WP(C) 1953/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA . Heard Mr. P.K. Deka, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mr. A.K. Goswami, learned Sr. counsel assisted by Mr. B. Buragohain, learned counsel representing the Respondent No.6. I have also heard Mr. P.K. Roy, learned State counsel. By means of this writ petition, the petitioners, who are the elected mem bers of Bashdor-Barhailakandi Gaon Panchayat in the district of Hailakandi, have prayed for a direction to the respondents to take necessary follow up action in respect of the No Confidence Motion brought by them against the Respondent No.6 as per the provisions of Section 15 of the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994. Accordin g to the petitioners, the No Confidence Motion was requisitioned by 8(eight) mem bers of the Gaon Panchayat vide Annexure-1 letter dated 18.2.2010. However, th e No Confidence Motion brought by them has not been processed as per the said pr ocedure laid down in Section 15 of the Act. The learned State counsel was requested to obtain instructions. However, till date, no such instruction has been obtained or not furnished by the respon dents. However, the Respondent No.6 i.e. the President of the Gaon Panchayat, ag ainst whom the No Confidence Motion has been brought by the petitioners, has fil ed an affidavit stating, inter alia, that the No Confidence Motion requisition l etter dated 18.2.2010 was discussed in the Gaon Panchayat meeting held on 25.2 .2010 wherein 5 (five) members of the Gaon Panchayat were present. According t o the Respondent No.6, the said five members expressed their confidence on the Respondent No.6 and thus, as per the provision of Section 15 of the Act, there i s bar in moving another No Confidence Motion within a period of 6 (six) months. In paragraph 6 of the affidavit-in-opposition, the Respondent No.6 has m ade statement that the deponent craves leave of this Hon’ble Court to produce t he resolution No.1 of the no confidence meeting held on 25.02.2010 at the time o f hearing of this case. On being asked, Mr. Goswami, learned counsel representing the Respondent No.6 has produced only the photocopy of the purported proceeding dated 25.2.20 10. On perusal of the said proceeding, what has transpired is that the purported meeting was convened on 25.2.2010 by the Respondent No.6 herself and in the sai d meeting, five members were present. As per the provision of Section 15(1) of t he Assam Panchayat Act, 1994, the No Confidence Motion meeting is to be convened by the Secretary of the Gaon Panchayat. However, in the instant case, the meeti ng was purportedly convened by the Respondent No.6 all by herself. In this conne ction, the petitioners have lodged a complaint with the Deputy Commissioner of t he district. Apart from the above, the Respondent No.6 in her affidavit has not state d as to how the meeting was convened and whether the notices were served on all the members. According to the petitioners, they did not receive any notice regar ding the said purported meeting. Further, in the photocopy of the purported reso lution dated 25.2.2010, at least two signatures did not tally with the signature s appearing in the No Confidence Motion requisition. The only prayer made in the writ petition is to convene the No Confidenc e Motion meeting as per the provisions of Section 15 of the Act. In the facts an d circumstances, it is hereby provided that the No Confidence Motion for which t he requisition was made by 8 (eight) members of the Gaon Panchayat vide Annexure -1 letter dated 18.2.2010, shall be processed and finalized as per the provision of Section 15 of the Act. The respondents shall do the needful in this regard as expeditiously as possible and in this connection, they shall adhere to the ti me limit fixed as far as possible. With the above direction, the writ petition is disposed.