Abdul Khaleque and 42 Ors v. The State of Assam and 2 Ors

O R D E R

03.10.2024

Heard Mr. B. Rahman, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners. Ms. M. Das, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the respondent No.1 and Mr. B. J. Talukdar, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the respondent Nos.2 & 3.

¶2The petitioners herein have assailed the notice dated 14.01.2017 in Dispossession Case No.08/2017 whereby the Circle Officer, Baghbar Revenue Circle, Mandia had directed the petitioners to vacate and leave the possession of the land within a period of 5 days from the receipt of the said notice. It is seen that pursuant to the filing of the instant writ petition, this Court had issued notice on 10.02.2017 and there is an interim order passed to the effect that the petitioners may not be evicted. However, inspite of that, the respondents have not produced before this Page No.# 6/6 Court any instructions nor filed any affidavit in that regard in support of the said notice.

¶3This Court has also heard the learned counsels for the petitioners as well as the respondents and given anxious consideration to their respective submissions. A perusal of the impugned notice dated

14.01.2017 passed in Dispossession Case No.08/2017 prima-facie appears to be a notice without any particulars in as much as there is no mention of any Dag Number thereby identifying the land in respect to the said notice. What has been mentioned in the said notice is the name of the Village and the Mouza. In the opinion of this Court, such vague notice cannot be made a basis in terms with Rule 18 of the Settlement Rules framed under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886.

¶4Accordingly, the impugned notice dated 14.01.2017 passed in Dispossession Case No.08/2017 is set aside and quashed.

¶5Accordingly, the instant writ petition stands allowed.

¶6Before parting with the record, this Court however observes that setting aside of the impugned notice dated 14.01.2017 in Dispossession Case No.08/2017 shall not preclude the Circle Officer, Baghbar Revenue Circle, Mandia to issue fresh notice giving due particulars and following the law as laid down by the Division Bench of this Court in the case of Md. Salak Uddin vs. State of Assam & Others, reported in (2024) SCC OnLine Gau 921. JUDGE Comparing Assistant

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