WP(C) 3302/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE UJJAL BHUYAN. Heard Mr. D.K. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner and also Ms S. Sarma, lea rned State counsel appearing for the Respondent Nos.1 and 3. Ms A. Verma, learne d counsel appears for the Respondent No.2. The case of the petitioner, as projected in the writ petition, is that he is ser ving as Information Officer in the department of Dairy Development, which is the part of the Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Department since 14.11.1991 and that there is no avenue for promotion of the petitioner. Since he is stagnating in t he same post for years together, he submitted representations for consideration of his case for upgrading/enhancement of his pay scale to the post of Junior Cla ss-I cadre officer under the respondents who were given promotional benefits. A cknowledging the grievance of the petitioner, the departmental authorities had a lso submitted proposal for up-gradation of the post of Information Officer held by the petitioner to the rank of Junior Class-I Cadre. The first proposal was se nt on 13th July, 1999 by the Director of Dairy Development to the Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, Veterinary Department. This was followed by several similar proposals, the last proposal being dated 11.2.2010. In the meanwhile, the 6th Pay Commission also recommended that the post of Infor mation Officer be placed in Pay Band-IV with a higher grade pay. In the proposal dated 11.2.2010, the Director of Dairy Development requested that the pay scale of the Information Officer be enhanced, as approved by the 6th Pay Commission. The petitioner had submitted a representation dated 6.6.2011 before the Principa l Secretary to the Government of Assam, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary department requesting the said authority to grant him higher pay scale, further stating th at he would be retiring on attaining the age of superannuation on 31.1.2012. Mr. Das, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that no steps have been take n by the Government on the proposals so submitted as well as on the representati on submitted by the petitioner. He submits that this petition may be disposed of by directing the Principal Secretary to consider and dispose of the representat ion of the petitioner expeditiously so that the petitioner can get his due bene fit before his superannuation. The prayer so made appears to be a reasonable one and is not resisted by the res pondents. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case and the materials on record, this writ petition is disposed of directing the Principal Secretary to the Gove rnment of Assam, Animal Husbandry & Veterinary department to promptly take up th e representation of the petitioner dated 6.6.2011 and take a decision regarding upgradation of the pay scale of the petitioner and matters incidental thereto co nsistently with the proposals submitted from time to time. The petitioner may al so be given a personal hearing in this regard. The above exercise should be com pleted within a period of 6 (six) weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order and in any case, by 19th December, 2011. It will be open for the petitioner to take recourse to such steps as provided under the law, if he is aggrieved thereafter. This disposes of the writ petition.