WP(C) 157/2010 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr Talukdar, counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Mr Deka, le arned Standing Counsel, Education Department. Having regard to the relief prayed for, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner claims tobe serving as a Lower Division Assistant in the establishment of the Director of Secondary Education, Assam. Her initial appoint ment as such has since been confirmed on 15.9.1999. Though there are two posts o f U.D. Assistants lying vacant in the said establishment and that the petitioner by virtue of her seniority is entitled to be promoted thereto, the concerned de partmental authorities have not initiated any action in connection therewith. Th e petitioner meanwhile , along with one Mira Basumatary who is also a Lower Divi sion Assistant in the same establishment on 6.5.2009 ,has submitted a representa tion before the Director of Secondary Education, Assam ventilating their grievan ces and seeking their promotion to the posts of U.D. Assistant. As the said rep resentation has remained unattended till date, the petitioner is before this Co urt. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties and on a consideration of the averments made in the writ petition supported by an affidavit as well as the representation dated 6.5.2009 indicated hereinabove, this Court is of the o pinion that for the present it would meet the petitioner’s grievance if this pe tition is closed with a direction to the Director of Secondary Education, Assam to consider her representation and take an appropriate decision strictly in ac cordance with law. As the petitioner claims that she is the seniormost L.D. Assi stant and is on the thresholds of promotion to the post of U.D.A. , the exerc ise as ordered should be completed within a period of one month from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. This Court, it is made clear, has not opined on the merit of the petitioner’s claim for promotion and the aforeme ntioned authority would decide on the petitioner’s representation to reiterate, in accordance with law. No costs.