WP(C) 2792/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.P.KATAKEY Heard Mr J Payeng, learned counsel for petitioner, as well as Mr P Roy, learned state counsel appearing for the respondents. The petitioner, in the present petition, has prayed for direction to the respondent authorities ~ more particularly the Tinsukia zila parishad ~ to exte nd the period of lease of the Filobari Saturday weekly market by another one yea r contending inter alia that during the previous settlement ~ from 1.7.2010 to 3 0.6.2011 ~ she suffered loss and though an application for extension of the peri od of such lease was filed, the same has not been considered by the authority ti ll date. The Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 does not empower panchayat authorities to extend period of lease. That being the position, prayer made for extension of pe riod of lease cannot be entertained and hence rejected. The petitioner may approach the State government for remission of kist m oney in view of provisions contained in Rule 49 of Assam Panchayat(Financial) Ru les 2002 and if such an approach is made the same shall definitely be considered by the appropriate authority in accordance with law. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.