WP(C) 2093/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MRS.JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr.S.S.Dey learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also hear d Ms.H.M.Phukan learned State Counsel, Assam. The petitioner’s case in brief is that the petitioner is a self help gro up/ society registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 and being represen ted by its Secretary has preferred the instant writ application challenging th e legality and validity of actions of the respondents more particularly responde nt Nos.4 and 5 towards evicting the petitioner’s society from the peaceful poss ession of Moribeel fishery, Sivasagar for last 40 years. Such challenge is mad e primarily on the ground that the Deputy Commissioner, Sivasagar as well as the SDO(S), Sivasagar has no authority to evict the petitioner from the said fish ery , since the fishery was settled and being possessed by the petitioner for last almost 40 years with due approval, knowledge and concurrence of the Sivasag ar Municipal Board (Respondent No.3) , to whom the said fishery belongs. The pet itioner also assails the action of the respondent Nos.4 and 5 of subsequently se ttling the fishery in favour of the respondent No.7 society of which, the respo ndent No.4 i.e. the Deputy Commissioner, Sivasagar himself is the President. The petitioner’s further case is that they have submitted representation s before the concerned authorities earlier and recently again submitted another representation on 24.3.2009 but the same have evoked no response till date. The limited prayer of the petitioner’s society is that a direction to th e respondent no.1 be issued to dispose of the representation dated 24.3.2009 and to settle the aforesaid fishery in favour of the petitioner society afresh. Considering the grievance raised in the writ petition and the limited pr ayer made by the petitioner, also as agreed to by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, this writ petition is disposed of providing respondent No.1 i.e . Commissioner & Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Department of Municipal Admini stration, Dispur to take on record the representation dated 24.3.2009 submitted by the petitioner before the Chairman, Sivasagar Municipal Board, Sivasagar copy of which has already been sent to respondent - 1 and dispose of the same by a speaking order within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a certi fied copy of this order. The petitioner may submit a fresh representation, if so advised, with a copy of the writ petition and annexures appended thereto before the respondent No.1 for doing the needful. Needless to say that the order so passed on the representation, shall be communicated to the petitioner forthwith. With the aforesaid direction the writ petition stands disposed of .No co st.