WP(C) 2831/2007 BEFORE THE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE B.K. SHARMA I have heard Mr. B.D. Konwar, learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Ms. R. Goswami, learned counsel representing the Accountant General, Assam i .e. the respondent No. 5. I have also heard Mr. Gogoi, learned counsel represent ing the respondent No. 2, 3 and 4. The prayer made in this writ petition is for regularization of the parti cular period of service i.e. from 9.4.2003 (afternoon) to 26.5.2003 (forenoon). The petitioner has retired from service on 30.8.2006. The aforesaid gap period, during the service tenure of the petitioner ha s occasioned due to the situation in which the petitioner could not join the pla ce of his posting as because the incumbents therein did not hand over the charge . The writ petition being WP(C) No. 3301/2003 was filed by the petitioner for ap propriate direction towards handing over of charge. The charge was handed over t o the petitioner on 26.5.2003 during the pendency of the writ petition. The respondent No. 5 by his letter dated 10.7.2007 addressed to the Secr etary to the Government of Assam in the Health & Family Welfare (A) Department h as requested to regularize the aforesaid period. In the letter it has been menti oned that E.L. is also in the credit of the petitioner and that there is no impe diment towards regularization of the gap period. In the affidavit-in-opposition filed by the respondent No. 3, it has bee n stated that within a shortest period of time, the proposal in respect of regul arization of joining time will be placed before the Cabinet. The affidavit has b een filed on behalf of the Secretary to the Government of Assam in the Health & Family Welfare Department. In view of the above, the writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to do the needful towards regularization of the services of t he petitioner for the aforesaid period in accordance with law. This shall be don e as expeditiously as possible, preferably within 2 months from today. The respo ndents shall bear in mind that the petitioner has already been retired from serv ice. Upon such regularization of the service of the petitioner, he shall be paid all retiremental benefit immediately. Writ petition is disposed of.