I.A.(Civil)/2393/2026 of ON THE DEATH OF SUNIL DAS, IE, WRIT PETITIONER NO 1, HIS LEGAL HEIRS Vs STATE OF ASSAM on 21 July 2026

GAHC010124812026

2026:GAU-AS:10107

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : I.A.(Civil)/2393/2026 ON THE DEATH OF SUNIL DAS, IE, WRIT PETITIONER NO 1, HIS LEGAL HEIRS RESIDENTS OF NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON, P.O. KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK,DISTRICT GOLAGHAT, ASSAM.PIN- 785609 1.1: SMTI GITA DAS WIFE OF LATE SUNIL DAS 1.2: SRI PRABITRA DAS SON OF LATE SUNIL DAS 1.3: SMTI RANJITA DAS DAUGHTER OF LATE SUNIL DAS 1.4: SMTI BINA DAS DAUGHTER OF LATE SUNIL DAS 1.5: SMTI RINA DAS DAUGHTER OF LATE SUNIL DAS 1.6: SMTI FULU BALA DAS DAUGHTER OF LATE SUNIL DAS 1.7: SMTI DASHAMI DAS DAUGHTER OF LATE SUNIL DAS ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O. KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DISTRICT GOLAGHAT

2: SRI MUNINDRA DAS

Page No.# 2/10 BOTH ARE SONS OF LATE MODHU MOHAN DAS 3: 3SRI PRANA BANDHU DAS SON OF LATE JADUMOHAN DAS 4: SRI AKUL CHANDRA DAS ALIAS AKUL DAS SON OF LATE JADUMOHAN DAS 5: ON THE DEATH OF NAREN DAS IE WRIT PETITIONER NO 5 HIS LEGAL HEIRS RESIDENTS OF NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O. KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DISTRICT GOLAGHAT ASSAM.PIN- 785609 5.1: SMTI BIMALA DAS W/O LATE NAREN DAS RESIDENT OF NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON PO KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST GOLAGHAT ASSAM 785609 5.2: SMTI ANIMA DAS. D/O LATE NAREN DAS RESIDENT OF NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON PO KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST GOLAGHAT ASSAM 785609 5.3: ANANDA DAS S/O LATE NAREN DAS RESIDENT OF NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON PO KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST GOLAGHAT ASSAM 785609 5.4: SRI ARJUN DAS

S/O LATE NAREN DAS RESIDENT OF NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON PO KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST GOLAGHAT ASSAM 785609 6: SRI BIREN DAS SONS AND DAUGHTER OF LATE KALICHARAN DAS 7: 7SRI BIJAY DAS SONS AND DAUGHTER OF LATE KALICHARAN DAS 8: SMTI SARASWATI DAS DAUGHTER OF LATE KALICHARAN DAS 9: SRI PRABHAT DAS SONS OF LATE JAGABONDHU DAS 10: SRI SUBODH DAS ALIAS SUBUDH DAS SONS OF LATE JAGABONDHU DAS 11: SRI PRAMUD DAS ALIAS PRAMOD DAS ARE SONS OF LATE JAGABONDHU DAS 12: SMTI KASHYLA DAS WIFE OF LATE JAGABONDHU DAS ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O. KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DISTRICT GOLAGHAT

VERSUS STATE OF ASSAM REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, I BLOCK, 2ND FLOOR, ASSAM SECRETARIAT CIVIL DISPUR, GUWAHATI, DISTRICT- KAMRUP M, ASSAM, PIN-781006. 2:COLLECTOR CUM DISTRICT COMMISSIONER GOLAGHAT P.O. AND DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.PIN- 785621.

Page No.# 4/10 3:THE SUB DISTRICT COMMISSIONER LAND ACQUISITION BRANCH BOKAKHAT P.O. BOKAKHAT DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT

4:CIRCLE OFFICER KAZIRANGA REVENUE CIRCLE P.O. KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM 5:SRI KHEM BAHADUR CHETRY SONS OF LATE KRISHNA BAHADUR CHETRY 6:SRI MEGH BAHADUR CHETRY THE SONS OF LATE KRISHNA BAHADUR CHETRY 7:SRI DAMBARU SINGH CHETRY PETITIONER NO. 7 TO 10 ARE THE SONS DAUGHTER AND WIFE OF LATE BHANSINGH CHETRY 8:SRI PITRA CHETRY PETITIONER NO. 7 TO 10 ARE THE SONS DAUGHTER AND WIFE OF LATE BHANSINGH CHETRY 9:SMTI MONJU DEVI CHETRY PETITIONER NO. 7 TO 10 ARE THE SONS DAUGHTER AND WIFE OF LATE BHANSINGH CHETRY 10:SMTI GAYANI MAYA CHETRY PETITIONER NO. 7 TO 10 ARE THE SONS DAUGHTER AND WIFE OF LATE BHANSINGH CHETRY 11:SRI PANKAJ CHETRY BOTH THE PETITIONER NO. 11 AND 12 ARE THE SON AND WIFE OF LATE LAL BAHADUR CHETRY ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF NO. 1 KOHORA P.O. KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.PIN- 785609. 12:SMTI HARKA MAYA CHETRY

