WP(C) 5101/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE U.B. SAHA By this petition, the petitioners have asked for a direc tion to the respondent No.3, the Circle Officer, Sonapur Revenue Circle, for dem arcation of their plots of land, viz a plot of land measuring 9 Bighas 3 kathas 14 lechas covered by Dags No. 56 and 59 of K.P Patta No. 33 situated at Villa ge- Amerigog Nanke, Mouza- Panbari, Dist. Pragjyotishpur, Assam and another plot of land measuring 1 Bigha 4 kathas covered by Dag No. 56 of K.P Patta No.33, D ag Nos 153, 154 and 155 of K.P. Patta No. 39 situated at village Amerigog Nonke, Mouza- Panbari, Dist. Pragjyotishpur, Assam. Heard Mr. O.P. Bhati, learned Counsel appearing for the petitioners and Mrs. H.M. Phukan, learned Govt. Advocate appearing for the State respondents. As agreed to by the learned Counsel for the parties an d keeping in view the nature of dispute involved in the writ petition, the insta nt writ petition is taken up for disposal at the motion stage. The petitioner No. 1 purchased a plot of land measuring 9 Bighas 3 kathas 14 lechas covered by K.P. Patta No. 33 as stated supra and th e petitioner No. 2 also purchased a plot of land measuring 1 Bighas 4 kathas by a sale deed dated 13.8.1990 covered by patta No. 33 as stated supra. When the petitioners have decided to start a new industry on the aforesaid plots of land and make boundary wall for safety and security of the s ame, they jointly applied to the respondent No.3, the Circle Officer, Sonapur Re venue Circle on 29.04.2009 for demarcation of land and thereafter visited the of fice of the respondent No.3 from time to time. But the respondent No.3 has been deferring the matter of demarcation either of this pretext or on that pretext. I t is also pleaded that the petitioners are ready to deposit the necessary fees a s required under law for demarcation of their lands. Mr. Bhati, learned Counsel for the petitioners submits that a co njoint reading of Section 22 of the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886 and Rule 97 made thereunder empowers a landholder to approach the Revenue Officer fo r demarcating his land and the Revenue Officer like the respondent No.3 is also in obligation to demarcate the land on submission of necessary fees by the perso n asking for demarcation. Mrs. Phukan, learned Govt. Advocate though initially has prayed for time s to obtain instructions, but ultimately submitted that the entire writ petitio n can be disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.3, the Circle Office r, Sonapur Revenue Circle to dispose of the application of the petitioners dated 29.04.2009, Annexure-C to the writ petition, and if the necessary fees are depo sited by the petitioners for demarcation as required under law, then the respon dent No. 3 shall demarcate the land of the petitioners as sought for. It appears from the record that the present petitioners filed an applica tion on 29.4.2009 requesting the respondent No.3 for demarcation of their plots of land mentioned in the schedule of the said application, but the respondent No.3 is sleeping over the matter without taking any action. Being the respondent No. 3, the Circle Officer is working under the res pondent No.2, the Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup ( Rural), Guwahati, the respondent No. 2 is directed to ask the respondent No. 3 to dispose of the application of the petitioner dated 29.4.2009 ( Annexure-C to the writ petition) within a period of ten days a nd if the petitioners are willing to deposit the necessary fees for demarcatio n of their plots of land, then the respondent No. 3 shall do the same in accord ance with law through the appropriate officer within a period one month from the date of receipt of this order along with the copy of the writ petition. The petitioners are directed to furnish a copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition to the respondent No.2 as well as respondent No. 3 w ithin period of seven days. With the aforesaid order, the instant writ petition is disposed of.