WP(C) 5012/2011 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr. P. Talukdar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. A.D. Choudhury , learned Standing Counsel, Education Department, Assam. Considering the relief prayed for, I dispose of the petition at the motion stage . Without referring to the factual details, suffice it would be to mention that the petitioner Shri Mohan Das was appointed in the No.121 Bhuramara L.P. School on 02.01.1995 by the Managing Committee thereof on honorary basis. Prior to hi s appointment, the school had been provincialised. The petitioner claim that as he has been serving as honorary teacher in terms of the above arrangement, he is entitled to be appointed in regular capacity. The Commissioner and Secretary , Government of Assam, Education Department, in the office memorandum No.A(1)E.6 21/2003/320 dated 21.01.2004 while noticing such claim of similarly situated hon orary teachers of provincialised schools, had conveyed the decision of the Gover nment to extend preference to them in the matter of appointment by way of relaxa tion of age for their experience at the time of filling up the vacancies by regu lar selection. Thereby, all applications from honorary teachers for regular app ointment pending with various authorities then or to be received in future were instructed to be disposed of as per the guidelines contained in the office memor andum. After hearing the learned counsels for the parties and on a consideration of the pleaded facts, this petition is closed with the direction that the State author ities while dealing with the case of the petitioner would accord to him the rela xation as contemplated in the office memorandum and pass appropriate orders. Petition stands closed in the above terms. No costs.