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

                           Case No. : WP(C)/862/2026

         SANJAY CHANDRA ROY AND 140 ORS.
         C/O AMAL CHANDRA ROY,
         R/O W /NO 9, VTC BILASIPARA, PO BILASIPARA, DIST DHUBRI, PIN 783348,
         ASSAM

         2: TALEB ALI
          CO MOYDAN ALI
          RANGMATI PT I
          CHAUTARA
          DIST DHUBRI
         ASSAM
          PIN 783339

         3: AKKAS ALI
          C/O MAHIJ SHEIKH
         VILL FULERCAHR PART II
          FULECHAR
          DIST SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR
         ASSAM
          PIN 783135

         4: AMZAD ALI
          CO MEHER ALI
         VILL NAYAGAON
          DIST SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR
          JHOWDANGA PT II
          DHUBRI
         ASSAM
          PIN 783131

         5: SHAHEN NARZARY
          CO KHANDARAM NARZARY
          SIMULTAPU
          PGR
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DIST KOKRAJHAR
PIN 783361

6: GUNADHAR NATH
 CO PRAKASH NATH
 87
 PWD ROAD
 LP SCHOOL
 FAKIRGRAM
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783345

7: SANJIT KUMAR RAY
 CO HIRALAL RAY
VTC FUTKIBARI MEDHIPARA
 PO FUTKIBARI
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783345

8: RANJIT RAY
 CO TARU RAY
 GOSSAIGAON I
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783360

9: DIPAK DAS
 CO SURESH CHANDRA DAS
 DUTORI
 DIST CHIRANG
ASSAM
 PIN 783390

10: SRI BUDHESWAR RAY
 C/O LT LALIT RAY
VILL NAWAPARA
 PO MONGALIAN BAZAR
 DIST CHIRANG
 BTAD
ASSAM

11: BIPUL BARMAN
 CO BENIMADHAB BARMAN
 WARD NO 2
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
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PIN 783370

12: MUKUL KUMAR KALITA
 CO PULIN BIHARI DAS
VILL ROWMARI PT 7
 PO CHAPAR
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783371

13: INSAN KHAN
 CO AZAHAR ALI
 POST SILGARA
TINTILA
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783348

14: HARESWAR RABHA
 CO ANATH RABHA
 MARSHULJHORA
 LALMATI PT I
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783332

15: RAMESH CHANDRA BRAHMA
 CO NARENDRA NATH BRAHMA
 MOLANDUBI
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783334

16: TIKENDRA NATH LAMA
 CO KALI BAHADUR LAMA
 SILTOKAPT II
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783334

17: MONORANJAN BRAHMA
 CO RAJENDRA NATH BRAHMA
 BASHBARI PT 2
 BASHBARI
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783337

18: RANJAN BASUMATARY
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CO MANGLA
BOROBADHA
DINGDINGA
DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN 783333

19: ARUN GOYARY
 CO RAMESH GAYARI
 SINGIMARI NO 1
VTC BHUMKA FV
 PO BHUMKA
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783337

20: THANESHWAR BRAHMA
 CO HAREN BRAHMA
VILL BOROBADHA
VTC DINGDINGA
 PO DINGDINGA
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783333

21: LALMAHAN KARMAKAR
 CO SYAM KARMAKAR
 HECHPECH
VTC SATYAPUR FV
 PO SATYAPUR
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783360

22: SAMENDRA BRAHMA
 CO NARESWAR BRAHMA
VTC HAKMA FV
 PO GOSSAIGAON
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783360

23: SANJIT BASUMATARY
 CO BAMACHARAN BASUMATARY
 NILAIJHORA FV
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783360
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24: PRITHI MARDI
 CO LORDHO MARDI
 MALBHOG
VTC KACHUAGAON
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

25: JUNU BALA MUSHAHARY
 CO BILIPANG ISLARY
 KACHUAGAON FV
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

26: PURENDRA NATH BRAHMA
 CO SAMBHU CHARAN BRAHMA
 DANGARKUTI
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783347

27: GAUTAM BASUMATARY
 CO RABIRAM BASUMATARY
VILL NO 2
 LOTAMARI
 LOTAMARI FV II
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

28: DHUMA MURMU
 CO BUDAY MURMU
VTC PAKIGURI FV
 PO SERFANGURI
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783346

29: AMAR CHANDRA ROY
 CO KRISHNA KANTA ROY
VILL SERFANGURI
 SERFANGURI I
 PO SERFANGURI
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783346
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30: JIBAN CHETRY
 CO LAL BAHADUR
ATHIABARI
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783346

31: PANA MARDI
 CO MATHA MARDI
 MAIBHOG FV
 KACHUAGAON
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

32: TARANI KANTA DAIMARAY
 CO SARBACHARAN DAIMARY
VILL DHANGURI
VTC GONGIA FV
 PO GONGIA
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

33: RANJAI BASUMATARY
 CO BHABEN BASUMATARY
 HOUSE NO 227
 NEAR MARUPARA LP SCHOOL
 KACHUAGAON
 BAZAR FV
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

34: DHARANIDHAR MUCHAHARY
 CO BIJENDRA MUCHAHARY
VILL LAOKRIGURI
 GONGIA FV
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

35: MAN BAHADUR SONARI
 CO JAY BAHADUR
VTC KACHUAGAON FV
 KACHUAGAON
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
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ASSAM
PIN 783350

36: SUTANDRA MUSHAHARY
 CO BIRENDRA MUSHAHARY
 KACHUAGAON FV
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

37: KAMIA BASUMATARY
 CO KARENDRA
TAKAMPUR FV
 PO TAKAMPUR
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

38: SUNIRAM SONA PAURIYA
 CO SHOM SONA PAORIA
BIJAYNAGAR FV
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

39: BABULAL MURMU
 CO CHERIFA MURMU
VTC RAMPUR FV
 PO KACHUAGAON
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

40: SATEN BASUMATARY
 CO CHANDRA RAIKHUMBARI FV
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

41: SAMAR SING BASUMATARY
 CO HAJANG BASUMATARY
 LOTAMARI IFV
 PO JALESWAR
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

42: ARJUN MURMU
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CO SHYAM MURMU
VILL NABINNAGAR FV
PO KACHUAGAON
DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN 783350

43: BISHNU ROY
 CO SALTA ROY
 BAMUNGAON PT I
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783348

44: RAHIM SHEIKH
 CO KHARITULLA SHEIKH
 RUPSHI PT I
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783331

45: DHAN KUMAR RABHA
 CO SADANANDA RABHA
VTC MADATI PHAR BASTI
 BASTI PT IV
 PO DEBOTOLA
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783339

46: SUSHIL KUMAR RAY
 SUDHIR CHANDRA RAY
 PO SHILAIRPAR
VILL CHARALDANGA
 PS GAURIPUR
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783331

47: NUR UDDIN SHEIKH
 CO AUWAL SHEIKH
VTC MATIBAG
 PO GAURIPUR
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783331

48: KASHU KUMAR MARAK
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CO RAGENDRA SANGMA
VILL BANYAGURI AJ KHANDA
PARBATJHORA
DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM

49: PULIN CHANDRA ROY
 CO HEDIA ROY
VTC RUPSHI PT III
 PO RUPSHI
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783331

50: JAGALAL RABIDAS
VTC KAMALARJHAR
 PO MOTERJHAR
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783334

51: ABDUL LATIF SHEIKH
 CO JOMIR SHEIKH
 RO CHARAIANGA
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783331

52: GANESH CHANDRA ADHIKARY
 CO SUSHIL CHANDRA ADHIKARY
VTC SUKATIKHATA
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783331

53: SHIBENDRA NATH ROY
 CO MOHAN ROY
 RO KURIPAR
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783334

54: BISWANATH BRAHMA
 CO MOTILAL
 RO VILL PAGLIJHORA
VTC BASHBARI
 PO BASHBARI
 DIST DHUBRI
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ASSAM
PIN 783337

55: NUR MAHAMMAD SHEIKH
 CO PRABAT ALI
 RO PAGLAGANI BALASHI
 PO PAGLAGHAT
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783334

56: RABI KANTA ROY
 CO PANIAL RAY
VTC LALKURA PT II
 PO SAHEBGANJ NAICHERKUTI
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783331

57: IMISON MARAK
 CO SEVENSING SANGMA
RO KAKRIKHOLA
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783336

58: DHIRAJ CHANDRA RAY
 CO BAYDHAR RAY
 ROUZANPETLA PT I
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783332

59: DUKASWAR RAVA
 CO UPENDRA NATH RABHA
 RO MOLANDUBI
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783334

60: MANAJ NARZARY
 CO JAISING NARZARY
 RO PANBARI I
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

61: RANJAN NARZARY
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CO PROMOD NARZARY
RO KHAGRABARI NEW
FV
DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
PIN 783350

62: JESAI MURMU
 CO MANGAL
 RO DHARDHAR FV
VTC DHORDHARA FV
 PO KACHUGAON
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

63: DEBEN NARZARY
 CO MANGAL NARZARY
 RO SINIMARI
GURUFELA FV
 GARUFELA BAZAR
DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783360

64: SOBIRAM NARZARY
 CO SIKIRAM NARZARY
VILL AND PO RAIMORA
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

65: RAHENDRA BASUMATARY
 CO LATE AGONSING BASUMATARY
 RO RAIMORA FV
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350

66: RABIRAM NARZARY
 CO TIPARSING NARZARY
 RO MOJATIGAON
VTC MANDATI
 PO SARAIBIL
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783350
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67: ABUL HUSSAIN
 CO ZINNAT ALI SK
 RO VILL TOMAKBARI PT II
 PO BARKANDA PS
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM

68: ASKOT ALI
 CO ANODDIN SHIEKH
 RO BARSHI PT I
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783345

69: MOZIOL HOQUE
 CO AZAZAN SHEIKH
 RO BARGIRAIRPAR
 BOROGIRAL
 BARKANDA
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783348

70: MUKUL CHANDRA DAS
 CO BHUPEN CHANDRA DAS
 RO UDMARI PT III
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783345

71: KASEM ALI
 CO ABUBAKKAR SHEIKH
 RO LAKHIGANJ
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783345

72: PUSPA ROY
 CO NISHIKANTA
 RO BAMUNGAON
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783348

73: SAIFUR RAHMAN
 CO JAFAR ALI
 RO 72N K
 NS17
                                 Page No.# 13/26

1513 NO PATHAN PARA LP SCHOOL
GERAMARI PT I
DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
PIN 783339

74: LAKHAN MURMU
 CO BARKA MURMU
 RO VTC SATYAPUR FV
 PO SATYAPUR
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783360

75: RANJIT KUMAR ROY
 CO LT NISHIKANTA ROY
 RO VILL JAMADARPARA
 RAINADABRI
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783370

76: AKHIL HARIJON
 CO JAILAL
 RO SRIRAMPUR I
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783361

77: PADMANATH ROY
 CO PANTESWAR ROY
 RO DAFARPUR
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 78334

78: MONSER ALI SK
 CO MANIRUDDIN ALI
 RO GUWABARI
 PO GUABARI
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783360

79: BENJAMIN TOPPO
 CO POLIKAR TOPPO
 RO HARAFUTA
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
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ASSAM
PIN 783361

80: LOREN EKKA
 CO BABULAL EKKA
 RO PADMABIL
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783360

81: SAMAR NARZARY
 CO UPENDRA NARZARY
 RO VILL SINGIMARI
GURUFELA FV
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783360

82: JULIASH AKKA
 CO SANIA AKKA
 RO OXIGURI FV
 RAIMORA
 DIST KOKRAJHAR

ASSAM
PIN 783350

83: SOFIOR RAHMAN
 CO SAHEBUDDIN
 RO UDMARI
 PT III
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783345

84: SANJOY KUMAR BRAHMA
 CO LADEM BRAHMA
 RO PAGLIJHORA PT I
 DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783337

85: AZAD ALI SHIEKH
 CO LT BHAMAR ALI
 RO VILL KACOKHANA
 PAGLAGANJ
 PO PAGLAHAT
 DIST DHUBRI
                           Page No.# 15/26

ASSAM
PIN 783334

86: UKHIL BRAHMA
 CO DUDURAM BRAHMA
 RO VILL MALATIJHORA
BANNYAGURI PT I
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783331

