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

                          Case No. : WP(C)/2026/2026

         DULAL DAIMARY AND 35 ORS.
         SON OF UTTAM DAIMARY, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE UTTAR BURIKHAMAR,
         POST OFFICE- PANBARI, POLICE STATION- PANBARI, DISTRICT-CHIRANG,
         BTR, ASSAM, PIN-783391

         2: APURBA BASUMUTARY
          SON OF GANESH BASUMUTARY
         RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HANCHARA
          POST OFFICE-HANCHARA
          POLICE STATION-BIJNI
          DISTRICT- CHIRANG
          BTR
         ASSAM
          PIN-783391

         3: MIZING BORO
          SON OF SASTI BORO
          RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NIZ BETNA
          POST OFFICE-KERPABHITHA
          POLICE STATION-GORESWAR DISTRICT- TAMULPUR
          BTR
         ASSAM PIN-781366

         4: KAMAL KRISHNA MAJUMDAR
          SON OF LATE PRASANNA MAJUMDAR
          RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NO. 2 GORESWAR
          POST OFFICE-GORESWAR
          POLICE STATION- GORESWAR
          DISTRICT-TAMULPUR
          BTR
         ASSAMPIN-781366

         5: SUJU KUMAR GAYARI
          SON OF PANINDRA GAYARI
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RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHANGNAMARI
POST OFFICE-PANBARI
POLICE STATION- PANBARI
DISTRICT- CHIRANG
BTR
ASSAMPIN-783391

6: RIPUNJOY DEKA
 SON OF REBAKANTA DEKA
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-RONGMAHAL
 POST OFFICE- KERPABHITA
 POLICE STATION- GORESWAR
 DISTRICT- TAMULPUR
 BTR
ASSAM
PIN-781366

7: GWHWM BASUMATARY
 SON OF SATISH BASUMATARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DAHALA PARA
POST OFFICE- BIJNI
 POLICE STATION- BIJNI
 DISTRICT-CHIRANG BTR
ASSAM
 PIN-783390

8: SANKARJYOTI BASUMATARY
 SON OF LATE GAJEN BASUMATARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DAKSHIN DONGAR GAON
 POST OFFICE- KALCHENI
 POLICE STATION-TAMULPUR
 DISTRICT- TAMULPUR
 BTR
ASSAM PIN-781368

9: ADHIR BISWAS
 SON OF SUBHAS BISWAS
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NO. 1 BAGARIKHUTI
 POST OFFICE-BAGARIKHUTI
 POLICE STATION-TAMULPUR
 DISTRICT TAMULPUR
 BTR
ASSAM PIN-781368

10: PUKEN MANDAL
 SON OF DAYAL MANDAL
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JOYPUR
 POST OFFICE- BAGARIKHUTI
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POLICE STATION-TAMULPUR
DISTRICT TAMULPUR
BTR
ASSAM PIN-781368

11: BIDYUT BASUMATARY
 SON OF BHUPEN BASUMATARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE 3 NO. DIHIRA
POST OFFICE-DIHIRA
 POLICE STATION- BARBARI
 DISTRICT- TAMULPUR
 BTR
ASSAM PIN-781372

12: MRITUNJOY BASUMATARY
 SON OF AMAL BASUMATARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE GOSSAIGAON W/NO. 3
 POST OFFICE-GOSSAIGAON
 POLICE STATION- GOSSAIGAON
 DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR
 BTR
ASSAM PIN- 783360

13: RANGJALU MUCHAHARY
 SON OF MAHEN MUCHAHARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-KHAMARGURI
POST OFFICE-BOROBAZAR
 POLICE STATION- BIJNI
 DISTRICT- CHIRANG
 BTR
ASSAM PIN-783393.

14: SANSUMA BARO
 SON OF MOHAN BARO
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DONGPAR
 POST OFFICE-JALAGHAT
 POLICE STATION- SIMLA
 DISTRICT- TAMULPUR
 BTR
ASSAM PIN-781368

15: SANJIB NARZARY
 SON OF SURENDRA NARZARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE 2 NO. BHALATAL
 POST OFFICE-BHALATAL
 POLICE STATION-BIJNI
 DISTRICT- CHIRANG
 BTR
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ASSAM PIN-783390.

