WP(C) 4620/2007 BEFORE HON’BLR MR JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Ms P. Chakraborty, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr R oy, learned State counsel. For the order which I propose to pass, I do not consider it necessary to issue formal notice. The petitioner’s case in brief is that , having been appointed as Lower Division Assistant on 21.11.1969 he was promoted thereafter to the post of Uppe r Division Assistant in the same office on 31.3.1994. He was subsequent thereto confirmed and continues to serve in that post till date. In response to the advertisement dated 11.12.2003 issued by the Deputy Commissio ner, Cachar to fill up the post of Revenue Sheristadar in his establishment, the petitioner offered his candidature. The application of the petitioner along w ith his service profile and the applications of other candidates were forwarde d to the Commissioner & secretary to the Govt.of Assam, General Administration D epartment, Assam, Guwahati on 23.7.2007. According to the petitioner, the proces s remains unattended thereafter. As he is going to retire in October this year, the petitioner is before this Court. Ms Chakraborty while reiterating the above has submitted that though in the m eantime, the petitioner submitted representations on two earlier occasions i.e. on 24.1.2005 and 23.11.2006 to expedite the process, nothing precise has been do ne in this regard. As the petitioner’s superannuation is round the corner, the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that this peti tion be closed with a direction to the concerned authority to take an early de cision in the matter. Mr Roy has no objection to the course suggested. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties and on a consideration of the pleaded facts and the documents annexed to the petition, I consider it fit and p roper to close this petition with a direction to the Commissioner and Secretary to the Govt.of Assam, General Administration(A) Department ,Dispur, Guwahati as well as the Deputy Commissioner, Cachar to cause necessary steps to be taken t o take an appropriate decision on the issue as expeditiously as possible. As the petitioner is scheduled to retire in the month of October this year, the proce ss as ordered, should be completed within a period of two weeks from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. No costs.