WP(C) 719/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr. Barbhuiya, learned Counsel for the petitioners, Mr. S. Sharma, learned Counsel appearing for the Director of Land Records and Survey etc., and Ms. R. Chakraborty, learned State Counsel, Assam. The grievance of the petitioners in short as can be deciphered f rom the averments made in the writ petition is that though there are adequate nu mber of vacant posts of Patwari/Mondal available in the establishment of the Dep uty Commissioner, Hailakandi, they inspite of the decision on principle conveyed by the letter No. RLR.58/2009/Pt./31 dated 1/6/2009 have not yet been accommoda ted against the same in order of seniority. The petitioners are presently servin g as Additional Patwari/Mondal under the 3rd re-settlement operation underway wi th the Sr. Assistant Settlement Officer, Hailakandi. According to them, they had been earlier absorbed in the post of Patwari/Mondal but they could not join in their respective stations for non-availability of required number of vacancies. It was at that juncture that vide the aforementioned letter dated 1/6/2009, it w as decided by the State Government that the Additional Mandals who could not thu s be absorbed be accommodated in order of seniority against the clear vacant pos ts of Mandal in the establishments of the Deputy Commissioner where settlement o peration is going on subject to the approval of the Finance (SIU) Department as well as the reservation policy of the Government. The petitioners taking the cue from the above letter have in the meantime submitted a representation before th e Deputy Commissioner, Hailakandi, on 2/7/2009 staking their claim to be absorbe d in the vacant post of Patwari/Mandal in his establishment. As the representati on has not yet met with any favourable response, they are before this Court for its intervention. Upon hearing the learned Counsel for the parties and on a consid eration of the pleaded facts and the documents appended thereto, it is considere d appropriate to close this petition with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner , Hailakandi, to consider and dispose of the petitioners’ representation on meri ts with due regard to the decision conveyed by the aforementioned letter dated 1 /6/2009 vis-à-vis the issue of absorption of Additional Patwaris/Mandals engaged in the 3rd Settlement Operation under the Sr. Settlement Officer, Hailakandi, A ssam. Ordered accordingly. Needless to say, the decision so taken by the above n amed authority would be communicated to the petitioners in writing forthwith. In order to facilitate the process indicated hereinabove, the petitioners are left at liberty to lay before the aforementioned authority a fresh representation al ong with a copy of the writ petition with its annexures and a certified copy of this order. As the letter on which the petitioners founded their claim is dated 1/6/2009, appropriate decision on the representation be taken within three weeks from the date of submission of the above mentioned documents. No costs.