WP(C) 3497/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTIC B P KATAKEY Heard Mr N Borah, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr P Roy, learned state counsel appearing for the respondent nos.1 to 5 and 7. This writ petition is taken up for disposal at the motion stage itself, as agreed to by learned counsel for the appearing parties, without issuing notic e to the respondent no.6, as the period of permit issued in favour of the privat e respondent had already expired. The grievance of the petitioner is that though he submitted a number of applications including a detailed one on 4.4.2011 before the Divisional Forest O fficer(DFO), Sonitpur East Division, for extension of the period of lease which had been granted in his favour up-to 1.5.2011, and the DFO also submitted a repo rt to the Chief Conservator of Forests, Assam, who in turn also submitted the sa me to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests(PCCF), the said application is yet to be disposed of by the PCCF. Learned state counsel appearing for the aforesaid respondents submitted that if the aforesaid application is still pending, the PCCF will pass necessary speaking order within a reasonable period of time. Having regard to the aforesaid submissions of the learned counsel for th e parties, this petition is disposed of directing the PCCF(respondent no.7) to c onsider and dispose of the application filed by the petitioner praying for exten sion of the period of lease in accordance with law and by a speaking order. The same shall be done within a period of one month from the date of production of t he certified copy of this order by the petitioner before the said authority. This writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.