WP(C) 3171/2008 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. Ahmed, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Mr. Sor en, the learned State counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos.1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 and Mr. Sikdar, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the responde nt No.7. The grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition is that though a Notice Inviting Tender was issued by Mandia Anchalik Panchayat on 03.05.2008 for settlement of Kadong Chawol Khowa Ghat for the Panchayat year 200 8-09, the settlement has not been finalized as yet in spite of submission of ten ders by various tenderers, including the petitioner and the respondent No.7. This court though directed the learned State counsel to obtain i nstruction vide order dated 28.07.2008 and the case was adjourned on 13.08.2008, 07.01.2009 and 16.01.2009 on the prayer of the learned State counsel for obtain ing necessary instruction, Mr. Soren, the learned State counsel has submitted th at no instruction has been furnished to him. Be that as it may since, the petitioner as well as the private r espondent No.7, who are the tenderers in respect of the aforesaid Notice Invitin g Tender claimed that the settlement has not been granted in favour of anyone, I dispose of the present petition with the direction to the settling authority to finalize the process of the settlement initiated vide NIT dated 03.05.2008, wit hin a period of 15 days from the date of submission of the certified copy of thi s order by any of the parties to the present petition, if such settlement has no t already been finalized. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.