GAUHATI HIGH COURT ISSUES ORDER ON KHATAN DAS AND 2 ORS V/S THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 5 ORS

GUWAHATI, India, April 3 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on March 2:

1. Heard Shri A.R. Bhuyan, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Shri N. Das, learned State Counsel and Ms. G. Hazarika, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue Department.

2. The petitioners, who are 3 in numbers, are aggrieved by the notice dated 29.12.2025 whereby they have been directed to vacate the land under their possession. It is projected that the petitioners are in continuous possession of the said land situated in village Nellie under 1 No. Barpayak Revenue Village, Uttar Khula Mouza, in the district of Morigaon from a long period of time.It is however admitted that the petitioners are not the owners of the land and they do not have any o...