WP(C) 742/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Ms R Rongmai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms Phukan, learned St ate counsel appearing for the State respondents. The petitioner has filed the present petition praying for a direction to the res pondent authorities namely; the respondent No. 1, the Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Revenue (B) Department to decide on the proposal submitted by the Deputy Commissioner, Cachar, Silchar vide communication dated 4.3.2010 for settlement/a llotment of Govt. khas land measuring 1506 sq. ft. (2 kathas 0 chatak 9 gondas) covered by Dag No. 2678 (part) under Mouza-Silchar town in Paragona Barakpar on the basis of the resolution No. 23 adopted in the meeting of the Sub Divisional Land Advisory Committee held on 26.12.2009. According to the petitioner though h e is in possession of the said plot of land and constructed houses and doing bus iness thereon and the application filed by him for allotment of the said land wa s approved by the Land Advisory Committee in the aforesaid proceeding dated 26.1 2.2009 which was forwarded by the Deputy Commissioner to the Revenue (B) Departm ent nothing has been done by the authority till date relating to the settlement of the land. It is also the case of the petitioner that the Police Department is unnecessarily harassing the petitioner and claiming the said land as reserved l and, though the Advisory Committee recommended the settlement of the land in fav our of the petitioner. The learned counsel for the petitioner, therefore, submits that the present peti tion may be disposed of directing the Commissioner and Secretary to the Revenue and Disaster Management Department to take a final decision in the matter of set tlement of the said land keeping in view the resolution No. 23 of the Land Advis ory Committee meeting held on 26.12.2009. Ms Phukan, learned State counsel appearing for the respondents relying on the av erments made in the affidavit-in-opposition filed by the respondent Nos. 6 and 8 namely the Superintendent of Police and the Officer-in-charge of Silchar Police Station has submitted that though it is a fact that the Land Advisory Committee recommended allotment of the land in question in favour of the petitioner, the Police Department is claiming that the land is reserved for their purpose and as such cannot be settled in favour of the petitioner. It appears from the materials made available that the Land Advisory Committee in the proceeding dated 26.12.2009 recommended allotment of the land in question i n favour of the petitioner vide resolution 23, which proposal was forwarded by t he Deputy Commissioner to the Govt. of Assam in Revenue and Disaster Management Department (Settlement Branch) vide communication dated 4.3.2010. While the peti tioner is claiming settlement of the said land pursuant to such recommendation o f the Land Advisory Committee, the Police Department, as it appears from the aff idavits filed by respondent Nos. 6 and 8, is claiming that the land is reserved for their purpose. Admittedly the Govt. of Assam is yet to take any decision rel ating to the proposal submitted by the Deputy Commissioner vide communication da ted 4.3.2010 for settlement of the land in favour of the petitioner. Since the proposal has been submitted by the Deputy Commissioner pursuant to the resolution No. 23 adopted by the Land Advisory Committee in its meeting dated 2 6.12.2009, the same is to be decided by the Govt. Such proposal cannot be kept p ending for an indefinite period of time. That being the position, the writ petition is disposed of directing the Commissi oner and Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Revenue and Disaster Management Depart ment to decide on the proposal forwarded by the Deputy Commissioner by passing a speaking order. While doing so the Commissioner and Secretary shall also consid er the claim of the Police Department as projected in the affidavit-in-oppositio n filed by the respondent Nos. 6 and 8. The said exercise is directed to be comp leted within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order passed today along with the copy of the writ petition as well as the affidavits filed with the annexures appended thereto to be submitted by the petitioner before the said authority. Till such a decision is taken, if the petitioner is in possession, his possessio n shall not be disturbed. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of.