WP(C) 1657/2005 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HRISHIKESH ROY None appears for the petitioner when the case is called. Mr. M. Khat aniar, learned Standing Counsel, Education, appears for the official respondents . 2. The petitioner joined as a Hindi Teacher on 4.10.89 at the pre-provinci lisation stage in the Lakhimpur High School. However, his name was dropped and w as not provincialised alongwith the other teachers, when the school was taken ov er by the Govt. in the year 1995. Subsequently through order dated 3.3.2001(Anne xure- B) of the Director of Secondary Education(DSE), Assam, services of the pet itioner was adjusted in a transfer vacancy. From the date of his adjustment, the petitioner is getting his regular salary, but he is aggrieved by non-disbursal of his salary from 1.8.1995 till 1.3.2000. 3. Considering the fact that the counsel for the petitioner is not present, this case should have been dismissed for default. However, it is pointed out by the learned Standing Counsel that a committee has been constituted by the Govt. to consider claims of unpaid salary of teachers in provincialised schools and s ince the grievance of the petitioner pertains to non-payment of salary, his case may be referred to the committee. 4. Since the Govt. has constituted a committee in pursuant to the decision of this Court in Sudhendu Mohan Talukdar Vs. State of Assam reported in 2006 2 G LT 216, notwithstanding the absence of the learned counsel, having regard to the grievance of unpaid salary, I feel that the option should be kept open for the petitioner, to approach the committee with his claim for arrear salary for the r elevant period(1.8.1995 --1.3.2000). Accordingly if he makes a written represent ation, the committee would be expected to consider his grievance. Such represent ation may be addressed to the Commissioner and Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Department of Secondary Education, who in turn will fecilitate the committee, to consider the petitioner’s claim of non-payment of due salary. 5. The case is disposed of with the above order.