WP(C) 4278/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN. Heard Mr. S.K. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms P. Bhattacharyya, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department, who appears for Respondent Nos.1 , 2, 3 and 4. Considering the subject matter involved, this matter is proposed to be disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner is a widow and as stated by her, her only source of income is the rent received from her ancestral R.C.C. house measuring approximately 2000 Sq.F t. which was given on rent to the Education Department. According to the petitio ner, the said premises was used by the office of the Block Elementary Education Officer, Katlicherra under the District Elementary Education Officer, Hailakandi . The grievance of the petitioner is that the Education Department has been very i rregular in paying the rent as well as electricity dues, which is required to be paid by the Education Department, as the tenant. According to the petitioner, t he total outstanding dues is Rs.57,272.00. Mr. Das submits that the rental premises was vacated by the Education Departmen t on 31.3.2004 and the above amount claimed pertains to the period from 1.4.1992 to 31.3.2004. In this connection, Mr. Das refers to the letters dated 13.6.2007, 6.6.2009 and 5.7.2011 written by the Block Elementary Education Officer, Katlicherra to the h igher authorities requesting to release the outstanding dues to the petitioner. The petitioner had also submitted a representation on 4.7.2011 for release of th e outstanding amount, but unfortunately, the same has not been paid till date. Ms P. Bhattacharyya, learned Standing Counsel fairly submits that this writ peti tion may be disposed of directing the respondents to clear the outstanding amoun t due to the petitioner and submits that in a similar situation, this Court had passed orders for payment of the arrear and current rent. She refers to the orde r dated 17.6.2009 passed by this Court in WP(C) No.5375/2008. Upon consideration of the rival submissions and on perusal of the materials on r ecord, this writ petition is disposed of in similar terms, as the order dated 17 .6.2009. The respondents are duty bound to pay the rent as well as electricity charges against their consumption of electricity in respect of the rented premi ses of the petitioner. Due to non-payment of the same, the petitioner is sufferi ng. As such, the respondents are directed to pay the arrear rent along with the electricity charges due to the petitioner within a period of two months from tod ay. If the same is not paid by the respondents within the aforesaid period, it w ill carry interest @6% per annum. Writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No order as to costs.