GAHC010117002023 2025:GAU-AS:16427

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

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

Case No. : WP(C)/3231/2023

FAJAL HAQUE @ PHAJAL HAQUE AND 4 ORS

S/O- ASHAD ALI, R/O- VILL- TUPAMARI, P.O. TUPAMARI, P.S. NAGARBERA,

DIST.- KAMRUP (ASSAM), PIN- 781127

2: ASHAD ALI

S/O- RAHAMAT ALI @ AKMAT ALI

R/O- VILL- TUPAMARI

P.O. TUPAMARI

P.S. NAGARBERA

DIST.- KAMRUP (ASSAM)

PIN- 781127

3: HANIF ALI @ HANIPH ALI S/O- JAMIR ALI @ JUMIR ALI

R/O- VILL- NO. 1 UTTAR RANGAPANI

P.O. TUPAMARI

P.S. NAGARBERA

DIST.- KAMRUP (ASSAM)

PIN- 781127

4: TALEP ALI @ ABU TALEB

S/O- MAJAM ALI

R/O- VILL- NO.1 UTTAR RANGAPANI

P.O. TUPAMARI

P.S. NAGARBERA

DIST.- KAMRUP (ASSAM)

PIN- 781127

5: RANGFUL NESSA

D/O- JUMIR ALI @ JAMIR ALI

W/O- TALEP ALI

R/O- VILL- NO.1 UTTAR RANGAPANI

P.O. TUPAMARI

P.S. NAGARBERA

DIST.- KAMRUP (ASSAM)

PIN- 78112 VERSUS THE UNION OF INDIA AND 14 ORS REP. BY THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT GOVT. OF INDIA, NEW DELHI-01

2:THE STATE OF ASSAM REP. BY OF THE CHIEF SECRETARY GOVT. OF ASSAM

3:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPTT.

DISPUR GHY-06

4:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPTT.

DISPUR GHY-06

5:THE COMMISSIONER PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPTT.

JURIPAR GHY-22

6:THE PROJECT DIRECTOR PANCHAYAT AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPTT.

KAMRUP AMINGAON P.O. AMINGAON DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781031

7:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KAMRUP P.O. AMINGAON P.S. AMINGAON DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781031

8:THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE KAMRUP P.O. AMINGAON P.S. AMINGAON DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM PIN- 781031

9:THE KAMRUP ZILLA PARISHAD REP. BY CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER KAMRUP ZILLA PARISHAD AMINGAON PIN- 781031

10:THE BLOCK DEVELOPMENT OFFICER CHAMARIA DEVELOPMENT BLOCK P.O. AND P.S. NAGARBERA DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM

11:THE PRESIDENT CHAMARIA ANCHALIK PANCHAYAT P.O. AND P.S. NAGARBERA DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM

12:THE PRESIDENT TUPAMARI GAON PANCHAYAT P.O. TUPAMARI P.S. NAGARBERA DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM

13:THE SECRETARY TUPAMARI GAON PANCHAYAT P.O. TUPAMARI P.S. NAGARBERA DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM

14:JOBAFUL NESSA (WARD MEMBER WARD 3 TUPAMARI GAON PANCHAYAT) W/O- GAJIBAR RAHMAN R/O- TUPAMARI P.O. TUPAMARI P.S. NAGARBERA DIST.- KAMRUP ASSAM

15:GAJIBAR RAHMAN S/O- LATE JALALUDDIN R/O- TUPAMARI P.O. TUPAMARI P.S. NAGARBERA DIST.- KAMRUP ASSA Advocate for the Petitioner : MD B ISLAM, MR S HUSSAIN,MR A ALAM,MR. A A MONDAL Advocate for the Respondent : SC, P AND R.D., SK ABDULLAH,MR. M I HUSSAIN,SK ABDULLAH,MR. M I HUSSAIN,GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MANISH CHOUDHURY

ORDER

Date : 01.12.2025 Heard Mr. S. Hussain, learned counsel for the petitioners; Ms. K. Phukan, learned Central Government Counsel for the respondent no. 1; Mr. S. S. Roy, learned Junior Government Advocate, Assam for the respondent nos. 2, 7 & 8; Mr. S. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel, Panchayat & Rural Development Department for the respondent nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10 & 13; and Mr. M.I. Hussain, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 12, 14 & 15.

2. The petitioners, five in nos., have approached this Court by the present writ petition stating that they are inhabitance within areas of Tupamari Gaon Panchayat, District – Kamrup. It was the grievance of the petitioners that their names though earlier included in the list the PMAY-G beneficiaries, their names were dropped from the list in the year 2022. They have preferred the writ petition seeking inclusion of their names in the list of PMAY-G beneficiaries. 3. Mr. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel, Panchayat & Rural Development Department has submitted, on instruction received from the respondent no. 10 vide an Office Letter dated 01.12.2025 [a copy of which is kept with the case record by marking it as Document – ‘A’], that the names of all the five petitioners have been included in the new AWAAS+ 2024 survey of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Gramin [PMAY-G].

4. Mr. Dutta has furnished a copy of the Letter dated 01.12.2025 also to Mr. S. Hussain, learned counsel for the petitioners.

5. In view of inclus