WP(C) 2914/2011 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 Office peon as early as 01.0 2.1993 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 and has been continuing to discharge his duty till today. He has also passed th e HSLC examination and he is, as such, eligible for appointment to the post of O ffice Peon. On 21.02.2011, he submitted an application to the Sub-Divisional Off icer, Margherita, Assam for regularization of his service and for payment of min imum wages as per the Govt. rate, but his representation has not been disposed o f till date. A copy of the representation of the petitioner is at Annexure-5 to the writ petition. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that until and unless his representation has been disposed of, the petitioner will not have an y cause of action to agitate before this Court and disposal of his representatio n has, in the facts and circumstances of the case, become imperative. The learne d counsel further submits that the petitioner has also been denied of the minimu m wages prescribed by the Govt., which required to be looked into by the State r espondents. The learned State counsel has no objection to dispose of the writ pe tition for consideration by the State respondents on merit. The fact that the pe titioner has been discharging the post of Office Peon since 01.02.1993 till toda y 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.