Gauhati High Court
WP(C)/2765/2024 of FAKHAR UDDIN AND 41 ORS Vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS on 9 June 2026
GAHC010245322024 2026:GAU-AS:8217 THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/2765/2024 FAKHAR UDDIN AND 41 ORS S/O- LT. IRFAN ALI VILL- KHAGAIL P.O.- CHATAL DIST.- KARIMGANJ ASSAM PIN- 788720. 2: ABDUL BASIT S/O- LT. ABDUS SALAM VILL-
GAHC010245322024
2026:GAU-AS:8217
THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : WP(C)/2765/2024
FAKHAR UDDIN AND 41 ORS
S/O- LT. IRFAN ALI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
2: ABDUL BASIT
S/O- LT. ABDUS SALAM
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
3: ISLAM UDDIN
S/O- LT. HAZI ABDUL NOOR
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
4: ABDUL BASIT
S/O- LT. ROSMAN ALI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
5: NURUL HOQUE
S/O- LT. ABDUL BARI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
6: ABDUL HANNAN
S/O- LT. ABDUS SAMAD
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
7: GIASH UDDIN KHAN
S/O- LT. MANTAZ ALI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
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ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
8: FOKHOR UDDIN
S/O- LT. HAZI ABDUL MAZID
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
9: BURHAN UDDIN
S/O- ABDUL NAIM
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
10: AINUL ISLAM KHAN
S/O- LT. BOSARAT ALI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
11: SAHAB UDDIN AHMED
S/O- LT. MOIN UDDIN
VILL- FATEPUR
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
12: NAZRUL ISLAM
S/O- ABDUR ROUF
VILL- FATEPUR
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
13: LIYAKAT HUSSAIN
S/O- LT. TAYABUR RAHMAN
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
14: ABUL KHAYOR
S/O- LT. ABDUL RAZAK
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
15: FAIZUL HAQUE
S/O- LT. ABDUL KHALIQUE
VILL- FATEPUR
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
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ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
16: ABDUL NAYEEM KHAN
S/O- LT. NASIR ALI KHAN
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
17: ANAM UDDIN
S/O- LT. TAJAMUL ALI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
18: TAJUL ISLAM
S/O- HAZI MERAB ALI
VILL- FATEPUR
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
19: RIPON AHMED
S/O- NAZMUL HOQUE
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
20: ABDUL MUKIT
S/O-LT. ABDUL JALIL
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
21: KASRUJJAMAN KASRU
S/O- ABDUL NAYEEM KHAN
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
22: NOOR AHMED
S/O- NAZMUL HOQUE
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
23: ALTAF HUSSAIN
S/O- HAZI ABDUN NOOR
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
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ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
24: NAZMUL HOQUE
S/O-HAZI ABDUN NOOR
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
25: MAHTAB UDDIN
S/O- HAZI ABDUN NOOR
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
26: TAJ UDDIN
S/O- LT. HAZI ABDUN NOOR
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
27: LUKMAN UDDIN
S/O- LT. SIDDIQUE ALI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
28: ABDUL HAI
S/O- LT. SIDDEQUE ALI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
29: NASIR UDDIN
S/O- LT. ABDUL MANAF
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
30: ATAUR RAHMAN
S/O- LT. HAZI SAJID ALI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
31: ABDUL KALAM AZAD
S/O- LT. HAZI SAJID ALI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
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ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
32: GULAM ROB
S/O- LT. ABDUN NOOR
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
33: ALA UDDIN
S/O- LT. IRFAN ALI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
34: ANOWAR HUSSAIN TALUKDAR
S/O- LT. BADRUL HOQUE TALUKDAR
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
35: JAMAL UDDIN KHAN
S/O- LT. MUFAZZIL ALI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
36: ABDUL SAHID
S/O- LT. ACHBAR HUSSAIN
VILL- FATEPUR
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
37: SUHEL SAMAD
S/O- LT. ABDUS SALAM
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
38: ABDUL LATIF
S/O- LT. HAZI GONIR ALI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
39: JAYNUL HOQUE
S/O- LT. ABDUN NOOR
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
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ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
40: KAMRUL ISLAM
S/O LT. SIDDEQUE ALI
VILL- KADIRGOOL
P.O.- GULCHARRA BAZAR
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
41: AZAD UDDIN TALUKDAR
S/O- LT. HAZI MOTOSIN ALI
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
42: MANIRUJJAMAN KHAN
S/O- ABDUL NAYEEM KHAN
VILL- KHAGAIL
P.O.- CHATAL
DIST.- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788720.
