WP(C) 952/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. A. Hussain, the learned counsel for the petiti oners and Mr. J. Handique, the learned State Counsel appearing for the responden ts. The petitioners nine in numbers have filed the present p etition praying for directing the respondent authorities to issue the hawker lic enses under the provisions of the Assam Distributors and Articles Order, 1982 by contending that though in the months of May, June, 2006 they submitted the appl ications for issuance of such licenses and an enquiry was conducted in the month of August, 2006 in that respect, no final decision has been taken by the licens ing authority, namely the respondent No.4, till date. The respondent No.4 in the affidavit-in-opposition has a dmitted filing of such applications. However, the said respondent has stated th at those applications filed by the petitioners were not properly processed and t he then Deputy Director acted beyond his authority and jurisdiction. Nothing has been stated relating to the disposal of such application filed by the petitione rs. Since the petitioner’s grievance is relating to the non consideration of their applications for issuance of license under the provisions of 1982 control order, the present writ petition is disposed of with a directio n to the respondent No.4, the Deputy Director, Food & Civil Supplies, Dhubri to dispose of the said applications filed by the petitioners praying for issuance o f license under the provisions of 1982 control order, after making necessary enq uiry and by following the Government’s guidelines issued in that respect from ti me to time. Such consideration shall be made within 2 (two) months from the dat e of receipt of the certified copy of this order alongwith the copy of the writ petition and its enclosures appended thereto before the said authority. The writ petition is disposed of. No cost.