WP(C) 4824/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MRS JUSTICE ANIMA HAZARIKA Heard Mr D. Bora, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr PN Goswami, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department appearing for the respo ndent Nos. 1 and 2 and Mr S. Banik, learned Standing Counsel, KAAC appearing for respondent Nos. 3 to 5. Considering the grievance raised in the writ petition and also as agreed to by the learned counsel appearing for the parties, this writ petition is bein g disposed of at the motion stage itself. Petitioner herein was appointed as Assistant Teacher in the Bokajan Gov ernmetn Aided High School on 28.01.1979 and she joined in the said school on 01 .09.1979. The services of the petitioner was upgraded to the post of Graduate As sistant Teacher vide order dated 22.09.1995 issued by the Inspector of Schools, Karbi Anglong District Circle (KADC for short), Diphu. A seniority list of the t eachers has been prepared on 23.11.2000 by the then Principal of the school wher e the name of the petitioner appeared at Sl. No. 4, she being the 4th seniormost teacher in the school at that point of time. The notification dated 01.03.2003(Annexure F to the writ petition) issued by the Commissioner and Secretary to the Government of Assam, Education Department wou ld clearly show that in respect of the Assistant Teacher with graduate degree wh o has worked in the intermediate scale of pay in provincialised High Schools/Hig her Secondary Schools, seniority of service will be counted from the date of joi ning as Assistant Teachers, making it further clear that the same will not be ap plicable in case of Classical and Hindi teachers and also it has no financial im plications. In the meantime, a final seniority list of the teachers was published on 01.08.2 011, wherein the petitioner’s name appeared at Sl. No. 11 showing her date of jo ining as 23.02.1980 whereas petitioner joined in the school on 01.09.1979 and on e Sri Hareswar Borah’s name appeared above the petitioner who joined in service on 01.10.1990 only. After coming to know about the abovementioned seniority list , the petitioner being aggrieved has submitted three representations dated 17.08 .2011 before the Deputy Secretary, Education Department, KAAC, Diphu, the Inspec tor of Schools, Karbi Anglong District Circle and the Principal, Bokajan Higher Secondary School respectively. The representations so submitted by the petiti oner has not yet been disposed of. Hence, the instant writ petition praying for setting aside and quashing the impugned seniority list dated 01.08.2011, with fu rther direction to the respondent Nos. 4 and 5 not to approve the seniority list till the same is corrected. In the above background, the limited prayer of the petitioner is for a direction to the authorities to dispose of the representation so submitted by the petitio ner within the time frame. To the limited prayer so made, learned counsel appear ing for the respondents has raised no objection. In view of the above, the instant writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondent No. 4 to dispose of the representation within six (6) weeks fr om today making it clear that while disposing the representation, the respondent No. 4 is at liberty to hear in person the petitioner, the respondent No. 7 as w ell as the teachers whose name appeared at Sl. Nos. 3 to 10 of the impugned seni ority list and also after going through the relevant records etc. The petitioner shall submit a certified copy of this order along with the copy o f the writ petition with annexures appended thereto before the respondent No. 4 for doing the needful. The respondent authority shall pass a speaking order on t he representation so submitted by the petitioner. Till then the impugned seniori ty list dated 01.08.2011 shall not be given effect to. A copy of this order be furnished to Mr Banik for doing the needful. With the above direction, this writ petition stands disposed of. No costs.