WP(C) 4683/2010 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE T VAIPHEI Heard Mr D Baruah, the learned counsel for the petitioner also heard Mr AK Sarkar, the learned Standing Counsel, NF Railway. The petitioner is aggrieved by the non-payment of his security deposits submitte d by him in connection with the execution of Contract Agreement No. Con/K-A/512 dated 02.03.2001 under the NF Railway. The petitioner firm is a registered Cla ss ’A contractor of PWD, Assam and other Organizations like Border Roads organi zation, NF Railway etc. and has been executing various contract works under the respondent authorities for the last over forty years, according to the petitione r, to the satisfaction of all concerned. At the time of executing the contract works in question, he was asked to deposit Security Deposits of Rs. 31,96,944/- and initial Security Deposit of Rs. 50,000/-. The case of the petitioner is that though he has already completed the contract works in question and has been pai d all the bills for executing the aforesaid work order, the respondent authoriti es have refused to release the Security Deposits, which prompted him to file thi s writ petition for appropriate relief. The learned Standing Counsel, NF Railway was asked by this Court on 23.08.2010 t o obtain necessary instructions in connection with non-payment of security depos its, but he is unable to do so till date. Nevertheless, the learned counsel for the petitioner does not insist on obtaining the instructions but expresses the desires of the petitioner to dispose of this writ petition by directing the resp ondent authorities to examine this case and take a decision thereon within a par ticular frame of time. I am of the view that this is a sensible course of action which can be taken at this stage. Under the circumstances, I do not propose to decide this writ petition at this s tage on merit. Resultantly, the respondent authorities are directed to examine the case of the petitioner for the release of the security deposits on merit and thereafter take a decision thereon in accordance with law within a period of fo rty five days from the date of receipt of this order. The writ petition is disposed of in the manner indicated above.