WP(C) 3539/2011 BEFORE HON BLE MR JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr Borah, lear ned State Counsel for the respondents. For the order proposed to be passed, it is considered not necessary to issue for mal notice. The pleaded case of the petitioner in short is that, in response to the Notice I nviting Tender , issued by the President and Executive Officer, Baitamari Anchal ik Panchayat ( for short, hereafter referred to as the ’ Anchalik Panchayat’), he submitted his tender quoting at Rs. 7,51,525/- for settlement of Kabaitari w eekly cattle market under Bongaigaon Zilla Parishad for the session 2011-2012. A ccording to the petitioner, the tenders were opened on 7.6.2011, in course of wh ich it was ascertained that he was the second highest valid bidder. The petiti oner’s grievance is that, though in law the authority concerned ought to have co mpleted the process in accordance with the provisions of Assam Panchayat Act, 19 94 ( hereinafter referred to as the ’Act’), at the behest of the local MLA, it was not done and instead, it is being contemplated to settle the market in favou r of an outsider on political and extraneous considerations. Whereas, the learned counsel for the petitioner has insisted for a direction t o the official respondents more particularly, the concerned authorities of the Panchayat institution involved for completion of the process initiated by the NIT dated 16.5.2001, Mr Borah has urged that it is prematured for the petition er to approach this Court with this grievance. Besides, he has submitted that th e allegation of extraneous and political considerations is not borne out by th e records. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties and on a consideration of the p leaded facts as well as the materials on record, this Court considers it appropr iate to close this petition with a direction to the respondents, more particula rly the Respondent Nos 3,4, 5 and 6 to complete the aforementioned settlement pr ocess in accordance with law at the earliest. In the opinion of this Court , a public participatory process as contemplated by the Act having been initiated, the concerned authorities are obliged in law to take the same to its logical en d. As it is submitted at the Bar that the period of settlement for the session 2011-2012 has already commenced on 1.7.2011, the order of this court would be complied with within a period of one week from the date of receipt of the certif ied copy of this order. No costs.