WP(C) 3149/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H.N. SARMA Heard Mr. R. Ali, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P. Roy, learned Gov t. Advocate for the respondents. The grievance of the petitioner is the non-consideration of his application date d 20/5/10 addressed to the President, Mandia Anchalik Panchayat, Mandia for exte nsion of lease of the market in respect of Mandia Hat in the form of settlement. The petitioner was earlier settled with the said hat for the period 2009-10 and the settlement period will be over by 30/6/10. The petitioner alleged that he faced substantial financial loss in running the market and accordingly prayed fo r extension of the settlement period to the President of the authority. Such a power to provide extension of the period of lease of market is not provid ed under the Assam Panchayat Act. That apart, it is only the Government who has the power of remission in kist money in exceptional cases as per law. At any r ate, the Anchalik Panchayat has no power to provide extension of lease of market s to a sitting lessee by resorting to Section 195 of the Assam Panchayat Act and the rules framed thereunder. Consequently, I do not find any merit in this petition and the same stands dismi ssed.