WP(C) 4644/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY By this writ petition, the petitioner, who was appointed as stipendiary teacher by the Education Department, Govt. of Assam, before creation of Bodoland Territorial Council, has challenged the threatened termination from service on the ground that the authority of the BTC is contemplating to terminate his servi ce even without affording any opportunity to show-cause. I have heard Mr. N. Dutta, the learned Sr. counsel for the petitioner, M r. Goswami, the learned standing counsel Education Department appearing for the State respondents and Mr. D. Das, the learned standing counsel for the responden t BTC authority. The case of the petitioner in the present writ petition is that though h e was regularly appointed as Stipendiary Teacher on the basis of the selection m ade and against the regular vacancy by the authority of the Education Department before creation of the BTC, his service is threatened to termination by the aut hority of the BTC without issuing any notice and without affording any opportuni ty to show-cause. The further case of the petitioner is that though he was given his salary in the regular scale of pay, he has not been paid his salary since D ecember, 2008. Mr. Das, the learned standing counsel for the respondent BTC on instruct ion has submitted that the authority shall not take any action of termination of the service of the petitioner without issuing the show-cause notice and giving the petitioner an opportunity to submit his representation and also without hear ing the petitioner. It has further been submitted by Mr. Das that the salaries t o which the petitioner is entitled to, shall definitely been paid as soon as the fund is released by the State Government. Having regard to the submissions made by the learned counsel for the par ties, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the responden t authorities not to terminate the service of the petitioner without issuing and serving the show-cause notice and thereby giving him an opportunity to make his representation and also without hearing the petitioner. The respondent BTC auth ority shall also pay whatever amount is due and payable to the petitioner as sal ary/stipend within a period of 3(three) months from today. The petitioner is, however, directed to appear before the Director of Ed ucation, BTC on 04.12.2009 as Mr. Das, the learned standing counsel for the resp ondent BTC has submitted that the show-cause notices proposed to be issued are r eady for delivery. The petitioner shall on the said date collect the show-cause notices if issued to him by the said authority. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No cost.