WP(C) 4145/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H. BARUAH. Heard Mr. K. Bhattacharjee, learned counsel for the petitioners and Mr. B. J. Ghosh, learned G.A for the State respondent Nos. 1,2 and 4 as well as Mr. C. Baruah, learned standing counsel, A.G, respondent Nos. 3 and 5. As agreed to by the leaned counsel for the parties, this instant writ pe tition is taken up for final disposal at the motion stage. Vide letter No. GAG(A)78/2007/Pt-II/80 dated 15-06-2010, the Government of Assam created 226 number of Grade-III temporary posts for census operation 20 11 for the period up to 28-02-2011. The appointment to the post is to be made su bject to observance of the conditions prescribed in the guidelines issued by the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Govt. of India. In the letter the scal e of pay has been fixed at Rs. 5200-20,000/- plus Grade Pay Rs. 2000/- for 152 n umbers of newly created LDC. The aforesaid letter being communicated to the Depu ty Commissioners of the State, the Deputy Commissioner, Darang issued an adverti sement on 2-8-2010 inviting applications from the intending persons who have exp erience in census related works for filling up 5(five) numbers of post in LDC(Ju nior Assistant) for census operation 2011 up to 28-2-1011 in the scale of pay Rs . 5200-20,000/- plus Grade Pay of Rs. 2000 and other allowances as admissible as per rules. For the purpose a Selection Committee was constituted by the Deputy Commissioner vide his office order No. DPN-9/2010/30 dated 2-8-2010. Pursuant to the advertisement the petitioners being found themselves eli gible as per criteria mentioned in the advertisement applied for the post and ap peared before the selection committee duly constituted by the Deputy Commissione r. Selection committee selected the petitioners to the post of Jr. Assistant (LD C) for census operation and accordingly they were appointed on 23-9-2010 vide ap pointment letter under Memo No. DPN.9/2010/98-99 dated 23-9-2010 (Annexure-5). P etitioners joined in the service and discharged their duties till 29-6-2011 and thereafter, they were terminated from the service vide office order under Memo N o. DPN-9/2010/132 dated 29th June, 2011 on and from 30-06-2011. It is the case of the petitioners that despite rendering their services as LDC from 29-3-2010 to 29-6-2011 they were not paid as per the scale indicated in the advertisement and in the appointment letter(s). Under the circumstances the petitioners have prayed this court to issue direction to the respondent auth ority(s), particularly, respondent No. 4 to release the salary in their favour. Mr. Bhattacharjee, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that sinc e the petitioners were appointed for the purpose of census operation 2011 after their selection by a Selection Committee duly constituted for the purpose, by th e Deputy Commissioner and since they were discharging their services till 29-06- 2011 as LDC under the scale as mentioned in the advertisement and in their appoi ntment letters as well they are entitled to the salary for that period. Mr. B. J . Ghosh learned G. A for the respondent Nos. 1, 2 and 4 also concedes that since the petitioners did discharge their duties as LDC under the Scale on their appo intment by Deputy Commissioner, the respondent No. 4 for the census operation-20 11 they are entitled to salary. Under the circumstances, respondent No. 4 is directed to release the sal ary of the petitioners on and from the date of their appointment till the date o f their termination vide office order under Memo No. DPN-9/2010/132 dated 29th J une, 2011. Such salary shall be released to the petitioners within a period of 3 (three) months. With the above direction, this instant writ petition stands disposed of.