VERSUS
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS
REPRESENTED BY THE PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO THE GOVT. OF ASSAM
REVENUE DEPARTMENT
DISPUR
GUWAHATI-6.
2:THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
KARIMGANJ
P.O. AND DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788710.
3:THE CIRCLE OFFICER
NILAMBAZAR REVENUE CIRCLE
P.O.- NILAMBAZAR
DISTRICT- KARIMGANJ
ASSAM
PIN- 788722.
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Advocate for : MR B SINHA
Advocate for : SC
REVENUE appearing for THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 2 ORS
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE KARDAK ETE
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ORDER
Date : 10-06-2026
Heard B. Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Ms. N. Bordoloi, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue Department for the respondent No. 1 and Mr. H. Sarma, learned State Counsel for the respondent Nos. 2 & 3.
2. Considering the simple nature of the prayer made in this writ petition and as agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, this writ petition is taken up and disposed of at the admission stage.
3. The petitioners, by filing this writ petition, have prayed for a simple direction to the respondent authorities to consider and dispose of the application dated 10.04.2023, submitted by them, in respect of the land measuring 40 decimals out of 47 decimals covered by Final Khatian No. 256, Dag No. 104(o)/763(n) under Mohal/Taluk No. 15822/237 of Shyam Roy, Revenue Survey No. 5739(o)/390(n) of Village & Mouza-Khagail Pt-I, Ph-Eagarsati within Nilambazar Revenue Circle, in the Karimganj District, presently Sribhumi District.
4. The petitioners, who claim to be the sons and grandsons of the recorded Khatiandars of the subject land, contends that a market namely Khagail Bazar has been established by the villagers in the year 1953 over a plot of land measuring 47 decimals covered by Final Khatian No. 256, Dag No. 104(o)/763(n) under Mohal/Taluk No. 15822/237 of Shyam Roy, Revenue Survey No. 5739(o)/390(n) of Village & Mouza-Khagail Pt-I, Ph- Eagarsati within Nilambazar Revenue Circle, in the erstwhile District of Cachar, then under Karimganj District and now Sribhumi District. It is stated that the said land was a Mirash land of Mirashdar namely Md. Nazrul Hoque, S/o Late Hazi Abdul Noor. It is further stated that the predecessors-in-interest of the petitioners were holding the aforesaid land as rayots under the said Mirashdar and were accordingly recorded in Final Khatian No. 256.
5. According to the petitioners, they have inherited the subject land after the demise of their predecessors-in-interest. The petitioners applied for inclusion of their names in the Khatian; however, the respondent authorities, without considering the grievance of the petitioners regarding recording of their names, recorded the subject land as Khas land. It is the contention of the petitioners that they have right to have their names recorded in the revenue records in accordance with the provisions of the Assam State Acquisition of Zamindaries Act, 1951, which was applicable in the erstwhile District of Cachar. Therefore, they submit that their application dated 10.04.2023 may be directed to be considered and disposed of.
6. Having considered the simple nature of the prayer made by the petitioners for disposal of their application for recording their names in the revenue records in terms of the applicable provisions of law and as agreed to by the learned counsel for the respondents, Ms. N. Bordoloi, learned Standing Counsel for the Revenue Department and Mr. Mr. J. Handique, learned State Counsel, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to the petitioners to file a fresh application before the District Commissioner, Sribhumi District, within a period of 20 (twenty) days from today. On receipt of the application, the District Commissioner, Sribhumi District, shall consider and dispose of the same in accordance with law, within a period of 3 (three) months from the date of receipt of the application.
7. The writ petition stands disposed of, in terms above.
JUDGE Comparing Assistant