WP(C) 5786/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY The petitioner who is the President of No.33 Dongra Gaon Panchayat challenges the order dated 16.12.2009 of the Deputy Commissioner, Barpeta directing holding of a meeting to discuss the No Confidence Motion initiated against the petition er by 8 members of the Gaon Panchayat. The action of the Deputy Commissioner is challenged by the petitioner by contending that the intervention of the Deputy C ommissioner is directly sought by the Secretary of the Gaon Panchayat, without f irst referring the matter to the petitioner as President of the Gaon Panchayat a nd to the President of the Anchalik Panchayat as envisaged under Section 15 of t he Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 (hereinafter referred to as the Act). Controverting the stand taken by the petitioner, Mr. A.M. Mazumdar, lear ned senior counsel representing the requisitionists (respondents 8 to 15) submit s that only because the petitioner refused to accord permission for holding the meeting and he refused the subsequent notice sent to him, the Secretary approach ed the President of Anchalik Panchayat. But when the President of the Anchalik P anchayat did not take any action in the matter, the requisitionists approached t he Deputy Commissioner on 5.12.2009 who passed the impugned order on 16.12.2009. In view of the fact that the petitioner has not controverted the said st and of the private respondents averred in the affidavit dated 6.1.2010, I feel t hat there is no basis for the petitioner to contend that the intervention of the Deputy Commissioner is not in accordance with the provisions of Section 15 of the Act. Accordingly I find that the intervention in the present matter by a Writ Court may not be justified and the writ petition being devoid of merit is dismi ssed.