WP(C) 1082/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr S Das, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs HM Phukan, le arned state counsel appearing for the respondents. The petitioner, in this writ petition, is praying for a direction to the respondent authorities, more particularly the respondent no.2, to consider and dispose of the application filed by him for allotment/settlement of a land measu ring 4-bigha 14-lecha covered by dag no.136 in village Panitola under Moran mouz a in Dibrugarh district and also not to evict him there-from till a decision on the said application is taken by the authority. According to the petitioner, he has been possessing the said land since days of his grandfather and though the aforesaid application was filed, which wa s forwarded by the Circle Officer, Moran revenue circle, to the Deputy Commissio ner, Dibrugarh, nothing has been done in that regard till date. The further case of the petitioner is that the Circle Officer, thereafter on 7.8.2010, issued a notice to him under Rule 18 of the Settlement Rules, framed under the Assam Land and Revenue Regulation, 1886, directing him either to vacate the land within 3 days or to produce before him the documents, if any, to justify his possession o ver the land in question. It is the case of the petitioner that during pendency of aforesaid application, such action cannot be taken by the Circle Officer. The Circle Officer, in the affidavit-in-opposition filed, has contended that since the land has not been allotted and the petitioner has not been allowe d to occupy it, which is admittedly a government land, the petitioner was issued with the notice under Rule 18. It has also been stated on oath that the petitio ner had set up one Arunoday Kendra on one flank of a PWD road resulting in publi c cavil, as they are inconvenienced by it. It appears from the notice dated 7th August, 2010 issued by the Circle O fficer that the petitioner has been given ample opportunity to produce documents , if any, in support of his claim of possession. The petitioner is yet to approa ch the Circle Officer for that purpose. That being the position, this petition is disposed of directing the peti tioner to approach Circle Officer, Moran revenue circle and produce before him d ocuments, if any, in support of his claim of possession over the aforesaid gover nment land. The Circle Officer, thereafter, shall pass necessary order in relati on to the proposed eviction. The petitioner shall file such documents within 2 w eeks from today and the Circle Officer, within 3 weeks thereafter, shall pass ne cessary order. Till such time, the petitioner’s possession shall not be disturbe d. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No costs.