Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 2677 Gua
Judgement Date : 11 August, 2025
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GAHC010010402021
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/313/2021
HAREN DUTTA AND 10 ORS
S/O- LT. PUHIRAM DUTTA, VILL- PAHUMARA, P.O. PAHUMARA, P.S. NORTH
LAKHIMPUR, DIST.- LAKHIMPUR, PIN- 787031
2: KUMUD DUTTA
S/O- LT. KALIRAM DUTTA
VILL- PAHUMARA
P.O. PAHUMARA
P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
PIN- 787031
3: JAGAT CHETRY @ JAGAT BAHADUR CHETRY
S/O- LT. GHANASHYAM CHETRY
VILL- PAHUMARA
P.O. PAHUMARA
P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
PIN- 787031
4: UTTAM GOGOI
S/O- LT. BHOLANATH GOGOI
VILL- PAHUMARA
P.O. PAHUMARA
P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
PIN- 787031
5: DILIP GOGOI
S/O- LT. BHOLANATH GOGOI
VILL- PAHUMARA
P.O. PAHUMARA
P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
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PIN- 787031
6: AJIT SAIKIA
S/O- LT. DEHIRAM SAIKIA
NAKARI
WARD NO.-
P.O. LAKHIMPUR
P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
PIN- 787031
7: KHIRA SAIKIA
D/O- LT. DEHIRAM SAIKIA
W/O- SRI BIMAL CH. SAIKIA
NAKARI WARD NO. 5
P.O. LAKHIMPUR
P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
PIN- 787001
8: MINEDHAR KONWAR
S/O- LT. LAKHINDAR KONWAR
VILL- BAMUNDOLONI
P.O. PAHUMARA
P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
PIN- 787031
9: DHANESWAR TAMULI PHUKAN
S/O- LT. MUKUTA TAMULI PHUKAN
BIJAYNAGAR
WARD NO. 14
P.O. KHELMATI
P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
PIN- 787031
10: MRIDUL DUTTA
S/O- LT. NAGEN DUTTA
VILL- PAHUMARA
P.O. PAHUMARA
P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
PIN- 787031
11: GULAP CHAND MALLAH @ GULAB CHAND MALLAH
S/O- LT. RAMADHAR MALLAH
VILL- PAHUMARA
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P.O. PAHUMARA
P.S. NORTH LAKHIMPUR
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
PIN- 78703
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS
REP. BY CHIEF SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DISPUR, GHY-06
2:THE COMM. AND SECY. TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM
REVENUE AND DM (LR) DEPTT.
DISPUR
GHY
KAMRUP (M)
ASSAM
PIN- 781006
3:THE COLLECTOR/DY. COMMISSIONER
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 787001
4:THE ADDL. DY. COMMISSIONER
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 787001
5:THE CIRCLE OFFICER
REVENUE CIRCLE
NOWBOICHA
NOWBOICHA
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 787031
6:THE MOUZADAR
NOWBOICHA MOUZA
NOWBOICHA
DIST.- LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN- 78703
Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. C BARUAH, MS A DEURI,MR A BORUAH,MR. R BORO
Advocate for the Respondent : SC, REVENUE, GA, ASSAM
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Linked Case : WP(C)/4925/2020
SATAJAN MEENPALAN O UDDYAN KHETRA
HAVING OFFICE AND PLACE BUSINESS AT VILL. AND P.O. PAHUMARA
DIST. LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN-787031
REP. BY ITS GENERAL SECRETARY SRI UTTAM KUMAR GOGOI.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS
REP. BY CHIEF SECRETRY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-781006.
2:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEALD OF
FOREST FORCE
ASSAM
REHABARI
GUWAHATI.
3:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS (WILDLIFE)
ASSAM
BASISTHA
GUWAHATI-781029.
4:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER
LAKHIMPUR
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
5:THE DY. COMMISSIONER
LAKHIMPUR
NORTH LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
6:THE DISTRICT FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT OFFICER
NAOBOISA DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
DIST. LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM.
7:THE OFFICER IN CHARGE
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CHILANIBARI POLICE STATION
DIST. LAKHIMPUR
ASSAM
PIN-787031.
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Advocate for : MR. C BORUAH
Advocate for : GA
ASSAM appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
ORDER
Date : 11.08.2025
Mr. J Handique, learned counsel for the District Commissioner submits that the District Commissioner would like to file a comprehensive affidavit including the response to the stand taken by the Forest Department that committee constituted in terms of the judgment and order dated 16.02.2010 passed in PIL No.6/2007 (Shri Uday Shankar Hazarika Vs. the State of Assam and others) has opined that the establishment/creation of Bird Sanctuary may not be feasible inasmuch as the notice under section 3(1) of the Assam Land (Requisition & Acquisition) Act, 1964 was issued for the purpose of creation of Bird Sanctuary.
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