16: JATIN MANDAL
 SON OF NOWAI MANDAL
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KUMBHIJHAR
 POST OFFICE-NAGRIJULI
 POLICE STATION-TAMULPUR
 DISTRICT- TAMULPUR
 BTR
ASSAM PIN-781368

17: MUNNA BASUMATARY
 SON OF LATE MILAN BASUMATARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DAFALAPOTA
 POST OFFICE-DAFALAPOTA
 POLICE STATION-MAZBAT
 DISTRICT- UDALGURI
 BTR
ASSAM PIN-784114.

18: KRISHNA BASUMATARY
 SON OF LATE BATIRAM BASUMATARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- CHOTOMALGAON
 POST OFFICE- SILGARA
 POLICE STATION-KOKRAJHAR
 DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR
 BTR
ASSAM PIN-783371

19: BISHNURAM BORO
 SON OF SAHADEV BORO
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BAGIDWARA
 POST OFFICE- SULIAKATA
 POLICE STATION-PANBARI
 DISTRICT- CHIRANG
 BTR
ASSAMPIN-781317

20: KAMAL RAJBONGSHI
 SON OF BICHITRA RAJBONGSHI
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE- KADAMTALA
 POST OFFICE- BARAMA
 POLICE STATION-BARAMA
 DISTRICT-TAMULPUR
 BTR
ASSAM PIN-781346

21: SMTI JINA ROY
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DAUGHTER OF NAREN RAJBONGSHI
RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KADAMTALA
POST OFFICE- BARAMA
POLICE STATION- BARAMA
DISTRICT- TAMULPUR
BTR
ASSAMPIN-781346

22: MINISHRANG MOCHAHARI
 SON OF LATE HUKUR MOCHAHARI
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DHUPGURI
 POST OFFICE- ORANG
 POLICE STATION- ORANG
 DISTRICT-UDALGURI
 BTR
ASSAM PIN-784114

23: HIMAL SING RAY
 SON OF LEBEN CHANDRA RAY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE NO. 1 CHATIANGURI
 POST OFFICE- CHATIANGURI
 POLICE STATION-BIJNI
 DISTRICT- CHIRANG
 BTR ASSAM PIN-783390.

24: NABOJIT RAMCHIARY
 SON OF KATI RAM RAMCHIARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DHANBIL
 POST OFFICE- DHANBIL
 POLICE STATION- BARBARI
 DISTRICT TAMULPUR
 BTR
ASSAMPIN- 781371.

25: SWMKHWR DAIMARY
 SON OF BIREN CHANDRA DAIMARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BHUTUABARI
 POST OFFICE- CHATIANGURI
 POLICE STATION- BIJNI
 DISTRICT-CHIRANG
 BTR
ASSAMPIN-783390

26: RONOJIT RAMCHIARY
 SON OF KATI RAM RAMCHIARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DHANBIL
 POST OFFICE- DHANBIL
 POLICE STATION- BARBARI
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DISTRICT- TAMULPUR BTR
ASSAMPIN-781371

27: JAHIDUL AZOM
 SON OF AJBAHAR SHEIKH
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE HARBANGA GOSSAIGAON
 POST OFFICE-TULSHIBIL
 POLICE STATION-GOSSAIGAON
 DISTRICT- KOKRAJHAR
 BTR
ASSAM
PIN-783337

28: AKRAMUL HOQUE CHOUDHURY
 SON OF NAZRUL HOQUE
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BARUA PARA
POST OFFICE- K/BHOTGAON
 POLICE STATION- KOKRAJHAR
 DISTRICT-KOKRAJHAR
 BTR
ASSAM
PIN-783370

