WP(C) 4967/2007 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B D AGARWAL Heard Shri B D Goswami, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Smt H M Phukan, learned Junior Government Advocate for the respondents. This writ petition has been filed seeking quashing of the procee dings of Encroachment Case No. 10/98-99. It is the case of the petitioner that he is a land less person a nd possessing a plot of land measuring about 1 Bigha in the village Panibil sinc e a long time and the petitioner has also approached the competent authority for settling the said land. From the report submitted by the Circle Officer, Sonari Revenue Circle to the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Sibsagar District on 9.3. 2009 (Annexure - B to the additional affidavit of respondent No. 3), it appears that the petitioner is still possessing the said Government land and he is also not having any periodic patta land. From some other documents filed with the writ petition, it also appears that the matter is pending for consideration before the Land Advisory Co mmittee, Sibsagar. Hence, it would be proper to dispose of the writ petition wit h a direction to the State respondents to consider the case of the petitioner fo r settlement of the land under his occupation, provided his case is covered by t he guidelines for the settlement of the Government land. Till the Land Advisory Committee considers the case of the petit ioner, the further proceedings in the Encroachment Case No. 10/98-99 shall remai n suspended. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition stands disposed of.