Page No.# 1/16 vs The State Of Assam And 5 Ors on 20 March, 2026

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GAHC010058412026




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

                          Case No. : WP(C)/1688/2026

         SAIDUL ISLAM AND 81 ORS
         S/O ABDUL AWAL, R/O MATIKHOLA DAPARA, PS KACHUA, DIST-
         NAGAON, ASSAM

         2: JAMAL UDDIN
          S/O SURMAN ALI
          R/O MATIKHOLA DAPARA
          PS KACHUA
          DIST NAGAON
         ASSAM

         3: NUR AHMED
          S/O LATE AJIR UDDIN
          R/O LUTUMARI RANI PUKHURI
          PS KACHUA
          DIST NAGAON
         ASSAM

         4: ABDUL HATEM
          S/O IMAN ALI
          R/O LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
          DIST NAGAON

         5: ISMAT ALI
          S/O FAJAR ALI
          R/O CHENGAJAN
          DIST NAGAON
         ASSAM

         6: JAKIR HUSSAIN
          S/O ABDUL KUDDUS
          R/O VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
          PS KACHUA
          PIN 782428
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DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

7: FATEHA KHATUN
W/O KANU MIYA
 R/O VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

8: ABDUL AWAL
 S/O LATE SAMDUDDIN
 R/O VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

9: JAKIR HUSSAIN
 SO INTAJ ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

10: FAKAR UDDIN
 SO LATE ABDUL JALIL
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

11: ABDUL SAHID
 SO ABDUL RAHIM
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

12: NUR ISLAM
 SO HARJAT ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
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DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

13: NURUL IMAN
 SO SERAK ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

14: JAMAL UDDIN
 SO ARUJ ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

15: KASEM ALI
 SO LATE KUDDUS ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

16: USMAN ALI
 SO ABDUL RAHIM
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

17: AJIJUL HOQUE
 SO IDRISH ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

18: ABDUL KHALEK
 SO ABDUL KADIR
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
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DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

19: AJAJUL HOQUE
 SO IBRAHIM ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

20: NUR MIYA
 SO SAMSUL HOQUE
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

21: KHAIRUL ISLAM
 SO NURUL HUDA
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

22: MINARA BEGUM
 CO HANIF ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

23: AMINA BEGUM
 CO MANIK
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

24: ICHAMA BEGUM
 CO CHAHAJ UDDIN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
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DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

25: KUTI MIYA
 SO ABDUL JABBAR
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

26: GULJAR HUSSAIN
 SO MAHAMMAD ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

27: SUKUR ALI
 SO KUTI MIYAN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

28: SADDAM HUSSAIN
 SO MAINUL HOQUE
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

29: ABDUL AJID
 SO ABDUL RASID
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

30: MAHIDUL ISLAM
 SO NUR MAHAMMAD
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
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DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

31: NIJAM UDDIN
 SO ABDUL KADIR
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

32: NUR MAHAMMAD
 SO JUNAB ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

33: SOIF UDDIN
 SO JAMAL UDDIN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

34: ABDUL MATIN
 SO AKKACH ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

35: IBRAHIM ALI
 SO LATE AHMED ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

36: KHAJARUL ISLAM
 SO ALTAB ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
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DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

37: RASIM UDDIN
 SO ABDUL KADIR
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

38: TAHAR ALI
 SO HUSSAIN ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

39: MOKALECH UDDIN
 SO KERAMAT ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

40: FAIJUL ISLAM
 SO KUTI MIYAN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

41: AKKAS ALI
 SO KASEM ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

42: FAKAR UDDIN
 SO HARJAT ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
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DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

43: NURUL HAQUE
 SO ABDUL AWAL
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

44: SADIQUL ISLAM
 SO JAYNAL ABEDIN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

45: DULAL UDDIN
 SO NEMAJ ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

46: CHARUJAJAN NESSA
 CO ABDUL ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

47: JAINAL ABEDIN
 SO LATE HASEN ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

48: RAMJAN ALI
 SO KALIM UDDIN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
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DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

49: TUTA MIYAN
 SO REHEMAT ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

50: ICHAK ALI
 SO KALA MIYAN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

