WP(C) 2117/2009 BEFORE HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr. M.Khan learned counsel appearing for the petitioners. Also hea rd Mr.B.J.Ghosh learned State Counsel as well as Mr.R.Sinha learned Standing Co unsel, BTC. Considering the grievance raised in the writ petition and as agreed to b y the learned counsel appearing for the parties this writ petition is being disp osed of at the admission stage itself. The petitioners, eight in numbers approached this Court by way of filing this writ petition jointly raising common grievance and reliefs sought for are also same. The petitioners were engaged prior to 1.4.1993 as Casual Worker under the Divisional Forest Officer, Dhubri Social Forestry Division, Gauripur and si nce then they have continued their duties till date. The aforesaid Social Forest ry Range is presently known as Divisional Forest Officer, Parbhotjhora Division under BTC. However, during this period various official communications were made for regularisation of services of Casual Workers where the names of the petitio ners were duly appeared. On 15.10.2007 the respondent No.4 issued a letter (Anne xure-3) alongwith list of casual workers who are working since prior t o 1.4.1993 to all the Divisional Forest Officers, BTC , Kokrajhar to make a list of Casual Workers of the BTC area before sending their names to the Finance Department for sanc tioning of fixed pay. Accordingly, the workers who are working under non-BTAD area though originally belonged to Parbhatijhora Division under BTAD area have b een transferred to Dhubri Division, Dhubri due to bifurcation of Dhubri Social F orestry Division, Gauripur. In this regard the DFO, Parbhotjhora Division, sent a letter dated 31.10.07(Annexure-5 )along with a list of 10 numbers of Casual Workers of Parbhotjhora Division, to the DFO, Dhubri for correspondence with hi gher authorities. An affidavit-in-opposition has been filed by respondent no.2 wherein at para 2 it has been contended as follows: 2.That the deponent begs to state that the petitioners were engaged und er Society Forestry Division, Dhubri which presently falls under jurisdiction of Divisional Forest Officer, Dhubri(Territorial) Division. This office vide lette r No. FE.20/F/Pt.IV dated 23.6.2006 asked the Divisional Forest Officer, Dhubri Division to furnish the list of casual workers under his jurisdiction after aut hentication by the competent authority. The Divisional Forest Office, Dhubri Division vide his letter No.A/I/I/C L/26-128 dated 29.2.2008 submitted the list of Casual workers under his jurisd iction for consideration of payment of fixed pay after authenticated by the Cons ervator of Forest, Lower Assam Social Forestry Circle, Bongaigaon. This office vide letter No. FE.20/I/Pt.IV dated 6.2.2008 forwarded the l ist of Casual workers to the Govt. for consideration after the said list was aut henticated by the Committee constituted for the purpose . As the authenticated list in respect of petitioners was not received in time, the same could not be submitted to the Govt.earlier. However, the Divisional Forest Officer, Dhubri Division later on submitt ed the authenticated list of Casual workers including the petitioners for consid eration of payment at fixed pa and the same is at present under consideration. In view of the specific statement made on oath at para 2 as quoted herei nabove the respondent authority particularly respondent nos.1&2 are directed to consider the prayer of the petitioners to provide the benefit of fixed pay as has been paid to the similarly situated persons. It is however made clear that t he entire process would be completed within a period of six weeks from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. The petitioners shall submit a cer tified copy of this order before the aforesaid respondents for doing the needful . With the above direction the writ petition stands disposed of. No costs.