WP(C) 3063/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr. SK N Mahammad, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. MK Misra, le arned Standing Counsel, Education Department, Assam. The petitioner is before this Court with the grievance that inspite of repeated requests the respondents have not released his arrear dearness allowance receiva ble by him for the periods from 01.01.1998 to 31.12.2005. According to the petit ioner, he had been appointed as an Arabic Teacher of Raghunath Choudhury Higher Secondary School, Mukalmua on 12.08.1964 and had retired from service on 28.02.2 006. He has appended a copy of the last representation submitted by him before t he Inspector of School, NDC, Nalbari, Assam on 03.01.2011 on the same issue. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties and on a consideration of the p leaded facts as above, this Court considers it appropriate to dispose of the ins tant petition with a direction to the Inspector of School, NDC, Nalbari, Assam t o take a decision on the petitioner’s representation dated 03.01.2011 at the ear liest. As the petitioner stands retired from service w.e.f. 28.02.2006, the exer cise indicated hereinabove, should be completed within a period of four (4) week s from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. In order to faci litate the exercise as directed, the petitioner would also furnish a copy of the writ petition along with its annexures to the aforementioned authority. Needless to say, the decision taken on the petitioner’s representation would be communicated to him in writing forthwith. The petitions stands disposed in the a bove terms. No costs.