WP(C) 6662/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr. B Banerjee, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. G Soren, learned State counsel appearing for the respondents. Considering the grievance raised in this writ petition and also as agree d to by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, this writ petition is bei ng disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner’s case in brief is that the Bihubor Stone Quarry No. IV u nder Sivasagar Division has been settled with the petitioner at Rs.15,78,000/- f or the extraction of 12,000 Cum of stone for a period of two year w.e.f. 15.12.2 008 to 14.12.2010. The petitioner accordingly took over the Quarry but found tha t due to construction of R.C.C. bridge (near Simaluguri Railway crossing) by the Border roads, plying of heavy vehicle was completely stopped from 15th March, 2 010 to 14th May, 2010 and again from 18th September, 2010 till date. Thus, the p etitioner was prevented from operating the Quarry for a considerable period of t ime for the reason beyond his control and in the process had to suffer huge loss . Moreover, the main road is not at all motorable. When the water level raised i n the month of April to October, the transportation path linking the Quarry auto matically got ruined and he had to invest a huge amount of money for making a mo torable condition. Also due to Assam Bandh called by various organizations, the petitioner was unable to operate and sale the stone materials from the Quarry. A ccording to the petitioner, he could collect only 7500 Cum of stone and yet to c ollect 4500 stone materials, value of which has already been deposited on due da te by way of kist money to the Government exchequer as fixed. This led him to fi le a representation on 01.11.2010 before the respondent No.5 to grant him anothe r 12 months time as loss period. Pursuant to the representation dated 01.11.2010 , respondent No.5 submitted a report to respondent No.4 on 03.12.2010, whereby h e has requested for extension of mahal period. On receipt of the said report, re spondent No.4 has issued a communication on 07.12.2010 to respondent No.3, reque sting to consider the loss period sustained by the petitioner. However, no actio n has been taken on the aforesaid communication. Hence, this writ petition, pray ing for a direction to respondent No.2 to extend the loss period by allowing the petitioner to operate the mahal for two months and till then not to settle the stone mahal to any 3rd party. Considering the limited prayer so made, the writ petition is disposed of directing respondent No.2 to take into consideration the above facts as well as reports submitted by respondent No.5 and dispose of the representation dated 01 .11.2010 (Annexure C) in accordance with law on or before 18.01.2011. Till 18.01 .2011 or till the disposal of the representation of the petitioner whichever is earlier, the respondent authority shall not issue permit for the same Quarry to a 3rd party.