WP(C) 3092/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE HN SARMA Heard Mr. J. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that he was settled wi th the Fakirganj Hat and Gohat for the period 2009-10. Mr. Ahmed submits that t he petitioner could not run the Hat profitably during the said period and prays for extension of the same and to that effect he has filed an application on 18.5 .10. The said application was filed to the Chief Executive Officer, Dhubri Zila Parishad, Dhubri. Under the provision of Rule 47(10) of the Assam Panchayat (Financial) Rules, 200 2, the extension and remission of the kist money is only allowed after prior ap proval of the State Govt. and said power is not vested with the Zilla Parishad or any other Panchayat. Accordingly, the application filed before the Zilla Par ishad praying for extension of the term of the lease vide Annexure-6 is not cont emplated under the law. Accordingly, there is no merit in this writ petition and the same stands dismiss ed.