WP(C) 2293/2007 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE H. N. SARMA Heard learned counsel for the parties including the learned State couns el, Assam representing the official respondents as well as learned counsel appea ring for the Respondent No.5. Keeping in view the issue raised in this writ petition and also upon hea ring the learned counsel for the parties this court is of the view that it woul d be in the interest of justice to direct the official respondents, particularl y the Respondent No.2 the Director, Municipal Admnistration, Assam, Guwahati t o decide who would be the highest bidder to be entitled to get the settlement of the fish market in question as both the petitioners as well as the responde nt No.5 are claiming to be the highest bidder as reflected in Annexure ’C’ and A nnexure ’D’ annexed to the writ petition. Consequently, the petitioner is directed to approach the respondent No .2 the Director Municipal Administration, Assam by preferring a detailed repre sentation, a copy of which also be served upon the learned counsel for the R espondent No.5, highlighting all the grievances narrated in this writ petition within a period of 15 days from today and the competent authority above mentio ned on receipt of such representation shall consider and dispose of the same a fter giving reasonable opportunity of hearing to the parties interested herein including the petitioner and respondent No.5 in accordance with law as expedit iously as possible preferably within a period of 15 days from the date of recei pt of the representation. Petitioner shall be at liberty to furnish a certified copy of this order accompanied by the copy of the writ petition and supporting documents a ppended thereto before the authority concerned to do the needful. Till the disposal of the representation within the time framed as indica ted above, the Municipal Board, Barpeta, shall take necessary steps to run th e fish market in question on its own This disposes of this petition.