WP(C) 5067/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY Heard Mrs D. Singha, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Ms M Gogoi Medhi,, learned Standing Counsel for the Education Department. Mr R.Sarma, lear ned Assistant Solicitor General appears for the Respondent No.4 and Mr HK Barman , learned Govt. Advocate, Assam represents the Respondent No.3. The petitioners challenge the order dated 13.5.2010 of the Inspector of Schools, KDC, Karimganj whereby the petitioners have been placed under suspension pend ing drawal of departmental proceedings subject to the approval of the Director o f Secondary Education, Assam. The petitioners contend that their suspension is t otally unjustified and they have already represented against the impugned suspen sion order to the Director of Secondary Education, Assam(Annexure-XIII) on 25.6. 2010. Mrs D Singha, learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that since t he approval to the suspension order is yet to be given by the Director of Secon dary Education, the representation filed by the petitioners on 25.6.2010 may be considered by the Director at first at this stage, instead of the matter being e xamined by the Court. Ms M Gogoi Medhi, learned Standing Counsel for the Education Department submits that though the decision has since been taken to initiate a departmental procee ding, she has no objection to the consideration of the petitioners’ representati on by the Director of Secondary Education ,Assam. In view of the limited prayer of the petitioners and the submission made by the learned Standing Counsel on the said prayer, the Respondent No.2, ie. Director of Secondary Education, Assam is directed to consider the petitioners’ represen tation dated 25.6.2010 on merit and pass an appropriate order on the said repre sentation. The necessary consideration be made within a period of six(6) weeks from the date of receipt of the copy of this Court’s order. The petitioners are permitted to make available a fresh copy of their representation along with the Court’s order to enable the Respondent No.2 to make the necessary consideratio n. The writ petition is disposed of accordingly.