WP(C) 5337/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T. VAIPHEI Heard Mr C Baruah, the learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard D r B Ahmed, the learned counsel for the respondents No. 1 and 2 and Mr S Khaund, the learned State counsel and Mr B Gogoi, the learned Standing counsel, Finance Department. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the responden ts No. 1 and 2, this writ petition can be disposed of at the admission stage. W hat happened in this case is that following the sudden death of his father, name ly, late Bijen Basumatary, on 24.08.1998 while in service, the petitioner was ap pointed as Chowkidar in the office of the respondent No. 4 on compassionate grou nd against the vacant post of his father. His appointment was regularized with the approval of the Government vide the order dated 29.11.2000 (Annexure-I). Hi s appointment was issued by the respondent No. 4 on 22.12.2000. Since then, he had been receiving regular salary and allowances. But then his salary was sudde nly stopped with effect from June 2009 without any reason. According to the pet itioner, the post held by him as Chowkidar has been converted from plan to non-p lan vide Govt. notification dated 3.11.2005, but he was made to run from pillar to post for release of his due salaries. This is how this writ petition came to be filed by him. Dr Ahmed, the learned counsel for the respondents No. 1 and 2 fairly and frankly submits that as the post held by the petitioner has now been converted from plan to non-plan, there is no reason for denying payment of the salaries due to him. He explains that the salary of the petitioner could not be sanctioned inasmuch as no proposal for retention of his post came from the conc erned authority. This was also the reason the Finance Department could not sanct ion the salary of the petitioner. In view of the submissions made by the learne d counsel for the State as well as the learned Standing counsel, Finance Departm ent, this writ petition does not survive for consideration and is accordingly di sposed of by directing the respondent authorities to complete the exercise of re taining the post held by the petitioner without any delay and thereafter release all the salaries current as well as past due to the petitioner within a period of three months from the date of receipt of this order.