Masuda Khatun v. The Union of India and 7 Ors

PageoNo.#o1/3 GAHC010078782024 ooooooo ooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooTHEoGAUHATIoHIGHoCOURTo (HIGHoCOURToOFoASSAM,oNAGALAND,oMIZORAMoANDoARUNACHALoPRADESH)o CaseoNo.o:oWA/139/2024o MASUDAoKHATUNo W/OoAHMEDoALIoSHEIKHoD/OoLT.oMOTIORoRAHMANoR/OoVIL.o VIDYANAGARoNEARoPHEoOFFICEoWARDoNO.o7oGOALPARAoTOWNoP.Oo BALADMARIoP.SoGOALPARAoDIST.oGOALPARAoPINo783121 ooooooooooooooooooooooooVERSUSo 1:oTHEoUNIONoOFoINDIAoANDo7oORSoREP.oBYoToHEoMINISTRYoOFoROADo TRANSPORToANDoHIGHoWAYoGOVT.oOFoINDIAoNEWoDELHIo1 2:THEoNATIONALoHIGHWAYSoAUTHORITYoOFoINDIAo(NHAI)oMINISTRYoOFo ROADoTRANSPORToANDoHIGHWAYoGOVT.oOFoINDIAoAoCOMPANYoHAVINGo ITRoREGISTREDoOFFICEoAToGo5oANDo6oSECTORo10oDWARKAoNEWoDELHIo 110075oANDoREGIONALoOFFICEoGUWAHATIoNEDFIoHOUSEo4oTHoFLOORoGoSo ROADoDISPURoGUWAHATIo781006oASSAMoANDoISoREPo.BYoITSoCHAIRMAN 3:THEoNATIONALoHIGHWAYSoANDoINFRASTRUCTUREoDEVELOPMENTo CORPORATIONNoLTD.oAoFULLYoOWNEDoCOMPANYoOFoMINISTRYoOFoROAD TRANSPORToANDoHIGHWAYoGOVToOFoINDIAoHAVINGoITSoOFFICEoANDo PRINCIPALoPLACEoOFoBUSINESSAoATo3RDoFLOORoPTIoBUILDINGo4o PARLIAMENToSTREEToNEWoDELHIo110001oANDoHAVINGoITSoBRANCHo OFFICEoAToPMUoBONGAIGAONoASSAMoPOoPSoANDoDISToBONGAIGAONo ASSAMoREP.oBYoITSoGENERALoMANAGERo(P) 4:THEoSTATEoOFoASSAMoREPoBYoTHEoCOMMISSIONERoANDoSECRETARYo GOVT.oOFoASSAMoREVENUEoANDoDISASTERoMANAGEMENToDEPTT.o DISPURoGHYo6 5:THEoDEPUTYoCOMMISSIONER,o GOALPARAoASSAM 6:THEoCOMPETEToAUTHORITYoFORoLANDoACQUISITIONoCALAoCUMoADC GOALPARAoDISTRICToASSAM Page No.# 2/3 7:THE EXECUTIVE ENGINEER PW BLDG AND NH DIVISION GOALPARA AND SOUTH SALMARA MANKACHAR TR BUILDING DIVISION GOALPARA ASSAM 8:THE COMMISSIONER CUM ARBITRATOR LOWER ASSAM DIVISION PANBAZAR GHY For the Appellant(s) : Mr. R.P. Kakati, Sr. Advocate, assisted by Mr. K. Islam, Advocate. For the Respondent(s) : Ms. K. Phukan, Central Govt. Advocate for respondent No.1. : Ms. R. Borah, Standing Counsel, NHAI for respondent Nos.2 & 3. : Ms. N. Bordoloi, Standing Counsel, Revenue Department for respondent No.4. : Mr. N. Das, Junior Govt. Advocate, Assam. – B E F O R E – HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. VIJAY BISHNOI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

13.05.2024 (Vijay Bishnoi, CJ) This writ appeal is filed by the appellant/writ petitioner being aggrieved with the order dated 04.04.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP(C) No.5324/2023, whereby the learned Single Judge has refused to extend the interim stay order while observing that the assessment of the property in question has already been completed and a Notification has already been issued under Section 3D of the National Highways Act, as per which the property vests in the Government. Having heard the learned counsel for the appellant, we are of the opinion that no case for interference is made out. However, if the appellant wants some clarification in respect of the impugned order dated 04.04.2024 passed by the learned Single Judge, he is at liberty to approach the learned Single Judge. Page No.# 3/3 With the above observation, the writ appeal stands disposed of. JUDGE CHIEF JUSTICE Comparing Assistant