WP(C) 2869/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.N. SARMA Heard Mr. MH Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. P Roy, lear ned Addl. Govt. Advocate for the respondents. The petitioners who are intending tenders in respect of Alikash Weekly Open market, Alikash Weekly Cattle market and Alikash Daily Vegetable markets which a re falling under the Dalgaon Sialmari Anchalik Panchayat, have challenged the NI T dated 27/4/10 issued by the said Anchalik Panchayat inviting tenders for the a foresaid markets. The grievance of the petitioners is that the value of the afo resaid market being more than 1 Lakh, the Anchalik Panchayat has no power vested upon it under the provision of Section 105 of the Assam Panchayat Act to settle the markets in question. Mr. Roy, learned Addl. Govt. Advocate has not disputed the aforesaid position. Section 105 is very specific and unambiguous as regards the entitlement of conce rned Zilla Parishad in settling the market whose value is more than 1 Lakh and i n the instant case the value of the markets in question as indicated, are more t han 3 Lakhs. Accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction that the tende r papers so received by the Dalgaon Sialmari Anchalik Panchayat through any of i ts officer shall forthwith transmit and forward to the Darrang Zilla Parishad fo r necessary settlement thereof. It is further directed that the Anchalik Pancha yat authority shall not open any of the sealed tender submitted by any of the te nderers in respect of the said three markets. Upon receipt of the tender documen ts, the Darrang Zilla Parishad shall open the tender papers and proceed to settl e the markets in accordance with the provision of Assam Panchayat Act. With the aforesaid directions this writ petition stands disposed of.