WP(C) 1344/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.P.KATAKEY Heard Mr AR Bhuiya, learned counsel for the petitioners as well as Mrs VL Singh, learned state counsel appearing for the respondent nos.1 & 2. Also heard Mr JMA Choudhury, learned counsel for respondent no.3 and Mr SK Talukdar, learned coun sel for the respondent nos.4 to 13. The petitioners, by this petition, have challenged the notification date d 19th January 2011 issued by the Joint Secretary to the government of Assam, WP T&BC De- partment, constituting a development council for Moimal on the basis of the recommendation of the Cabinet sub-committee on formulation and finalisation of development council for the purpose of improving the socio-economic, socio-c ultural, educational and ethnicity construct of the people in Assam. Ground of challenge to the said notification is that there is unequal re presentation or no representation at all from the areas where the petitioners ar e hailing from. Admittedly the said council is an interim council, and not elected body, which is required to be constituted under the guidelines issued on 7th January 2011. The government in Assam empowered to nominate members to the interim counc il, thought it proper to include the persons named in said notification. Such no tification cannot be interfered with merely on ground that there is unequal repr esentation or no representation at all from the areas where the petitioners are hailing from That being the position, I do not find any ground to interfere the notification dated 19th January 2011. State government, however, is directed to take all requ ired steps for constitution of regular council in terms of guidelines issued on 7th January 2011, so that the interim council is not continued for an indefinite period. Such endeavour would be made urgently and completed within six months f rom the date of production of certified copy of this order together with a compl ete set of this writ petition before the Commissioner & Secretary to the governm ent in Assam, WPT&BC Department, Dispur, by petitioners. The interim order passe d earlier stands vacated. The writ petition is disposed of. No costs.