WP(C) 3427/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. Talukdar, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Ms Phukan, le arned State counsel appearing for the respondents. The petitioners, by the present petition, are praying for a direction to the res pondent authorities not to evict them from the land under their possession witho ut following the due process of law. According to the petitioners they are posse ssion the plot of land measuring 1 katha each in Dag No. 602 at Arunodoi Path, H engrabari (Upper Sachal) Mouza-Beltola in the district of Kamrup, Assam, which a dmittedly is Govt. land, since the year 1987 and though they filed applications seeking allotment of the said land the same have not been disposed of by the Rev enue authority till date. The petitioners apprehend that they may be evicted fro m the land in question without following the due process of law meaning thereby without issuing notice as required under Rule 18 of the Settlement Rules framed under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886. Mr. Talukdar, learned counsel for the petitioner in view of such contention has submitted that the writ petition may be disposed of with a direction to the resp ondent authorities not to evict them without issuing any notice for that purpose as required under Rule 18 of the aforesaid Rules. Ms Phukan, learned State counsel appearing for the State respondents submits tha t admittedly the land in question is Govt. land. The petitioners are unauthorise d occupants as they have not been authorized by any competent Revenue authority to possess the land and as such they are evictable under Rule 18 of the Settleme nt Rules framed under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 for which natu rally the notice would be issued. Having regard to the aforesaid submission made by the learned counsel for the pa rties the writ petition is disposed of directing the respondent authorities to e vict the petitioners only after issuing the notice as required under Rule 18 of the Settlement Rules framed under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886. I t is, however, open to the respondent authorities to consider the application fi led by the petitioners seeking settlement/allotment of the land under their poss ession. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No cost.