WP(C) 3420/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE H. BARUAH. Heard Mr. B. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B.J. Ghos h, learned Govt. Advocate, who accepts notice on behalf of all the State respond ents. As agreed to by the learned counsel for the parties, this petition is ta ken up for final disposal at the motion stage. The petitioner herein was initially appointed as Demonstrator under the Department of Handloom and Textiles in the scale of pay Rs. 1125-20-1225-30-1435 -40-EB-40-1635-50-2035-60-2215 p.m. plus other allowances admissible under the r ules vide Office Order under Memo No. DHTE.5/95/55 dated 03-04-1995 and after hi s appointment he was posted at the Weavers Extension Service Unit, Bakaliaghat, Karbi Anglong. By office order bearing Memo No. HTHE.48/99-2000/Pt-II/246 dated 2-9-2008 the petitioner was promoted to the cadre of Instructor, Handloom and T extiles by the Joint Director, Handloom and Textiles (Hills), Diphu and posted a t HTC, Silonijan in an officiating cadre. In this way the petitioner is serving under the department for about 16 years in the Karbi Anglong District. On account of petitioner’s father’s ailment and the old age, the petitioner subm itted a representation to the Principal Secretary to the Government of Assam, Ha ndloom, Textiles and Sericulture Department, Dispur, Guwahati-6 to transfer him from out of the Karbi Anglong district in order to facilitate him to look after his ailing parents on 20-05-2011. The aforesaid representation was forwarded by Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Handloom, Textiles and Sericulture Depar tment to the Director of Handloom and Textiles vide his letter No. HTS.308/2006/ Pt/31 dated 8th June, 2011 for taking necessary action as prayed for. It is cont ended by the petitioner that despite forwarding of the representation by the Dep uty Secretary to the Director of Handloom and Textile no appropriate action has been taken till date and is sitting over the matter. Under the circumstances, Mr. B. Sarma, learned counsel for the petitione r prays this court to issue direction to the Director, Handloom and Textiles, As sam, Ambari, Guwahati-01, the respondent No. 3 herein to dispose of the represen tation submitted by the petitioner at an early date. Mr. B.J. Ghosh, learned G. A for the State respondents also submits that since the representation is still pending before the Director, Handloom and Tex tiles, the respondent No. 3, unattended to, a direction may be issued to the res pondent No. 3, Director, Handloom and Textiles to dispose of this representation filed by the petitioner. Taking note of the facts and circumstances of the case and the relief(s) sought for in the writ petition, this writ petition is disposed of with the fol lowing directions: The representation dated 20-05-2011 forwarded by the Deputy Secretary to the Govt. of Assam, Handoom, Textiles and Sericulture Department to The Directo r, Handloom and Textiles Department, the Respondent No. 3 shall be disposed of w ithin a period of 2(two) months from today by a speaking order. The petitioner is directed to submit a copy of this order along with a c opy of the writ petition and annexures to the respondent authority, the respond ent No. 3 in particular within a period of 20(twenty) days from today. Writ petition stands disposed of. No cost.