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Gauhati High Court
Page No.# 1/17 vs The State Of Assam And Othrs on 9 February, 2026
Author: Devashis Baruah
Bench: Devashis Baruah
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GAHC010006852026
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/674/2026
MD AJGAR ALI ALIAS AJAGAR ALI
S/O-SHUKUR MAMUD, R.O-VILL-DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR, P.O-
DUBAPARA, P.S-MORNAI, DIST-GOALPARA, ASSAM, PIN-783101
2: SAJAHAN BADASHA ALIAS SARJAHAN BADSHA
SO ABDUL KASHEM ALIAS KASHEM ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
3: FAJAR ALI ALIAS EAJAR ALI
SO LT PASAN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
4: AKBOR ALI ALIAS AKBAR ALI
SO ABDUS SALAM ALIAS ABDUL SALAM
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
5: MESER ALI
SO ABDUL KARIM
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
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PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
6: ABDUL HAI
SO AJAHAR ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
7: HABIBAR RAHMAN
SO ABDUL GAFUR
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
8: ARFAN ALI
SO JAGIR ALI ALIAS JAKIR ALI ALIAS HUSSAIN
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
9: DELBAR HUSSAIN
SO AJAD ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
10: SUBAHAN ALI ALIAS ABDUS SUBAHAN ALI
SO JAMSED ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
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ASSAM
PIN 783101
11: SAHA ALOM ALIAS SHA ALOM
SO HASEN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
12: SAHAR ALI
SO ABDUS CHALAM
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
13: MOFIDUL ISLAM
SO ARFAN ALI
RO RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
14: INSAN ALI
SO ABDUS CHALAM
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
15: IDRISH ALI
SO CHOBAHAN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
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16: AKBAR ALI
SO ABDUL KARIM MUNSHI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
17: ABUL HUSSAIN ALIAS ABDUL HUSSAIN
SO JAMCHED ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
18: SAHAJUDDIN ALIAS SAHAZ UDDIN
SO LT ABDUL HAMID
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
19: RUSTAM ALI ALIAS ROSTAM ALI
SO MOKCHED ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
20: KHARAMUJ ALI ALIAS FARAJ ALI
SO ABDUS CHALAM
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
21: HARAN ALI ALIAS HAREN ALI
SO KUTU SHEIKH
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
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PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
22: ATOR ALI
SO AJAD ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
23: SAMSUL HOQUE
SO ABUL HUSSAIN
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
24: SAJIM UDDIN
SO ABDUS CHALAM
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
25: ROFIKUL ISLAM
SO ARFAN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
26: JAKIR HUSSAIN
SO AJGAR ALI ALIAS AJAGAR ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
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ASSAM
PIN 783101
27: JAYANAL ABEDIN
SO AJGAR ALI ALIAS AJAGAR ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
28: REJJAK ALI
SO NUR ISLAM
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
29: ROHAM ALI
SO LT SAMEJ UDDIN
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
30: BASER ALI
SO SAHAR ALI ALIAS SHOHAR ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
31: MOFIDUL ISLAM
SO SOBAHAN ALI ALIAS ABDUS SUBAHAN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
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32: CHAPURI KHATUN
WO CHURAMAN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
33: MANOWAR HUSSAIN
SO SOBAHAN ALI ALIAS ABDUS SUBAHAN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
34: TARIFJAN BEWA
WO CHORHAB ALI PARAMANIK
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
35: SAKET ALI ALIAS SOKAD ALI
SO ABDUL KASHEM ALIAS KASHEM ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
36: MALLIKA KHATUN ALIAS MOLIKA KHATUN
WO NOUSAD ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
37: DELEKJAN NESA ALIAS DELJAN BEWA
WO LT AJAD ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
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PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
38: BOHIDUL ISLAM
SO ARFAN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
39: MOTALEB ALI ALIAS MODLEB ALI
SO ABDUL SALAM
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
40: JAHIRUL ISLAM
SO KURPAN ALI ALIAS KURBAN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
41: HAFIJUL HOQUE ALIAS HABIZUL HOQUE
SO NUR ISLAM
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
42: JABDUL HAI
SO AJAHAR ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
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ASSAM
PIN 783101
43: MOYNAL HOQUE
SO SOBAHAN ALI ALIAS ABDUS SUBAHAN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
44: SOMED ALI
SO HABIBAR RAHMAN
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
45: LALCHAN ALI
SO JOYNAL ABEDIN
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
46: REHENA BEGUM ALIAS RAHANA BEGUM
DO ABDUR RASHID
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
47: NIJAM ALI ALIAS NIJAM UDDIN
SO ABDUS CHALAM
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
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48: SARBESH ALI
SO HACHEN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
