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2026 Supreme(Gau) 459

IN THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) KOHIMA BENCH
DEVASHIS BARUAH
Jahanara Begum, W/O- Suruz Zaman Ben Aklas – Appellant
Versus
State Of Assam Represented By The Principal Secretary To The Government Of Assam, Revenue And Disaster Management Department – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. M. A. Sheikh, Advocate:Mr. M. Mondal, Advocate
For the Respondent:Ms. G. Hazarika, Standing Counsel, Mr. S. S. Roy, Government Advocate

JUDGMENT :

Devashis Baruah, J.

Heard Mr. M. A. Sheikh, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioner and Ms. G. Hazarika, the learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent No.1. I have also heard Mr. S. S. Roy, the learned Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the Respondent Nos. 2 and 3.

2. The Petitioner herein has filed the instant writ petition complaining about the notice issued by the Respondent No.3 which has been enclosed to the writ petition as Anenxure-6.

3. The Petitioner herein claims that she is in possession of a small plot of land at village Paschim Boragaon in the District of Kamrup (M).

4. The case of the Petitioner herein is that she was a landless person in search of a plot of land for residential purposes. She came across a plot of land admeasuring 1 Katha, covered with thick jungle, situated at Paschim Boragaon under the Guwahati Revenue Circle, and since then the said land has been under her possession and care for several years. Be that as it may, it is also an admitted fact, as would be evident from Paragraph No. 5 of the writ petition, that the Respondent No.1 issued a notification dated 11.11.2022 prescribing the procedure for




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