WA/229/2026 of SAIDUL ISLAM AND 81 ORS. Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS. on 24 June 2026

GAHC010134102026

2026:GAU-AS:9240-DB

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WA/229/2026 1: SAIDUL ISLAM AND 81 ORS. S/O ABDUL AWAL R/O MATIKHOLA DAPARA, P.S.- KACHUA, DIST- NAGAON, ASSAM 2: JAMAL UDDIN S/O SURMAN ALI R/O MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUADIST NOGAON 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 NOGAON 5: ISMAT ALI S/O FAJAR ALI R/O CHENGAJAN DIST NOGAON ASSAM 6: JAKIR HUSSAIN S/O- ABDUL KUDDUS R/O LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA DIST NOGAON ASSAM 7: FATEHA KHATUN W/O KANU MIYA R/O LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA DIST NOGAON ASSAM PIN - 782428 8: ABDUL AWAL S/O LATE SAMSUDDIN R/O LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA DIST NAGAONASSAM 9: JAKIR HUSSAIN S/O- INTAJ ALI

R/O LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA DIST NOGAON ASSAM 10: FAKAR UDDIN S/O LATE ABDUL JALIL R/O LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUADIST NOGAON ASSAMPIN- 782428 11: ABDUL SAHID S/O ABDUL RAHIM R/O LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUADIST NAGAON ASSAM PIN- 782428 12: NUR ISLAM S/O HARJAT ALIVILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUAPIN 782428DIST NOGAON ASSAM 13: NURUL IMAN S/O SERAK ALI RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 14: JAMAL UDDIN S/O ARUJ ALIVILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 15: KASEM ALI S/O LATE KUDDUS ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 16: USMAN ALI S/O ABDUL RAHIM VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 17: AJIJUL HOQUE S/O IDRISH ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 18: ABDUL KHALEK S/O ABDUL KADIRVILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 19: AJAJUL HOQUE S/O IBRAHIM ALIVILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 20: NUR MIYA S/O SAMSUL HOQUEVILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 21: KHAIRUL ISLAM

S/O NURUL HUDAVILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 22: MINARA BEGUM C/O HANIF ALIVILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 23: AMINA BEGUM C/O MANIKVILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 24: ICHAMA BEGUM C/O CHAHAJ UDDINVILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 25: KUTI MIYA S/O ABDUL JABBARVILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 26: GULJAR HUSSAIN S/O MAHAMMAD ALI RO VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 27: SUKUR ALI S/O KUTI MIYAN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 28: SADDAM HUSSAIN S/O MAINUL HOQUE VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 29: ABDUL AJID

DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 30: MAHIDUL ISLAM S/O NUR MAHAMMAD VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 31: NIJAM UDDIN S/O ABDUL KADIR VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 32: NUR MAHAMMAD S/O JUNAB ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 33: SOIF UDDIN

Page No.# 4/9 S/O JAMAL UDDIN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 34: ABDUL MATIN S/O AKKACH ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 35: IBRAHIM ALI S/O LATE AHMED ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 36: KHAJARUL ISLAM S/O ALTAB ALIVILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 37: RASIM UDDIN S/O ABDUL KADIR VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUAPIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 38: TAHAR ALI S/O HUSSAIN ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 39: MOKALECH UDDIN S/O KERAMAT ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 40: FAIJUL ISLAM S/O KUTI MIYAN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 41: AKKAS ALI S/O KASEM ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 42: FAKAR UDDIN S/O HARJAT ALIVILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 43: NURUL HAQUE S/O ABDUL AWAL VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 44: SADIQUL ISLAM S/O JAYNAL ABEDIN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 45: DULAL UDDIN

S/O NEMAJ ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARAPS KACHUACPIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 46: CHARUJAJAN NESSA C/O ABDUL ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 47: JAINAL ABEDIN S/O LATE HASEN ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 48: RAMJAN ALI S/O KALIM UDDIN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 49: TUTA MIYAN S/O REHEMAT ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 50: ICHAK ALI S/O KALA MIYAN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 51: NUR MAHAMMAD S/O SAFUR UDDIN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 52: ABDUL KALAM S/O LT NURU MIYAN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 53: ABDUL SALAM S/O NURU MIYAN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 54: IMARAN HUSSAIN S/O ICHAK ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 55: NAJIR HUSSAIN S/O ISHAK ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 56: MARFAT ALI S/O MAJUBADDIN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 57: ABDUL HASIM

S/O ABDUL GAFURVILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 58: ABDUL RASID S/O SAMSUDDIN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 59: NURUL HAQUE S/O KUTI MIYAN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 60: BILAL UDDIN S/O IYAJ UDDIN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 61: JAMIR UDDIN S/O FURKAN ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 62: ABDUL KHALIL

DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 63: ABDUL GAFUR S/O ABDUL JABBAR VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 64: EAKLACH UDDIN S/O SURMAN ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 65: AFSANA BEGUM C/O RAMJAN ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 66: TAFAJUL ALI S/O NAYM UDDIN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 67: JALAL UDDIN

DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 68: HASEN ALI S/O OMAR ALI 69: SAMSUL HAQUE S/O CHAYAB ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA

Page No.# 7/9 DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 70: ABDUL JALIL S/O SAMSUL HOQUE VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 71: JUSNA BEGUM C/O ABDUL JABBAR VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 72: FARIJ UDDIN S/O ANJIR ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 73: SAHIDUL ISLAM S/O ABDUL KARIM VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 74: SALIM UDDIN S/O SAMSUL HAQUE VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 75: JALAL UDDIN

DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 76: SHWARIF UDDIN S/O MANTAJ ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 77: ALAL UDDIN S/O JABED ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 78: HAIDUL ISLAM S/O SHITAJ UDDIN VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 79: GIYACH UDDIN S/O HUSSAIN ALI VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 80: ABDUL JALIL

DAPARA PS KACHUA PIN 782428 DIST NOGAON ASSAM 81: HABIBUR RAHMAN S/O LATE ABDUL JABBAR VILL LUTUMARI MATIKHOLA

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VERSUS 1: THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS. REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT, DISPUR, GUWAHATI 06 2:THE SECRETARY THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI- 06 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 For the Appellant(s) : Mr. B.M. Deka, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Mr. P.N. Goswami, Additional Advocate General, Assam, assisted by Mr. K.P. Pathak, Standing Counsel, Forest Department. : Ms. N. Bordoloi, Standing Counsel, Revenue & Disaster Management Department.

– B E F O R E – HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. ASHUTOSH KUMAR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY 25.06.2026 (Ashutosh Kumar, CJ) We have heard Mr. B.M. Deka, learned Advocate for the appellants; Mr. P.N. Goswami, learned Additional Advocate General, Assam, assisted by Mr. K.P. Pathak, learned Standing Counsel, Forest

Department and Ms. N. Bordoloi, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue & Disaster Management Department. The instant appeal stands dismissed in terms of the common judgment passed today, i.e. 25.06.2026, in Writ Appeal No.211/2026; Writ Appeal No.212/2026; Writ Appeal No.216/2026 and Writ Appeal No.219/2026. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant