GUWAHATI, India, April 15 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on March 13:

1. Heard Mr. A. R. Bhuyan, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Petitioners and Mr. R. Borpujari, the learned Standing counsel appearing on behalf of the Respondent No.1. I have also heard Ms. M. Barman, the learned Junior Government Advocate appearing on behalf of the Respondent Nos. 2 to 5.

2. The present petition has been filed by the Petitioners against an action initiated by the District Administration for evicting the Petitioners on the ground that the land in question under the occupation of the Petitioners are Village Grazing Reserve lands.

3. The facts of the instant case as it emerges from the perusal of the writ petition are that the Petitioners are the shop owners carrying their respective business over the land belongs to Belguri Natun Bazar, Panjagana Jame Masjid. The said Masjid situated in a plot of land admeasuring 1 Bigha 2 Kathas under Dag No.3 of Village Belguri under Khatowal Mouza in the District of Nagaon. It is an admitted fact as stated in Paragraph No.9 of the instant writ petition that the land in question is situated under Khatowal Mouza in village Belguri and falls under Kisamat No.3, Grazing Dag.

4. It is the case of the Petitioners that on 03.12.2025, a notice was issued by the Circle Officer, Samaguri Revenue Circle informing the Petitioner No.14 that the land under their possession is a part of the Village Grazing Reserve and they would be evicted within 15 days from the date of the said notice. The Petitioners were also asked to submit valid documents relating to the said land within 7 days before the Circle Officer, Samaguri Revenue Circle and the date of the hearing was fixed on 12.12.2025 at 11:00 AM.

5. It is the further case of the Petitioners that the Petitioners thereupon submitted a representation to the District Commissioner, Nagaon to stop the eviction inasmuch as, the market set up in the said land was done with the permission of the concerned Gaon Panchayats and an application has also been filed for allotment of one bigha of land. The said representation being not considered, the Petitioners have therefore approached this Court by filing the present writ petition.

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