WP(C) 2243/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY Heard Mr. A.K.Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. P.Roy, l earned Govt. Advocate who appears for the respondents No. 1 and 2. The petitioner was granted settlement of the Dhulumunchi Brahamaputra Par Ghat b y the Gauripur Anchalik Panchayat, Dharmasala for the Panchayat year 2008-2009. The petitioner claims that he suffered loss and accordingly had requested for gr anting extension of settlement beyond 2009 and also for remission of the kist mo ney. Rule 49 of the Assam Panchayat (Financial) Rules, 2002 (hereinafter referred to as the Rules ) provides power to the Govt. to consider remission on special gro und such as flood, natural calamity etc. Accordingly, this petition is ordered to be closed by permitting the petitioner to make an appropriate application for remission in terms of Rule-49 of the Rule s before the competent authority. On making of such application, the authority i n the Govt. would consider and dispose of the said application on merit, by havi ng regard to the genuineness of the claim for remission. This petition is accordingly disposed of.