BOTH THE PETITIONER NO. 11 AND 12 ARE THE SON AND WIFE OF LATE LAL BAHADUR CHETRY ALL ARE RESIDENTS OF NO. 1 KOHORA P.O. KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DISTRICT- GOLAGHAT ASSAM.PIN- 785609 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. M DUTTA, D KHERKATARY Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, MR. B BARUAH,SC, REVENUE Linked Case : WP(C)/6765/2024 SUNIL DAS AND 11 ORS. S/O LATE MODHU MOHAN DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 2: MUNINDRA DAS S/O LATE MODHU MOHAN DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 3: PRANA BANDHU DAS S/O LATE JADUMOHAN DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 4: AKUL CHANDRA DAS @ AKUL DAS S/O LATE KALICHARAN DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM

PIN-785609 5: ON THE DEATH OF NAREN DAS HIS LEGAL HEIRS VIZ WIFE DAUGHTER AND SONS ARE - 5.1: SMTI BIMALA DAS WIFE OF LATE NAREN DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 5.2: SMTI ANIMA DAS DAUGHTER OF LATE NAREN DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 5.3: SRI ANANDA DAS SON OF LATE NAREN DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 5.4: SRI ARJUN DAS SON OF LATE NAREN DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 6: BIREN DAS S/O LATE KALICHARAN DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 7: BIJAY DAS S/O LATE KALICHARAN DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK

DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 8: SMTI SARASWATI DAS D/O LATE KALICHARAN DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 9: PRABHAT DAS S/O LATE JAGABONDHU DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 10: SUBODH DAS @ SUBUDH DAS S/O LATE JAGABONDHU DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 11: PRAMUD DAS @ PRAMOD DAS S/O LATE JAGABONDHU DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 12: SMTI KASHYLA DAS W/O LATE JAGABONDHU DAS R/O NO. 1 SILDUBI GAON P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 VERSUS STATE OF ASSAM AND 11 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM

REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT I BLOCK 2ND FLOOR ASSAM SECRETARIAT (CIVIL) DISPUR GUWAHATI DIST- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN-781006 2:COLLECTOR-CUM-DISTRICT COMMISSIONER GOLAGHAT P.O.- AND DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785621 3:THE SUB-DISTRICT COMMISSIONER LAND ACQUISITION BRANCH BOKAKHAT P.O.-BOKAKHAT DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785612 4:CIRCLE OFFICER KAZIRANGA REVENUE CIRCLE P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 5:KHEM BAHADUR CHETRY S/O LATE KRISHNA BAHADUR CHETRY R/O NO. 1 KOHORA P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 6:MEGH BAHADUR CHETRY S/O LATE KRISHNA BAHADUR CHETRY R/O NO. 1 KOHORA P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 7:DAMBARU SINGH CHETRY

S/O LATE BHANSINGH CHETRY R/O NO. 1 KOHORA P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 8:PITRA CHETRY S/O LATE BHANSINGH CHETRY R/O NO. 1 KOHORA P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 9:SMTI MONJU DEVI CHETRY D/O LATE BHANSINGH CHETRY R/O NO. 1 KOHORA P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 10:SMTI GAYANI MAYA CHETRY W/O LATE BHANSINGH CHETRY R/O NO. 1 KOHORA P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 11:PANKAJ CHETRY S/O LATE LAL BAHADUR CHETRY R/O NO. 1 KOHORA P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609 12:SMTI HARKA MAYA CHETRY W/O LATE LAL BAHADUR CHETRY R/O NO. 1 KOHORA P.O.-KAZIRANGA NATIONAL PARK DIST- GOLAGHAT ASSAM PIN-785609

Advocate for the applicant(s): Mr. M Dutta Advocate for the respondent(s): B E F O R E HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH

ORDER

22.07.2026 Heard Mr. M Dutta, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the applicants.

2. This is an application filed by the petitioners along with the applicants arrayed as applicant Nos.1.1 to 1.7 seeking substitution of the petitioner No.1 who had expired.

3. Taking into account that the right to sue continues upon the death of the petitioner No.1, this Court substitutes the petitioner No.1 with the applicants, who have been arrayed as applicant Nos.1.1 to 1.7 in the instant application. The said applicants i.e. the applicant Nos.1.1 to 1.7 be arrayed as petitioner Nos.1.1 to 1.7 in the accompanying writ petition.

4. The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the writ petitioners is directed to file a fresh memo of parties before the Registry of this Court within 3(three) days from today and the Registry on the basis of the instant order as well as the fresh memo of parties shall make the necessary corrections in the cause-title of the accompanying writ petition and update the same in the CIS.

5. Writ petition, accordingly, stands disposed of. JUDGE Comparing Assistant