned.
4. This Court, vide an order dated 13.03.2015, issued notice to the respondents and, in the interim, directed that the petitioners shall not be evicted. The said interim order has been continuing since then. The record reveals that none of the respondents, except respondent No. 5, has filed affidavit-in-opposition. In the said affidavit-in-opposition, it was mentioned that the street vendors were creating nuisance and causing obstruction to the pedestrians and vehicular movement by vending on the side of the street for which they have been evicted as per the existing law. It was also mentioned that the street vendors had not only occupied the public way but also created obstruction for the passage of the pedestrians and vehicular movement, thus creating traffic congestion and, therefore, in order to ensure safe and smooth passage to the movements of pedestrians and vehicles, the wayside was Page No.# 30/32 cleared by evicting the petitioners.
5. Be that as it may, an affidavit-in-reply was filed by one of the petitioners, wherein it was mentioned that the petitioners have never created nuisance nor have caused obstruction to the passage of the pedestrians and vehicular movement by vending on the side of the streets. It was further mentioned that the petitioners, while carrying on their vending business, abided by the rules and regulations of the road. It was also stated that as per the decision of the Apex Court, it is the duty of the competent authority, i.e., North Lakhimpur Municipal Board, to register each and every street vendor, but nothing has been done in that regard. It was mentioned that recently some of the vendors were accommodated in the vending zones by the respondent authorities but the others were left out.
6. This Court has duly heard Mr. N. Sarkar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners as well Ms. U. Das, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate, Assam, appearing for the respondents. None has appeared on behalf of the North Lakhimpur Municipal Board.
7. At this stage, it is pertinent to mention that the Act of 2014 is an Act to protect the rights of urban street vendors and to regulate street vending activities and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Chapter-II of the Act of 2014 relates to regulation of street vending. A perusal of the provisions thereof would show as to how the Town Vending Committee is required to take steps for the purpose of issuance of certificate of vending. Chapter-III of the Act of 2014 relates to the rights and obligations of street vendors. From a conjoint reading of Chapter-II and Chapter- III, it reveals that street vending would be permissible only in the vending zones. Chapter-IV relates to relocation and eviction of street vendors. Section 18 of the Act of 2014, which is in Chapter-IV stipulates as regards the relocation and eviction of street vendors. The said Section being relevant, is quoted herein-below:
Page No.# 31/32 "18. (1) The local authority may, on the recommendations of the Town Vending Committee, declare a zone or part of it to be a no-vending zone for any public purpose and relocate the street vendors vending in that area, in such manner as may be specified in the scheme.
(2) The local authority shall evict such street vendor whose certificate of vending has been cancelled under section 10 or who does not have a certificate of vending and vends without such certificate, in such manner as may be specified in the scheme. (3) No street vendor shall be relocated or evicted by the local authority from the place specified in the certificate of vending unless he has been given thirty days' notice for the same in such manner as may be specified in the scheme.
(4) A street vendor shall be relocated or evicted by the local authority physically in such manner as may be specified in the scheme only after he had failed to vacate the place specified in the certificate of vending, after the expiry of the period specified in the notice.
(5) Every street vendor who fails to relocate or vacate the place specified in the certificate of vending, after the expiry of the period specified in the notice, shall be liable to pay for every day of such default, a penalty which may extend up to two hundred and fifty rupees, as may be determined by the local authority, but shall not be more than the value of goods seized."
8. From a perusal of Section 18(1) above, it is clear that the local authority may, on the recommendations of the Town Vending Committee, declare a zone or part of it to be non-vending zone for any public purpose and relocate the street vendors vending in that area, in such manner as may be specified in the scheme. It is also pertinent to mention that as per Section 12(2) of the Act of 2014, vending is not permitted in a no-vending zone. A conjoint reading of Section 12(2) and Section 18(1) therefore makes it clear that it is the duty of the local authority, on the recommendation of the Town Committee concerned, to declare a zone, or part of it, to be a no-vending zone and under such circumstances only street vending can be prohibited by the concerned authority. The North Lakhimpur Municipal Board is not represented before this Court in spite of receipt of notice and, under such circumstances it is not known as to whether the North Lakhimpur Municipal Board or, for that matter, the respondent No. 6 had declared any zone of the Lakhimpur Page No.# 32/32 Municipality area as a no-vending zone. It is the opinion of this Court that without a declaration of any area as no-vending zone, the rights of the street vendors cannot be taken away.
9. In the backdrop of the above, if this Court takes note of the facts involved in the instant case, it becomes apparent from the very statements made in the affidavit- in-opposition filed by the respondent No. 5 that the petitioners have already been evicted, which have, however, not been denied by the petitioners. It is also apparent from a perusal of the affidavit-in-reply that the respondent No. 6 has already allotted vending zones where some of the petitioners have been accommodated and some others not. Taking into account that some of the petitioners have already been evicted and some others have already been allotted spaces in the vending zones, this Court is not inclined to issue any writ against the respondents not to evict the petitioners, as has been sought for. However, taking into account the provisions of the Act of 2014, this Court issues a writ in the nature of mandamus upon the North Lakhimpur Municipal Board as well as the concerned Town Vending Committee to take appropriate steps in terms with the provisions of the Act of 2014 for creation of no- vending zones and, thereupon, to accommodate the street vendors in question.
The writ petition stands disposed of in terms of the above.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant