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Gauhati High Court
Abdul Khalek And 67 Ors vs The State Of Assam And 10 Ors. To Be ... on 2 April, 2026
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GAHC010069162026
2026:GAU-AS:4875-DB
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WA/99/2026
1: ABDUL KHALEK AND 67 ORS
S/O ABDUL BAREK, A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL, P.O.-
MERAPANI, P.S- MERAPANI, DIST.- GOLAGHAT, ASSAM
2: ABDUL HASEN
S/O LT. ABDUL SALAM A RESIDENT OF VILL -NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
3: ABDUL MOTLIB
S/O LT. ABDUL SALAM A RESIDENT OF VILL -NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
4: SAMSUL ALI
S/O SAHABUDDIN A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
5: ABUL HUSSAIN
S/O SAMSUL ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL -NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
6: ABDUL ROHIM
S/O NEGBOR ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
7: NABI HUSSAIN
S/O LT. AMJED ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
8: JOYNUDDIN
S/O LT. SARMAMUD A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
9: JOYNAL ABEDIN
S/O- LT. JABDUL SEKH A RESIDENT OF VILL -NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
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P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
10: ABDUL HAMID
S/O LT. AHMOD ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
11: MIRU HUSSAIN
S/O LT. AMJAT ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
12: NURUL ISLAM
S/O LT. AHMAD ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
13: ABDUL MOTLIB
S/O LT. SAHAMAT ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
14: ABDUL SATTAR
S/O SAHAMAT ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
15: MOJIBUR RAHMAN
S/O LATE SAMAD ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
16: HOBIBUR RAHMAN
S/O LATE SAMAD ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
17: AJIBUR RAHMAN
S/O LATE SAMAD ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S-MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
18: SAHAD ALI
S/O ISMAIL ALI @ ISMAILE A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
19: ABDUL KADIR
S/O SABED A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
20: JAHAD ALI
S/O ISMAIL ALI @ ISMAMILE A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
21: YAKUB ALI
S/O ABDUL JABBER A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
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P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
22: ABDUL RAJAK
S/O AMJAT ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
23: YUSUF ALI
S/O LATE LUKMAN ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
24: ALLAL UDDIN
S/O ABDUL ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
25: ABDUL MAJID
S/O LT. ALIMUDDIN MAJID A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
26: RAHIM UDDIN
S/O LT. AMJAT ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
27: AMIR HUSSAIN
S/O LT. MOHAJAN HUSSAIN A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
28: SAMAR UDDIN AHMED
S/O JAYNAL ABEDIN A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
29: ROFIZ UDDIN
S/O LT. MIRAJ ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
30: MUSTAFA ALI
S/O LT. SULEMAN ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
31: ABUL BASAR
S/O LT. SAFIQUL ISLAM A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
32: RAFIQUL ISLAM
S/O LT. IDRISH ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
33: ABUSAMA ALI
S/O LT. RUSTAM ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
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P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
34: ANARUL HUSSAIN
S/O LT. MOJIBUR RAHMAN A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
35: ABDUL SALAM
S/O LT. AMCHAR ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
36: ABDUL KADIR
S/O AHMAD ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
37: MAINUL HAQUE
S/O LATE ILAHI BAKHS A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
38: ISRAFIL ALI
S/O LT. JALAL UDDIN A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
39: ABDUL JALIL
S/O IBRAHIM ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
40: ABDUL JABBER
S/O LT. MEJACHIN SHEIKH A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
41: HASEN KAZI
S/O LT. PACHAN ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
42: IKRAJUL HAQUE
S/O LT. OMAR KAJI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
43: HABIBUR RAHMAN
S/O LATE CHAMAR ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
44: FURKAN ALI
S/O KAJIMUDDIN ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
45: MAJIBUR RAHMAN
S/O LT. CHAMAR ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
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P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
46: NUR HUSSAIN
S/O OCHAMAN ALI @ OSMAN ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2
NEGHERIBILL P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
47: ABBACH ALI @ ABBAS ALI
S/O LT. HACHEN ALI @ HASEN ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2
NEGHERIBILL P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
48: ABDUL JABBER
S/O JOYNAL ABEDIN A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
49: ABDUL BAREK
S/O LT. JUBED ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
50: RAHAM ALI
S/O LT. AMCHAR ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
51: YUSUF ALI
S/O LT. NEKABAR ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
52: MAMUD ALI
S/O LT. ISMAIL ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
53: FAKR UDDIN
S/O LATE JAHUR UDDIN A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
54: MAINUL HAQUE
S/O SAIDUR RAHMAN A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
55: ABDUL ALI
S/O SAHAB UDDIN A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
56: SAIDUL RAHMAN
S/O LATE HUSSAIN ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
57: AJAN ALI
S/O JAYMAT ALI A RESIDENT OF VILL- NO. 2 NEGHERIBILL
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P.O.- MERAPANI P.S- MERAPANI DIST.- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
58: ABDUS SALAM
S/O ABDUL HAMID
VILL- GELAJAN DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.
