Safile Das and 3 Ors v. The State of Assam and 5 Ors

O R D E R

05.08.2024 Heard Mr. M. Khan, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Ms. N. Bordoloi, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.1 & 2. Mr. H. Sarma, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the respondent Nos.3, 5 & 6 as well as Mr. P. Nayak, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the respondent No.4.

¶2The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioners being aggrieved by the delay caused in disposal of the revision petition bearing Revision Petition No.113/1978 pending before the Government as well as the representation dated 27.09.2023. It is under such circumstances the instant writ petition has been filed seeking a direction upon the concerned respondent authorities to dispose of the said revision petition as well as the representation within a timeframe.

¶3Mr. P. Nayak, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.4 submitted that the Ceiling Case No.KRC-75/1975-76 has been submitted to the PPS to the Chief Minister of Assam with a prayer for disposal of the said Ceiling Case. It is also seen that for the instructions which is dated 06.04.2024, 3(three) months time was sought for completion of the hearing process. It has been submitted that the counsel for the BTC is unaware as to whether the hearing process has been completed or not. Page No.# 6/6

¶4This Court duly takes note of that revision proceedings have been initiated by the petitioners in terms with the provisions of the Assam Fixation of Land Ceiling Act, 1956. The authority concerned is required to dispose of the said proceedings at the earliest. However, in the instant case, it is seen that the revision petition was filed as far back as in the year 1978. Almost 46 years have passed by and the revision petition is yet to be disposed of. It is the opinion of this Court that such delay in disposal of a proceeding provided under the statute affects the effectiveness as well as the efficaciousness of a remedy available under the statutes.

¶5Under such circumstances, this Court therefore disposes of the instant with petition thereby directing the respondent Nos.1 & 4 to take appropriate steps so that the said revision proceedings are disposed of as early as possible and not later than 3(three) months from the date of the instant order.

¶6The counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners is directed to serve a certified copy of the instant order upon Mr. P. Nayak, the learned counsel representing the respondent No.4 and Ms. N. Bordoloi, the learned counsel representing the respondent No.1 so that the direction so passed in the instant order is duly complied with.

JUDGE Comparing Assistant

PageoNo.#o1/6 GAHC010043192024 ooooooo ooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooTHEoGAUHATIoHIGHoCOURTo (HIGHoCOURToOFoASSAM,oNAGALAND,oMIZORAMoANDoARUNACHALoPRADESH)o CaseoNo.o:oWP(C)/1235/2024o SAFILEoDASoANDo3oORSo W/O-oLATEoGAURoCHANDRAoDAS 2:oTONMAYoDAS oS/O-oLATEoGAURoCHANDRAoDAS 3:oKRISHNAoDAS oW/O-oLATEoNITAIoCH.oDAS 4:oBASUDEVoDAS oS/O-oLATEoNITAIoCH.oDASo o o ALLoAREoR/OoVILLAGEoGOSSAIGAONoWARDoNO-1 o P.O-oGOSSAIGAON oDIST-oKOKRAJHAR oASSAo VERSUSo THEoSTATEoOFoASSAMoANDo5oORSo REP.oBYoTHEoPRINCIPALoSECRETARYoTOoTHEoGOVT.oOFoASSAM,oREVENUEo ANDoDISASTERoMANAGEMENToDEPARTMENT,oDISPUR,o GUWAHATI-06 2:THEoSECRETARY oTOoTHEoGOVT.oOFoASSAM oREVENUEoANDoDISASTERoMANAGEMENToDEPARTMENT oDISPUR o GUWAHATI-06 PageoNo.#o2/6 3:THEoDISTRICToCOMMISSIONER oKOKRAJHAR o P.OoANDoDIST-oKOKRAJHAR oBTR oASSAM oPIN-783360 4:THEoPRINCIPALoSECRETARY oKOKRAJHAR oASSAM o P.OoANDoDIST-oKOKRAJHAR oASSAM oPIN-783360 5:THEoCIRCLEoOFFICER oGOSSAIGAONoREVENUEoCIRCLE o P.OoANDoDIST-oKOKRAJHAR oASSAM oPIN-783360 6:THEoSUBo-oDIVISIONALoOFFICERo(CIVIL) oGOSSAIGAONo o P.OoANDoDIST-oKOKRAJHAR oASSAM oPIN-783360 7:SRIoAJAYoKUMARoDASoS/O-oLATEoSUDHIRoCH.oDAS oR/O-GOSAIGAON oWARDoNO.1 oKOKRAJHAR oASSSA oPIN-783360 8:SRIoBIJAYoKUMARoDASoS/OoLATEoSUDHIRoCHoDAS oR/O-GOSAIGAON oWARDoNO.1 oKOKRAJHAR oASSAMoPIN-78336o Page No.# 3/6 Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/1303/2024 AJOY KUMAR DAS AND ANR S/O LATE SUDHIR CH. DAS R/O GOSSAIGAON WARD NO. 1 GOSSAIGAON KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN 783360 2: SHRI BIJOY KUMAR DAS S/O LATE SUDHIR CH. DAS R/O GOSSAIGAON WARD NO. 1 GOSSAIGAON KOKRAJHAR ASSAM PIN 783360 VERSUS SAFILE DAS AND 9 ORS S/O- LATE NITAI CH. DAS ALL ARE R/O VILLAGE GOSSAIGAON WARD NO-1 P.O- GOSSAIGAON DIST- KOKRAJHAR BTC ASSAM 2:TONMAY DAS S/O- LATE GAUR CHANDRA DAS 3:KRISHNA DAS W/O- LATE NITAI CH. DAS 4:BASUDEV DAS S/O- LATE NITAI CH. DAS ALL ARE R/O VILLAGE GOSSAIGAON WARD NO-1 P.O- GOSSAIGAON DIST- KOKRAJHAR BTC ASSAM PageoNo.#o4/6 o5:THEoSTATEoOFoASSAM REP.oBYoTHEoPRINCIPALoSECRETARYoTOoTHEoGOVT.oOFoASSAM oREVENUEoANDoDISASTERoMANAGEMENToDEPARTMENT oDISPUR oGUWAHATI-06 o6:THEoSECRETARY TOoTHEoGOVT.oOFoASSAM oREVENUEoANDoDISASTERoMANAGEMENToDEPARTMENT oDISPUR o GUWAHATI-06 o7:THEoDISTRICToCOMMISSIONER KOKRAJHAR o P.OoANDoDIST-oKOKRAJHAR oBTR oASSAM oPIN-783360 o8:THEoPRINCIPALoSECRETARY BTC oKOKRAJHAR oASSAM o P.OoANDoDIST-oKOKRAJHAR oASSAM oPIN-783360 o9:THEoCIRCLEoOFFICER GOSSAIGAONoREVENUEoCIRCLE o P.OoANDoDIST-oKOKRAJHAR oASSAM oPIN-783360 o10:THEoSUBo-oDIVISIONALoOFFICERo(CIVIL) GOSSAIGAONo o P.OoANDoDIST-oKOKRAJHAR oASSAM oPIN-783360 o------------ Page No.# 5/6 For the petitioner (s) : Mr. M. Khan, Advocate For the respondent (s) : Mr. P. Nayak, Advocate Ms. N. Bordoloi, Advocate Mr. H. Sarma, Advocate BEFORE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEVASHIS BARUAH