WP(C) 5931/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE T.NANDAKUMAR SINGH 1. Heard Ms. U.Barua, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P. N.Goswami learned counsel for the respondents in WP(C) No. 6155/2010 and Mr. P.N .Goswami, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms U. Barua, learned counsel fo r the respondents in WP(C) No. 5931/2010. 2. These two writ petitions relating to the same fishery i.e No. 2 /88 Dharnad Brahmaputra Part-II and III fishery of Dhubri District are being ta ken up jointly for disposal by a common order. 3. The Writ Petition (C) No. 5931/2010 filed by one Chandakhola Be el Fishery Co-operative Society Ltd is assailing the order of the State Governm ent rejecting the applications filed by him for extension of the term of the lea se for the said fishery, for the reasons mentioned in the writ petition. This Court also passed an order dated 4.11.2010 in WP(C) No. 5931/2010 that though th e respondents may float a Notice Inviting Tender for settlement of the said fis hery, no final settlement shall be made without obtaining leave of this Court. T he Writ Petition No. 6155/2010 is filed by one society i.e. M/s Dakhin Salmara Matsyajibi Fishery Co-operative Society Ltd for settlement of the said fishery. This Court passed an interim order dated 25.11.2010 in WP(C) No. 6155/2010 to the effect that the respondents are at liberty to issue the tender notice. Howev er, it was made clear that the stop gap arrangement with the respondent No.2 i .e Writ Petitioner of WP (C) No. 5931/2010 in respect of the said fishery shal l not be permitted to continue beyond 15.12.2010 . 4. It is an admitted fact of both the parties that that both the wr it petitioners and others have submitted their bids pursuant to the NIT dated 2 5.11.2010 for the said fishery. Because of the interim orders passed by this co urt on 4.11.10 in WP(C) No. 5931/2010 and on 25.11.2010 in WP(C) No. 6155/2010, the authority cannot finalise the bids submitted by the two writ petitioners an d other for the said fishery i.e 2/88-Dharnad Brahmaputra Part-II & III of Dhub ri District. 5. As agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, these two w rit petitions are disposed of with a direction to the State respondents to fina lize the bids for the said fishery on or before 23rd December, 2010. It is made clear that the stop gap arrangement with the Chandakhola Beel Fishery Co-opera tive Society Ltd, writ petitioner in WP(C) No. 5931/2010 in respect of the said fishery shall continue only upto 23rd December, 2010 and no more extension beyon d 23.12.2010.