WP(C) 1918/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B. P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. A.R. Sikdar, the learned counsel for the petitioners and Mrs. V.L. Singh, the learned counsel appearing for the respondent Nos.1 to 4 and 6 as well as Mr. H. Ali, the learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.7. As agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition i s taken up for hearing and disposal at the motion stage itself, since the respon dent No.7 against him a no confidence motion has been brought by the petitioners , has filed the affidavit-in-opposition. The grievance of the petitioners in the present petition is that though a notice expressing want of confidence was brought against respondent No.7, the President 42 No. Dakhin Betbari Gaon Panchayat, on 21.02.2010, no further action has been taken by the Secretary in the matter of convening the meeting to discu ss such no confidence motion as required under Section 15 of the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994. The respondent No.7 against whom according to the petitioners such no co nfidence motion was brought, in her affidavit-in-opposition while denying the al legation of misappropriation of fund etc., has stated that though such notice wa s addressed to her, but it was not handed over to her personally but was sent to her by registered post with a copy to the Secretary to the Gaon Panchayat, who received the same and on such receipt placed before the respondent No.7 on 24.01 .2010. It has further been contended in the said affidavit that the Secretary, t hereafter, without information to her referred the matter to the Anchalik Pancha yat on 06.02.2010 and the Anchalik Panchayat did not convene the meeting within the prescribed period. From the aforesaid averments made in the said affidavit it is, therefore , evident that though a notice expressing want of confidence was brought against the respondent No.7, no meeting has yet been convened by the authorities as req uired under Section 15 of the 1994 Act. Mrs. V.L. Singh, the learned State counsel on the basis of the written i nstruction has also submitted that no such meeting has been convened till date. Section 15 of the 1994 Act requires convening of the meeting to discuss the no confidence motion brought against the President or the Vice President of the Gaon Panchayat, as the case may be. The respondent No.7 in her affidavit-in- opposition has admitted the receipt of the notice expressing want of confidence on her, by the petitioners. But the authorities are yet to convene the meeting i n accordance with the requirement of Section 15 of the 1994 Act. In view of the above, the respondents are directed to immediately conven e the meeting of the Gaon Panchayat to discuss the no confidence motion brought by the petitioners as required under Section 15 of the 1994 Act. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.