WP(C) 4000/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. M.U. Mondal, learned counsel for the petitioner, Ms. K. Dutta, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.1 and Mr. J. Borah, learned counsel app earing for the respondent Nos.2 to 4. The grievance of the petitioner in the present petition is that though he was se ttled with Lingtisingha-Santoshpur-Bartari Ferry Service for the period from 1st April, 2010 to 31st March, 2011, he could not operate the said ferry service fo r the entire period, due to certain litigations as well as running of the ferry service by the Anchalik Panchayat, for which the petitioner though filed applica tion before the Director, IWT for refund of the proportionate kist money, nothin g has been done by the Director, despite receipt of the report from the Section Officer, Goalpara IWT Division, Assam. The petitioner, therefore, prays for a d irection to the respondent authorities to consider and dispose of the request ma de by him. In the backdrop of such assertion, the learned counsel for the petitioner has su bmitted that the writ petition may be disposed of directing the Director, IWT to consider and dispose of the claim of the petitioner within a reasonable period of time. The learned counsel appearing for the respondents have submitted that if the pet itioner has already approached the authority seeking refund of the kist money, t hat will definitely receive due consideration of the Director, keeping in view a ll the attending facts and circumstances of the case including the report, if an y, received. Having regard to the aforesaid contention of the learned counsel for the appeari ng parties, the writ petition is disposed of directing the Director, IWT, Govern ment of Assam to consider and dispose of the claim of the petitioner for refund of the proportionate kist money, in accordance with law and keeping in view the report, if any, received. The same shall be done within a period of 4 (four) we eks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the order passed today alo ngwith the copies of the writ petition and its annexures appended thereto to be submitted by the petitioner before the Director, IWT. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.