WP(C) 4490/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. RK Dutta, the learned counsel for the petitioner and M r. RK Bora, the learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of the respondents. The petitioner, which is a trade union registered under the Trad e Union Act, 1926, by the present petition, has prayed for a direction to the De puty Commissioner, Lakhimpur to consider and dispose of the representation dated 10-09-2009 submitted by it against the list prepared by him for allotment of la nd and financial assistance to 170 families of Hatiphandi Community in terms of the Scheme prepared by the Government of Assam. According to the petitioner, the Government of Assam, with a vie w to rehabilate the elephant catchers, introduced a scheme for giving financial benefits to the families of the eligible elephant catchers and also for allotmen t of the land to such families, pursuant to which they have submitted a list of affected persons to the Deputy Commissioner, Lakhimpur, but the Deputy Commissio ner, totally ignoring such list, has prepared a list of 170 families for grantin g the benefits under such Scheme formulated by the Government of Assam, which ac cording to the petitioner, is erroneous as the eligible persons are left out fro m the said list and some un-eligible families’ names have been entered in such l ist. The petitioner’s case is that they have filed a representation on 10-09-20 09 ventilating their grievances in that regard but the Deputy Commissioner, Lakh impur has not considered such representation till date. The petitioner, therefo re, have filed the present application praying for a direction to the Deputy Com missioner, Lakhimpur to consider and dispose of such representation. Mr. Bora, the learned State Counsel has submitted that in the ev ent such representation has not been disposed of, the same shall definitely be c onsidered and disposed of by the Deputy Commissioner, Lakhimpur. Keeping in view the aforesaid position, the writ petition is dis posed of with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner, Lakhimpur to consider and dispose of the representation dated 10-09-2009 (Annexure-R to the writ petition) stated to be filed by the petitioner, with due notice to all concerned, if such representation has not already been disposed of. The same shall be done within a period of 1 (one) month from the date of submission of the copy of the order passed today alongwith the copy of the writ petition with its annexures before t he Deputy Commissioner, Lakhimpur, by the petitioner. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No cost.