WP(C) 2238/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY Heard Mr. R. Dutta, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P.Roy, le arned Govt. Advocate who appears for the respondents No. 1 and 2. The petitioner was granted settlement of the Joypur Weekly market from 1.7.08 to 30.6.09 by the Joypur Gaon Panchayat. The petitioner claims that he suffered lo ss and accordingly had requested for granting extension of settlement beyond 30 .6.09 and also for remission of the kist money with a further prayer for stoppin g the settlement process initiated by the Joypur Gaon Panchayat for the panchaya t year beginning from 1.7.09. While I do not find any justification to stay the process of settlement for the next Panchayat year, Rule 49 of the Assam Panchayat (Financial) Rules, 2002 (he reinafter referred to as the Rules ) provides power to the Govt. to consider re mission on special ground such as flood, natural calamity etc. Accordingly, this petition is ordered to be closed by permitting the petitioner to make an appropriate application for remission in terms of Rule-49 of the Rule s before the competent authority. On making of such application, the authority i n the Govt. would consider and dispose of the said application on merit, by havi ng regard to the genuineness of the claim for remission. This petition is accordingly disposed of.