WP(C) 5014/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr. P. Talukdar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. A.D. Choudhury , learned Standing Counsel, Education Department, Assam. Considering the relief prayed for, I dispose of the petition at the motion stage . Without referring to the factual details, suffice it would be to mention that the petitioner Shri Binod Ngatey was appointed in the Bhugpur Pamua Missing L.P . School on 01.01.1991 by the Managing Committee thereof as an Assistant Teacher on honorary basis. Prior to his appointment, the school had been provincialise d. The petitioner claim that as he has been serving as honorary teacher in term s of the above arrangement, he is entitled to be appointed in regular capacity. The Commissioner and Secretary, Government of Assam, Education Department, in the office memorandum No.A(1)E.621/2003/320 dated 21.01.2004 while noticing such claim of similarly situated honorary teachers of provincialised schools, had co nveyed the decision of the Government to extend preference to them in the matter of appointment by way of relaxation of age for their experience at the time of filling up the vacancies by regular selection. Thereby, all applications from h onorary teachers for regular appointment pending with various authorities then o r to be received in future were instructed to be disposed of as per the guidelin es contained in the office memorandum. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties and on a consideration of the pleaded facts, this petition is closed with the direction that the State author ities while dealing with the case of the petitioner would accord to him the rela xation as contemplated in the office memorandum and pass appropriate orders. Petition stands closed in the above terms. No costs.