WP(C) 5874/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA The petitioner who was appointed by Annexure -3 order dated 03.11.99 as L.P. School teacher is aggrieved by non-payment of salary to her from December, 1999. Mr. Khatoniar, learned Standing counsel, Education Department has produced a copy of the letter dated 20.11.2010 addressed to the Director of Elementary E ducation, Assam by the Deputy Inspector or schools, Charaideo (Sonari). It has b een mentioned in the said letter that the salary of the petitioner cannot be pai d as she has been identified as Supernumerary teacher. It is not understood as t o what the expression ’Supernumerary’ teacher means. As per the letter, the proc ess for releasing the salaries of the teachers like that of the petitioner worki ng against Supernumerary post is presently on. The petitioner as per the averments made in the writ petition, was appoi nted pursuant to her selection and she was never told that her appointment was a gainst a Supernumerary post. She was also paid salary upto November, 1999 and th ereafter it has been stopped without assigning any reasons and putting the petit ioner to any kind of notice. In view of the above and in view of the stand of the respondents that th e process towards payment of salary is presently on, this writ petition is dispo sed of directing the respondents to release the salary of the petitioner without any delay and at any rate, not later than January, 2011. The copy of the instru ction is kept on record.