WP(C) 4516/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B. K. SHARMA Heard Ms. P. Mahanta, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. A. Verma, learned Standing Counsel, Finance. I have also heard Mr. P.K. Tiwari, learned Standing Counsel, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council. The petitioner, who was appointed by Annexure-3 Office Order No. 32/2000 -01 dated 18.9.2000 as WC Electrician in the definite time scale of pay, is aggr ieved by non-payment of salary to him from March, 2009. Thus, from the date of a ppointment in 2000, he was paid his salary till February, 2009 but when it was s topped, he felt aggrieved and filed the instant writ petition. The writ petition was entertained by order dated 13.8.2010 and considering the matter in its enti rety, the Court passed an interim order directing the respondents to pay regular salary to the petitioner. It is submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that pursuant to the said interim order dated 13.8.2010, the petitioner has been paid his sala ry upto February, 2011. However, his salary has again been stopped. By filling MC No. 1808/2011, the petitioner has prayed for a direction t o the respondents to pay at-least current salary to him. Mr. P.K. Tiwari, learned Standing Counsel, Dima Hasao Autonomous Distric t Council by producing the letter written by him on 18.6.2011 to the Principal S ecretary(D) of the said Council, submits that he has not been furnished with any instruction disclosing the reasons for withholding the salary of the petitioner . He fairly submits that if there is a good and valid reason to withhold the sal ary of the petitioner, the same will have to be disclosed. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the res pondents to release the salary of the petitioner, both current and arrear immedi ately. However, if there any good and valid reason, for which the petitioner is not entitled to receive his salary, they will disclose as to why he is not entit led to receive salary and as to how he could be paid salary upto Feb, 2011. As t he things stand today, his service has not been terminated and as per the averme nts made in the writ petition, he has been discharging his duties. If that be so , he is entitled to receive his salary. The respondents shall pass a speaking order dealing with the case of the petitioner appropriately, as expeditiously as possible but at any rate not late r then 15.7.2011. With the above directions and observations, the writ petition stands dis posed of, without however, any order as to costs. Let a copy of this order be furnished to Mr. P.K. Tiwari, learned Standi ng Counsel, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council his necessary follow up action.