Gol Hussain and 56 Ors v. The State of Assam and 4 Ors

O R D E R

18.09.2024 Heard Mr. R. Islam, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners. Mr. S. Baruah, the learned counsel appears on behalf of the respondents. Page No.# 6/7

¶2The instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioners being aggrieved by the inaction on the part of the respondent authorities in not granting settlement in favour of the petitioners over the plot of land covered by Dag No.621 under Barkhetri Revenue Circle, Narayanpur Mukalmua in the district of Nalbari, Assam.

¶3Pursuant to the order passed by this Court on 02.09.2024, an instruction has been placed before this Court to the effect that the lands in question wherein the petitioners are seeking settlement are VGR lands. It has also been mentioned that in the year 2004, the land allotment proposal submitted by Circle Officer was rejected by the District Land Advisory Committee.

¶4The learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been in possession of the said lands for more than 45 years and they are erosion affected persons.

¶5This Court also takes note of the instructions so placed wherein the Circle Officer, Barkhetri Revenue Circle has also stated that the petitioners have been occupying the VGR land since the year 1982-83 due to erosion of their lands in village-Howlighat and Mukalmua. In that view of the matter, the question of passing any order by directing the respondent authorities to consider settlement of the petitioners in respect to the land under their possession to the petitioners cannot be granted in view of the fact that the lands in question wherein the petitioners are in possession are VGR lands as the same goes against the very spirit of the judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Jagpal Singh & Others Vs. the State of Punjab & Ors., reported in

(2011) 11 SCC 396. In addition to that, the Land Policy of 2019 also stipulates that there shall be no settlement of VGR lands. Page No.# 7/7

¶6Be that as it may, the petitioners herein being landless indigenous people who are also erosion affected persons, they are required to be considered in terms with the Land Policy of 2019, and as such, this Court disposes of the instant writ petition thereby directing the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioners for allotment/settlement in other Government waste lands as per the Land Policy of 2019.

¶7In view of the above, the instant writ petition stands disposed of.

¶8The instructions placed before this Court are kept on record and marked with the letter "X".

JUDGE Comparing Assistant

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