JUDGMENT :

Sanjay Kumar Medhi, J.

1. Heard Shri A.K. Baruahj learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Shri M. Nath, learned Standing Counsel, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, who has also produced the original records. Though respondent No. 4 has been served, as held by this Court vide order dated 27.02.2020, he has chosen not to contest the writ petition.

2. The facts of the case, as projected by the petitioner, is that pursuant to a Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) dated 31.05.2019 for settlement of various "Bazar/Ghat/Fisheries for the year 2019-2020", the petitioner had submitted his bid for the Uluwani Weekly Market under the Kuweritol Gaon Panchayat in the District of Nagaon (for short hereafter referred to as Market). The bids offered were opened and a Comparative Statement was prepared. It is the case of the petitioner that in spite of the fact that the bid offered by the petitioner was the highest (H1), he could learn that the respondent authorities were proposing to allot the Market to the respondent No. 4. Subsequently, the petitioner was able to collect a copy of the provisional list dated 31.7.2019 from which it was clear that the settlement of the Market in