GAHC010067492020 2026:GAU-AS:2748 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : WP(C)/2299/2020 BABUL MAZUMDAR S/O- LATE ABANIMOHAN MAJUMDAR AND LATE PARUL BALA MAJUMDAR, GOBINDAPALLY, MUNICIPAL WARD NO. 06, P.O, P.S AND DIST- HOJAI, ASSAM, PIN- 781126 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS REP. BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM, REVENUE AND DM DEPTT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006

2:DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HOJAI SANKAR NAGAR HOJAI ASSAM

3:THE CIRCLE OFFICER HOJAI REVENUE CIRCLE HOJAI DIST- HOJAI ASSA For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. P. K. Roychoudhury, Advocate For the Respondent(s) : Ms. N. Bordoloi, SC, Revenue BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH O R D E R

23.02.2026 Heard Mr. P.K. Roychoudhury, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner. Ms. N. Bordoloi, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the Revenue Department and Mr. B. J. Talukdar, the learned Senior Counsel assisted by Mr. P. K. Medhi, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the District Administration.

2. The present writ petition has been filed by the petitioner apprehending that the respondent authorities may evict the petitioner from his patta land in the process of evicting others from the Government lands.

3. Mr. B. J. Talukdar, the learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of the District Administration submitted that if any eviction proceedings is conducted under Rule 18 of the Settlement Rules framed under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886, the same could be only done upon the Government lands and not on patta lands.

4. Taking into account the above, the apprehension of the petitioner to approach this Court appears to be misconceived.

5. Accordingly, the instant writ petition stands closed.

6. The status quo order passed on 08.06.2020 stands vacated.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant