WP(C) 3767/2008 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA Heard the learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order dated 23.07.08 passed by the Ch ief Executive Officer, Barpeta Zilla Parishad settling the Medhirtary Hat with t he respondent No. 6. The tender process was initiated by the Anchalik Panchayat notifying that the market value of the Hat is Rs. 25,500/-. The Zilla Parishad o n the basis of the tender process initiated by the Anchalik Panchayat settled th e Hat with the respondent No. 6 after calling the records from the Anchalik Panc hayat. The Hat was not settled with the respondent No. 6 on the basis of any ind ependent tender process initiated by the Zilla Parishad. Learned counsel for the petitioner has drawn my attention to the order p assed by this Court on 29.08.08 in W.P.(C) No. 3305/08 by noticing the earlier o rder of the Division Bench judgment on 01.10.03 passed in W.A. No. 325/03. It w as held that in case of annual sale value of market being below Rs. 1 lakh, the jurisdiction for settlement of the same lies with the Anchalik Panchayat. The ju risdiction vests with the Zilla Parishad if the annual sale value of the Hat is Rs. 1 lakh and/or above. As per the materials available on record, admittedly the annual sale val ue of the Hat in question is Rs. 25,500/-. If that be so, the tender process was rightly initiated by the Anchalik Panchayat. If the Zilla Parishad intervened w ith the matter and took a decision to settle the Hat with the respondent No. 6, the settlement order cannot sustain. In view of the above, the impugned order of settlement dated 23.07.08 (A nnexure-2) cannot sustain. Consequently, same is intervened and set aside. The A nchalik Panchayat may now proceed with the matter in accordance with law. The writ petition is allowed.