MC 3660/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE T. VAIPHEI Heard Mr. A. Rashid, learned counsel for the applicants and Mr. Gogoi, l earned counsel for the State respondents. The application is for staying the order dated 15.11.2010 of the Addl. Deputy Co mmissioner, Goalpara requesting the Settlement Officer, Goalpara to handover the records of Matia Revenue Circle to his office within 15 days. The case of the a pplicants is that the settlement operation in question has been carried out by t he respondents in contravention of the Assam Land and Revenue regulation: no dem arcation of land boundary was made, no trace map was prepared while some pattas have been issued in the joint names of persons which is not warranted by the fa cts on the Court. According to applicants, if the records in question are handed over to the Addl. Deputy Commissioner, Goalpara, the process of settlement woul d be completed otherwise than in accordance with law. The learned for the State opposed the said application contending that no objection was ever made by the a pplicants at the stage of the settlement operation and it is now too late in the day to halt the settlement process which is virtually being completed. The writ petition is not admittedly ready for final disposal as some of the respondents are yet to file their affidavit-in-opposition. Pending disposal of the writ pet ition, the impugned letter dated 15.11.2010 issued by the Addl. Deputy Commissio ner, Goalpara shall not be given effect to. However, if the writ petition can no t be disposed of on any reason attributable to the conduct of the applicants, it shall be open to the State respondents to move for vacation of this order immed iately. The application stands disposed in the above terms.