WP(C) 2916/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE T VAIPHEI Heard Mr IA Talukdar, the learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs VL Singh, t he learned State counsel appearing for the State respondents. This writ petition is directed against the non-regularization of the service of the petitioner who was appointed as Chowkidar as early as 06.04. 1995 in the Office of the Sub-Divisional Officer, Margherita, Assam. The case of the petitioner is that, he joined the post on the same day of his appointment a nd has been continuing to discharge his duty till today. He has also passed Clas s VIII examination and he is, as such, eligible for appointment to the post of C howkidar. On 21.02.2011, he submitted an application to the Sub-Divisional Offic er, Margherita, Assam for regularization of his service and for payment of minim um wages as per the Govt. rate, but his representation has not been disposed of till date. A copy of the representation of the petitioner is at Annexure-5 to th e writ petition. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that until and u nless his representation has been disposed of, the petitioner will not have any cause of action to agitate before this Court and dispose of his representation h as, in the facts and circumstances of the case, become imperative. The learned c ounsel further submits that the petitioner has also been denied of the minimum w ages prescribed by the Govt., which required to be looked into by the State resp ondents. The learned State counsel has no objection to dispose of the writ petit ion for consideration by the State respondents on merit. The fact that the petit ioner has been discharging the post of Chowkidar since 06.04.1995 till today is not an issue. Under the aforesaid circumstances, this writ petition is dispose d of by directing the State respondents, particularly the respondent No.2 to con sider the representation of the petitioner on merit and thereafter take a decisi on in accordance with law. The entire exercise shall be completed by the respond ent No.2 within two months from the date of receipt of this order. The petitioner will furnish a certified copy of this order as we ll as the copy of the writ petition together with Annexure-5 to the respondent N o.2 within five days from today.