WP(C) 5524/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner; Mrs. Seal, learned st anding counsel Excise Department for the respondent Nos.1, 2 and 6; Mr. A.K. Gos wami, learned Sr. counsel assisted by Ms. B. Sarma, learned counsel for the resp ondent Nos.3 & 4 and Mrs. V.L. Singh, learned State counsel appearing for the re spondent No.5. As agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition i s taken up for disposal at the motion stage itself. The grievance of the petitioner in the present petition that though on 3 1.10.2009 he filed an application before the respondent No.4, namely, the Deputy Secretary, In-Charge Excise Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, Diphu, praying fo r issuance of the No Objection Certificate for the purpose of submitting appropr iate application praying for issuance of the IMFL licence under the provisions o f Assam Excise Act and the Rules framed thereunder, the said application has not been considered and disposed of by the respondent Nos.3 and 4 till date. The pe titioner, therefore, has prayed for a direction to consider and dispose of the s aid petition. The learned Sr. counsel appearing for the respondent Nos.3 and 4 has sub mitted that in the event such application has been filed, the same shall definit ely be considered and necessary order in accordance with law shall be passed. In view of the aforesaid submission, the present writ petition is dispos ed of with a direction to the respondent Nos.3 and 4 to consider the application filed by the petitioner, in the event the same has already been filed as conten ded by the petitioner and to pass necessary order in accordance with law within a period of 6(six) weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the o rder passed today along with a copy of the writ petition with annexures appended thereto to be produced by the petitioner before the Deputy Secretary, In-Charge Excise Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council, Diphu. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.