WP(C) 5601/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. MADAN B. LOKUR HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE P.K. MUSAHARY The petitioner has challenged the constitutional validity of Rule 5 of the Assam Partnership Rules, 1933. This Rule reads as follows: 5. The notice of alteration which is required to be filed with the Registrar un der Ss. 60, 61, 62 and 63 of the Act shall be filed within 15 days from the date of occurrence. According to learned counsel for the petitioner there is no provision for condon ing the delay in filing such an application after 15 days. The admitted position is that no application has been filed by the petitioner fo r condoning the delay. We have no doubt if an application is filed within a week, the authorities will take an appropriate decision one way or other. We further make it clear that the constitutional validity of Rule 5 cannot be struck down on such a flimsy ground . The writ petition is dismissed.