WP(C) 3946/2008 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE HN SARMA Heard learned counsel for the petitioner Mr. A Motin. Also heard Ms R. C hakraborty, learned Addl. Sr. Govt. Advocate appearing for the official responde nts. The dispute raised in this writ petition is regarding settlement of Len gtisingha Cattle Market under the Zilla Parishad for the year 2008-09. Earlier s ettlement order made in favour of the Naser Ali Mandal ignoring the other tende rers including the petitioner was set aside by the High Court in WP ( c) No. 298 4/08 by order dated 18.8.08 directing the Zilla Parishad to settle the market in accordance with law. Thereafter, the authority issued a notice dated 27.8.08 ad dressing the respondents No. 4 and 5 only to participate in the settlement proc ess after remanding the matter by the High Court as indicated above for settleme nt of the market in question. The petitoner, though is a higher bidder than the respondents No. 4 and 5, was not called to participate in the settlement process . Hence, this writ petition. As directed by this court, Ms R. Chakraborty, learned State counsel has produced the connected records and submits that from the letter dated 12.9.08 of the Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Parishad it is seen that Mr. Mazid Khan, the present petitioner expressed his unwillingness to get settlement and accordingly he was not intimated to participate in the settlement process. Simil ar stand has been taken in respect of the other higher bidder including highest bidder. The aforesaid intention of the Chief Executive Officer on the face of it is not acceptable in view of the fact that the present petitioner Mr. Mazid Khan has agitated the matter before this court by filing t his petition challenging the action indicating that he is very much interested i n getting the settlement. Accordingly, the contention of the learned State couns el is not accepted. That apart, it would lead to heavy loss of revenue to the Z illa Parishad. In view of the above discussion, this writ petition is disposed of with the direction that the Chief Executive Officer, Bongaigaon Zilla Parishad shall issue notice to all the higher bidders who offered higher bid than Naser Ali M andal and such notices shall be served upon the them personally and thereafter settle the market on the date to be mentioned in the notice giving sufficient o pportunities to the bidders. The aforesaid process shall be completed within a period of three weeks from to-day. Writ petition accordingly stands disposed of with the above direction.