WP(C) 4721/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY The petitioner who made the highest offer of Rs. 71,505/- for getting settlement of No.1 Balikuri Colony - Mazid Bhita Beki Nadir Parghat in response to the ten der notice of the Mandia Anchalik Panchayat, is aggrieved by the decision to giv e the settlement of the parghat to respondent No.5 Abdur Rahim at much lower bid of Rs.35,590. Mr. R. Ali, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that wh en the offer of the petitioner was found to be the most competitive, to prevent him from getting the settlement, somebody filed an application before the Anchal ik Panchayat pretending to be the petitioner and applying for withdrawal of the tender submitted by the petitioner. It is contended that only because of this mi schievous application (Annexure-4), the settlement has been given to respondent No.5 Abdur Rahim by ignoring the highest offer of the petitioner. The learned co unsel submits that a bare perusal of the handwritten application in vernacular w ill show that the name of the petitioner is also incorrectly spelled in the said withdrawal application and the settling authorities ought to have taken greater care to verify the bonafide of the said application. The learned counsel further submits that he had filed a representation o n 15.7.2010 (Annexure-5) before the Executive Officer, Mandia Anchalik Panchayat , pointing out the above anomalies with a prayer for cancellation of the settlem ent granted on 30.6.2010 to Abdur Rahim and for giving the settlement to the hig hest bidder, as per the provisions of Section 47(8) of the Assam Panchayat (Fina ncial) Rules, 2002. Considering the nature of the allegation and the fact that a representat ion has already been filed, I am of the opinion that the Mandia Anchalik Panchay at authorities should be directed to consider and dispose of the petitioner’s ab ove representation dated 15.7.2010 within a time bound period. Accordingly it is directed that the respondents authorities may consider the petitioner’s representation and pass a speaking order on the said represent ation within 2 weeks of receipt of this Court’s order. Petitioner may produce a copy of this writ petition along with the Court’s order for necessary compliance by the Mandia Anchalik Panchayat. The petition is disposed of accordingly.