WP(C) 6024/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.K. GOSWAMI The petitioners, twenty one in number, by the present petition, have prayed for a direction to the respondent authorities to consider their prayer for settlemen t of the land in their possession comprised in Dag No.12 (old) 97(New) of villag e Ulubari, Birubari, Dr. Ambedkar Nagar, Guwahati under Ulubari mouza in the dis trict of Kamrup, contending inter alia that though from time to time they filed applications for allotment/settlement of the land under their possession, the la st being on 26/11/2010 addressed to the Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup (Metro), the same have not considered by the authorities till date. According to the petitio ners, under the land policy of 1989 formulated by the Govt. of Assam and under t he Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 (for short, 1886 Regulation), they be ing landless persons, are entitled to be considered for allotment/settlement of Govt. land. The petitioners further contend that a move to evict them from the s aid land is under process. I have heard Mr. D.P. Borah, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. B.J. Gh osh, learned State counsel appearing for all the respondents. The learned counsel for the petitioners, in the backdrop of the aforesaid conten tions of the petitioners, has submitted that the present petition be disposed of with the direction to the Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup (Metro) and the Commissio ner and Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Revenue Department to consider the appl ication filed the petitioners for allotment/settlement of the land and to pass n ecessary order on such application. It has also been submitted that till such consideration is made, a direction may also be issued not to evict the petitione rs from the land under their possession. Mr. B.J. Ghosh, learned Junior Govt. Advocate appearing for the respondents has submitted that the prayer of the petitioners for allotment/settlement shall defi nitely be considered subject to fulfillment of the criteria for allotment/settle ment of the land as stipulated under the 1886 Regulation. The petitioners in the present writ petition have claimed that from time to time they had filed applications for allotment/settlement of the land under their po ssession, the last being on 26/11/2010 before the Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup (M etro). It has also been stated on oath that the said applications have not been considered and disposed of by the authority concerned. That apart, the petitione rs have also stated that there is a move for their eviction from the land in que stion, though they claim to be entitled to allotment/settlement under the land p olicy of Assam as well as under the 1886 Regulation. In view of the aforesaid, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup (Metro) to consider the application dated 26/11/ 2010 filed by the petitioners (Annexure-2 to the writ petition) for allotment/se ttlement of the land under their possession. While considering such application, the Deputy Commissioner shall also bear in mind the land policy of the State of Assam formulated in the year 1989 and the requirement of the provisions of the 1886 Regulation. The said exercise is directed to be completed within a period o f six months from the date of the receipt of a certified copy of this order pass ed today along with the copy of the writ petition and the annexures appended the reto, to be furnished before the Deputy Commissioner by the petitioners within s even days from today. The Deputy Commissioner, if required, shall place the case of the petitioners before the appropriate committee for taking a decision in th at regard. Till the decision is taken on the basis of the order passed today, the petitione rs shall not be evicted from the land in their possession. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of.