WP(C) 210/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE UB SAHA By this writ petition, the petitioner prayed for a direction to the State respon dents particularly, respondent No. 3 Conservator of Forests, Northern Assam Circ le, Tezpur for cancellation of the tender paper submitted by the respondent No. 6, Md. Fayzur Rahman on the basis of which the authority settled the Mohal and a lso for quashing the settlement order dated 18.11.2009 though the same is not an nexed with the writ petition. Heard Mr. A Roshid, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms HM Phukan, learned GA for the respondent Nos. 1 to 5 and Md. AJ Atia, learned counsel for t he respondent No. 6. The brief facts needed to be discussed for disposal of the instant writ petition are as follows: - Respondent No. 4, Divisional Forest Officer, Nagaon South Division, Hojai issued a sale notice dated 19.05.2009 for settlement of various Mohals within his jur isdiction including Doboka Fishery Mohal for the period 2009-11. In response to the aforesaid sale notice the petitioner submitted his tender along with others including respondent No. 6. But ultimately the Doboka Fishery Mohal was settled with one Sri Misbahuddin Choudhury for a period of two years but as the leasee w as defaulted the respondent No. 4 issued another sale notice on 22.09.2009 for r isk sale of the aforesaid Fishery Mohal for a period of another two years. In response to the said notice for risk sale the petitioner also submitted his t ender along with others but ultimately the Fishery Mohal was settled with the re spondent No. 6 though the respondent No. 6 did not submit the essential document s necessary for getting the Fishery Mohal. Before settlement of the Fishery Mohal with the respondent No. 6, the petitioner filed a representation with the respondent No. 3 but the said re presentation was neither disposed of before the settlement of the Mohal with the respondent No. 6 nor disposed of till date. Being aggrieved by the action of the State respondents the petitioner filed the instant writ petition. The respondent No.6 has filed affidavit in opposition wherein he denied all the allegations made by the petitioner. The State respondents though appeared through the learned GA but did not file an y affidavit in opposition. Ms Phukan submits that the entire writ petition can b e disposed of with a simple direction to the respondent No. 3 to dispose of the representation of the petitioner within a stipulated period of time as by this t ime the Fishery Mohal is already settled with the respondent No. 6. Mr. Rashid while urging for the relief sought for would contend that a citizen m ay or may not succeed in a tender process but when a representation is filed bef ore the appropriate authority then it is the duty of the authority concerned to dispose of the same by a reasoned order. In the instant case, the respondent No. 3 neither disposed of the representation of the petitioner nor informed him reg arding the result of the said representation. He further submits hat the settlement of the Fishery Mohal in question with the respondent No. 6 is in total violation of the terms and conditions made in the r isk sale notice. Mr. Atia submits that there was no wrong committed by the respondent No. 3 in se ttling the Fishery Mohal with the respondent No. 6 being he fulfilled all the te rms and conditions and also was the highest bidder in the tender process. Though he did not object to the submission of the learned GA, inter alia, the writ pet ition can be disposed of with a simple direction to the respondent No. 3 to disp ose of the representation of the petitioner dated 03.11.2009 (Annexure-7 to the writ petition) subject to the same is filed to the authority as according to him there is no proof of receipt of the said representation by the respondent No. 3 . Having heard the learned counsel for the parties, particularly in view of the su bmission of the learned GA this Court is of considered opinion that it would mee t justice if the present writ petition is disposed of with a simple direction to the respondent No. 3 to dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 0 3.11.2009 (Annexure-7 to the writ petition) within a period of one month from th e date of receipt of this order along with a copy of the writ petition. Accordingly, the petitioner is directed to furnish a copy of the writ petition a long with a copy of this order within a period of 7 days from today to the respo ndent No. 3 and on receipt of the same the respondent No. 3 shall dispose of the representation of the petitioner dated 03.11.2009 (Annexure-7 to the writ petit ion) within a period of one month, by a reasoned order. With the aforesaid observation and directions, the instant writ petition is disp osed of. No order as to costs.