MC 3136/2009 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMITAVA ROY Heard Mr. A. Hai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Ms. R. Chakraborty, learned Addl. Senior Government Advocate. The petitioner, who at all times, as claimed by him, was a drive r with the Assam Spun Mills Limited, Jagiroad (for short hereafter referred to a s the Company) though, scheduled to retire on superannuation in the year 2018, d ecided to go on voluntary retirement in the year 2008 following a decision of th e Government to close down the said Company by extending certain benefits under a related Voluntary Retirement Scheme (for short hereafter also referred to as t he Scheme). The petitioner’s grievance is that, though he duly accepted the offe r to go on voluntary retirement in terms of the said Scheme, he has, till date, not been released the benefits thereunder. By an interim application, registered as MC No. 3136/2009, the petitioner has brought on records certain documents to reinforce his claim. No affidavit-in-opposition has yet been made by the respon dent. Upon hearing the learned counsel for the parties and on a consid eration of the nature of the claim made by the petitioner which, in the opinion of this Court, would require a scrutiny on the basis of the contemporaneous offi cial records, it is construed expedient to close this petition by leaving the pe titioner at liberty to submit an appropriate representation before the responden t No. 2, the Director of Industries and Commerce, Assam, Udyug Bhawan, Bamunimai dam, Guwahati - 21, for the needful. Ordered accordingly. The petitioner would also submit a copy of the writ petition alo ng with its annexures thereto before the aforementioned respondent authority. Th e said being done, the said authority would cause necessary steps to be taken to verify the petitioner’s claim and arrive at a decision in connection therewith. As it is asserted by the petitioner that the Company had been closed down in de ference to the decision of the Government of Assam to that effect, the Secretary , Government of Assam, Industries Department, Dispur would oversee the above pro cess. Needless to say, as the petitioner stands retired from service s ince 2008, the exercise indicated hereinabove, should be completed within a peri od of two (2) months from the date of submission of his representation as direct ed. The writ petition as well as the miscellaneous application stand disposed in the above terms. No costs.