WP(C) 2361/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE U B SAHA The instant writ petition is filed by the petitioner for a direction to the resp ondents particularly, the respondent No. 2 for disposing the representation of t he petitioner dated 21.05.2009 and 22.05.2009 (Annexure -III and Annexure - IV t o the writ petition) whereby and whereunder he requested the Block Development O fficer to enhance the time limit of the settlement of market namely Namrup Weekl y Market under the Joypur Development Block. 1. I have heard Mr R Dutta, learned counsel for the petitioner as w ell as Mr P Roy, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate for the responden t Nos. 1 and 2. 2. Mr Dutta, learned counsel submits that the Namrup Weekly Market has been settled in favour of the petitioner w.e.f. 01.11.2008 for value of Rs. 35, 500/- only. The petitioner is paying the settlement amounts through installm ents as fixed by the Anchalik Panchayat, the respondent No. 3. It is also conten ded that he has invested some amount for infrastructural development of the said market, but, in return he has not been able to get the invested value of the ma rket as the market is handed over to him on 1.11.2008 instead of 1.07.2008 by th e Jaipur Anchalik Panchayat. Therefore, it is necessary to extend the statutory period. 3. Mr Roy, learned Government submits that the respondent No.2, the Block Development Officer has no power either to extend the period of settlemen t or to allow any benefit to the petitioner relating to the settlement of the ma rket. The power is with the State Government. Therefore, the petitioner may be a sked to file appropriate application to the appropriate authority. At this stage , Mr Dutta, learned counsel submits that the petitioner is ready to file an appl ication to the Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Government of Assam, Panchayat and Rural Development (A) Department. 4. In view of the aforesaid submissions of the parties, the instant writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the petitioner to submit an ap plication along with this order before the Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Gov ernment of Assam, Panchayat and Rural Development (A) Department within a period of 15 days and the Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Government of Assam, Panch ayat and Rural Development (A) Department shall dispose the same within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the application by a reasoned order. With the aforesaid observations and order this writ petition sta nds disposed of.