WP(C) 1657/2008 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RANJAN GOGOI Heard Mr A Roshid, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. RK Bora, l earned Govt. Advocate, Assam. As prayed for and in view of the subject matter involved, the writ petit ion is being disposed of at the motion stage. The petitioner is a casual employee in the Assam State Zoo at Guwahati. He claims to have been working since the year 1984. According to the petitioner, on 16.4.2008, he was called to the office room of the Range Officer, Assam Stat e Zoo and was assaulted by some staff members who took his signature on a blank piece of paper. Thereafter, the Range Officer verbally ordered the petitioner no t to work with effect from 18.4.2008 and to vacate the temporary shed which is i n his occupation for long. The petitioner also alleges that the electricity supp ly to his temporary shed has been dis-connected by the Zoo authorities. Hence, t he writ petition. The written instructions sent to the learned Govt. Advocate Mr RK Bora by the DFO, Assam State Zoo Division have been placed before the Court. The sai d instructions are to the effect that the incident of assault on 16.4.2008, as a lleged by the petitioner, did not take place. According to the DFO, the petition er had voluntarily remained away from work w.e.f. 17.4.2008. In the instructions placed before the Court, the concerned authority has admitted occupation of a t emporary shed by the petitioner, which not being an official quarter, it is stat ed that the electricity supply to the said premises is unauthorised and is posin g danger to the Zoo premises. The DFO has further stated in the written instruct ions placed before the Court that the daily wages of the casual employees of the Zoo have been paid upto to 1st February, 2008 and further wages will be paid to them as and when funds are received. It is further stated that the above practi ce of payment of daily wages is the usual practice prevailing in the State Zoo. The petitioner denies that he had voluntarily remained away from work w. e.f. 17.4.2008, as contended by the respondents. Such a course of action on the part of the petitioner must be presumed by the Court to be opposed to the normal human conduct as there is no earthly reason as to why the petitioner, a daily w age earner, would voluntarily stay away from work. Be that as it may, the stand taken by the DFO, Assam State Zoo Division suitably reduces the contentious area of the present case as the said authority has stated before the Court that the petitioner is free to recommence his duties. It is, therefore, directed that the petitioner shall report for duty with effect from tomorrow i.e. 13.5.2008 where upon he will be assigned work in the Zoo. The daily wages for the period of abse nce of the petitioner shall not be deducted from him. As the DFO, Assam State Zo o Division has not disputed the occupation of the temporary shed by the petition er, the petitioner will continue to occupy the same. However, in so far as the e lectricity supply to the said premises is concerned, the same will be restored o nly after completion of all necessary formalities by the petitioner with the ASE B. Once the said formalities are completed, the authorities of the ASEB shall en sure power supply to the petitioner’s temporary accommodation. The writ petition shall stand disposed of in terms of the above directio ns. The written instructions placed before the Court by Mr RK Bora, learned Govt. Advocate be kept on record.