WP(C) 3442/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I A ANSARI Heard Mr. M. U. Mondal, learned counsel for the writ petitioner, and Mr. J. Abed in, learned Standing counsel, Education Department, Government of Assam, appeari ng on behalf of respondent Nos. 1 to 3. The basic grievance of the present petitioner is that she has been servi ng as an Assistant Teacher, in 6 No. Chungajan Nabajyoti L. P. School, Naojan, i n the district of Golaghat, Assam, with effect from 04.01.2009, whereas, the res pondent Nos. 5 and 6, namely, Sri Siv Kumar Chauhan, and Sri Simanta Neog, respe ctively, have been serving as Head Teacher and Assistant Teacher of the said sch ool w.e.f. April, 2011, and 25.01.2009, respectively and, as such, the petitione r is, being the seniormost teacher of the said school, entitled to be appointed as the Headmaster of the said school, but the State respondents/authorities conc erned have declared the respondent No. 5 as the Headmaster and respondent No. 6 as Assistant Teacher of the said school, disregarding thereby the seniority posi tion of the petitioner and in violation of the established rules and norms. Agg rieved by the action of the respondents/authorities concerned, the petitioner ha s already made a representation (Annexure-4 to the writ petition), on 16.05.2011 , addressed to the respondent No. 2, namely, Director of Elementary Education, A ssam, but the said representation has not yet been disposed of . Considering the matter in its entirety and in the interest of justice, t his writ petition is disposed of with direction to the respondent No. 2, namely, Director of Elementary Education, Assam, to examine the grievance of the petiti oner in the light of the relevant Government policy and to hold enquiry, if requ ired, and, then, take a decision, in accordance with law, and pass necessary ord er(s). For this purpose, the respondent No. 2 shall not only give opportunity o f hearing to the petitioner, but also to respondent Nos. 4, 5 and 6, namely, Man aging Committee, 6 No. Chungajan Nabajyoti L.P. School, Naojan, Golaghat, Sri Si v Kumar Chauhan, and Sri Simanta Neog, respectively. The whole exercise, as directed hereinabove, shall be completed within t wo months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order by the respondent No. 2 herein, namely, Director of Elementary Education, Assam. The petitioner may furnish to the respondent No. 2 a copy of this order along with a copy of this w rit petition and annexure(s) thereto. Whatever decision(s) is/are reached by th e respondents/authorities concerned and/or whatever order(s) is/are passed by th e respondent No. 2 herein, the same shall be communicated, in writing, to the pe titioner. If the petitioner feels aggrieved by the decision(s), which may be taken by the respondents/authorities concerned, or by the order(s), which may be pass ed by the respondent No. 2 herein, the petitioner shall remain at liberty to tak e recourse to appropriate provisions of law for redressal of her grievances.