WP(C) 3337/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I A ANSARI Heard Mr. K. K. Dey, learned counsel for the petitioners, and Mr. P. N. Goswami, learned Standing counsel, Education Department, appearing on behalf of the resp ondents. By filing this writ petition, under Article 226 of the Constitution of I ndia, the petitioners, who have been working as Assistant Teachers in various sc hools in the district of Sivasagar, have expressed their grievance that they hav e not been paid their salary and allowances since the month of March, 2009, till date, and, therefore, have sought for appropriate directions to be issued to th e respondents/ authorities concerned for release of their arrear salary and allo wances as well as for payment of their current salary, which they are entitled t o as Assistant Teachers. Relying upon a communication, dated 08.08.2011, received by him from the respondent No. 2, namely, Director of Education (Elementary), Assam, Mr. P. N. Goswami, learned Standing counsel, Education Department, submits that respondent No. 3, namely, District Elementary Education Officer, Sivasagar, has been direc ted by the respondent No. 2 herein to submit proposal for payment of arrear as w ell current salary and allowances of the petitioners and, no sooner the proposal is received, requisite steps for budget accommodation would be made by the resp ondents. The record of this case shows that almost on similar grounds, the respon dents have been taking time again and again. This process of delaying disposal of the writ petition must be stopped, particularly, when there is no challenge t o the petitioners’ demand of their entitlement to receive arrear and current sal ary and allowances on regular pay scale as Assistant Teacher. Considering, therefore, the matter in its entirety and in the interest o f justice, respondent No. 3, namely, District Elementary Education Officer, Siva sagar, is hereby directed to submit requisite proposal, as indicated hereinabove , within three weeks from today and, within three weeks from the date of receipt of the proposal from respondent No. 3, respondent Nos. 1 and 2, namely, Commiss ioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Education Department, and the Di rector, Elementary Education, Assam, respectively, shall do the needful, in acco rdance with law, so that arrear as well as current salary on regular pay scale, which the petitioners are entitled to, may be made available to them. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition stands di sposed of. The petitioners may furnish to the respondent Nos. 2 and 3 herein certif ied copy of this order along with a copy of this writ petition and annexures the reto. Furnish a copy of this order to the learned Standing counsel, Education Department.