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Gauhati High Court
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GAHC010017982026
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/1611/2026
SRI INDRA KR CHAKMA
S/O SHASHI RANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE- MANURANJAN GAONP.O P.S-
BORLANGPHER, BLOCK-LUMBAJONG, SUB-DIVISION DIPHU, DIST-
KARBI ANGLONG, ASSAM
2: SRI BUDHOJOY CHAKMA
S/O INDRAJIT CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE- MANURANJAN GAONP.O P.S-
BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
3: SRI NAM KR CHAKMA
S/O LT. SUBHALESH CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
4: SRI LAL MOHAN CHAKMA
S/O RABI MOHAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
5: SRI INDRA MADHAB CHAKMA
S/O GRITA RANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
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SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
6: SRI BIPUL CHANDRA CHAKMA
S/O LT. KAMALA KANTA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
7: SRI LAKHI CHARAN CHAKMA
S/O BIPUL CHANDRA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
8: SRI CHANDRA CHAKMA
S/O BIPUL CHANDRA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
9: SRI GIRADHAN CHAKMA
S/O SUBA CHITTA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
10: SRI JUNO BARAN CHAKMA
S/O LT. MANGAL SING CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
11: SRI MANU CHAKMA
S/O AGATHA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
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SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
12: SRI INDRAJIT CHAKMA
S/O BIROBHAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
13: SRI LAKHI CHANDRA CHAKMA
S/O ASHOK KR. CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
14: SRI UTTOM CHAKMA
S/O SRI BALI CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
PIN-782447
15: SRI AGSTHA CHAKMA
S/O MAHANTA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
16: SRI BIROBAHU CHAKMA
S/O DASY CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
17: SRI AJAY KR CHAKMA
S/O GRITTA RANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
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P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
18: SRI GRITA RANJAN CHAKMA
S/O JARMONI CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE- MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
19: SRI TARUN KANTI CHAKMA
S/O SOBACHITA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
20: SRI PRIYA RANJAN CHAKMA
S/O NISHI KUMAR CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
21: SRI BIR KUMAR CHAKMA
S/O SASHI RANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
22: SRI NATUN KUMAR CHAKMA
S/O SASHI RANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
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23: SRI DHANA RANJAN CHAKMA
S/O SASHI RANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
24: SRI KISHOR CHAKMA
S/O BIRAJMONI CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
25: SRI MITUN KUMAR CHAKMA
S/O BIRAJMONI CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
26: SRI SHANTI MADHAB CHAKMA
S/O GRITA RANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE MANURANJAN GAONP.O P.S-
BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
27: SRI NIRMAL CHAKMA
S/O PRADIP CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE MANURANJAN GAONP.O P.S-
BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
28: SRI GARCHU CHAKMA
S/O SHUKRA CHARIYA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
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29: SRI LALA JOY CHAKMA
S/O MAN CHANDRA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE- MANURANJAN GAONP.O P.S-
BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
30: SRI SUBAL CHAKMA
S/O NIBARAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S- BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
31: SRI SUKRA CHARIYA CHAKMA
S/O SUPENDRA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAONP.O P.S-
BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
32: SRI MIKIRJOY CHAKMA
S/O MAN CHANDRA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAONP.O P.S-
BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
33: SRI PORANDRA CHAKMA
S/O RUPSON CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
34: SRI ARUN CHAKMA
S/O PORANDRA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
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35: SRI BHUBANAJAJ CHAKMA
S/O INDRAJOY CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
36: SRI DEBABRAT CHAKMA
S/O PHULCHAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
37: SRI SWADHINJOY CHAKMA
S/O MAN CHANDRA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
38: SRI JOY MANGAL CHAKMA
S/O DHANAJOY CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
39: SRI JITEN CHAKMA
S/O PORANDRA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN CHAKMA GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
40: SRI SUKRACHARYA
S/O SUPENDRA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
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P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
41: SRI SUNITI RANJAN CHAKMA
S/O KALOKKA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
