KARDAK ETE
Rekar Doye – Appellant
Versus
State Of AP – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Heard Mr. M. Pertin, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. K. Dabi, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. N. Ratan, learned Additional Advocate General for the State respondents No.1 to 8 and 11 and Mr. N. Khera, learned Standing Counsel for the Power Grid Corporation of India, representing respondents No.9 and 10.
2. By filing this writ petition, the petitioners have prayed for declaration of the Preliminary Notification No.136/74 dated 01.12.1975 (proposing to constitute ‘Dikari (Deka) Reserve Forest’ under Section 5 of the Assam Forest Regulation, 1891) having no enforceability after lapse of considerable period, as deemed lapse. The petitioners further pray for a direction to the respondent authorities to acquire the land and pay adequate compensation of the land and the standing properties of the petitioners as per the relevant law.
3. The case in brief, is that, the petitioners are the residents of New Seren, Seren, Pam, Old Deka, New Deka, Potte, Telam, New Telam villages under New Seren Circle, Lower Siang District, Arunachal Pradesh. The said villages were established in the year 1920 prior to the establishment of Siang District. The inhabitants of t
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