WP(C) 3476/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ASOK POTSANGBAM Heard Mr. H.R.A. Choudhury, learned senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr. P. Roy, learned Additional Senior Govt. Advocate, Assam, appearing on behalf of th e official respondents. This writ petition is filed challenging the NIT dated 1.5.2010 (Annexure-1) issu ed by the Chief Executive Officer, Goalpara Zilla Parishad, calling for settleme nt of No. 4 Sutrapara Cattle Market under Anchalik Panchayat, Matia/ B.D.O, Mati a, for the year 2010-2011. The only question rasised by the learned senior couns el for the petitioner is that as per the law laid down by this court, all the NI Ts for settlement of Hats, Ghats and Markets lying under the jurisdiction of the Panchayat are to be called by the Anchalik Panchayat and if the amount is in ex cess of one lakh and above, the same shall be settled by the Zilla Parishad. The controversy is not for settlement of the market but on the question as to who i s the competent authority to issue the NIT. Mr. Roy, learned Additional Senior Govt. Advocate has fairly submitted t hat the Zilla Parishad has no competency and jurisdiction in the matter of issui ng NIT and therefore, the impugned NIT was issued without jurisdiction. In view of the submissions made by the learned senior counsel for the pe titioner and in view of the judgment and order of this court reported in 2009 (2 ) GLT 561 (FB) (Harez Ali & Anr. Vs. State of Assam and Ors), the impugned NIT i s liable to be quashed as one without jurisdiction. Accordingly, the impugned NI T dated 01.05.2010 (Annexure- 1) is hereby quashed in so far as it relates to Su trapara Cattle Market under Anchalik Panchayat, Matia. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition disposed of.