WP(C) 7997/2003 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE UB SAHA The instant writ petition is filed by the petitioner who is a member of the back ward community in the State of Assam and came from a poor family for a direction to the respondents, particularly the respondent No.1, Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Education Department and respondent No.2, the Director of Elementary Edu cation, Assam to consider his case for appointment to one of the existing vacant posts in the Jagial M.E. School, Roha or in any other L.P./M.E. School in the D istricxt of Nagaon. Heard Mr. P.K. Das, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Mr. DK Saikia, learne d counsel for the petitioner and Mrs. M. Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, Educat ion. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner after passing the High Schoo l Leaving Certificate Examination completed the diploma course in Assamese Typew riting. Thereafter, pursuant to an advertisement issued by the Govt. of Assam in the year 1996 for filling up posts of Assistant Teaacher in M.E. Schools, he be ing an indegent youth applied for the post of Assistant Teacher in the Nagaon Di strict and he also faced interview, but though he did well in the interview, he was not appointed. His father died on 26.6.2003 and at present his entire family is facing starvation as there is no earning member in the family. Stating all the facts, the petitioner made a repre sentation to the respondent No.2 on 12.7.2003, but the same has not been dispose d of. Being aggrieved by the aforesaid actin of the respondents, the petitioner filed the instant writ petition. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that appointment to a post is not a r ight of a person, but when he approaches the executive authority like the respon dent No.2, it is the duty of the executive authority to dispose his representati on by a reasoned order. Learned Standing Counsel, Education submits that as there is no counter filed by the State respondents, it is very difficult on her part to say whether by this time the representation of the petitioner dated 12.7.2003 has been disposed of o r not. She further submits that the entire writ petition can be disposed of with a simple direction to the respondent No.2 to dispose of the aforesaid represent ation of the petitioner if the same has not been disposed of in the meantime. In view of the above submission of the learned counsel of both sides, this writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.2 to dispose of th e representation of the petitioner dated 12.7.2003 (Annexure-V to the writ petit ion) within three months from the date of receipt of this order by a reasoned order a nd the result of the same shall be communicated to the petitioner. The petitione r is also directed to furnish a copy of this order along with a copy of the writ petition with all Annexures to the respondent No.2 within two weeks from today . The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly.