JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. P. K. Roychoudhury, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner. Mr. D. Saikia, the learned Advocate General assisted by Mr. R. Borpujari, the learned Standing counsel, Revenue Department, Government of Assam appears for the State of Assam. We have also heard Mr. B. D. Deka, the learned Amicus Curiae.

2. The present writ petition was filed by the Petitioner herein claiming inter alia that he is in occupation of a land measuring 2 Kathas 10 Lechas covered by Dag No.8 (Part) situated at Paschim Dhaniram Pathar, Hojai, Assam for the last 10 years. The Petitioner thereupon had constructed a house and his family is residing therein. It is the further case of the Petitioner that there is a Grazing Reserve called Dhaniram Pathar Grazing Reserve under Jogijan Mouza, Hojai which is covered by Dag No.8 (Part). It was the further case of the Petitioner that this Dhaniram Pathar Grazing Reserve was constituted about 50 years back for the benefit of the people of the surrounding villages. However, many of the families who were landless were given settlement of land by the Government in one corner of the said Grazing Reserve. It is also claimed by the Petitione