WP(C) 6758/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE BK SHARMA Heard Mr. P.P. Baruah, learned counsel for the petitioner as wel l as Ms. R. Deka, learned Standing Counsel, PWD. Also heard Mr. B. Gogoi, learne d Standing Counsel, Finance Department. The two petitioners involved in this writ petition were appointe d on compassionate ground way back in the year 1995 and 1996. While the petition er No. 1 was appointed by Annexure-A order dated 5.8.1996, the petitioner No. 2 was appointed by order dated 25.7.1995. After their such appointment on compassi onate ground as Section Assistant, they have been discharging their duties. They have also received their salary, but their grievance started when their monthly salary was stopped from May, 2010. They received salary upto May 2010 and there after no salary has been paid to them since June, 2010. It is under this circums tance the petitioners have filed the instant writ petition. In the counter affidavit filed by the respondents, it has been c ontended that the post, against which the petitioners have been appointed being personal post held by their deceased father, it was not possible to grant extens ion or retention of the said posts. It has been stated that retention of the pos ts of the petitioners was accorded by the Government vide its letter dated 29.7. 2009 for the year 2009-2010 (1.3.2009 to 28.2.2010). The proposal for retention of the posts for the year 2010-2011 has been turned down by the Finance Departme nt on the aforesaid ground that the posts being personal to the deceased fathers of the petitioners. The Finance Department while returning the proposal sought for certain clarification vide letter dated 9.9.2010 including creation of posts . As per the affidavit, Public Works Department is further processing the matter for payment of salary to the petitioners. It is not understood as how the question of retention or extensi on of the posts involved with the petitioner arose only in 2010. There is no dis pute that ever since the petitioners had been appointed way back in the year 199 5 and 1996, they have all along been provided with salary without any break what soever. Now certain queries pertaining to the posts being personal to their dece ased father have been raised for the first time after long 15 years. Having regard to the fact that the petitioners were appointed on compassionate ground and that they received their salary for the last 15 years, this writ petition is disposed of directing the respondents to pay the salary t o the petitioners both arrear and current as expeditiously as possible, but at a ny rate, not later than 31.7.2011. Whatever formalities are required to be carri ed out in this regard same shall be carried out in consultation with the Finance Department. Writ petition stands disposed of.