WP(C) 6730/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE I. A. ANSARI By an application made on 6.12.2010 (Annexure-E to the writ petition), the writ petitioners, who claim to be landless persons, have sought for settlement of lan d, which is covered by Dag NO.255 of Mouza - Pachim Dalgaon under Dalgaon Revenu e Circle. According to the petitioners, they have constructed their dwelling hou ses on the said plot of land and have been in possession thereof for the last ab out 40 years. The petitioners’ grievance is that while their application for set tlement of land is still pending before the respondent No.3, namely, Circle Offi cer, Dalgaon Revenue Circle, the petitioners have been threatened with eviction by the field staff of revenue department. It is in such circumstances that the p etitioners, with the help of the present application made under Article 226 of t he Constitution of India, have sought for issuance of appropriate writ(s) comman ding the respondents not to evict them from the land, in question, except in acc ordance with law. Heard Mr. Ahamad Ali and Mr. Mustaque Ali, learned counsels appearing for the pe titioners and Mr. G. Soren, learned Government Advocate, Assam, appearing on beh alf of the respondents. Considering the matter in its entirety and in the interest of justice, it is her eby directed that the respondent No.2, namely, the Deputy Commissioner, Darrang, Mangaldoi, shall examine and consider the petitioners’ said application for set tlement of the land aforementioned and, then, dispose of the same in accordance with law. Whatever decision is reached by the respondent No.2 on the petitioners ’ said application, the same shall be communicated, in writing, to the petitione rs and if the petitioners feel aggrieved by the decision(s), which may be taken or the order(s), which may be passed by the respondent No.2, the petitioners sha ll remain at liberty to take recourse to such provisions of law as may be permis sible. It is further directed that the petitioners shall not be evicted from the land, in question, except in accordance with law. The petitioners may furnish to the respondent No.2 a certified copy of this orde r along with a copy of the writ petition and annexures thereto. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition shall stand dispo sed of.