WP(C) 590/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I A ANSARI Heard Mr. P.D. Nair, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. K. N. Choudhury , learned Senior counsel, appearing on behalf of the respondent Nos. 1 to 3. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties appearing before me and, on per usal of the materials on record, I am inclined to dispose of the writ petition, at the motion stage itself, with the following observations and directions: The petitioner’s grievance, briefly stated, is thus: The State respondents, name ly, the Airport Authority of India Ltd. and others, have been, till recently, in viting tenders for appointing lessees to run the car parking arrangements at Gop inath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati. But, so far as the newly develo ped areas for car parking are concerned, the authorities have invited quotations from chosen persons, namely, respondent Nos. 4, 5 and 6 herein. Mr. K. N. Choudhury, learned Senior counsel, appearing on behalf of the State re spondents, submits that the State respondents will settle even the newly develop ed areas for car parking by inviting tenders and that the present arrangement, w hich has been made with the respondent Nos. 4, 5 and 6 herein, is temporary in n ature. He further submits that the arrangements, so made with the respondent No s. 4, 5 and 6, would end, when the process of selection, pursuant to a proper te nder notice, would be completed, and that the whole exercise, in this regard, wo uld require about three months’ time. Mr. Choudhury also submits that even the present petitioner can, if he so wishes, submit his quotation for licence for ma naging the new car parking areas, which form the subject-matter of controversy i n this writ petition. Considering the matter in its entirety and in the interest of justice, it is her eby directed that the State respondents, namely, Airport Authority of India Ltd. and others, shall make the settlement of the new areas of car parking, which fo rm the subject-matter of controversy in this writ petition, by resorting to proc ess of competitive bidding and that such process shall be initiated within a per iod of two months from to-day and the process of selection shall be completed wi thin a period of three months from to-day. During this period of three months, the State respondents, namely, Airports Authority of India Ltd. and others, are hereby allowed to make such stop-gap arrangement(s) as may become necessary, but the stop-gap arrangement(s) shall be in consonance with public interest and sha ll not be allowed to be continued beyond the said period of three months from to -day. The petitioner is also left at liberty to submit his quotation seeking si milar arrangement(s) as has been made by the State respondents with the private respondents, namely, respondent Nos. 4, 5 and 6.