The Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court, comprising Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Suman Shyam in the case of Re State of Assam & Ors has taken action on a matter involving the alleged illegal encroachment of the historic Tipam hill. The court has directed the authorities to submit a report on the matter and take appropriate action.
The Court has taken note of a report appearing in the Assamese newspaper, namely, ‘Niyomiya Barta’, pertaining to the illegal mining going on in the historic Tipam field as well as the incidents of encroachment of the Tipam hill area.
The Court found that there were reports dated 17.12.2022 and 20.02.2023 submitted by the jurisdictional Divisional Forest Officer. A perusal of the reports goes to show that the incidents of illegal mining have since been stopped due to the intervention of the departmental authorities.
However, it is not clear from the materials on record is as to whether, any action has been taken by the District Administration/Revenue Authorities pertaining to the allegation of illegal encroachment of Tipam hill.
Therefore, the Court granted six weeks time to obtain a report from the Revenue Authorities of the district on the allegation of encroachment of Tipam hill and place the same before this Court.
Case Details
Case:- PIL (Suo Moto) No.3 of 2018
Petitioner:- Suo Motu
Respondent:- State of Assam & ors
Counsel for the Petitioner – Mr. H.K. Das
Counsel for the Respondent – Ms. M. Bhattacharjee
Judge: Chief Justice Sandeep Mehta and Justice Suman Shyam
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