2026 Supreme(Online)(Gau) 6625
HIGH COURT OF GAUHATI
MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI
SORHAB ALI AND 39 ORS – Appellant
Versus
THE GOVT OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS – Respondent
WP(C) / 1465 / 2026
GAHC010050042026 2026:GAU-AS:3588 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/1465/2026 SORHAB ALI AND 39 ORS S/O- FULCHAN ALI VILL PACHANIAPARA, P.S- AZARA, DIST.- KAMRUP(M), ASSAM
2: NUR NAHAR BEGUM W/O- JIYARUL HOQUE R/O- JANGALIPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
3: JAMAL UDDIN S/O- BELLAL HOSSAIN R/O- JANGALIPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
4: HAJARAT ALI S/O- LT. LALCHAN ALI R/O- JANGALIPARA
5: ABU BAKKAR SIDDIQUE S/O- HAMID ALI R/O- JANGALIPARA 6: FATEMA KHATUN W/O- LT. JEHERUL ISLAM VILL- PACHANIAPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
7: SOHOR ALI S/O- ROHIM ALI VILL- PACHANIAPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
8: NAZRUL ISLAM S/O- MIAHCHAN ALI R/O- PACHANIAPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
9: CHUBUR UDDIN S/O- NIYAKAT ALI VILL- PACHANIAPARA
10: SHAHIDUL ISLAM S/O- FATIK ALI VILL-JANGALIPARA
11: NUR JAMAL HOQUE S/O- HANIF ALI VILL- PACHANIAPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
12: MUSHAUL ISLAM S/O- KHALILUR RAHMAN VILL- PACHANIAPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
13: AFRUJA KHATUN W/O- SOFIAR ALOM SIKDAR VILL- PACHANIAPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
14: KAMALA KHATUN W/O- HAIDAR ALI R/O VILL- JANGALIPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
15: MOYNAL HOQUE CHOUDHURY S/O- MIAHCHAN ALI R/O- PACHANIAPARA
16: FAKIR CHAND S/O- SHANTI FAKIR R/O- PACHANIAPARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
17: ARFAN KHAN S/O- RUMEJ KHAN R/O- PACHANIAPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
18: MD. ISMAIL ALI S/O- BASHIR ALI R/O- PACHANIAPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
19: RAHIMA SIKDAR W/O- ABDUR ROUF VILL- PACHANIAPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
20: SHAHJAHAN ALI S/O- LATE FAZAL ALI VILL- PACHANIAPARA
21: MAINUL HOQUE S/O- NAWAB HOQUE VILL- PACHANIAPARA
22: RIYAJ UDDIN S/O- ABDUR RASHID VILL-JANGALIPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
23: HABEJ ALI S/O- MEGHA SHEIKH R/O- JANGALIPARA P.S- AZARA DIST KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
24: HALIMA KHATUN W/O- DELUWAR HUSSAIN R/O- JANGALIPARA P.S- AZARA DIST KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
25: JAYANAL ABIDIN S/O- ALI AJGAR VILL-JANGALIPARA
26: AYNAL HOQUE SON OF ABU BAKKAR SIDDIQUE VILL-JANGALIPARA
27: NUR JAHAN BEGUM W/O- MAZED ALI VILL- JANGALIPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
28: EYAD ALI S/O-ASHAN ALI VILL-JANGALIPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
29: AMZAD ALI S/O AJGAR ALI VILL JANGALIPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
30: MOFIDUL ISLAM S/O- ABUL HUSEN VILL-JANGALIPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
31: JAKIR HUSSAIN S/O- ABDUS SALAM VILL JANGALIPARA
32: ABDUL HOQUE S/O- AKBAR ALI VILL JANGALIPARA ASSAM
33: MIR HUSSAIN S/O-LATE HAZRAT ALI VILL-KAMARGAON P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
34: JULI BEGUM W/O- ARJU ALI VILL JANGALIPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
35: MALEK ALI S/O- ABDUL ALI VILL- JANGALIPARA P.S- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
36: SAMIRUL HOQUE S/O- NAZRUL ISLAM VILL DEURALI
37: RANJU BEGUM W/O SHOHIDUL ISLAM VILL JANGALIPARA PS AZARA DIST KAMRUP (M)
38: ANSER ALI SON OF LATE MUNSER ALI VILL JANGALIPARA PS AZARA DIST KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
39: MATLIB ALI S/O- FIROJ ALI VILL- PACHANIAPARA P.Z- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSAM
40: NURUL ISLAM S/O- MARFAT ALI VILL- PACHANIAPARA P.Z- AZARA DIST.- KAMRUP(M)
ASSA VERSUS THE GOVT OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS REPRESENTED BY ITS COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, GOVT. OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GUWAHATI
2:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER KAMRUP (M) AT GUWAHATI
3:THE CO-DISTRICT COMMISSIONER JALIKBARI CO-DISTRICT KAMRUP (M) AT JALUKBARI GUWAHATI-13
4:THE CIRCLE OFFICER AZARA REVENUE CIRCLE DIST KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM. PIN CODE 78101 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. J AHMED, S RAHMAN,MR. R ISLAM,MR S ISLAM,MR. A ALI Advocate for the Respondent : SC, REVENUE, GA, ASSAM BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI
ORDER
11.03.2026 Heard Shri J. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Shri N.
Goswami, learned State Counsel and Shri R. Borpujari, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue Department.
2. 40 nos. of petitioners have joined together in this petition seeking the following relief:
“ PRAYERS In the premises of aforesaid fa