WP(C) 3356/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. F.K.R Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mrs. H.M. Phukan, learned State Counsel appearing for the respondents. The petitioners by the present petition are praying for a direction to the respo ndent authorities not to evict them from the land in village Baghpori Chapori un der Rongamati Mouza of Darrang District, which is under their possession contend ing inter alia that though they earlier possessed some Government land, which wa s allotted to the Mangaldoi Civil Hospital, they were evicted therefrom in the y ear 2006 and thereafter, with the oral permission granted by the Deputy Commissi oner, Darrang, they occupied the land in the said village in Dag No.13 in Bagpor i Chapori under Rongamati Mouza in the district of Darrang, which is PGR land. According to the petitioners, they thereafter, filed applications before the aut hority for their rehabilitation, as they were erosion affected persons and on th e basis of which the reports were called for and were submitted in their favour. It is also the case of the petitioners that though such process was on, no fin al order has been passed by the Deputy Commissioner till date. Mrs. Phukan, learned State Counsel appearing for the respondents has submitted t hat admittedly the petitioners are occupying the land covered by PGR, which land , therefore, cannot available for settlement unless the same is dereserved by fo llowing the due process of law as enumerated in Assam Land and Revenue Regulatio n, 1886. Mrs. Phukan, however, has submitted that if the applications submitted by the petitioners for rehabilitation are not disposed of in the meantime, thos e shall definitely be considered and disposed of within a reasonable period of t ime, in accordance with law. It is not in dispute that the petitioners are occupying the grazing reserved lan d. The said reserved land has not been dereserved as yet by following the due p rocess of law as enumerated in 1886 Regulation and hence, the petitioners cannot be allowed to occupy in the said land, which is also not available for settleme nt. However, since the petitioners have filed the applications for their rehabi litation and such applications appear to have been under consideration and certa in reports were called for and submitted, the Deputy Commissioner, Darrang at Ma ngaldoi is directed to pass final order on such applications within a period of 2 (two) months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the order passe d today alongwith the copy of the writ petition and its annexures appended there to to be submitted by any of the petitioners before the said authority, within a period of 1 (one) week from today. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.