WP(C) 4529/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A POTSANGBAM Heard Mr. P.J. Saikia, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners an d Mr. M.K. Mishra, learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of respondents. On 11.8.2010, this court directed the learned standing counsel to go thr ough the earlier cases relied upon by the petitioner(s) in order to find out as to whether this case is covered by the decision of the earlier cases which are s tated to have dealt with the subject matter of this case. Mr. Mishra, learned standing counsel appearing on behalf of the responde nts submits that he has gone through the cases which are relied upon by the peti tioner and it is found that the case of the petitioners is covered by the earlie r judgment passed by the Court. The petitioners eight in number, belong to category of teachers who were terminated from service on 18.05.1992 and whose termination has been set aside by this court in a number of cases. The prayer made in this writ petition is to allow the petitioners to draw her sa lary with effect from September, 2003 onwards. Similar nature of cases came up for consideration before the Hon’ble Division Bench in WP' No. 349/2009 and in t hat case, the Hon’ble Division Bench directed the respondents to release the sal ary of the petitioners, which have been withheld from October, 2007, following t he orders passed in WP(c) Nos. 3149/2008, 6032/2007 and 1293/2008. The case of t he petitioners is squarely covered by the aforesaid order dated 9.4.2010, passed in WP' No. 349/2009 and other connected cases and as such, the State respondent s is, therefore, directed to release the salary of the petitioners which have be en withheld with effect of September, 2007 and, thereafter, pay their salary reg ularly. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition is disposed of. No costs.