Guwahati, Aug. 8 -- The Gauhati High Court on Thursday directed those facing eviction from Doyang and South Nambar forests in Assam's Golaghat district to submit within 10 days proof of land rights or vacate the land.
Chief Justice Ashutosh Kumar, hearing the petition of 74 people claiming they have been in possession of the land since the time of their forefathers, also directed the state advocate general to submit an affidavit by a forest officer stating that the appellants have been residing in the reserved forest area without any entitlement and are liable to be evicted forthwith.
The petitioners challenged the issuance of notices by the local authority asking them to vacate their land within seven days, alleging that such action of t...