WP(C) 1588/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T. VAIPHEI Heard Mr. M.U. Mahmud, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Ms. V.L. S ingh, learned State counsel appearing for all the respondents. In view of the limited prayer made by the learned counsel for the petitioner and with the consent of the learned State counsel, I propose to dispose of this wri t petition at the motion stage. The grievance of the petitioner is that he had been settled with the Awlaguri Ar tificial Min Mahal for the year 2010-2011 at Rs.1,00000/- commencing with effect from 1/7/2010 to 30/6/2011. According to the petitioner, he has started the fis h cultivation but the cultivation was washed away by heavy rain and flood after breaking the boundary of the fishery. He again started the cultivation at the co st approximately of Rs. 4 lakh but it was too late to make it commercially viabl e before the expiry of the said period. This led him to file representations to the respondents 2 and 3 time and again for extending the period of the lease up to 4 years. The respondents apparently have not disposed of the representations. This prompted the petitioner to file this writ petition. I have seen the contents of the representations at Annexure 3 and 4. The questio n as to whether the extension sought for is to be granted or not is exclusively within the discretion of the respondent authorities. However, the respondent aut horities have a duty to consider and dispose of the said representations in acco rdance with law. Normally, this Court does not pass a direction to public author ities to act in a particular manner. Under the circumstances, all that I can do is to direct the respondent authorities to consider the case of the petitioner f or extension of the period of the Awlaguri Artificial Min Mahal for a period of 4 years in accordance with law and thereafter take a decision within a period of one month on receipt of a copy of this order. A copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition be furnished by the petitioner.