WP(C) 1935/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY Heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. A .C. Buragohain, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Mr. H. Buragohain, learned S tanding Counsel for the Sivasagar Municipal Board. The State of Assam is represe nted by Mr. J. Handique, learned Government Advocate. 2. The petitioner who made his offer for getting settlement of the ’New Mar ket’ situated at Ward No.12 in response to the tender notice dated 12.1.2010 iss ued by the Sivasagar Municipal Board was aggrieved by delay in concluding the pr ocess of settlement. The petitioner contends that 5 tenders were submitted in re sponse to the NIT dated 12.1.2010 and amongst all the bids, the bid given by the petitioner at Rs.10,60,000/- was the highest. 3. Mr. Buragohain, learned Senior Counsel appearing for the Sivasagar Munic ipal Board concedes that the petitioner’s bid was the highest. But it is submitt ed that although the term of previous settlement got over on 31.3.2010, the sett lement of the New Market could not be finalized so far, because of the interim order passed by this Court on 22.3.2010. The learned counsel for the Municipal Board however submits that if the Court’s stay order is recalled, the respondent s would finalize the settlement immediately. 4. As the interim order was passed by this Court at the instance of the wri t petitioner who apprehended some extraneous intervention, the learned counsel a ppearing for the petitioner now submits that the case be disposed of and interim order be recalled by directing the respondents to finalize the process of settl ement, considering the offer received from the tenderers. 5. Having considered the submissions of the rival counsels, I deem it appro priate to dispose of this writ petition by directing the Sivasagar Municipal Boa rd to finalise the settlement process for the New Market in pursuant to the te nder notice dated 12.1.2010 expeditiously and preferably before 14.5.2010 as the term of the fresh settlement has already started w.e.f. 1.4.2010. 6. Writ petition is disposed of with the above direction without order of c ost.