WP(C) 464/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B. K. SHARMA Heard Mr. D. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms . R. Chakraborty, learned State Counsel. The petitioner is aggrieved by non-payment of salary from July, 2010 til l date. From the materials on record, it appears that the petitioner was absent from duty, which according to the respondents, is unauthorised and consequently by Annexure-13 notice dated 14.8.2010, he was directed to resume duty within 3 ( three) days. The said notice was followed by another notice dated 3.12.2010 (Ann exure-17), by which also he was directed to resume duties within 3 (three) days. It was specified, on failure to do so, departmental action would follow. According to the petitioner, he was on leave for the purpose of treatmen t of his daughter as well as his own illness. According to the petitioner, he ha s resumed duty w.e.f. 14.12.2010. The prayer made in this writ petition is for a direction to the responde nts to grant leave for the period of absence and to pay salary for the said peri od. The petitioner made time to time representations urging for regularisati on of the period of absence and also to pay salary for the said period. The last representation is dated 11.12.2010 (Annexure-27), addressed to the Inspector Ge neral of Police(CWR), Assam. Ms. R. Chakraborty, learned State Counsel, submits that if the petitioner remained absent from duty unauthorisedly, there is no que stion of payment of salary and / or regularisation of the period of absence. On the other hand Mr. Choudhury, learned counsel for the petitioner referring to th e representation, submits that the petitioner was forced to take leave due to un avoidable circumstances and accordingly, the prayer of the petitioner is require d to be considered sympathetically. In view of the above, this writ petition is disposed of directing the In spector General of Police (CWR), Assam to take on record the Annexure-27 repres entation dated 11.12.2010 and dispose of the same strictly in accordance with la w. No opinion is expressed in this regard. Whatever may be outcome of the consid eration of the representation, same shall be communicated to the petitioner. Let the representation be disposed of taking into account all relevant f actors as expeditiously as possible, preferably within 28.2.2011. The petitioner may obtain a certified copy of this order and produce the same before the authority alongwith a copy of the writ petition and its enclosu res. With the above directions and observations, writ petition stands dispose d of, without however, any order as to costs.