WP(C) 3350/2003 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr I. Hussain, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. None appeare d for the respondents despite service of notice. No affidavit in opposition has also been filed on behalf of the respondents. The petitioners numbering five have filed the instant writ petition who are doin g business under the Dhubri Municipality, Dhubri. All of them have been issued t rade license by the Chairman, Dhubri Municipality, Dhubri. The petitioners have not been granted any place for doing business and as such they have to choose th eir places according to their convenience. They are doing business within the j urisdiction of the Municipality, but outside the jurisdiction of the Leiny Mark et (Chawk bazaar), Dhubri and maintained their family from their limited income derived from their small business. They are paying municipal taxes regularly as they are holding trade licenses under Dhubri Municipality, Dhubri. The responden t No. 5 i.e. lessee of the Leiny Market forcibly collected tolls from the petit ioners even though the petitioners are not doing their business within the area of the Leiny Market. In this regard, the petitioners have also submitted their complaints before the authority concerned. However, having no response from the authority, the instant writ petition has been filed praying for a direction to the authority more particularly, respondent No. 5 not to collect/demand tolls fr om the petitioners. This Court while admitting the writ petition by issuing rule vide order dated 9. 5.2003 passed an interim order directing the respondent Nos. 3 and 4 to ensure t hat respondent No. 5 shall not demand tolls from the petitioners who are admitte dly doing their business outside the jurisdiction of the Leiny Market (chawk baz aar). In view of the order dated 9.5.2003 and considering the facts and circumstances of the case as well as the grievance raised by the petitioners, the writ petitio n is allowed. Interim order passed earlier is made absolute. However, there shall be no order as to cost.