WP(C) 4597/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BP KATAKEY Heard Mr. Chakravorty, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms VL Singh , learned State counsel appearing for respondent No. 1. Perused the affidavit filed by the petitioner on 9.9.2010 relating to the dasti service on respondent Nos. 2 and 3 as permitted vide order dated 27.8.2010. It appears from the copy of the notice annexed as annexure 1 to the said affidav it that the service has been effected on the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 on 2.9.2010 and 3.9.2010 respectively giving 14 days time to appear before this Court. The said 14 days time given by the said notice has in the meantime expired. None appears for the said respondents despite service of notice. The petitioner, who is an intending bidder, by the present petition has prayed f or a direction to the respondent authorities more particularly respondent No. 3 to issue the NIT for settlement of the ferry service from Maullana Bhasani M.E. Madrasa to Pyosti Iron Jongla Parghat under the provisions of the Assam Panchaya t Act 1994 and the Rules framed thereunder. It is the contention of the petitioner that the authority though issued the NIT in respect of different other ferry services for the year 2010-2011, no advertis ement in respect of the ferry service in question has been made. According to th e petitioner the said ferry service has not been advertised in view of the pende ncy of the writ proceeding being WP(C) No. 5555/2010 before this Court, which wr it proceeding has been dismissed today by a separate order. The learned State counsel has submitted that unless there is an interim order pa ssed by any court of law restraining the respondent authorities from issuing the NIT in respect of the ferry service in question the respondent authorities are bound to issue the NIT under the provision of the Assam Panchayat Act, 1994 and the Rules framed thereunder. Since the aforesaid ferry service has not been advertised the writ petition is d isposed of with the direction to the respondents more particularly the responden t No. 3 to issue necessary NIT for settlement of the said ferry service under th e Assam Panchayat Act and the Rules framed thereunder. The said NIT shall be iss ued within a period of two weeks from the date of submission of the certified co py of this order passed today by the petitioner before the said authority. The writ petition stands disposed of. No cost.