WP(C) 5351/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B D AGARWAL Heard Mr. R Ali, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. BJ Ghosh, learned go vernment advocate for the respondents. The petitioner herein is the President of 24 No Chenga Mussal man Para Gaon Panchayat. He is challenging the letter dated 17.10.2011 written b y the Secretary of the aforesaid Gaon Panchayat to the Chenga Anchalik Parishad requesting for convening a special meeting to discuss the no-confidence notice i ssued by him on 1.10.2011 by the members of the Gaon Panchayat. Mr. Ali, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that t he aforesaid notice of no-confidence motion was for the first time placed before the petitioner on 13.10.2011 and before the expiry of 15 days, the Secretary ha s no authority to refer the matter to the Anchallik Parishad. Section 15(1) of the Assam Panchayat Act-1992 stipulates that on receipt of no-confidence notice, the Secretary has to convene a meeting with the approval of the President within 15 days. If no such approval is given by the President or the Vice-President, the Secretary shall refer the notice to the Anchalik Parishad within 3 days and thereafter the Anchalik Parishad shall c onvene meeting within 7 days. In the present case, the writ petitioner has annexed the phot ocopy of the letter dated 13.10.2011 written by the Secretary of the Gaon Pancha yat informing the President about the no-confidence notice. Hence, the Secretary ought to have waited for 2(two) weeks. However, the matter has been referred to the Anchalik Parishad even before the expiry of statutory period of 15 days. In view of the urgency of the matter, I am of the view that the writ petition should be disposed of at the motion stage itself without notic es to the respondents as the later process will further delay the issue. In the result, the writ petition stands disposed of with a direction to the writ petitioner either to convene a meeting on or before 27.10. 2011. If no such meeting is convened, or held within this period, the Anchalik P arishad shall proceed to hold the meeting within next one week on the basis of t he letter of the Secretary written to them on 17.10.2011. It is made clear that the Anchalik Parishad shall not convene the meeting before 27.10.2011. The registry is directed to furnish a copy of this order t o the learned government advocate immediately.