WP(C) 4041/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B D AGARWAL Heard the petitioners and their counsels. Also heard the learned Standing Counse l for the Elementary Education Department as well as Sri C Baruah, learned couns el for the AG. The Director of Elementary Education was also present in person. The petitioners’ grievance is that they have not received the amounts of GPF, GI F and Gratuity. Sri Baruah, learned counsel for the AG submitted that the amount was already dr awn by the Deputy Inspector of Schools Hailakandi, during the month of August 20 12 vide TB No. 46. However, the Director of Elementary Education submitted that the entire money of Rs. 16,21,174.82 has been misappropriated by two staffs and a police case has already been registered. Apparently, the police case was registered in the year 2009 and the same is in trial. In my considered opinion, the petitioners should not be deprived of the d ues legally entitled to them just because the money was misappropriated by other staff. Accordingly, the Director of Schools (Elementary Education) agreed to re commend to release the amounts due to the petitioners by the Commissioner of Ele mentary Education Department, within 2 (two) months. For this purpose, the conce rned authority shall be entitled to get one set of the seized documents from the Officer-In-Charge of Haiilakandi Police Station or from the Court. A copy of this order may be furnished to Sri A Deka, learned counsel for the Ed ucation Department. With the aforesaid observations and directions, these writ petitions stand dispo sed of.