WP(C) 2802/2007 BEFORE HON’BLR MR JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr Srinivasan , learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr Khata niar, learned Standing counsel , Education Department, Having regard to the relief prayed for, this petition is being disposed of at th e motion stage. The petitioner on being appointed by the Managing Committee of Padmaram Sarmah Higher Secondary School, Madhapur,Jorhat as a Classical Teacher(Sanskrit) had been rendering her services in that capacity since then till 1.9.2001. The scho ol, incidentally had been provincialised in the year 1977. The prayer made in the instant petition is to direct the respondent authorities to extend the weightage of the petitioner’s experience in service and relaxat ion of age at the time of regular selection for sanctioned post of Classical te acher(Sanskrit) as and when undertaken in accordance with the relevant Rules. Mr Srinisavan while reiterating the above has drawn the attention of this Court to the Office Memorandum dated 21.1.2004 of the Education(Elementary) Departme nt, Govt.of Assam conveying the decision of the government to grant relaxation of age for the experience at the time of filling up the vacancies by regular selection to Honorary teachers appointed by the Managing committee of a provincialised school. According to the learned counsel for the petitioner, in the admitted conspectus of facts , the petitioner is entitled to the said benefit. Mr Khataniar in reply ,has submitted that if the petitioner is eligible in terms of the Office Memorandum dated 21.1.2004 there is no reason as to why he would be denied the benefit thereunder. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties and on a consideration of the p leaded facts supported by an affidavit as well as the documents annexed to the p etition more particularly, the Office Memorandum as above, this petition is clos ed with a direction that as and when the process for filling up of post of Class ical Teacher (Sanskrit) in the abovenamed school in which the petitioner is serving is initiated to be filled up on regular basis in terms of the extant R ules, the concerned respondent authorities in terms of the Office Memorandum d ated 21.1.2004 while adjudging his suitability would extend to him the weightage /relaxation as contemplated therein. This direction is also in view of the fa ct that the petitioner had already submitted an application to the Director of S econdary Education, Kahilipara, Guwahati on 31.5.2001 which had been forwarded to the said authority by the Inspector of Schools, Jorhat District Circle ,J orhat on 12.6.2001. The petition stands closed in the above terms. No costs.