87: ARMAN ALI SHEIKH
 CO HEMAR ALI SHEIKH
 RO VTC DARCHUKA PT II
 PO SILAIRPAR
 SUB DIST DHUBRI
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783331
ASSAM

88: MONDAL ALI SHEIKH
 CO AFAJ UDDIN SHEIKH
 RO KHARAGHAT
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783349

89: RABINDRA HAJOWARY
 CO KHUDIRAM HAJOWARY
 RO VILL PANDHARAGAON
 PO BASHBARI
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
 PIN 783337
ASSAM

90: DWISLUNG BASUMATARY
 CO MARGAM BASUMATARY
 RO MADHYA KALUGAON
VTC SIMBARGAON
 PO SIMBARGAON
 SUB DIST KOKRAJHAR
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
 PIN 783370
ASSAM

91: SHAYAMBABU LAMA
 CO LT KAMODOSE LAMA
 RO VILL THARBARI
                               Page No.# 16/26

DIST KOKRAJHAR
PIN 783346
ASSAM

92: SABINDRA ISLARY
 RO HOUSE NO 34
VILL NALGIBARI
 PO SALAKATI
 KOKRAJHAR
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
 PIN 783369
ASSAM

93: SACHIN KUMAR NATH
 CO BANAMALI NATH
 CHORAIKHOLA PT I
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
 PIN 783376
ASSAM

94: PRATIVA ROY
 CO LAKHINDRA ROY
 RO VILL SALAKATI RAIL GATE
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
 PIN 783369
ASSAM

95: DAMASU RAY
 CO DAYARAM RAY
 RO VILL ATHIYABARI
 PO SERFANGURI
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
 PIN 783346
ASSAM

96: SATNARAYAN CHAUDHARY
 CO PREMLAL CHAUDHARY
 RO KALI MANDIR
 HALTUGAON
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783370

97: NILMANI BRAHMA
 CO LT BAINARAM BRAHMA
 160
 KODOMTOLA
 DIMALGAON
                          Page No.# 17/26

DIST KOKRAJHAR
PIN 783370
ASSAM

98: NABIN BASUMATARY
 CO BHIM BASUMATARY
 RO VILL LABANYAPUR
PO ULTAPANI
 KOKRAJHAR
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
 PIN 783370
ASSAM

99: TARANI KANTA DAS
 CO MANDAL CH DAS
 RO VILL KHURSHAKATI
 PO MALANDUBI
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
 PIN 783334
ASSAM

100: AYNAL HOQUE
 CO MONSER ALI
 RO CHOTOGIRAI
 DHUBRI
 PIN 783348
ASSAM

101: MONOWAR ALI
 CO NASER ALI
 RO SAULMARI
 DHUBRI
 PIN 783348
ASSAM

102: TOMEJ ALI
 CO MEHERUDDIN SK
 RO VILL KHAMAR
 PO BAGRIBARI
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
 PIN 783349
ASSAM

103: UTTAM KUMAR RABHA
 CO GAURIKANTA RABHA
 RO 3
DEBILOLA PT II
 DHUBRI
                               Page No.# 18/26

PIN 783339
ASSAM

104: SANSWAR MARAK
 CO RABAB SANGMA
 RO RANGAMATI
ALOMGANJ PT IX
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783339
ASSAM

105: JAMAL UDDIN SHEIKH
 CO HUSSAIN ALI
 RO KHORAGHAT
 BORKANDA
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783348
ASSAM

106: ELISON MARAK
 CO PRAN NATH SANGMA
 RO BAGHMARA
ALOMGANJ PT IX
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783339
ASSAM

107: DEB NARAYAN BARMAN
 CO CO PARESH BARMAN
 RO RAJAPARA PT I
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783349
ASSAM

108: ABDUL SOBUR
 CO ABDUL NAJID
 RO VILL CHRAKHAWA
 PO KALAPANI
 DIST SOUTH SALMARA
 PIN 783135
ASSAM

109: KHANINDRA BASUMATARY
 CO KAMALA KANTA BASUMATARY
 RO BARSHI PT II
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783345
ASSAM
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110: SIRAJUDDIN AHMED
 CO AYENUDDIN AHMED
 RO GOSSAIGAON
 WARD NO 4
 GOSSAIGAON
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
 PIN 783360
ASSAM