51: NUR MAHAMMAD
 SO SAFUR UDDIN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

52: ABDUL KALAM
 SO LT NURU MIYAN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

53: ABDUL SALAM
 SO NURU MIYAN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

54: IMARAN HUSSAIN
 SO ICHAK ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
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DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

55: NAJIR HUSSAIN
 SO ISHAK ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

56: MARFAT ALI
 SO MAJUBADDIN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

57: ABDUL HASIM
 SO ABDUL GAFUR
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

58: ABDUL RASID
 SO SAMSUDDIN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

59: NURUL HAQUE
 SO KUTI MIYAN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

60: BILAL UDDIN
 SO IYAJ UDDIN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
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DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

61: JAMIR UDDIN
 SO FURKAN ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

62: ABDUL KHALIL
 SO ABDUL RASID
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

63: ABDUL GAFUR
 SO ABDUL JABBAR
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

64: EAKLACH UDDIN
 SO SURMAN ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

65: AFSANA BEGUM
 CO RAMJAN ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

66: TAFAJUL ALI
 SO NAYM UDDIN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
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DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

67: JALAL UDDIN
 SO ABDUL RASID
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

68: HASEN ALI
 SO OMAR ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

69: SAMSUL HAQUE
 SO CHAYAB ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

70: ABDUL JALIL
 SO SAMSUL HOQUE
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

71: JUSNA BEGUM
 CO ABDUL JABBAR
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

72: FARIJ UDDIN
 SO ANJIR ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
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DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

73: SAHIDUL ISLAM
 SO ABDUL KARIM
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

74: SALIM UDDIN
 SO SAMSUL HAQUE
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

75: JALAL UDDIN
 SO ABDUL RASID
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

76: SHWARIF UDDIN
 SO MANTAJ ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

77: ALAL UDDIN
 SO JABED ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

78: HAIDUL ISLAM
 SO SHITAJ UDDIN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
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DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

79: GIYACH UDDIN
 SO HUSSAIN ALI
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

80: ABDUL JALIL
 SO ABDUL RASID
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

81: HABIBUR RAHMAN
 SO LATE ABDUL JABBAR
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSAM

82: ABU HANIFA
 SO IYAJ UDDIN
 RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA
 PS KACHUA
 PIN 782428
 DIST NAGAON
ASSA

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT OF ASSAM,
ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT, DISPUR,
GUWAHATI 06

2:THE SECRETARY
 GOVT OF ASSAM
 REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
 DISPUR
 GUWAHATI 06
                                                                                Page No.# 15/16

            3:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS AND HEAD OF
            FOREST FORCE
            ARANYA BHAWAN
             PANJABARI
             GUWAHATI
            ASSAM
             PIN 781037

            4:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER
             NAGAON FOREST DIVISION
             NAGAON
            ASSAM
             PIN 782001

            5:RANGE FOREST OFFICER
             KAMPUR FOREST RANGE
             NAGAON
            ASSAM
             PIN 782001

            6:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER
             NAGAON ASSAM- 78200

Advocate for the Petitioner   : MR B M DEKA, MR. A HUDA,MS. D BORA

Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT
DEPT,SC, FOREST




                                  BEFORE
                 HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

                                           ORDER

Date : 20.03.2026

Heard Mr. B M Deka, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. D Gogoi, learned standing counsel, Department of Forest, Assam.

2. The petitioners, in the present writ petition, have projected that, in pursuance to the notice dated 21.02.2026, they had gone for submission of their respective written representations before the Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Nagaon Division, Nagaon, and they were directed to submit the same before the Office of the Range Forest Officer, Kampur Range, Page No.# 16/16

Kampur. The petitioners contend that the representations, submitted by them, were duly received by the Range Forest Officer, Kampur Range, Kampur. However, in the impugned speaking order dated 07.03.2026, it has been reflected that no representation or evidence has been submitted by the petitioners.

3. Mr. D Gogoi, learned standing counsel, Department of Forest, Assam, submits that the matter be taken up on 24.03.2026, on which date he shall complete his instructions, with regard to the said contentions of the petitioners.

4. Registry to list this matter again on 24.03.2026.

JUDGE

Comparing Assistant