WP(C) 2549/2008 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr A M Mazumdar, learned Senior counsel for the petitioner. Also h eard Ms M. Gogoi Medhi, learned Central Govt. Standing counsel, Education Depar tment. The petitioner claims to the seniormost teacher of Langla Higher Second ary School (hereafter referred to as the ’School’) in the District of Barpeta. A ccording to him, after the departure of the earlier incumbent in the office of t he Principal of the institution, he has taken over the charge thereof with eff ect from 31.5.2008 with the knowledge and approval of the concerned departmental authorities namely, Director of Secondary Education, Assam and the Inspector of Schools, Barpeta District Circle, Barpeta. His grievance is that inspite of the above arrangement, he has not been accorded the financial power to disburse the salary of the teaching as well a s non teaching staff of the school. The departmental authorities aforementioned have also not passed any specific order to the said effect. In view of stalemate that has followed, the teaching and non teaching staff have been subjected to immense hardship. A representation on their behalf has been submitted before the Director of Secondary Education, Assam on 11.6.2008 to alleviate the same. As n o action has been taken thereon , the petitioner is before this Court. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties and on a consideration of the issues that require to be addressed , this petition stands closed with a direction to the Director of Secondary Education, Assam to take a decision ther eon at the earliest. As the interest of the staff of the school and consequently , that of the students thereof is involved, the exercise as ordered should be c ompleted within a period of two(2) weeks from the date of receipt of the certifi ed copy of this order. No costs.