111: MANESHWAR MUSHAHARY
 CO GAJENDRA MUSHAHARY
 RO VILL MALGAON
 PO SILGARA
 PS KOKRAJHAR
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
 BTAD
 PIN 783348
ASSAM

112: BISHWAJIT KR DAS
 CO MANAMAHAN DAS
 RO DHANPUR
 VTC SURIPARA PT II
 PO SAPATGRAM
 SUB DIST BILASIPARA
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783337

113: ALOKESH BASUMATARY
 CO THERE BASUMATARY
 RO BAMUNGAON PT II
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783348

114: KARUNA KANTA RAY
 CO DHANSINGH RAY
 RO VTC BHAKATGAON
 PO CHAPAR
 SUB DIST CHAPAR
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783371
ASSAM

115: SHAHAJUDDIN SHEIKH
 CO ASKER ALI
                            Page No.# 20/26

RO SREEGRAM PT VI
DIST DHUBRI
PIN 783348
ASSAM

116: AZAD ALI SHEIKH
 CO ABUL HUSSAIN
 RO UDMARI PT II
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783345
ASSAM

117: SUNI RAM BASUMATARY
 CO KHADIRA BASUMATARY
 RO DAUKUBARI PT II
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783348
ASSAM

118: KHANTHAI BASUMATARY
 CO DHIR BASUMATARY
 RO BAMUNGAON PI II
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783348
ASSAM

119: PRADIP KUMAR NATH
 CO DHANESH NATH
 RO PO SASARGAON
 VTC SASARGAON PT I
 SUB DIST BILASIPARA
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783345
ASSAM

120: SAWON BASUMATARY
 CO LT KHOULA BASUMATARY
 RO VIL BAMUNGAON PT I
 PO SILGARA
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783348

121: MAZIBAR RAHMAN
 CO MOKSED ALI
 RO VTC JOLDOBAPT II
 PO PAGLAHAT
 SUB DIST GOLOKGANJ
                               Page No.# 21/26

DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
PIN 783334

122: KHUNGURSING BASUMATARY
 CO JAHEN BOSUMATARY
 RO MALGAON
 BILASIPARA
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783348

123: SUJIB KUMAR GAYARY
 CO NAMENDRA GAYARY
 RO VILL BATAGAON
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM
 PIN 783370

124: SAMSUL HOQUE
 CO SATTAR ALI
 RO 35
 17 NO NHW
 2066 NO HORIRDOL LP SCHOOL
 SALKOCHA
 SREEGRAM PT V
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783348
ASSAM

125: ABDUL HAI
 CO ASKER ALI
 RO SRIGRAM PT VI
VTC HATIPOTA PT I
 PO HATIPOTA
 SUB DIST BILASIPARA
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783348
ASSAM

126: GOPI CHANDRA DEBNATH
 CO GOLAK CHANDRA DEBNATH
 RO AMOLGANJ PT II
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783339

127: MOTIAR RAHMAN
                                   Page No.# 22/26

CO NAFULU SHEIKH
RO PO JAMDUAR
BAMUNGAON RIVER BLOCK
DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
PIN 783348

128: KASEM ALI
 CO RAJAB ALI
 RO BHASHANIGAON
 LIKHIGANJ BAZAAR
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783345
ASSAM

129: ANUJ CHANDRA ROY
 CO KAMAL CHANDRA ROY
 RO HAKAM PT 2
 HAKAMA PT I
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783348

130: INSAN ALI
 CO NUR ISLAM SHEIKH
 RO 267 PWD ROAD
 1680 NO CHILKI KHATA LP SCHOOL
 BAMUMGAON
 RIVER BLOCK
 BILASIPARA
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783348
ASSAM

131: RAMCHANDRA RAY
 CO CHANDRA GOPAL RAY
 RO PO DHORARGHAT
 SAHEBGANJ
 NAICHARKUTI
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783331

132: SANANTA KUMAR RABHA
 CO DARASTA RABHA
 RO DHOLAGAON PT I
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
 PIN 783339
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ASSAM

133: FAJAL HOQUE
 CO ABUL HUSSAIN
 RO VTC SREEGRAM PT VI
 PO HATIPOTA
 SUB DIST CHAPAR
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783348
ASSAM

