WP(C) 2530/2007 BEFORE HON’BLR MR JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr Buragohain, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr P. Roy, learned State counsel . The facts in brief necessary for disposing of this petition are that, th e petitioner is a sitting lessee of Moran Weekly Bazar being settled with him by Khowang Anchalik Panchayat which is going to expire on 30.6.2007. Confronted wi th huge financial loss due to non collection of tolls, he on 5.3.2007 submitted representation before the Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt of Assam, Panchay at & Rural Development Department, Assam, Dispur for remission of the dues payab le him for the settlement. A prayer for extension of his term has also been mad e by him on 10.5.2007 before the Secretary , Khowang Anchalik Panchayat. The abo ve representations ,according to him are as on date, pending consideration. Bein g aggrieved he is before this Court for redress. Mr Buragohain while reiterating the above has submitted that this petiti on be closed with a direction to the authorities concerned to dispose of the re presentations on merits within a time frame. Mr Roy has no objection to the course suggested. In the above view of the matter, this petition is closed with a directio n to the Commissioner & Secretary tothe Govt.of Assam ,Panchayat &Rural Developm ent Department, Dispur and the Secretary , Khowang Anchalik Panchayat, Dibrugarh respectively to dispose of the representations pending before them on merits. T his should be done within a period of two(2) weeks form the date of receipt of t he certified copy of this order. It is made clear that disposal of the petitione r’s representations would not be a condition precedent for initiation of a fresh settlement process of the market for the next panchayat year. The petition stands closed in the above terms. No costs.