59: FAIJUL HOQUE
S/O JALAL UDDIN
VILL- GELAJAN DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.
60: JAKIR HUSSAIN
S/O KARI ISMAIL
VILL- GELAJAN DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.
61: HARIS ALI
S/O CHAMAR @ SAMAR ALI
VILL- GELAJAN DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.
62: SAMSUL HAQUE
S/O ROMJAN ALI
VILL- GELAJAN DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.
63: KAPIL UDDIN
S/O CHABU SHAIKH VILL- GELAJAN DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.
64: ABUL HACHIM
S/O HABIJ UDDIN VILL- GELAJAN DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.
65: ABUL HUSSAIN
S/O MOIJUDDIN VILL- RAJAPUKHURI DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
66: AHMED ALI
S/O UMED ALI VILL- GELAJAN DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.
67: JAFAR ALI
S/O MAJIT ULLAH VILL- GELAJAN DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.
68: ABDUL MALIK
S/O PIJARU MALIK VILL- GELAJAN DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM
VERSUS
1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 10 ORS. TO BE REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF
SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, JANATA BHAWAN (ASSAM
SECRETARIAT COMPLEX), DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006
2:SPECIAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS DEPARTMENT JANATA BHAWAN (ASSAM
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SECRETARIAT COMPLEX) DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006
3:COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT JANATA
BHAWAN (ASSAM SECRETARIAT COMPLEX) DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006
4:PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF FOREST
FORCE AND WILDLIFE O/O THE PCCF AND HOFF ASSAM ARANYA
BHAWAN PANJABARI GUWAHATI- 781037
5:DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER
GOLAGHAT DIVISION GOLAGHAT ASSAM
6:DISTRICT COMMISSIONER GOLAGHAT ASSAM
7:SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE GOLAGHAT ASSAM
8:CIRCLE OFFICER SARUPATHAR REVENUE CIRCLE GOLAGHAT ASSAM.
9:CIRCLE OFFICER GOLAGHAT REVENUE CIRCLE GOLAGHAT ASSAM
10:OFFICER IN CHARGE URIAMGHAT POLICE STATION GOLAGHAT
ASSAM.
11:OFFICER IN CHARGE MERAPANI POLICE STATION GOLAGHAT ASSAM
For the Appellant(s) : Mr. A.R. Bhuyan, Advocate.
For the Respondent(s) : Mr. P.N. Goswami, Additional Advocate General, Assam for
respondent Nos.1, 2, 4 & 5.
: Ms. N. Bordoloi, Standing Counsel, Revenue & Disaster Management
Department for respondent No.3.
: Mrs. S. Sarma, Junior Government Advocate, Assam for respondent
Nos.6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 11.
-B E F O R E -
HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
02.04.2026
(Ashutosh Kumar, CJ)
The appellants before the learned Single Judge had prayed for
revisiting the decision of the authorities to evict them from the so called
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forest land and had also sought for an interim protection, which was
refused by the learned Single Judge.
Mr. P.N. Goswami, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam
submits that before the learned Single Judge, it was undertaken on
behalf of the State that the writ petition shall be replied and till the
elections, no eviction would take place.
The learned Single Judge, after refusing the interim prayer,
directed the matter to be listed on 07.04.2026.
Mr. Goswami submits that before that date, the affidavit on
behalf of the State shall be filed.
In view of such clear statement made by Mr. Goswami, learned
Additional Advocate General, Assam that no eviction shall take place till
the elections on 09.04.2026 and the learned Single Judge having fixed
the writ petition on 07.04.2026 for hearing, we do not find any necessity of
even looking at the facts of the case for questioning the correctness of
the order refusing the interim prayer.
With the above observation, the writ appeal stands closed.
JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE
Comparing Assistant
