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Gauhati High Court Stays Eviction Drive in Biswanath’s Nij Baghmara

By Wahidur Rahman |

ordered a stay on the proposed eviction drive. The court issued the directive during a hearing today and fixed September 8 as the next date of hearing.

Nearly 50 affected residents had approached the High Court seeking relief after receiving eviction notices from the district administration. During the September 5 hearing, the state government sought more time to file an affidavit, prompting the court to defer the matter.

The eviction was earlier scheduled for September 7. Notices were issued on August 18, giving residents 15 days to vacate their houses. The Biswanath district administration had identified 265 bighas, 3 kathas, and 15 lechas of land under Dag Nos. 189 (VGR) and 203 (VGR) in Baghmara mouza, occupied by around 433 families.

The proposed drive had triggered anxiety in the area, particularly as it would have impacted a mosque, an Eidgah ground, and a cemetery.

During the hearing, Advocate General Devajit Saikia represented the state government, while senior lawyer Hafiz Rashid Choudhury appeared on behalf of the petitioners.

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