T. Nandakumar Singh, J.

1. The petitioner is a society, registered in the name and style of 'Dibrugarh Fishery Co-Operative Society Ltd., Dibrugarh' ('the petitioner society') and formed by 100% actual fishermen belonging to the Scheduled Caste community and fishing is their only means of livelihood. The petitioner, by this writ petition, is assailing order of the Government of Assam being No. FISH 237/86/pt-II/250 dated Dispur, the 31st March, 2008 for extending the settlement period of the Brahmaputra Part-Ill, IV and V Fishery for three years in favour of the sitting lessee, i.e., M/s. Brahmaputra Part-Ill, TV and V Fishery Co-operative Society Ltd. (the respondent No. 5 society) with an enhanced rate of 10% over the annual revenue w.e.f. 1.4.2008 to 31.3.2011.

2. Heard Mr. A.K. Goswami, learned senior counsel for the petitioner, the learned G.A., Assam appearing on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 to 4 as well, as Mr. N.C. Das, learned senior counsel appearing for respondent No. 5.

3. A short factual panorama, leading to the filing of the present writ petition, which would be sufficient for deciding the matter in issue in the present writ petition, is that: the respondent No. 5