WP(C) 1213/2008 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T.N.K. SINGH After hearing the learned counsel appearing for the parties at some le ngth, this court is of the considered view that there is no point for lingering the present writ petition. Accordingly, this writ petition is taken up for dispo sal at the motion stage. A short fact, in a nut shell leading to the filing of the pres ent writ petition is required to be noted. Admittedly, the fact of this case is short and simple. The petitioner is now serving as Junior Technical Manager in t he Assam Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd, Assam. It is stated that the pet itioner had been on leave for quite a long time because of his serious illness. It appears that by an order of the Managing Director, Assam Fisheries Developme nt Corporation Ltd dated 13.3.08 (Annexure 1 to the present writ petition), the petitioner was on leave and his leave was expired on 29.2.08. While the petitio ner was on leave, the Managing Director, Assam Development Corporation Ltd issue d impugned order dated 28.12.07 directing the petitioner to join as the Officer -in-charge of the Regional Office at Sibsagar as per the Resolution No.15 adopt ed in the Board of Directors meeting held on 17.01.2007. Mr. I. Chowdhury, learned counsel for the petitioner strenuous ly contends that by the impugned order dated 28.12.07, the petitioner had been transferred by demotion , but this fact is seriously controv erted by Dr. B. Ahmed, learned counsel for the respondents. Be that as it may, admittedly the present petitioner filed the representation dated 3.1.08 requesting the Managing Director of the AFDC Ltd fo r reviewing/canceling the impugned order dated 28.12.07 for the reasons mentione d in the representation. The said representation is pending with the Corporation . In the above factual background, this writ petition is disposed of by directing the Managing Director, AFDC Ltd to consider and dispose of the representation dated 3.1.08 filed by the petitioner by passing a reasoned order according to law within a period of 3 weeks from the date of receipt of the cert ified copy of this order. Till the said representation dated 3.1.08 is consider ed and disposed of by passing a reasoned order, the impugned order dated 28.12.0 7 shall not be given effect to. The petitioner is directed to approach the Managing Director, AFDC Ltd with a ce rtified copy of this order as well as a copy of the writ petition and its annex ures for necessary compliance. The writ petition is allowed.