42: SRI BIRALAKSHA CHAKMA
S/O LT. DERYA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
43: SRI MANURANJAN CHAKMA
S/O LT. MADHU CHANDRA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
44: SRI BIRAJMONI CHAKMA
S/O LT. KSHETRAJOI CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
45: SRI BISEN CHAKMA
S/O KALOKKA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
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46: SRI ASHOK KUMAR CHAKMA
S/O LT. SHUBHALESH CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
47: SRI AMAR CHAKMA
S/O SASHI RANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
48: SRI ARUN KUMAR CHAKMA
S/O NABIN DHAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
49: SRI PRABHASH CHAKMA
S/O DHANANJOY CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
50: SRI MANUJAJ CHAKMA
S/O SASHI RANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
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51: SRI DHARMASEN CHAKMA
C/O BIROBAHU CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
52: SRI SHANTI RANJAN CHAKMA
S/O SUMUTI RANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
53: SRI SUBHALAKSHA CHAKMA
C/O INDRAJOY CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJANGAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
54: SRI SURAN CHAKMA
S/O SHANTI RANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
55: SRI NANDA GOPAL CHAKMA
S/O GRITA RANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
PIN-782447
56: SRI BORSON CHAKMA
S/O DHANANJAY CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
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SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
PIN-782447
57: SRI PHULORANJAN CHAKMA
S/O MANURANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBIANGLONG
ASSAM
58: SRI PHULMALA CHAKMA
S/O GRITA RANJAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
59: SRI MANGAL CHAKMA
S/O BIR KUMAR CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
60: SRI JYOTILAL CHAKMA
S/O SADHAN CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
PIN-782447
61: SRI NIRANJAN CHAKMA
S/O MON CHANDRA CHAKMAR/O VILLAGE-MANURANJAN GAON
P.O P.S-BORLANGPHER
BLOCK-LUMBAJONG
SUB-DIVISION DIPHU
DIST- KARBI ANGLONG
ASSAM
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PIN-78244
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM and othrs
REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM, DEPT. OF
ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST, DISPUR, GUWAHATI, PIN- 781006
2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF
ASSAM
REVENUE AND D.M. DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
PIN- 781006
3:THE KARBI ANGLONG AUTONOMOUS COUNCIL
REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE MEMBER
KARBI ANGLONG
DIPHU
ASSAM
PIN- 782460
4:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER KARBI ANGLONG
DIPHU
ASSAM
PIN- 782460
5:THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATOR OF FOREST
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
NEPALI MANDIR
PALTAN BAZAR
GUWAHATI
PIN- 781008
6:THE DIVISIONAL FOREST OFFICER KARBI ANGLONG
5.WEST DIVISION
ASSAM
PIN- 782460
7:THE SECRETARY
6.MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
SHASTRI BHAVAN NEW DELHI-11000
Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. K BHATTACHARYYA, DR G J SHARMA
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Advocate for the Respondent : SC, FOREST, DY.S.G.I.,SC, K A A C,GA, ASSAM,SC, REVENUE
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR
ORDER
Date : 25-03-2026
Heard Dr. G.J. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. J. Chutia,
learned standing counsel, KAAC, Mr. R.R. Gogoi, learned standing counsel, Forest
Department, Assam, Ms. M. Barman, learned Govt. Advocate, Assam and Ms. N. Bordoloi,
learned standing counsel, Revenue Department, Assam.
The petitioners in the present writ petition who project to be members of the
Schedule Tribe community, have raised a grievance with regard to the action on the part
of the respondent authorities in not following the prescription laid down in the Schedule
Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 and
the Rules framed thereunder in the year 2012, for declaring the petitioners as forest
dwellers, within a notified reserved forest in Karbi Anglong district.
Mr. Chutia has submitted that on account of certain technical issues arising in the
matter, the further processing of the matter by the Karbi Anglong authorities was not
permissible to be taken forward. He submits that he would bring on record the stand of
the KAAC by filing an affidavit in the matter.
Issue notice returnable in 04 weeks.
Since Mr. R.R. Gogoi has accepted notice on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 & 5, Ms.
N. Bordoloi for respondent No. 2, Ms. M. Barman for respondent No. 4, Mr. Chutia for
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respondent Nos. 3 & 6 and Mr. S.S. Roy, learned CGC has accepted notice on behalf of
respondent No. 7, no formal notice is required to be sent in this case.
However, extra copies of the writ petition, requisite in numbers, be furnished to the
learned counsel for the respondents, within 02 working days.
Registry to list this matter again after 04 weeks.
JUDGE
Comparing Assistant