134: DWIJEN NARZARY
 CO ISMAIL CHENARAM NARZARY
 RO VILL MALGAON
 BAMUNGAON PT II
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783348

135: NUR RAHMAN SHEIKH
 CO ISMAIL ISMAIL HAZI
RO VILL BELTARI
VTC SONALUGURI
 PO RANIGANJ
 SUB DIST BILASIPARA
 DIST DHUBRI
 PIN 783345
ASSAM

136: SOPIAL SHEIKH
 CO SAHABUDDIN
 RO VTC AMALGANJ PT IX
 PO ALAMGANJ
 SUB DIST DHUBRI
 DIST DHUBRI
ASSAM
 PIN 783339

137: BINOD CHANDRA MINJ
 CO SUKRA MINJ
 RO VILL SUBAIJHAR
 PO HOLTOGAON
 DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM

138: KAUSHIK HAZOWARY
 CO GONESH HAZOWARY
 RO VILL CHOTTO BINOYAKHATA
                                                  Page No.# 24/26

PO BINOYAKHATA
DIST KOKRAJHAR
ASSAM

139: BISHWA NATH RAY
 CO MADHAB CHANDRA RAY
 R O RUPSHI
 PT III
 DHUBRI
 PIN 783331
ASSAM

140: ABDUL ZALIL MOLLAH
 SO ABDUL AWAL MOLLAH
 RO VILL JANGAL CHARIALI
 PO KALAPANI
 DIST SOUTH SALMARA
 PIN 783135

141: KISHOR KUMAR MEDHI
 C/O LATE MOHAN CHANDRA MEDHI
VILL CHAIBARI
 PO PUB REHABARI
 DIST BARPET

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS.
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVT
OF ASSAM , ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT, DISPUR,
GUWAHATI 781006

2:THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY

GOVT OF ASSAM
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI 6

3:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST

ASSAM
RIHABARI
GUWAHATI 781008

4:THE BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL (BTC)

REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
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             KOKRAJHAR
             ASSAM

            5:THE COUNCIL HEAD DEPARTMENT OF FOREST

             BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL
             KOKRAJHAR
             ASSAM

            6:THE CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST

             BODOLAND TERRITORIAL COUNCIL
             KOKRAJHAR
             ASSA

Advocate for the Petitioner   : MR. B K SARMA, S DIHINGIA,MRS. T BARMAN

Advocate for the Respondent : SC, FOREST, SC, BTC,SC, FINANCE




                                    BEFORE
                     HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOUMITRA SAIKIA

                                         ORDER

18.02.2026 Heard Mr. B.K. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner.

2. The petitioners in this present writ petition are presently serving as casual workers under the various Forest Divisions in the BTC Area. They have rendered their services for more than 32 years without any break. It is the claim of the petitioners that they were engaged in the forest department prior to 1993. It is further submitted that they have been discharging their duties in various forest divisions, forest ranges, forest beat Offices under the Government of Assam pertaining to duties entrusted to them like patrolling duties, computer operations, maintaining official and non-official works, camping duties and wild life duties etc. But insptie of rendering such services their cases have been not been considered for regularization. Being aggrieved the present writ petition has Page No.# 26/26

been filed.

3. The learned counsel for the petitioners has referred to several judgments of the Apex Court in support of his contentions and submits that where there has been continuous rendering of services by such casual workers then the State should make all attempts to ensure that they are regularized in services and necessary posts should be created to accommodate such workers, that not having being done, the present writ petition has been filed.

4. The learned counsel for the respondents submit that at this stage they would like to require instructions in this matter. Accordingly, let notices be issued returnable within four weeks.

5. Ms. B. Bora, learned Standing Counsel, BTC appears for the respondent Nos. 4, 5 and 6; Mr. P. Nayak, learned Addl. Advocate General appears for the respondent No.2 and Ms. B. Das, learned Standing Counsel, Finance Department appears for the respondent Nos. 1 and 3.

6. Since the respondents Nos. 1 to 6 are duly represented, notices waived. However, extra copies be furnished within a period of one week from today.

7. The respondents shall complete their instructions and file necessary affidavits in the meantime, if so advised.

8. Matter be listed after returnable date.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant