WP(C) 2202/2007 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE BP KATAKEY The petitioners, who are the lecturers in Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College, Langtisinga, Bongaigaon, by the present petition have challenged the order date d 23.4.2007 passed by the Director of Higher Education reconstituting the govern ing body of the said college on the ground that such constitution is in violatio n of the guidelines issued by the Gauhati University on 4.11.2006. I have heard Mr. AS Choudhury, learned senior counsel for the petitioner , Mr. Pathak, learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos . 1 and 2, Mr. Chakravorty, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the responden t No. 3 and Mr. Saikia, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No s. 4, 5, 6 and 7. The learned counsel for the parties have submitted that during pendency of the writ petition, the provisions of the Assam Non Government College Managem ent Rules, 2001 which is applicable in the case in hand has been amended by the Assam Non Government College Management (Amendment) Rules 2009, which came into effect from 18.6.2009. By such amendment constitution of the managing committee has been changed and the existing governing body of provincialised and non gover nment colleges to which the Rule applies stands dissolved with immediate effect. It has, therefore, been submitted that the present writ petition may be disposed of with the direction to the respondent authorities to take the require d steps for constitution of the governing body of the college in question in ter ms of the provisions of Assam Non Government College Management (Amendment) Rule s, 2009. In view of the aforesaid submission, the present writ petition is dispos ed of with the direction to the Director of Higher Education to take required st eps for reconstitution of the governing body of the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Colleg e, Langtisinga, Bongaigaon so that the new governing body could manage the affai rs of the college within six weeks from today since admittedly the governing bod y constituted on 23.4.2007 stands dissolved by operation of the Rules. For the interim period the Director, Higher Education shall make necessa ry arrangement for management of the affairs of the college. The writ petition accordingly stands disposed of. No cost.