WP(C) 1340/2008 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H. BARUAH Heard Mr. S.C. Biswas, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Goswami, learned counsel for the respondents. Since the respondents are represented, no formal notice need be issued o n the respondents. As agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties this matter is taken up for disposal at the admission stage itself. The petitioner herein was initially appointed as Junior Hindi Teacher in Chandra Nath Sarma Higher Secondary School, Sonitpur in the intermediate scale of pay of Rs.1185-2385/- per month plus other allowances vide order dated 27.05. 1992 (Annexure-1 to the writ petition) issued by the Director of Secondary Educa tion. On such appointment the petitioner has joined in the post and has been wor king continuously in the aforesaid post till date. The Govt. of Assam, Education Department in the meantime vide notification dated 30.12.1993 was pleased to up grade all the existing posts of Asstt. Teachers of intermediate scale of pay wit h graduate incumbents of provincialised High and H.S. school to the post of Asst t. Teachers in graduate scale of pay of Rs.1375-3375/- per month from the date o f issue of the said notification. Upon such notification the benefits were also provided/ extended to all the existing Junior Hindi Teachers of the schools with in the State of Assam. The petitioner while was discharging his duties as Asstt. Teacher in the school as aforesaid, he was deputed for Hindi Teachers Training at Govt. Hindi Teachers Training Centre, Diphu and after completion of the train ing he obtained the Sikhsan Prabin degree where he was placed in 2nd Division in the year 1996. The petitioner being a graduate in Hindi though was entitled to upgradation in the scale i.e. to the graduate scale w.e.f. 30.12.1993 as per Gov t. notification dated 30.12.1993, the petitioner was upgraded and extended such benefit on and from 01.10.1997 only. It is also contended that the respondent No s.4 and 5, who are junior to the petitioner, were also extended the graduate sca le from the date of their joining i.e. from 31.03.1995 and presently both the re spondents are drawing Rs.4720/- per month as basic salary. It is also contended that the services of the petitioner was regularized w.e.f. 24.05.1992 along with many others by a common order dated 28.12.2005 issued by the respondent No.2 he rein. Since the petitioner has not been provided with graduate scale from the da te of notification dated 30.12.1993 till 30.09.1997, the petitioner filed a repr esentation on 09.06.2006 before the Director, Board of Secondary Education, Assa m, Kahilipara, through the Inspector of Schools, Sonitpur, narrating all the rel evant facts which was forwarded by the Inspector of Schools, Sonitpur to the Dir ector of Secondary Education, Assam, Kahilipara vide letter dated 30.05.2007. It is contended that in spite of submission of the representation before the appro priate authority, the respondent authority is not taking appropriate steps in re spect of the representation so submitted by the petitioner. In view of the fact situation, Mr. S.C. Biswas, learned counsel for the petitioner urges before this Court to issue a direction to the respondent author ities to consider the case of the petitioner and to make an appropriate order. Taking note of the facts and the submissions and the relief sought for, this Court thinks it appropriate to issue a direction to the respondent authorit ies, the respondent No.2 in particular to consider the representation submitted by the petitioner herein and to give an appropriate decision. The respondent sha ll undertake such exercise and shall make an endeavour to dispose of the same wi th a speaking order within a period of 2(two) months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. With this direction the writ petition stands disposed of. The petitioner is however directed to submit the certified copy of the o rder along with the copy of the writ petition before the appropriate authority w ithin a period of 15 days.