WP(C) 2745/2011 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE I. A. ANSARI Heard Mr. A. R. Sikdar, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. M. Khataniar , learned counsel for respondent Nos.1 and 2. None has appeared on behalf of res pondent Nos.3 and 4. In view of the fact that the petitioner has already preferred an appeal to the S tate Government in terms of the amended Rule 18 of the Assam Non-Government Coll ege Management (amendment) Rules, 2009, and the appeal is still pending, this Co urt is of the view that, until the time the appeal is disposed of, it would not be appropriate, on the part of this Court, to decide the merit of the petitioner ’s case. Considering, therefore, the matter in its entirety and in the interest of justic e, this writ petition is disposed of with direction to respondent No.1, namely, Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of Higher Educat ion, to dispose of the petitioner’s appeal, dated 14.7.2010 (Annexure-5A to the writ petition) by making a speaking order within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. The petitioner may furnish to the resp ondent No.1, namely, Commissioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, Depar tment of Higher Education, a certified copy of this order along with a copy of t he writ petition and the enclosures thereto. Whatever decision is arrived at by the respondent/authority concerned, particularly, respondent No.1, namely, Commi ssioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam, Department of Higher Education, and/or whatever order is passed by the respondents/authorities concerned the sam e shall be communicated, in writing, to the petitioner and the petitioner shall remain at liberty, if he is aggrieved by such a decision or order, to take recou rse to such provision of law as may be permissible. If the respondent Nos.3 and 4, namely, the Governing Body of Beltola College and the Principal of Beltola Co llege, respectively, fill up the post of Lecturer, Political Science, in Beltola College, the same shall be subject to the outcome of the statutory appeal, whic h the petitioner has preferred and this fact shall be made known to the candidat es, who may be invited for selection or who may, upon selection, be appointed. The writ petition shall stand disposed of in terms of the above observations and directions. No order as to costs.