WP(C) 6210/2003 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.P.KATAKEY Heard Mr GN Sahewalla, learned senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr RK Bora, learned state counsel appearing for the respondents. The petitioner, by the present petition, has prayed for a direction to t he respondent authorities not to evict and/or disturb his peaceful possession of land measuring five-and-half lecha covered by dag no.414 of KP patta no.16(ka) in village Raisia under the Nitaipukhuri mouza in Sivasagar district, contending inter alia that though the said land belonged to him and covered by a periodic patta issued, respondent authorities are contemplating to evict him there from w ithout following the due process of law. No affidavit-in-opposition has been filed by the respondent, despite pen dency of writ petition for about eight years. Learned state counsel, however, submitted that there is no question of e victing the petitioner from the land without following the due process of law, i f it actually belonged to him and covered by a periodic patta. In view of aforesaid submission, this writ petition is disposed of direc ting the respondent authorities not to evict the petitioner from the land in que stion, if it actually belongs to him and covered by a periodic patta, without fo llowing the due process of law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.