WP(C) 5324/2010 3264BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE B.P.KATAKEY Heard Mr Senaptati, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mrs VL Singh, learned State counsel, appearing for the respondents. As agreed to by learned counsel for the parties, the matter is taken up for disposal at the motion stage itself. The petitioner, by the present petition, has prayed for a direction to t he respondent authorities, more particularly the Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Fisheries Department, to consider and dispose of the application filed by it on 5th July 2010 praying for extension of the period of lease of Nos.25-Dhepuji, 28-Garanga, 103-Garsag and 104-Malia Group Fisheries, on the grounds stated in the application. According to the petitioner, the application dated 5th July 2010 was fil ed before the Minister of the department, who, in turn, directed placing of the same before the Commissioner, Fisheries vide order dated 26th July 2010, but no final order has been passed on the said application till date. Mrs VL Singh, learned State counsel, on the basis of the instruction, su bmits that Annexure-II application dated 5th July 2010 has not been placed befor e the Commissioner, Fisheries, which may still be lying in the office of the Min ister concerned and as such, there is no occasion on the part of the Commissione r & Secretary of the department to consider the prayer of the petitioner for ext ension of the period of lease. Learned counsel for the petitioner, at this stage, submits that the peti tioner will now file an appropriate application before the Commissioner & Secret ary, Fisheries Department, which may be directed to be disposed of as expeditiou sly as possible. Mrs VL Singh, learned State counsel, submits that she has no objection i f such a direction is given. In view of above, the writ petition is disposed of with the observation that the petitioner may file appropriate application before the Commissioner & S ecretary to the Government of Assam in the Fisheries Department seeking extensio n of the period of lease, and in the event of filing such an application, the sa me shall be considered by the authority in accordance with law, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within a period of 2 weeks from the date of submission of such application. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.