29: SUBILAL NARZARY
 SON OF BIRLAL MOHAN NARZARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE EAST DAISUMGURI
 POST OFFICE- NEHRU BAZAR
 POLICE STATION- BIJNI
 DISTRICT- CHIRANG
 BTR
ASSAM
PIN- 783390

30: DEEP JYOTI THAKURIA
 SON OF AMRIT THAKURIA
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE BOKRAJHAR BAGICHA
 POST OFFICE- TENGABARI
 POLICE STATION- KALAIGAON
 DISTRICT- UDALGURI
 BTR
ASSAM
PIN-784525

31: RWISUMWI NARZARY
 DAUGHTER OF DODIL NARZARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DIMAPUR
 POST OFFICE- JAMUGURI
 POLICE STATION- ORANG
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DISTRICT- UDALGURI
BTR
ASSAM
PIN-784114

32: DHRITIMAN RAY MEDHI
 SON OF DILIP KUMAR RAY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SIALMARI
 POST OFFICE- BIJNI
 POLICE STATION- BIJNI
 DISTRICT- CHIRANG
ASSAM
PIN- 783390

33: APURBA KUMAR RAY
 SON OF DHANESWAR RAY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SIALMARI DOHOLAPARAPOST OFFICE- BIJNI
 POLICE STATION- BIJNI
 DISTRICT- CHIRANG
 BTR
ASSAM
PIN-783390

34: MANJIT DAS
 SON OF SANKAR CHANDRA DAS
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE SIALMARI
 POST OFFICE- BIJNI
 POLICE STATION- BIJNI
 DISTRICT- CHIRANG
 BTR
ASSAMPIN- 783390

35: AFSAN SAFI ISLAM
 SON OF SAHIDUL ISLAM
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE DOLAIGAON
 POST OFFICE- BONGAIGAON
 POLICE STATION- BONGAIGAONDISTRICT-BONGAIGAON
ASSAMPIN-783382

36: SMTI NILA BASUMATARY
 DAUGHTER OF LATE SUREN BASUMATARY
 RESIDENT OF VILLAGE JENGAIGAON
 POST OFFICE-GOSSAINICHINA
 POLICE STATION-SERFANGURI
 DISTRICT KOKRAJHAR
 BTR ASSAMPIN- 783346

VERSUS
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            THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 4 ORS.
            REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM,
            ASSAM SECRETARIAT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, ASSAM 781006.

            2:THE ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
             REVENUE DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
             C- BLOCK
            THIRD FLOOR
            ASSAM SECRETARIAT
             DISPUR
             GUWAHATI
            ASSAM 781006

            3:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

             REVENUE DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
             C- BLOCK
             THIRD FLOOR
             ASSAM SECRETARIAT
             DISPUR
             GUWAHATI
             ASSAM 781006

            4:THE DIRECTOR OF LAND RECORDS AND SURVEYS ETC
            ASSAM RUPNAGAR
             GUWAHATI
            ASSAM-781032.

            5:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
             BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL

             BODOFA NWGWR
             BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL SECRETARIAT
             KOKRAJHAR
             BODOLAND TERRITORIAL REGION
             ASSAM 783370

Advocate for the Petitioner   : MR. T DEURI, MRS. R S DEURI,MS. L WANGSA,U
BHARADWAJ

Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, REVENUE,SC, BTC
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                                   BEFORE
                  HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

                                            ORDER

Date : 07.04.2026

Heard Mr. T. Deuri, learned counsel, appearing for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. S. Dutta, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue & Disaster Management Department.

2. The petitioners by way of instituting the present writ petition, has presented a challenge to the provisions of Sub Rule 1(A) of Rule 5 of the Assam Land Records Subordinate Service (Amendment) Rules, 2023.

3. A challenge being presented to a Rule, formulated under the Article 309 of the Constitution of India, the matter is to be considered by a Division Bench of this Court. Accordingly, Registry to examine the matter and list the present writ petition before the appropriate Bench.

4. As urgency has been expressed in the matter by the learned counsel for the

petitioners, Registry to list this matter during the week starting from 20 th of April, 2026, on a date to be fixed by it.

JUDGE

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