GUWAHATI, India, June 16 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on May 15:
1. Heard Mr. M.I. Hussain, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mr. A. Bhattacharjee, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue Department for the respondent no. 1; and Mr. H.K. Hazarika, learned Junior Government Advocate for the respondent nos. 2-5.
2. The case projected by the petitioner in this writ petition, in brief, is that the petitioner is the absolute owner of a plot of land measuring 3 Bighas, 1 Katha, 2 Lessas, covered by Dag no. 430 & Patta no. 180, situate at Village no. 1 Ghorathal, Mouza - Paschim Barkhetri, Police Station - Mukalmua, District - Nalbari, Assam ['the subject-plot', for short]. As the petitioner had intended to purchase another plot...