WP(C) 2326/2006 BEFORE HON’BLE MR JUSTICE P.K. MUSAHARY Heard Mr. S.M.T. Chistie, learned counsel for the petitioners an d Mr. T. Islam, learned Standing Counsel, Education Department. The petitioners case is that they were appointed as Assistant Te acher in the year 1993-94 and posted at various M.E/M.V. Schools in the distric t of Bongaigaon after they were selected by the duly constituted Selection Board against the sanctioned posts. While they were working as such, allegation was made that there were some excess appointments during the period from 1.3.91 to 30.11.96. The allegation was enquired by the Government by appointing One Man E nquiry Committee headed by one Sri S. Monoharan, I.A.S. Enquiry report was su bmitted by him and the Cabinet decision was taken in the meeting held on 24.2.05 for regularization of services of 2276 Nos of L.P./M.E./M.E.M/H.S./H.S.S. teach ers in the entire State of Assam who were appointed in excess of posts during the period from 1.3.91 to 30.11.96. In respect of the Bongaigaon District as m any as 505 teachers were enlisted by the said Committee as excess teachers of Bo ngaigaon District and the aforesaid teachers were recommended to the Government for their regularization as per the direction of the Respondent No.1, Commission er and Secretary to the Govt of Assam, Education Department, Dispur, Guwahati. It is specifically stated in this writ petition that the petitioners’ name appe ared at Sl. Nos. 462, 382, 150, 149, 384, 500, 138, 387, 166, 232, 154, 386, 153 , 461, 277, 274, 43, 221 and 223 of the list of 505 Nos. of teachers in respect of the District of Bongaigaon. But in spite of such recommendation, the authorit ies concerned have regularized the services only of 125 teachers of Bongaigaon District out of the aforesaid 505 teachers, excluding the petitioners, in a pic k and choose manner vide order dated 30.1.06. Against such orders, the petitione rs and other similarly situated persons represented before the respondent No. 4, D.E.E.O, Bongaigaon, Assam for regularization of their services. Thereafter a list of candidates numbering 202 who have been left out was prepared and published by the respondent No.4, D.E.E.O. Bongaigaon (Ann exure 8 to the writ petition) in which also the petitioners name found place. Th e case of the petitioners along with the similarly situated persons have been fo rwarded in the year 2006 to the Respondent No. 1 along with necessary report, b ut no decision has been taken as yet for which the petitioners have approached t his Court for appropriate relief. No counter affidavit has been filed by the official respondents of the Education Department. The learned counsel for the petitioners has made a prayer to the effect that the Respondent No.1 be directed to consider and take a final decisi on with regard to the petitioners’ grievance. I have considered the prayer made by the learned Standing couns el for the Education Department and find that the same is very fair and reasonab le one. Accordingly, it is directed that the Respondent No.1, Commissioner & Sec retary to the Govt of Assam, Education Department, Dispur, Guwahati shall consid er the case of the petitioners and pass a final order within a period of 2(two) months from the date of receipt of the certified copy of this order. The petitioners shall obtain a certified copy of this order alo ng with a copy of the writ petition along with annexures thereto and produce th e same before the Respondent No.1 for taking necessary action in this regard. With the above observations and directions, this writ petition s tands disposed of.