59 Families in Negheribil Merapani were issued a fresh evictiction notice by the goverment of Assam For illegal forest encroached ruled out by the supreme court recently.
This come after a month of eviction carried out in sarupathar, uriamghat area for alleged encroachment of the forest land.The notices were served to 59 families on Sunday in the presence of security personnel, including the CRPF and local police.
The department had earlier issued eviction notices to 205 families in 2 No. Negheribil on August 8, 2025.Subsequently, 59 families from Negheribil and 11 families from Uriamghat approached the Gauhati High Court seeking a stay on the eviction.
The matter was later escalated to the Supreme Court. However, the Supreme Court on February 10 upholding the Forest Department’s position and directing authorities to proceed in accordance with the law.
Acting on the apex court’s directions, the Golaghat Forest Division issued fresh notices on February 21, signed by the Divisional Forest Officer of the Golaghat Forest Division.
However, several families refused to accept the notices therefore, the documents were pasted on the doors of their houses to ensure legal compliance asking occupants to submit documentary proof of their claims and vacate the encroached land within seven days.
Regional Forest Officer, Jamuguri Range, Ranjan Baruah, said the department is acting strictly in compliance with court directives and established procedures. “They have been given one week’s time. If they fail to comply, eviction will be carried out as per law,” Baruah said.
It further stated that, A committee constituted for the removal of forest encroachments would examine the documents submitted by the affected families,If found unauthorised, they would be given 15 days to vacate the land before eviction proceedings commence.The renewed eviction drive has created tension in the area therefore, security has been tightened to prevent any untoward incidents during the process Authorities added.