WP(C) 2880/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE N. KOTISWAR SINGH Heard Mr. T.J. Mahanta, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. A.D. Choudhur y, learned Govt. Advocate, appearing for the respondent Nos. 1 and 2. None appea red on behalf of respondent No. 3 although notice has been served upon him. The case of the petitioner is that the petitioner had retired from service as V ice-Principal from Mariani College, Mariani, on 31.10.2005 without getting his S election Grade arrear pay and gratuity. Upon submission of his representation to the authority concerned, the Director of Higher Education vide order dated 19.0 2.2009 fixed the pay of the petitioner in Selection Grade scale with effect from 01.01.1991. It is the case of the petitioner that after receiving the aforesaid order dated 19.02.2009, the Principal and Secretary of the Mariani College vide his letter d ated 23.05.2009 submitted the statement of the arrear pay of Selection Grade sca le to the Director of Higher Education, Assam, with effect from 1.1.1991 to 31.1 2.1995. In spite of the aforesaid communication, the petitioner was not given th e arrear pay and gratuity. Being aggrieved by the non-payment of arrear by respo ndent authorities, the petitioner has approached this Court by filing the presen t writ petition for direction to the respondents to give the same to the petitio ner. The respondent No. 2 has filed an affidavit-in-opposition stating that the Govt. has accorded necessary sanction of Rs. 4,97,09,463/- wherein an amount of Rs. 6 ,73,380/- was sanctioned in favour of the Principal, Moriani College under Jorha t Treasury at SL. No. 25 for payment of Selection Grade arrear to the petitioner during the financial year 2009-2010 but the said amount has not been drawn by t he concerned authority. The learned counsel representing the respondents, at this stage, submits that ne cessary steps are being taken for renewal of the sanction by the Director, Highe r Education and resubmitted the arrear proposal to the Govt. for re-drawal for t he amount of Rs. 6,73,380/- alongwith non-drawal certificate. However, no Govt. sanction was received by the Director of Higher Eduation for the financial year 2010-2011. In view of the above position, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to take necessary steps for revalidating the sanctioned amount, which has already been sanctioned and release the same to the petitioner at the earliest. The aforesaid exercise shall be undertaken and completed within a peri od of three months from today. The petitioner is directed to submit a representa tion alongwith a certified copy of this order to the respondents and the respond ent authorities may do the needful in terms of the above directions. With the above directions, this writ petition stands dispose of.