WP(C) 1090/2005 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA. Heard Mr. M. Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mrs. K . Devi, learned State counsel. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for a directio n to the respondents to refer the particular dispute to the appropriate authorit y under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. In fact, on the basis o f the claim made by the petitioner, the Labour Officer, Cachar district by his A nnexure-1 letter dated 2.3.2001 addressed to the Government of Assam in the Labo ur & Employment Department, requested to refer the following disputes to the aut hority :- (1) whether the management is justified for non-disbursement of the arrear s alary to his staffs/employees ? (2) Whether the management is justified ? On receipt of the said letter, the Government of Assam in the Labour & E mployment Department wrote Annexure-2 letter dated 20.10.2001 stating therein th at the redressal of the grievance sought for by the petitioner-Union under the p rovisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 was highly irregular and that it should have taken recourse to the Payment of Wages Act, 1946. Thereafter, the petitioner-Union by its Annexure-3 letter dated 12.12.20 01 made a request to the Government of Assam in the department of Labour & Emplo yment to review the decision contained in the Annexure-2 letter dated 20.10.2001 and to refer the dispute to the Industrial Tribunal for adjudication. During the course of hearing, when the Court wanted to know as to whethe r the dispute and/or issue, which is by now 10 years old, still survives or in t he meantime, there has been redressal of the grievance, Mr. Singh, learned coun sel for the petitioner submits that the grievance of the petitioner still subsi sts. Mrs. K. Devi, learned State counsel, on the other hand, submits that hav ing regard to the fact that the impugned order is now 10 years old and that the writ petition was filed after four years of the said communication, in the inter est of justice, it should be open to the petitioner to approach the Government o f Assam in the Labour & Employment Department to redress their grievance, if sti ll subsists. The petitioner had made Annexure-3 representation dated 12.12.2001 to th e Government of Assam in the department of Labour & Employment seeking review of the earlier decision as contained in the letter dated 20.10.2001. Since about 1 0 years have passed, I dispose of this writ petition granting liberty to the pet itioner to make appropriate representation to the Government of Assam in the Lab our & Employment Department having regard to the Annexure-3 representation dated 12.12.2001. In the event of making such representation within 30 days from toda y, the said department may re-consider the case of the petitioner taking note of the attending facts and circumstances and in accordance with law. If need be, t he representative(s) of the petitioner may be given personal hearing. Let necessary follow up action be taken from the date of making the repr esentation, as expeditiously as possible, preferably within 2 (two) months. Writ petition is disposed of.