WP(C) 2474/2008 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.N.SARMA The petitioner applied for allotment of a room in a newly constructed mu nicipal building by the Nalbari Municipality Board. Alongwith his application fo r allotment, as required by the Board, the petitioner also deposited a sum of Rs . 20,000/- in cash on 29-9-2000, upon receipt of which, receipt was issued to th e petitioner (Annexure- 1). The petitioner has not been allotted any room by the Municipality Board and accordingly he prayed for refund of the security amount of Rs. 20,000/- so deposited by him but in spite of various request made by th e petitioner, Nalbari Municipality Board has not refunded the same. Hence this w rit petition. Though notice has been served upon the Municipal Board, they did not co ntest the proceeding. Consequently the averments made in the misc. case has gone unchanged. Accordingly it is directed that this writ petition is disposed of with the direction that the respondent No. 2, the Chairman, Municipality Board and ot her officers responsible for the purpose shall forthwith refund the amount of Rs . 20,000/-depostited by the petitioner along with interest at the rate of 6%. If the said amount is not paid within a period of 2 weeks with interest from the d ate of receipt of the copy of the order, the rate of interest would be calculate d at the rate of 12%. With the above directions, this writ petition stands allowed.