WP(C) 6903/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.P. KATAKEY Heard Mr. Sinha, learned counsel for the petitioners and Ms. Verma, learned Stan ding Counsel, Health Department appearing for the respondents. As agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, the writ petition is taken up for disposal at the motion stage itself. The grievance of the petitioners in the present petition is that though they are qualified dentists having obtained certificates from the Council for Developmen t of Alternative Medical Science and are entitled for registration under the pro visions of the Dentist Act, 1948 (in short, the Act ), their applications for r egistrations have not been considered by the respondent No.3 till date. The pet itioners, therefore, pray for a direction to the respondent No.3 to consider and dispose of such applications filed. It has been submitted by Ms. Verma, learned Standing Counsel, Health Department that in case the petitioners have filed the applications for registration under the provisions of the Act, the same shall definitely be considered and disposed of in terms of the provisions of the said Act. Having regard to the aforesaid submissions of the learned counsel for the partie s, the present petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No.3, Assam State Dental Council, to consider and dispose of the applications, if file d by the petitioners and if not already been disposed of, within a period of 2 ( two) months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of the order passed t oday alongwith the copy of the writ petition and its annexures appended thereto to be filed by the petitioners before the Registrar of the Assam State Dental Co uncil. The writ petition is accordingly disposed of. No cost.