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DEVASHIS BARUAH
Raj Kumar Singh And S/o- Jugeshwar Singh – Appellant
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Union Of India And Represented By The Secretary Ministry Of Road Transport Highway, Government Of India, Transport Bhawan 1, Parliament Street, New Delhi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Devashis Baruah, J.
Heard Mr. F. Z. Mazumdar, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners and Mr. R. K. D. Choudhury, the learned Dy. S.G.I. appearing on behalf of the Respondent No.1. I have also heard Ms. S. Sharma, the learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the Respondent Nos. 2, 3 & 6 and Mr. R. K. Talukdar, the learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent Nos. 4 and 5.
2. The Petitioners herein have filed the instant writ petition seeking a declaration that the lands which have been acquired by the Respondent Nos. 4 and 5 through the Respondent Nos.2 and 3 are industrial lands and not agricultural lands and in the alternative seeking a writ in the nature of mandamus for disposal of the representation dated 31.05.2024 which have been submitted to the competent authority i.e. the Respondent No.3.
3. The facts involved in the instant proceedings are that the Petitioner No.1 claims to be the owner and possessor of various plots of land measuring 15 Bighas 11 Kathas 15 Chataks covered by Dag Nos. 17, 18, 20, 12, 14 and 16 of 2nd R.S. Patta No. 8, 12, 13 and 15 situated at Mouza Kazidahar Part-III Porgona Bonraj in the District of
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