WP(C) 5877/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA The prayer of the petitioners in this writ petition is for a direction t o the respondents to release their arrear wages allegedly pending till November, 2009 from the respective dates of their initial engagements. They have also pra yed for arrear wages from March, 2010 to July, 2010. Another prayer made in the writ petition is reinstatement of the petitioners in their casual service. The respondents have filed their counter affidavit in which it has been stated that the petitioners have been paid their wages from March, 2009 to Febru ary, 2010. So far as arrear wages payable to them from the initial dates of the ir engagements to February, 2009 are concerned, same shall be paid immediately o n receipt of funds from the Govt. The respondents have also enclosed the stateme nt relating to arrear wages payable to the petitioners. As regards to continuati on in service, it has been stated that the service of the petitioners came to an end on 02.07.2009. According to the respondents, the petitioners were appointed as honorary non-trained Home Guards and their services were discontinued in te rms of the direction issued by the Govt. of Assam in the Home (A) Department. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of directing the re spondents to pay the arrear wages payable to the petitioners as expeditiously as possible, preferably within three months from today. Further in the event of an y decision to re-engage the petitioners as honorary non-trained Home Guard, the authority may consider the case of the petitioners.