WP(C) 3854/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE T VAIPHEI I have heard Mr. S Barooah, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. D Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel, Health Department. This writ petition is directed against the non-payment of arrear pay and allowan ces of the petitioner for the period commencing from 01.01.1996 to 31.05.2002 i. e. till the date of her retirement. She was working as Professor and Head of the Department, Physiology , Gauhati Medical College and Hospital from which she re tired on 31.05.2002. In the month of March, 2010, she had received the office me mo dated 24.02.2010 from the office of the Accountant General, Assam authorising her to draw her arrear pay and allowances for the said period and requested her to produce such office memo to the respondent authority which she did. Even tha n, no payment has been made to her till date. When she could not get the payment even after running from pillar to post, she filed this writ petition for the in tervention of this court. Mr. D Gogoi, learned Standing Counsel pointed out that Principle of GMCH (respon dent No.3) has now forwarded the proposal for payment of the arrear and allowanc es of the petitioner to the Director of Medical Education, Assam ( respondent No .2) for payment and thereafter, the Director (respondent No.2) in turn, has als o forwarded the same to the Health Department of the Government of Assam for san ctioning the amount. In view of this development, the writ petition does not really survive for conse quential relief. The writ petition is closed by directing the respondent authority to sanction th e arrear and allowance of the petitioner, indicated above within a period of 5(f ive) weeks from the date of receipt of this order.