WP(C) 5222/2008 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY The petitioners, who were initially appointed as honorary teache rs in different LP schools of Dhemaji district and whose services were subsequen tly adjusted against regular vacancies, are aggrieved by the decision of the res pondents to stop payment of their salary w.e.f. August, 2007. It appears that t he salary has been stopped on the ground that the petitioners have been appointe d beyond the existing vacancies. Mr. M. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that this case may be disposed of in the light of the directions given by the Division Ben ch of this Court on 24/9/10 in WP(C)No. 5085/08 (Dharma Kanta Mahanta and others -vs- State of Assam and others) whereby in the case of similarly situated perso ns, the Court passed certain directions for consideration of the salary claims o f teachers. Mr. MK Misra, learned Standing Counsel, Education department appearing f or the respondents concedes that the petitioners herein are similarly situated a s the petitioners in WP(C)No.5085/08 and that case also deserves to be considere d in the light of the directions given by the Court on 24/9/10 in Dharma Kanta(s upra). In view of the above agreement amongst the learned counsel for the parti es, the case is disposed of with the following directions, as was given in WP(C) No.5085/08: 1) As claimed by the petitioners, they would produce before the Director of Ele mentary Education, Assam certified copies of the orders of the court, if any, pu rsuant to which they claim to have been appointed to the posts which they assert hare holding since the year 1989 along with other documents, if any, attesting their participation in any selection contemplated by the Rules preceding their a ppointments. 2) The aforementioned State authority would scrutinize all relevant records incl uding those produced by the petitioners as above and examine the tenability of t heir claim for salary from the month of August-2007 as claimed verifying inter a lia, as to whether they are rendering their services against the posts claimed b y them. 3) If on such verification, the appointments of the petitioners are found to be valid in law and if they are found to be actually in service against the posts c laimed by them, the Director of Elementary Education, Assam would pass consequen tial and appropriate orders in connection with their salary. The writ petition stands disposed of in above terms. A copy of the judgment and order dated 24/9/10 passed in WP(C)No.5085/08 be kept with this case’s record.