WP(C) 7781/2003 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Ms. B Devi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. PS Deka, learned St ate Counsel, Assam for the respondent Nos. 1 & 2. The pleaded case of the petitioners is that the petitioner Nos. 1 to 8 were appo inted as Grade-IV (Chowkidar/peon) and petitioner Nos. 9 to 11 as Grade-III (Tax Collector) against vacant posts during the year 1992-1993 by the Presidents of the respective Anchalik Panchayats and Gaon Panchayats and since then they have been serving in the above capacities at a consolidated pay of Rs. 200/300 per mo nth. According to them, their appointments were at the instance of the concerned State respondents and that there is no break in their service as on date. They have stated that the Government in the Panchayat and Rural Development Departmen t vide his letter No. PDA.169/91/167, dated 17.02.1993 created 4259 Nos. of non- Gazetted Grade-III & Grade-IV posts with the approval of the Finance Department of the State mentioning inter alia, the break up thereof vis-a-vis the Gaon Panc hayat/Anchalik Panchayat and Mahkuma Parishad, in which the same were to be acco mmodated. The Director of Panchayat and Rural Development, Assam vide his letter No.PDDE(II)60/2000/Pt/251, dated 21.12.2000 submitted a proposal to the Commiss ion and Secretary, Govt. of Assam, Panchayat and Rural Development Department, D ispur along with a statement of candidates serving in the Anchalik Panchayat/Gao n Panchayat for approval of their appointments against the sanctioned vacant pos ts and for the regularization of their services. As inspite of the above, nothin g was forthcoming, several similarly situated candidates, being aggrieved, appro ached this Court with CR No. 6713/1998, CR No.4871/1997 and CR No. 621/1997, see king redress. These petitions were disposed of, and on the basis of the judgment so rendered, according to the petitioners, necessary approval for their appoint ment was accorded following which not only they were accommodated against the sa nctioned posts, but also their services were regularized. The petitioners have a pproached this Court with the complaint that though vacancies are available in s anctioned posts, they have not yet been accommodated against the same. Whereas, Ms. Devi submits that they (petitioners) are similarly situated and tha t therefore they ought to be, without further delay, appointed against the vacan t sanctioned posts and that their services needs to be regularised, Mr. Deka, su bmits that as a verification of their service particulars would be necessary to do so, the State authorities may be left at liberty to undertake the said exerci se. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties and on a consideration of the p leaded facts as well as the documents appended thereto, the instant proceeding i s closed by directing the Director, Panchayat and Rural Development, Assam to ca use necessary steps to be taken to examine the petitioners’ claim on merit and i f the same is found to be similar to that of the writ petitioners in the aforeme ntioned writ petitions, he would ensure that same benefit(s) is/are extended to them. As the petitioners wait in expectation, the exercise indicated hereinabove , should be completed within a period of six (6) weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. The petition stands disposed in the above t erms. No costs.