WP(C) 5734/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AC UPADHYAY Heard Mr. TJ Mahanta, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. PN Goswami, le arned Standing Counsel, Education Department, appearing for respondent Nos.1, 3 and 4, Ms. Verma, learned Standing Counsel, Finance Department, appearing for re spondent No.2 as well as Mr. RK Talukdar, learned counsel appearing for responde nt No.6. The case of the petitioner in this writ petition is that her husband was appoint ed as Assistant Teacher in Rokakhata HS School vide order dated 29.08.1973 and c ontinued to serve in the school till his death on 27.08.2005 after a brief illne ss. The husband of the petitioner, who rendered 32 years of uninterrupted servic e as Assistant Teacher, died in-harness. The petitioner’s husband was also conf irmed in the school vide order dated 09.12.1994. However, after the death of her husband, the pension papers of the petitioner’s husband were neither processed nor forwarded by respondent No.5, for sanctioning family pension of the petitioner. As a result of which, neither the petitioner has been able to avail pensionary benefits of her husband nor the family pensio n has been given to the petitioner. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that despite causing service of notic e, respondent No5, who is the Headmaster of the school, has failed to enter appe arance. Mr. P.N. Goswami, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department by referring to the affidavit-in-opposition on behalf of respondent No.3 has contended that des pite communication to the Principal, Rokakhata H.S. School(respondent No.5 herei n), the Principal is not cooperating, by forwarding the relevant papers and docu ments for consideraton of the claim of the petitioner for the family pension and other retrial dues. In view of the above, I dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respon dent No.5, Principal, Rokakhata HS School to forward all necessary papers/docume nts relating to the pension/family pension of Late Pulak Nath Chakraborty to the respondent No.3, Director Secondary Education, Assam through proper channel wit hin a period of 15(fifteen) days from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. The respondent No.3, Director Secondary Education, Assam, on receipt of the pens ion papers relating to Late Pulak Nath Chakraborty, shall examine it and do the needful in accordance with law. However, the aforesaid exercise shall be completed by the respondent No.3 within a period of 3(three) months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of t his order. This writ petition stands disposed of in terms of the above observations and dir ections.