49: DARBESH ALI
SO HACHEN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
50: ANOWAR ALI
SO ARMAN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
51: ASAN ALI
SO FAJAR ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
52: HANIF ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
53: SATTAR ALI
SO FAJAR ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
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PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
54: AMBIYA KHATUN
WO SHUKUR ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
55: ABDUS SAMAD ALIAS SAMAD ALI
SO JAMSED ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
56: CHAIDUL ISLAM
SO HABIBAR RAHMAN
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
57: ARMAN ALI
SO SAMAN ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
58: HASEN ALI
SO ABDUR RASHID ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
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PIN 783101
59: FULBAR ALI
SO ABDUS SAMAD
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
60: JOYNAL ABEDIN
SO LT GUTU SHEIKH
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
61: ACHUR UDDIN
SO LT KUTU SHEIKH
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
62: SAMSUDDIN ALI ALIAS SAMCHUDDIN
SO ABUL HUSSAIN
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
63: NUR ISLAM
SO JOYNAL ABEDIN
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
64: ROHIMA BEGUM
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DO AJAD ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
65: SAHAR ALI
SO SOHOR ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
66: ANOWARA BEGUM
WO SOBAHAN ALI ALIAS ABDUS SUBAHAN ALI
DO ANTU SHEIKH
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
67: SHAHIDA KHATUN ALIAS SHADA KHATUN
WO ABU KALAM
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
68: RAHIMA KHATUN
WO HATEM ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
69: AMJED ALI ALIAS AMJAD ALI
SO NABJECH ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
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PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
70: IBRAHIM KHALIL
SO INACHAB ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
71: MAHMUD HUSSAIN ALIAS MAMUD ALI
SO JAHER ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 783101
72: SAYED ALI
SO JAHER ALI
RO VILL DUBAPARA LUPTA CHAR
PO DUBAPARA
PS MORNAI
DIST GOALPARA
ASSAM
PIN 78310
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND OTHRS
REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY, GOVT OF
ASSAM, ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI,
ASSAM 781006
2:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR
FOREST AND HEAD FOREST FORCE
PANJABARI
ASSAM 781307
3:THE SECRETARY
GOVT OF ASSAM
REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
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DISPUR
GUWAHATI
ASSAM 781006
4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
GOALPARA
ASSAM
783101
5:THE ADDITIONAL DISTRICT COMMISSIONER (REVENUE)
GOALPARA
ASSAM
783101
6:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER
GOALPARA FOREST DIVISION
GOALPARA
ASSAM
783101
7:THE CIRCLE OFFICER
MATIA REVENUE CIRCLE
MATIA
ASSAM 78132
For the Petitioner(s) : Mr. S. Borthakur, Advocate
For the Respondent(s) : Mr. D. Gogoi, SC, Forest
: Mr. J. Handique, Government Advocate
: Mr. P. R. Mahanta, Standing Counsel
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH
ORDER
Date : 09.02.2026
Issue notice making it returnable on 23.03.2026.
2. Mr. D. Gogoi, the learned Standing counsel accepts notice on behalf
of the Respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 6; Mr. P. R. Mahanta, the learned
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Standing counsel accepts notice on behalf of the Respondent No.3 and
Mr. J. Handique, the learned Government Advocate accepts notice on
behalf of the Respondent Nos. 4, 5 and 7.
3. As the Respondents are duly represented by their respective learned
counsels, extra copies of the writ petition be served upon them by
10.02.2026.
4. The case of the Petitioners herein is that in pursuance to the
Eviction Notice dated 06.11.2025, issued by the Divisional Forest Officer,
Goalpara Division (T), Goalpara and the Eviction Notice dated 07.10.2025
issued by the Divisional Forest Officer, Goalpara, the Petitioners have
already been evicted.
5. Under such circumstances, Mr. S. Borthakur, the learned counsel
appearing on behalf of the Petitioners at the outset submitted that the
challenge to the Eviction Notices no longer survives.
6. Be that as it may, it is the case of the Petitioner that India being a
welfare State, right to shelter is also a right to live with dignity which
comes within the ambit of right to life under Article 21 of the
Constitution. He therefore submitted that the Respondent Authorities
ought to have therefore considered rehabilitation of the Petitioners in
some other area by issuance of settlement. Nothing in that regard have
been done by the State Respondents and being aggrieved, the Petitioners
therefore have approached this Court.
7. The Respondent Revenue Department shall apprise this Court by
filing an affidavit as to whether the Petitioners in the facts and
circumstances of the instant case can be rehabilitated.
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8. The said affidavit be filed on or before 12.03.2026.
9. Liberty is given to the Petitioners to file reply thereagainst.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
