GAHC010019642016

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : WP(C)/3952/2016

SMT. HEMALATA GOGOI and 4 ORS

W/O LT. BHOGESWAR GOGOI

2: SRI RAJEN GOGOI

S/O LT. BHOGESWAR GOGOI

3: SRI RANA GOGOI

S/O LOT. BHOGESWAR GOGOI

4: SRI PABAN GOGOI

S/O LT. BHOGESWAR GOGOI 5: SMTI. JUGAMAYA GOGOI

D/O LT. BHOGESWAR GOGOI ALL ARE THE RESIDENT OF VILL- NA- PAM

RONGPURIA GAON P.S.NORTH LAKHIMPUR P.O. LILABARI DIST.

LAKHIMPUR PIN - 787051

ASSAM VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS

REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER and SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM,

REVENUE DEPARTMENT, GUWAHATI - 781006.

2:THE DIRECTOR

DIRECTORATE OF LAND RECORDS and SURVEY RUPNAGAR

GUWAHATI

ASSAM.

3:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

ASSAM.

4:THE CIRCLE OFFICER C.O.

NORTH LAKHIMPUR CIRCLE NORTH LAKHIMPUR ASSAM.

5:THE HEAD MASTER NO. 660 NA PAM L.P. SCHOOL P.O.LILABARI DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN - 787051

6:THE PRESIDENT/SECRETARY NO. 660 NA PAM L.P. SCHOOL P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR P.O. LILABARI DIST. LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN - 78705 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.B GOGOI, MR.K R PATGIRI Advocate for the Respondent : SC, DLR, MR.M CHOUDHURY,GA, ASSAM BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH MAZUMDAR

ORDER

05.12.2025 Heard Ms P Talukdar, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr K R Patgiri, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr N Das, learned counsel and Mr A Bhattacharjee, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State respondents.

2. This writ petition is of the year 2016, wherein a prayer had been made by the petitioner for demarcating the land described in the writ petition. The notices in this case were issued on 11.07.2016, and it was, thereafter, listed only on one occasion, i.e., on 20.05.2019. Today, the matter has been put before this Court after nearly 6 (six) years on the basis of an interlocutory application being IA (Civil) No. 2506/2025, whereby the petitioners pray for liberty to implead a fresh respondent to the writ petition.

3. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents have submitted that as of today, the petitioners are at liberty to apply for demarcation of the land in issue under the Assam Right to Public Services Act, 2012, which also provides for time-bound action to be taken on behalf of the respondent authorities.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner has prayed for an accommodation till the next week to have her instructions in the matter.

5. List this matter again on 11^th of December, 2025, whereupon the learned counsel for the petitioner shall have her instructions.

6. The State respondents have filed their affidavit-in-opposition and the petitioner has also filed a reply.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant